March 26, 2020 - Faith & Hope

aith F csf & Hope LIVING IN CHRIST DURING THE PANDEMIC

A practical and spiritual guide for the faithful of the Archdiocese of San Francisco Holy Virgin of Guadalupe, Queen of the Angels and Mother of the Americas.

We fly to you today as your beloved children.

We ask you to intercede for us with your Son, as you did at the wedding in Cana.

Pray for us, loving Mother, and gain for our nation and world, and for all our families and loved ones, the protection of your holy angels, that we may be spared the worst of this illness.

For those already afflicted, we ask you to obtain the grace of healing and deliverance.

Hear the cries of those who are vulnerable and fearful, wipe away their tears and help them to trust.

In this time of trial and testing, teach all of us in the Church to love one another and to be patient and kind.

Help us to bring the peace of Jesus to our land and to our hearts.

We come to you with confidence, knowing that you truly are our compassionate mother, health of the sick and cause of our joy.

Shelter us under the mantle of your protection, keep us in the embrace of your arms, help us always to know the love of your Son, Jesus. Amen.

A prayer by Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, for people ill from the coronavirus and those responding to the pandemic, March 13, 2020. (Catholic News Service)

INSIDE SPECIAL SECTION Pope Francis’ prayers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FH2 Message from Archbishop Cordileone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FH3 Keeping Sunday at home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FH4 Meeting Christ in “spiritual communion” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FH5 Pope urges small acts of love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FH6 Mental health tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FH7 Adoration in the archdiocese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FH8

This image of Our Lady of Guadalupe is from a mission church on the Gila River Indian Reservation in Arizona.

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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | MARCH 26, 2020

Francis’ twin prayers to ‘end the pandemic’ VATICAN NEWS

Two intense moments of prayer: one before the ancient icon of “Maria Salus Populi Romani” at the Basilica of St. Mary Major, and the other at the foot of a wooden crucifix that protected Rome from a 16th-century plague.

Pope Francis spent his afternoon on the Third Sunday of Lent, March 15, seeking to underline his closeness to those who suffer by imploring the special protection of Our Lady.

After praying before the shrine in the basilica, the pope walked along the Via del Corso to the church of San Marcello on the Corso, where a miraculous crucifix is housed. In 1522 it was carried in procession throughout the neighborhoods of the city so that the “Great Plague” might cease in Rome.

With his prayer, the Holy Father pleaded for an end to the pandemic, implored the healing of the sick, remembered the pandemic’s victims and asked that their families and friends might find consolation and comfort. His prayer intention was also extended to health care workers, doctors, nurses, and all those working to guarantee the smooth functioning of society.

Pope Francis’ special devotion to “Maria Salus Populi Romani” is well-known. He visits her icon on major Marian feast days and makes a point to stop in for a prayer both before and after his international apostolic journeys.

In 593 Pope St. Gregory the Great carried the icon in procession to stop a plague. And in 1837 Pope Gregory XVI invoked her to put an end to a cholera epidemic.

The church of San Marcello on the Corso houses a venerated wooden crucifix from the 15th century, which scholars hold is the most realistic in Rome.

It even survived a fire and is believed to have saved the city from a plague. Pope St. John Paul II embraced that same crucifix to mark the culmination of the Day of Forgiveness during the Jubilee Year of 2000.

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Standing in the window of the library of the Apostolic Palace overlooking an empty St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis blesses the city of Rome March 15, 2020, still under lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

The numerous traditions of miracles attributed to the “Most Holy Crucifix” began on May 23, 1519.

On that night a large fire completely destroyed the church that bears Pope Marcel’s name. The entire building was found in ruins the next morning. But from the ashes emerged the crucifix of the main altar, untouched. A small oil lamp still burned at the crucified’s feet.

The scene greatly touched the faithful of Rome, and several began to meet every Friday evening to pray. Pope Leo X ordered the rebuilding of the church in 1519.

Three years after the fire, Rome was hit by the “Great Plague.”

The faithful carried the crucifix in procession – despite the bans understandably put in place by the authorities to halt the spread of the contagion. The crucifix was carried through the streets of Rome toward St. Peter’s Basilica. The procession lasted 16 days: from Aug. 4-20, 1522. As it progressed, the plague showed signs of retreating, and every neighborhood sought to keep the crucifix as long as possible.

Finally, as the crucifix reentered the church, the plague is said to have ceased altogether.

Help us, Mother of Divine Love Pope Francis recited this prayer by video in Vatican City March 11 for a special Mass and act of prayer asking Mary to protect Italy and the world during the pandemic. Translation by Catholic News Service.

O Mary, you always shine on our path as a sign of salvation and of hope.

We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick, who at the cross took part in Jesus’ pain, keeping your faith firm.

You, Salvation of the Roman People, know what we need, and we are sure you will provide so that, as in Cana of Galilee, we may return to joy and to feasting after this time of trial.

Help us, Mother of Divine Love, to conform to the will of the Father and to do as we are told by Jesus, who has taken upon himself our sufferings and carried our sorrows to lead us, through the cross, to the joy of the resurrection. Amen.

Under your protection, we seek refuge, Holy Mother of God. Do not disdain the entreaties of we who are in trial, but deliver us from every danger, O glorious and blessed Virgin.

