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Inside our Church
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Image - Our Church is dedicated to Our Lady of Perpetual Help and her powerful image is displayed prominently in our sanctuary
Holy Water is available to parishioners and visitors.
The Mosaic underneath the altar
Holy Oils
Stations of the Cross
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with Thee...
Welcome to Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Catholic Church
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Mission Statement
We are a community of worship on Sundays and weekdays, growing spiritually, supporting the gracefully aging parishioners in our community, while also preparing and offering to our children in catechism class the tools they will need to use in their daily lives. We focus on training future Religious Education teachers about the teachings and protection of our children, with emphasis on their protection.
We support people in recovery from alcoholism and drugs. We are helping our young families with wedding ceremonies and do a follow up to confirm or assist in their spiritual growth.
We reach out to the poor as instructed by Pope St. John Paul II in his encyclical Solicitudo Rei Socialis and we reflect the wishes and prayers of our current Pope Francis.
OLPH is one of 42 parishes and 17 missions within the Diocese of Santa Rosa. We are focused on getting to heaven and you are most welcome to join us on our journey there.
GOSPEL FOR FEBRUARY 17, 2019
Jesus came down with the twelve
and stood on a stretch of level ground
with a great crowd of his disciples
and a large number of the people
from all Judea and Jerusalem
and the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon.
And raising his eyes toward
his disciples he said:
“Blessed are you who are poor,
for the kingdom of God is yours.
Blessed are you who are now hungry,
for you will be satisfied.
Blessed are you who are now weeping,
for you will laugh.
Blessed are you when people hate you,
and when they exclude and insult you,
and denounce your name as evil
on account of the Son of Man.
Rejoice and leap for joy on that day!
Behold, your reward will be great in heaven.
For their ancestors treated
the prophets in the same way.
But woe to you who are rich,
for you have received your consolation.
Woe to you who are filled now,
for you will be hungry.
Woe to you who laugh now,
for you will grieve and weep.
Woe to you when all speak well of you,
for their ancestors treated the false
prophets in this way.”
PRAYER INTENTIONS OF THE HOLY FATHER
Month of February
Universal:
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For a generous welcome of the victims of human trafficking, of enforced prostitution, and of violence.
Here is the link where you can find the digital booklet containing pictures of Pope Francis in celebration of his first year: Click here.
Other links of interest:
- English Mass– 9:00 AM
- Spanish Mass– 12:00 PM
- Confession after Mass
- English Mass– 8:00 AM
- Office Hours– 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Office Closed
- English Mass– 8:00 AM
- Confessions after mass
- English Mass– 8:00 AM
- Office Hours– 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Confessions after mass.
- English Mass– 8:00 AM
- Office Hours– 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Office Closed
- Communion Service– 8:00 AM
- English Mass– 5:00 PM
Blessed Alvarez of Cordova (1350-1430) was born to a noble family in Zamora, Spain. He joined the Dominican Order and preached throughout Spain, and served at the court of Queen Catherine. He went on pilgrimage to the Holy Land, and upon his return preached the crusades against the Muslims. He founded the famous priory of Scala Caeli (Ladder of Heaven) at Cordova, a convent of strict observance, and it is said that angels helped provide its building materials. He erected pictures of the holy places in Jerusalem in its gardens, popularizing the custom of the Stations of the Cross. He lived a life of great austerity and begged for alms even though he could easily obtain what he needed from the royal court. Numerous miracles are attributed to him. It is told that he once found a dying beggar, wrapped him in a blanket, and carried him back to the convent. Upon unwrapping the cloth, he found only a crucifix. Blessed Alvarez was dedicated to Christ’s Passion and helped spread devotion to the Way of the Cross throughout western Europe. He also successfully led a resistance against the anti-pope and brought Spain under allegiance to the true pope in Rome. His feast day is February 19.
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