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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.
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GOSPEL FOR JANUARY 12, 2020
Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan
to be baptized by him.
John tried to prevent him, saying,
“I need to be baptized by you,
and yet you are coming to me?”
Jesus said to him in reply,
“Allow it now, for thus it is fitting for us
to fulfill all righteousness.”
Then he allowed him.
After Jesus was baptized,
he came up from the water and behold,
the heavens were opened for him,
and he saw the Spirit of God
descending like a dove
and coming upon him.
And a voice came from the heavens, saying,
“This is my beloved Son,
with whom I am well pleased.”
PRAYER INTENTION FOR
JANUARY
Promotion of World Peace
We pray that Christians, followers of other religions, and all people of good will may promote peace and justice in the world.
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
St. Margaret of Hungary (1242–1271) was the daughter of King Bela IV of Hungary, and niece of the famed St. Elizabeth of Hungary. Her royal parents made a vow to God that if Hungary was saved from the Mongol invasion, they would dedicate Margaret to religion. God heard their prayer and the country was saved. The king and queen then entrusted four-year-old Margaret to be raised and educated in a Dominican convent. At the age of ten Margaret was transferred to the Convent of the Blessed Virgin founded by her parents, built on an island her parents named after her. Margaret spent the rest of her life there, dedicating herself to prayer and severe penances. She opposed her father's attempts to arrange her political marriage with the King of Bohemia, even though her suitor obtained a dispensation from the pope to release her from her religious vows so that she could enter into matrimony. Margaret made her solemn vows as a Dominican nun at the age of eighteen. Although a beautiful princess, she took the most menial tasks in the convent and dedicated her life to serving the poor and sick. She was considered a saint during her life and after her death. Many miracles, especially the curing of illnesses, were attributed to her intercession. She died at the age of 28. Her feast day is January 18.
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