Santa María del Divino Amor

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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | MARCH 26, 2020

A Message to the People of God Concerning the Coronavirus Epidemic That does not mean, though, that our people cannot attend Mass remotely, and so parishes that have the technology to do so will livestream these Masses celebrated in private. This will allow our pastors to continue to communicate with their parishioners from the pulpit in real time. Information on livestreamed parish Masses can be found here: sfarch.org/livestreams.

Since the celebration of Mass in public is not available, the faithful are not bound by the obligation of Sunday Mass attendance. To be more precise: to “keep the Lord’s Day holy” is the precept of the third Commandment of the Decalogue, direct from God, to which we are always bound and can never be dispensed; however, at this time, our people are excused from keeping the Lord’s Day holy by attending Sunday Mass. This means that our people must keep the Lord’s Day holy in other ways, at home.

Archbishop Cordileone issued this message March 17, 2020.

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e are living in extraordinary times, unprecedented in the lives of most of us. Six Bay Area counties (San Francisco, Marin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Alameda and Contra Costa) are now under a “shelter in place” order for the purpose of containing the spread of the coronavirus. It is of the utmost ARCHBISHOP importance that SALVATORE J. we all do our part to comply CORDILEONE with this order, so that we might “flatten the curve,” that is, extend the period of time in which people will get sick, so that our health care institutions will not be overwhelmed.

Otherwise, some people will inevitably not get the health care they need and, in all likelihood, some of these will end up dying. Even those who are willing to risk their own health in not complying with this order must realize that they may be endangering the health, and even lives, of others, since it is possible for one to have the virus for days, and perhaps even weeks, before the symptoms manifest themselves. Hence, one could be infecting others without even realizing it.

Extraordinary times require extraordinary measures. I have recently sent a memo to our priests, outlining the measures we will take to comply with what the counties are asking us to do, while at the same time continuing to provide for the spiritual care of our people. These decisions were arrived at only after I engaged in extensive conversation with pastors, experts in the field, and some of our lay faithful, and then held an emergency conference call consultation with the deans of the 10 deaneries of our Archdiocese as well as Archdiocesan leadership.

The Celebration of Mass

Pastors (or a priest they designate) will celebrate Mass every day in their

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People pray privately in Mission Dolores Basilica in San Francisco March 18, 2020, on the first full day of shelter-in-place orders to slow the spread of the coronavirus in the Bay Area. Public Masses in the Archdiocese of San Francisco are canceled but pastors are asked to hold a daily private Mass and keep churches open for private prayer.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ARCHBISHOP’S MARCH 17, 2020, MESSAGE Public masses in the Archdiocese of San Francisco are canceled to comply with stay-at-home orders issued by public health authorities to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.

Pastors or their designates are asked to hold one private Mass per day with one altar server present and to livestream Mass if possible.

Confession times are canceled but confessions may be scheduled by appointment, provided persons adhere to public health orders to remain six feet apart and confidentiality is respected.

Weddings and funerals should be postponed. parish churches with only one altar server in attendance. Due to the “stay at home” order, no one else can be present in the church during the celebration

Parents should arrange their children’s baptisms with their pastor.

To the extent possible, churches will remain open during the day for prayer in a sacred space, especially before the Blessed Sacrament.

Priests will continue to visit the sick, and celebrate the sacrament of Anointing of the Sick for them, observing hygiene measures to reduce the risk of spreading the virus.

Everyone is encouraged “to be creative in finding ways to keep holy the Sabbath at home.” (See the archbishop’s memo, “Keeping the Lord’s Day Holy at Home” on Page 4 of this special section. of Mass, only the priest and one altar server. This means that for the time being, and until further notice, there will be no public celebration of Mass.

Other Considerations

To the extent possible, churches will remain open during the day so that our people may have the solace of prayer in a sacred space, especially before the Blessed Sacrament, during this distressing time. Priests will continue to visit the sick, and celebrate the sacrament of Anointing of the Sick for them, in accordance with special sanitary measures I have indicated to them.

In parishes where posted hours for regularly hearing confessions in the parish church might possibly draw even a small crowd of people together, confessions will have to be scheduled by appointment. Confessions must be heard in an open space, or spacious room, where the six-feet distance rule can be observed and confidentiality respected.

Weddings and funerals should be postponed to the extent possible. Parents presenting their children for baptism should arrange with their pastor how best to accommodate the celebration of this life-giving sacrament.

The unavailability of public Mass at this time truly saddens all of us. I would encourage us, though, to take this as an opportunity to be creative in finding ways to keep holy the Sabbath at home. For ideas on how to do this, please see the resource, “Keeping the Lord’s Day Holy at Home.”

‘Light of the world’: Mission Dolores pastor prays online rosary CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO

Mission Dolores Basilica pastor Father Francis Garbo joined Catholics around the world in praying the Luminous Mysteries of the rosary from a chapel in the San Francisco church at 9 p.m. on Thursday, March 19, and invited all to gather with him on Facebook at the same time each night.

Father Garbo told the Facebook audience that he was responding to a call by Pope Francis for worldwide prayer of the Luminous Mysteries, which St. Pope John Paul II added to the rosary in his 2002 apostolic letter “Rosarium Virginis Mariae” and urged that Catholics pray on Thursday of each week.

“Moving on from the infancy and the hidden life in Nazareth to the public life of Jesus, our contemplation brings us to those mysteries which may be called in a special way ‘mysteries of light,’” St. John Paul II wrote. “Certainly, the whole mystery of Christ is a mystery of light. He is the ‘light of the world’ (John 8:12).”

