News from Santa Clara, California

The 2010 Triduum schedule is available here.

Winter 2009-2010 Events

PRAYER FOR LIFE

Canon Jean Marie Moreau offered a prayer at the East Bay Memorial Prayer Service to honor the sanctity of life, which took place at Oakland's Cathedral of Christ the Light on January 22, 2010, the 37th anniversary of Roe v. Wade and the night before the 6th annual Walk for Life West Coast in San Francisco.

Fall 2009 Events

First Mass and Blessings

On November 22, 2009, the Oratory welcomed Canon Jason Apple, ordained in July. Canon Apple celebrated a First Mass at the Oratory Chapel and then preached the homily during the Sunday Mass at Five Wounds Church. Following the Masses, Canon Apple gave the faithful his first blessings as a newly-ordained priest.

Photos by Joe Miranda and Alegria Hipolito.

Mission San Rafael Arcángel

On the feast of St. Raphael, October 24, 2009, faithful from the Oakland and Santa Clara Apostolates, as well as from faithful from the Traditional Latin Mass community of Marin, joined Canon Moreau for a High Mass at Mission San Rafael Arcángel in San Rafael, California. Music, including the "Mission Mass," written by Padre Narisco Duran in the early 1800s, was provided by the choirs of the Oratory of Our Mother of Perpetual Help and the Thomas More School in San Jose. The faithful of the TLM community of Marin generously provided a wonderful picnic lunch following the Mass. These events were co-sponsored by the Pueri Mariae Catholic Boys' Group--Catholic Boy Scout Troup 316/Cub Scout Pack 316 and the Virgo Virginum Young Ladies' Sodality--All-Female Venturing Crew 316.

Founded in 1817, the Mission was established as a hospital to assist Mission San Francisco de Asís (Dolores) in San Francisco. The current chapel is a rebuilding of the original and was dedicated in 1949.

First Solemn High Mass at Five Wounds

On Sunday, September 27, Canon Moreau, assisted by Father Eric Forbes, OFM Cap., as Deacon and Abbe Eric Majewski as Subdeacon, celebrated a Solemn High Mass at Five Wounds Portuguese National Church. Father Forbes also preached the homily.

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Photos by Joe Miranda.

Consecration to Mary of the Institute Apostolates in the Bay Area

St. Margaret Mary in Oakland and Our Mother of Perpetual Help Oratory in Santa Clara will be consecrated to the Blessed Virgin Mary on December 8th, 2009, the feast of the Immaculate Conception, and on December 12th, 2009, the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, respectively. In preparation for the consecration, the faithful are encouraged to follow St. Louis de Montfort's recommended 33-day preparation by the means of meditations and spiritual readings. The recommended programs for each week will be made available below.

Summer 2009 Events

"Damien" Event

On June 27th, 2009, the Oratory held its first annual fundraiser event at the Msgr. Sweeney Hall at Our Lady of Peace Shrine and Parish in Santa Clara, California. The evening featured dinner, a silent auction, raffle, and one-man play entitled, "Damien," written by Aldyth Morris and starring Casey Groves. The play depicts the life of St. Damien, the courageous priest who served the lepers on the Hawaiian island of Molokai, and who was canonized on October 11, 2009.

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Photo by Livino Ribaya.

New Sunday Mass Schedule beginning in September

Regular Sunday Mass to be celebrated at Five Wounds Church

With gratitude to the Five Wounds Portuguese National Church Parish and to the Diocese of San Jose, and in response to the needs of the growing Oratory, the Institute of Christ the King will offer a High Mass every Sunday at Five Wounds Church in San Jose, California.

Beginning September 6, 2009, the Sunday Mass schedule for the Oratory will be as follows:

7:45 AM Low Mass - Chapel at 1298 Homestead Road, Santa Clara CA 95050

9:15 AM High Mass - Five Wounds Church, 1375 East Santa Clara Street, San Jose CA 95116

9:30 AM Low Mass - Chapel on Homestead Road

11:00 AM Low Mass - Chapel on Homestead Road

5:30 PM Low Mass - Chapel on Homestead Road

Photographs from the Institute's first Mass at Five Wounds Church can be seen below, under Spring 2009 Events.

Spring 2009 Events

High Mass at Five Wounds Portuguese National Church

On May 10th, 2009, Five Wounds Portuguese National Church in San Jose, California, welcomed the Oratory to celebrate a High Mass. Faithful from throughout the San Francisco Bay Area joined the faithful of the Oratory for this special event.

Photos by Joe Miranda.

Solemn Mass at Mission San Jose

For the feast of Saint Benedict, an Institute patronal feast, and in thanksgiving for the Diaconate Ordinations conferred by His Eminence, Franc Cardinal Rode, at the Seminary of the Institute, a pilgrimage was made to Mission San Jose in Fremont, California. Faithful from both the Oratory and Saint Margaret Mary in Oakland, Calfornia attended a Solemn Mass celbrated by Canon Moreau.

Mission San Jose was established in 1797 by Padre Fermin Francisco de Lasuen, as the 14th of the 21 Spanish Franciscan Missions in California. The current Mission Church, reconstructed and completed in 1985, appears as the original adobe church did in the 1830s.

Photos by Joe Miranda.

Oratory Events, Winter 2009

External Solemnity of the Purification

On Sunday, February 8, 2009, Canon Moreau celebrated a High Mass and led a procession around the chapel for the External Solemnity of the Feast of the Purification of Mary. Following the Mass, faithful received the blessing of the throats in honor of the Feast of St. Blaise.

Photos by Joe Miranda.

Requiem Mass and Burial

Canon Moreau celebrated the first (sung) funeral Mass at the chapel, followed by burial service, in early February 2009.

Photos by Josemine Miranda.