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In this Facebook screenshot, Mission Dolores Basilica pastor Father Francis Garbo is seen praying the Luminous Mysteries of the rosary in a chapel at the San Francisco church at 9 p.m.

March 19. He will pray the rosary every night at the same time on the Mission Dolores Facebook page.

More than 800 viewers joined Father Garbo online as he prayed the five decades of the Luminous Mysteries and implored Mary’s intercession for all affected by the growing coronavirus pandemic.

He prayed the first decade for first responders, chaplains, nurses and all those on the front lines of care for the suffering; the second for the recovery of people sick from the virus and for all those at risk; the third for the souls of those who have died and for grieving families; the fourth for the elderly, international travelers and all those who are vulnerable.

Father Garbo prayed the fifth decade for churches, schools and communities and for people to return to normal “with a deepened love of God and their neighbor.”

The livestream of Father Garbo’s March 19 prayer may be viewed at www.facebook.com/missiondoloressf/videos/674369199964870/.

Father Garbo also invited the online community to livestreamed Sunday Masses from the basilica at 8 a.m. in English and 9 in Spanish.

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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | MARCH 26, 2020

Keeping the Lord’s Day Holy at Home: Recommendations from Archbishop Cordileone Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone posted this message March 17, 2020.

The current “stay home” order we are observing in the Bay Area presents challenges to us to observe the third precept of the Decalogue, “Remember the Sabbath day – keep it holy,” in ways other than by attending Sunday Mass.

Since the celebration of Mass in public is not possible at this time, our people are excused from keeping the Lord’s Day holy by attending Sunday Mass. But since none of us are exempt from any of the Ten Commandments, I invite you to see this as an opportunity to be creative in finding ways to keep holy the Sabbath at home. Here are some ideas for how to do so.

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ATTEND MASS REMOTELY

BY WATCHING A TELEVISED SUNDAY MASS. There are many possibilities for viewing the celebration of Mass, both via television and online, and both live and recorded. Below are some of those opportunities.

As we have announced to the public, parishes that have the technology to do so will livestream the Masses celebrated in their parish churches in private (i.e., only the priest and one altar server present, no one else). Most appropriately, then, people in parishes with livestreamed Masses can remotely attend their parish Mass with their pastor in this way.

St. Mary’s Cathedral will celebrate these Masses in private according to its established Mass schedule: Sunday Masses at 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m.

(Spanish) and 5:30 p.m. Saturday; weekday Masses at 7:30 a.m. and 12:10 p.m.

Although these Masses will be celebrated with only the priest and one altar server present, as all of the other parish Masses in the Archdiocese, all of these Masses will be livestreamed so that our people may attend remotely at home. I myself will celebrate every Sunday at either the 11 a.m. or 1 p.m.

Mass (beginning this Sunday at 11 a.m., as well as regularly during the week).

There is a locally recorded Sunday Mass celebrated by Msgr. Harry Schlitt which can be viewed on television and on YouTube.

The Catholic broadcasting network EWTN also has many possibilities for viewing Masses, both live and recorded, both in English and in Spanish.

Information on how to access all of

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George and Randa Sabat and their four children pray at home during the coronavirus lockdown of Bethlehem, West Bank, March 17, 2020. “Even though we already have a good relationship with the church, during this difficult time our connection has become even better,” George Sabat said. these Masses is found here: https:// sfarch.org/livestreams.

of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (www.usccb.org).

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MAKE A SPIRITUAL COMMUNION. According to an ancient practice, faithful who are properly disposed to receive sacramental Communion but are not able to do so may make an act of “spiritual Communion.” Examples may be a mother who must stay at home to attend to a sick child, a Mass at which the Eucharistic species has run out before everyone has communicated, and travelling where there is no Sunday Mass available. More information on spiritual Communion can be found here: www.opwest.org/Coronavirus (click on the video by Father Michael Hurley, OP, pastor of St. Dominic parish in San Francisco); www.ourcatholicprayers.com/spiritual-communion.html ; www.dolr.org/article/ those-unable-receive-eucharist-canhave-spiritualcommunion

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MEDITATE ON THE SUNDAY READINGS. Many resources are now available which have the Sunday readings and meditations or commentaries to go along with them.

An excellent resource in print is the popular Magnificat booklet. Magnificat is, in fact, providing free subscriptions at this time in both English and Spanish (cf. us.magnificat.net/free or latina. magnificat.net/gratis). The readings for each day of the year are also available online in both English and Spanish on the homepage of the website

PRAY THE ROSARY. The rosary is, essentially, a biblical prayer, as it is a means of meditating on the mysteries of our salvation as revealed in the life of our Lord and our Blessed Mother in the Gospels, and most of the prayers come directly from the Gospel. Moreover, the traditional 150 Hail Mary’s (five decades each for the Joyful, Sorrowful and Glorious mysteries) were seen as correlated to the 150 Psalms in the Book of Psalms: while monks chanted the entire Psalter at different hours of the day throughout the week, the faithful could keep the spirit of this monastic discipline in their busy lives in the world by praying the rosary. Of course, St. John Paul II has now enhanced this cherished Catholic prayer by adding the Luminous Mysteries: mysteries at key moments in our Lord’s public ministry that reveal his truth and glory. Many resources are also available to enrich the praying of the rosary, such as the Scriptural rosary. It is good to pray the rosary in a group as well as individually, especially on the Lord’s Day which focuses on our communion as many members in the one Body of Christ.

The great hardship the unavailability of Mass in person and other Church services and events will cause to our devout people is abundantly clear to me. It is a sign of your deep and abiding faith, and I cannot help but smile when I think how pleasing this must

be to our Lord. But it is also clear to me how pleased he will be by our making these sacrifices in order to protect our own health and that of the others.

Let us remember that it is precisely at times such as this that the Church throughout her history has most brilliantly shone the light of Christ. Our Lord is now giving us this opportunity to exhibit spiritual excellence through heroic virtue. At a time when we are all feeling the pull of a “me first,” “self-survival” mode to the exclusion of others, our Christian faith calls us precisely to put others first by acts of neighborliness, especially toward those who are most vulnerable.

With profound gratitude to health care workers and researchers, let us keep them in our daily prayers along with those suffering from this virus, all the sick, and our government leaders who are making such critical decisions for the public good at this time. Let us also remember to pray for those who are suffering materially as a result of the impact the current pandemic is having on the economy. Let us turn to our beautiful Blessed Mother, who unceasingly comes to the aid of her children in times of distress such as this. I invite you to join me in praying daily this prayer to Our Lady of Guadalupe, composed by the President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Archbishop José Gómez of Los Angeles: Holy Virgin of Guadalupe, Queen of the Angels and Mother of the Americas. We fly to you today as your beloved children. We ask you to intercede for us with your Son, as you did at the wedding in Cana. Pray for us, loving Mother, and gain for our nation and world, and for all our families and loved ones, the protection of your holy angels, that we may be spared the worst of this illness. For those already afflicted, we ask you to obtain the grace of healing and deliverance. Hear the cries of those who are vulnerable and fearful, wipe away their tears and help them to trust. In this time of trial and testing, teach all of us in the Church to love one another and to be patient and kind. Help us to bring the peace of Jesus to our land and to our hearts. We come to you with confidence, knowing that you truly are our compassionate mother, health of the sick and cause of our joy. Shelter us under the mantle of your protection, keep us in the embrace of your arms, help us always to know the love of your Son, Jesus. Amen.

LIVESTREAMED MASSES IN THE ARCHDIOCESE Updates are courtesy https://sfarch.org/ livestreams. Visit that resource for the latest listings and schedules.

SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY

St. Mary’s Cathedral: www.youtube. com/archdioceseofsanfrancisco.

Weekdays 7:30 a.m., 12:10 pm; Saturday, 8 a.m., 5:30 p.m.; Sunday 7:30, 9, 11, Spanish Mass 1 Church of the Visitacion: www.facebook.com/sfvisitacion St. Brendan: https://bit.ly/2WfmkKM St. Dominic: www.youtube.com/channel/ UCljNGvGWjjgSdWVDjcaeHRA/featured St. Ignatius: https://bit.ly/3aYyb4a St. Stephen: https://facebook.com/

events/s/virtual-mass-with-fathertony/627199421161046/?ti=icl

St. Augustine Parish, South San Francisco: www.facebook.com/SACC45thYear

Star of the Sea: www.facebook.com/ starparishsf

St. Pius, Redwood City: www.pius.org/ stream

Holy Name of Jesus: www.facebook. com/holynameofjesussf/

St. Raymond, Menlo Park: www.facebook.com/fatherjerome.cudden

Mission Dolores: www.facebook.com/ missiondoloressf

St. Charles, San Carlos: www.facebook. com/StCharlesParishSC, Events tab

Mission Parishes of St. Peter, St. Anthony of Padua, and St. Charles Borromeo: www.facebook.com/missionparishes and https:// missionparishes.com

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Mill Valley: www.facebook.com/mountcarmelmv and https://mountcarmelmv.org

SAN MATEO COUNTY

Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame: www.ola.community/parish/livestream-of-daily-and-weekend-masses

OTHER RESOURCES

Vietnamese Mass: Our Lady of La Vang, https://dmlv.org TV Mass from Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma: Msgr. Harry Schlitt: https://bit. ly/2QhpQQS

St. Anthony, Novato: www.facebook. com/StAnthonyNovato

EWTN: ewtn.com/tv/watch-live. Also live audio on SIRIUS/XM radio, or ewtn. com/radio/listen-live. Spanish Mass, www.ewtn.com/multimedia/live-es.asp To watch the Mass in Spanish, EWTN is broadcasting the Mass that the Pope is celebrating every day at 8:00 am PT, or Mass live from Our Lady of the Angels Chapel on the EWTN campus in Irondale, Alabama at 5:00 am PT at: www.ewtn.com/multimedia/live-es.asp

St. HIlary, Mount Carmel : www.sthilary.org/

Word on Fire: Bishop Robert Barron, www.wordonfire.org/daily-mass/

MARIN COUNTY

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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | MARCH 26, 2020

ADDITIONAL PRAYERS DURING THE TIME OF THE CORONAVIRUS PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF PROMPT SUCCOR

O Mary, Mother of God, through the years, your people have called on your intercession in times of epidemic and illness.

We call on you now as our mother and ask that you pray for us, that we might find healing and refuge, and a quick end to this time of illness.

Be to us truly Our Lady of Prompt Succor and draw us ever closer to your Son, the source of all healing and consolation.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor, hasten to help us.

Amen.

PRAYER OF ST. FRANCIS

A woman in Cologne, Germany, prays inside the city’s restricted cathedral March 15, 2020.

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Faithful urged to meet Christ in ‘spiritual communion’ ticipate in Mass from home. “Don’t watch it, pray it,” he said, noting that the adjustment won’t be easy.

The history of spiritual communion in the The global disruption to Mass attendance caused church goes back to its early centuries, with the by the coronavirus pandemic, has revived interfifth- century bishop St. Augustine indicating the est in the idea of spiritual communion, a practice value of spiritual communion in one of his homidating back centuries that has been encouraged by lies. Later saints, like the 16th-century reformer popes and saints throughout the church’s history. and mystic St. Theresa of Avila, said that through On March 15, Pope Francis, after reciting a making a spiritual communion “the love of God livestreamed Angelus prayer, told people, “United to Christ we are never alone, but instead form one body, will be greatly impressed on you.”

Spiritual communion can be made at any point of which he is the head. It is a union that is nourin the day and can be done more than once. There ished with prayer and also with spiritual commuare several popular prayers to help Catholics focus nion in the Eucharist, a practice that is recommendtheir intentions on uniting with Christ spiritually. A ed when it isn’t possible to receive the sacrament.” prayer written by St. Alphonsus Liguori goes, “My The Archdiocese of San Francisco has also enJesus, I believe that you are in the Blessed Sacracouraged Catholics to make a spiritual communion ment. I love you above all things, and I long for you while they go without Mass. In a video posted to in my soul. Since I cannot now receive the archdiocese’s YouTube channel, you sacramentally, come at least spiriArchbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone tually into my heart. As though you explained that spiritual communion have already come, I embrace you and is for those who may receive the Euunite myself entirely to you; never charist but are unable to due to their permit me to be separated from you.” circumstances.

Another was popularized by Opus To do so, he said Catholics should Dei founder St. Josemaria Escriva. make an act of contrition and make It read, “I wish, Lord, to receive an intention to “unite yourself spiriyou with the purity, humility and tually with Our Lord in Holy Comdevotion with which your most holy munion so his graces might abound Mother received you, with the spirit more fully within you.” and fervor of the saints.”

St. Thomas Aquinas described it In countries where Catholics as “an ardent desire to receive Jesus can and do receive the sacrament in the most holy sacrament and frequently, they do not hear the term lovingly embrace him” at a time or “spiritual communion” very often, in circumstances when we cannot St. Ignatius livestream Mass but it has been mentioned even in receive him in sacramental Comviewer’s Facebook post, March 21. recent church documents. munion,” the archdiocesan worship In 1983, the Vatican’s Congregation for the Docoffice explained. trine of the Faith stated those who cannot attend “With the absence of public Masses in the ArchMass can receive all the graces of the Eucharist in diocese of San Francisco due to the shelter in place spiritual communion. order, the opportunity for receiving spiritual com“Through their desire for the sacrament in union munion is particularly appropriate,” the worship with the Church, no matter how distant they may office said. “Spiritual communion needs no special be physically, they are intimately and really united instruction; it only requires the same disposition as to her and therefore receive the fruits of the sacrathe actual reception of the sacrament and a turning ment,” wrote then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who to Jesus with the heart. No particular prayer or forled the congregation at the time. mulary is required; however, to help focus a proper The working document for the Synod of Bishintention, recitation of a prayer is suggested.” ops on the Eucharist in 2005 addressed the idea of Within days of a March 17 shelter-in-place order offering up the sacrifice of being unable to receive in the Bay Area, more than 15 pastors in the archCommunion. It said: “Spiritual Communion, for diocese had begun livestreamed Masses in addition example, is always possible for elderly persons and to some offering broadcast devotions. Viewers were the sick who cannot go to church. In manifesting grateful and many were enthusiastic. their love for the Eucharist, they participate in the “Thank you for this celebration. We put some communion of saints with great spiritual benefit pieces of bread on a plate in front of the screen, in for themselves and the church. By offering their hopes that it could be blessed vicariously,” one St. sufferings to God, the church is enriched.”

Ignatius viewer posted on Facebook March 17.

Father Cameron Faller, vocations director for the Catholic News Service contributed to this report. archdiocese, posted a tutorial video on how to parCATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO

‘Thank you for this celebration. We put some pieces of bread on a plate in front of the screen, in hopes that it could be blessed vicariously.’

Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace.

Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy.

O, Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love; For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; it is in dying that we are born again to eternal life.

Amen.

PRAYERS FROM THE ROMAN MISSAL FOR CONSOLATION AND HEALING

O God, our refuge in adversity, our strength in sickness, our comfort in sorrow, protect your people, that under your care, our community and world might be spared from further sickness and find relief through your loving mercy.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

Amen.

God of all consolation, your Son calmed the wind and rain, and healed the sick of mind and body.

Through your fatherly care, grant us your protection from illness and help us to stand firm in the midst of danger.

Grant your healing to those who are ill and bring this time of sickness to a swift end.

Guide us, that we might show your compassion, and live your justice: never losing hope or seeking our own good at the expense of another.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

PRAYER FOR A PANDEMIC

May we who are merely inconvenienced remember those whose lives are at stake.

May we who have no risk factors remember those most vulnerable.

May we who have the luxury of working from home remember those who must choose between preserving their health or making their rent.

May we who have the flexibility to care for our children when their schools close remember those who have no options.

May we who have to cancel our trips remember those that have no place to go.

May we who are losing our margin money in the tumult of the economic market remember those who have no margin at all.

May we who settle in for a quarantine at home remember those who have no home.

During this time when we cannot physically wrap our arms around each other, let us yet find ways to be the loving embrace of God to our neighbors.

Amen.

FROM THE INTERFAITH HOSPITALITY NETWORK IN CINCINNATI.

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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | MARCH 26, 2020

Pope urges small acts of affection and care CAROL GLATZ CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY – People must use this time of the coronavirus pandemic to rediscover the importance of small, concrete gestures of affection and care toward others, Pope Francis said in a new interview.

“Sometimes we only experience a virtual form of communication with one another. Instead, we should discover a new closeness. More concrete relationships made of attention and patience,” he said in an interview by phone with the Italian daily, La Repubblica, published March 18.

An example of this concreteness, he said, is the self-sacrifice of those who are on the front lines working to save people’s lives.

“I thank those who give themselves in this way to others,” he said.

“And I ask everyone to stay close to those who have lost loved ones, to be close to them in every possible way. Consolation must now be everyone’s commitment,” he added.

The pope was asked how people can best use this time of forced isolation or quarantine.

“We must rediscover the concreteness of little things, small gestures of attention we can offer those close to us, our family, our friends. We must understand that in small things lies our treasure,” he said.

There are small acts of kindness, affection and compassion that often go unnoticed in daily life, “but they are nonetheless decisive, important,” he said.

“For example, a hot meal, a caress, a hug, a phone call. They are familiar gestures of attention to the details of everyday life that make life meaningful and that create communion and communication among us,” he said.

The pope said some families normally spend mealtime in silence “because the parents watch television while they eat and children are on their mobile phones. They look like monks, all isolated from each other” with no communication, he said.

“Listening to each other is important because that’s how we can understand the needs, efforts, desires of the other. This language made of concrete gestures must be safeguarded. In my opinion, the pain of these days should open us up to this concreteness,” he said.

Pope Francis said an article written recently

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Women use sanitizer to clean their hands to help prevent the outbreak of coronavirus following Mass at Holy Family Basilica in Nairobi, Kenya, March 15, 2020. impressed him because it underlined how people’s individual behavior affects the lives of others.

Fabio Fazio, an Italian television variety show host, wrote a piece that appeared in La Repubblica March 16, listing all the things he was learning during the nationwide lockdown. Urging readers to also write a list of lessons learned, Fazio said some of his personal reflections included the importance of being close to loved ones, hugging one’s children, the need for solidarity and the unfortunate demise of the concept of a nation dedicated to social welfare.

“It has become evident that those who do not pay taxes not only commit a felony, but also a crime (akin to murder because) it is also their fault if there are no hospital beds and respirators,” Fazio wrote.

The pope said that line in particular struck him as well as other passages.

Pope Francis was asked what he prayed for when he visited and prayed at two churches in Rome March 15.

“I asked the Lord to stop the epidemic, ‘Lord, stop it with your hand.’ That’s what I prayed for,” he said.

When asked what people should do if they have no religious belief, the pope said they are still children of God, who is still looking upon them.

Those who have not yet encountered God and those who lack the gift of faith can still “find their way through this, in the good things they believe in.”

“They can find strength in love for their children, for their family, for their brothers and sisters,” and they can believe in the love of the people around them “and thus find hope,” he said.

Especially in times of trial, pope turns to St. Joseph CINDY WOODEN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY – St. Joseph is the patron saint of retired Pope Benedict XVI – Joseph Ratzinger – but Pope Francis’ devotion to the husband of Mary and guardian of Jesus is clear as well.

In fact, at the beginning of his pontificate in 2013, Pope Francis confirmed a directive that Pope Benedict had made, but which had not gone into effect, to include the name of St. Joseph permanently in the eucharistic prayers used at most Masses in the Latin rite.

Pope Francis formally inaugurated his papacy on St. Joseph’s feast day, March 19, and he has a spikenard, the flower used as a symbol of St. Joseph, on his coat-of-arms.

And he has popularized statues of St. Joseph sleeping – or, better, dreaming – mentioning on many occasions how he places particularly difficult prayer requests under the statue.

Meeting families in the Philippines in January 2015, he told them, “I have great love for St. Joseph because he is a man of silence and strength. On my table I have an image of St. Joseph sleeping. Even when he is asleep, he is taking care of the church.”

The thing is, he said, sleep and dreams are very important in the few mentions of St. Joseph in the Gospel. An angel comes to him in a dream to tell him not to be afraid to take Mary as his wife; later, an angel comes to him in a dream to tell him to flee to Egypt with Mary and the baby Jesus, because Herod wants to kill the child.

The Italian website Vatican Insider reported that Pope Francis had told one of his aides about the statue early on. “You know,” he reportedly said, “you have to be patient with these carpenters: They tell you they’ll have a piece of furniture finished

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Pope Francis shows the sleeping posture of a statue of St. Joseph he keeps on his desk while giving a talk during a meeting with families in the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines, Jan. 16, 2015.

in a couple of weeks and it ends up taking a month even.

But they get the job done and they do it well! You just need to be patient.”

Amid Italy’s nationwide lockdown to stem the spread of the coronavirus, Pope Francis spoke about the importance of St. Joseph during his weekly general audience March 18. He said, “In life, in work, in family, in joy and in sorrow, he always looked for and loved the Lord, earning the praise Scripture offers of being a just and wise man. Always invoke him, especially in difficult times, and entrust your lives to this great saint.”

Pope Francis also invited Catholics, especially in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, to put their families “under the loving gaze of St. Joseph, guardian of the Holy Family and of our families.”

The next morning, preaching during his livestreamed Mass, the pope said God chose “a just man, a man of faith” to raise his son on earth.

As a carpenter, the pope said, St. Joseph must have been very precise. “He was able to adjust an angle of wood by millimeters; he knew how to do it.

He was able to trim a millimeter off the surface of a piece of wood. Right? He was precise. But he also was able to enter into the mystery that he could not control,” the mystery of God’s plan for his life and, especially, the mystery of his son, who was both human and God. When Pope Francis formally inaugurated his papacy in 2013, he told the crowd in St. Peter’s Square that “St. Joseph appears as a strong and courageous man, a working man, yet in his heart we see great tenderness, which is not the virtue of the weak, but rather a sign of strength of spirit and a capacity for concern, for compassion, for genuine openness to others, for love.”

St. Joseph responded to God’s call to be the guardian and protector of his son “by being constantly attentive to God, open to the signs of God’s presence and receptive to God’s plans, and not simply his own,” he said.

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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | MARCH 26, 2020

Easter at home is an ‘opportunity for faith’ CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY – With the prospect of trying to celebrate Easter without a large parish or Vatican liturgies, Catholics still can turn a tragic situation into an experience of faith and hope, said Cardinal Beniamino Stella.

In an interview with Vatican News March 17, Cardinal Stella, prefect of the Congregation for Clergy, said that while the current lockdown in Italy will keep thousands from celebrating Easter in Rome, “today there are still possibilities to transform this tragedy into an opportunity for faith.”

“I believe that, today, technology truly allows us to live a communion that would seem virtual.

But, in fact, it is not just virtual, because I believe that the Holy Spirit also passes through these new things in today’s world and speaks to hearts, speaks to consciences, speaks to little ones and speaks to great ones,” he said.

When asked about the many Christians who will be unable to celebrate Easter at the Vatican, Cardinal Stella said that the timing of the lockdown during the Lenten season is a call to prepare for Christ’s resurrection in their own homes.

“I believe that all these pilgrims who were on their way to Rome or to the shrines must think that their Easter and their call to conversion must take place in the family, in their small environment, where the Lord calls them to live the mystery of Easter in this time,” the Italian cardinal said.

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People view a mosaic called “Face of Christ” in the exhibit, “He Became Flesh” in the crypt of the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence, Italy, Nov. 9, 2015.

Cardinal Stella said he believed the Holy Spirit would give the grace to all Christians so that they may experience a “beautiful and profound” Holy Week, “even in the sadness of mourning, illnesses and a tragedy of which we do not know the extent and, especially, the duration.”

Holy Week celebrations must continue without public gatherings, and the faithful should be urged to participate by live broadcast, the Vatican decreed March 20. The lighting of the fire at the Easter Vigil will be omitted but the Easter candle will be lit.

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This is an illustration prepared by the Diocese of Dallas on how to wash one’s hands to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Advice from a grief counselor and a Catholic psychologist whatever gives you a physiological sense of relaxation. You might go to an old favorite, such as cuddling with your dog, or you might try something new, such as deep breathing.

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Kara Bowman, a grief counselor in Santa Cruz, reached out on social media with an article she wrote for her clients: “How to Not Let the Coronavirus Steal Your Mental Health While You’re At Home.” Here are some highlights, reprinted with permission.

LIMIT ELECTRONIC TIME: More screen time makes us more depressed and anxious in the long run even though it might feel good in the short run. Research shows that sleeping with your phone within arm distance can disrupt sleep.

CREATE STRUCTURE: Make a schedule each day and keep to it.

GET PHYSICAL: Give yourself a daily goal for physical activity.

POST TRAUMATIC GROWTH: If you think about coming out of this situation better than you went in, it will help you design a way to get through it that is empowered and proactive.

LEARN SOMETHING: Is there something big you’ve always wanted to master? This is the perfect time to delve into major research or learn something small daily.

STAY CONNECTED: Call or video chat with at least one person every day.

CREATE MEANING: Humans are wired for meaning and purpose. Examples of meaningful projects might be writing a personal history for our children; organizing photos; creating a woodworking, gardening or art project; learning a language; or doing anything else that will give you a sense of satisfaction at the end of the day rather frustration that you wasted a day.

HAVE FUN: You finally have permission to watch that Ken Burns series you always wanted to watch, take long baths, hike, play a Monopoly tournament, do the thousand piece jigsaw puzzle your aunt gave you, or play every John Coltrane song in existence. Go wild.

KEEP BALANCE: Certain activities, such as online games, feel good when we’re doing them but can depress us when we’re done. Keep activities in balance so you have a variety that includes mental stimulation, physical activity, connection

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This priest who decided to improvise under duress and hold drive-in confessions illustrates many of Kara Bowman’s principles of good mental health in the time of the coronavirus. Her list includes stay connected, perform physical activity, have fun, learn something new, think positively and know that ordeals are opportunities for growth. The priest is Father Scott Holmer, pastor at St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church in Bowie, Maryland, captured in the parish parking lot March 18, 2020, and keeping a safe distance away from penitents. with others, fun, personal growth and accomplishment.

GROW: Our brains form connections based on the experiences they have so this is the perfect time to give yourself a new daily emotional experience. If you have a goal of becoming more relaxed, you can listen to visualizations, learn to meditate or take up yoga. There are online resources or workbooks that will suggest daily practices to help you become less self-critical, more positive, more confident, more self-connected, a better communicator, less anxious, or more compassionate. Give yourself a new daily practice, such as a gratitude journal, and you can come out of this experience in a better place psychologically than when you entered it.

THINK POSITIVELY: Our brains have a bias toward negativity in order

to scan for danger and keep ourselves safe. If you think of staying home as an adventure you will tell stories about someday, you will feel much better than if you think of it as a catastrophe.

LIMIT NEGATIVE INPUTS: Print is a better medium than video for taking in the content factually rather than emotionally. Don’t let yourself be pulled into constant updates. Better yet, look up a “good news” website and get a daily dose of good news to counter the anxiety-provoking news.

Our brains respond to whatever we feed them.

RELAX: Many of us have real concerns, such as a drop in income or an ill relative. It is important to problemsolve about these things and it is equally important to give ourselves a break from the problem-solving. Do

Dr. Christina Lynch, a supervising psychologist for Denver’s St. John Vianney Theological Seminary, told Catholic News Agency that anyone can benefit from reflecting on how they’ve already conquered anxiety, and then practicing calming routines that have worked in the past. Here are two of her tips.

BREATHE: “Breathing is one of the best self-calming tools we can have.

You know, just relaxing and creating a habit twice a day to just take some deep breaths, close our eyes, hold our breath and exhale ... You [may] pray a Hail Mary while you’re holding your breath and then you calmly exhale.”

SPIRITUAL PRACTICES: Look up the devotional practices recommended by your local diocese. Watch Mass on TV. Spend the first five to 15 minutes of every morning praying, whether silent or spoken.

SPIRITUAL OPPORTUNITY: “We’re so used to being in control. This is a great opportunity to know that God’s in control and to just give him more control and pray a prayer of trust to God every day.”

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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | MARCH 26, 2020

‘Isolation’ Yes there is isolation Yes there is panic buying.

Yes there is sickness.

Yes there is even death.

But, They say that in Wuhan after so many years of noise You can hear the birds again.

They say that after just a few weeks of quiet The sky is no longer thick with fumes But blue and grey and clear.

They say that in the streets of Assisi People are singing to each other across the empty squares, keeping their windows open so that those who are alone may hear the sounds of family around them.

They say that a hotel in the West of Ireland Is offering free meals and delivery to the housebound.

Today a young woman I know is busy spreading fliers with her number Through the neighborhood So that the elders may have someone to call on.

Today Churches, Synagogues, Mosques and Temples are preparing to welcome and shelter the homeless, the sick, the weary All over the world people are slowing down and reflecting All over the world people are looking at their neighbors in a new way All over the world people are waking up to a new reality

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To how big we really are.

To how little control we really have.

To what really matters.

To Love.

So we pray and we remember that Yes there is fear.

But there does not have to be hate.

Yes there is isolation.

But there does not have to be loneliness.

Yes there is panic buying.

But there does not have to be meanness.

Yes there is sickness.

But there does not have to be disease of the soul Yes there is even death.

But there can always be a rebirth of love.

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Wake to the choices you make as to how to live now.

Today, breathe.

Listen, behind the factory noises of your panic The birds are singing again The sky is clearing, Spring is coming, And we are always encompassed

by Love.

Open the windows of your soul And though you may not be able To touch across the empty square, Sing.

FATHER RICHARD HENDRICK, OFM, MARCH 13, 2020

Sent by a friend to Father Charles Puthota, pastor of St. Veronica Parish, South San Francisco, and shared with Catholic San Francisco.

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Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament All Souls Parish: 315 Walnut Ave., South San Francisco; (650) 871-8944. 1st Friday: Immediately after the 5:15 pm (English) Mass or 6:30 pm (Spanish) Mass.

Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption: 1111 Gough St., San Francisco; (415) 567-2020. 1st Friday (24 hours): 8:30 am Friday- 8 am Saturday.

Church of the Assumption of Mary Parish: 26825 Shoreline Hwy., Tomales; (707) 878-2208. Sunday: 6pm; Monday, Tuesday; noon (bilingual).

Church of the Epiphany Parish: 827 Vienna St., San Francisco; (415) 333-7630. 1st Friday: 8:30 am-5 pm.

Church of the Good Shepherd Parish: 901 Oceana Blvd., Pacifica; (650) 355-2593. Friday: 7:30 am-5 pm.

Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish: 1040 Alameda de las Pulgas; (650) 593-6157. 1st Friday: 7-8 pm Holy Hour.

Church of the Nativity Parish: 210 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park; (650) 323-7914. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Church of the Visitacion Parish: 655 Sunnydale Ave., San Francisco; (415) 494-5517. 1st Friday: 7:30 am-6:30 pm (7 pm Mass).

Corpus Christi Church: 62 Santa Rosa Avenue San Francisco; (415) 585-2991; every Thurs: 6:30-8:00 pm Holy Angels Parish: 107 San Pedro Rd., Colma. (650) 7550478. Monday: after 5:45 pm Mass; 1st Friday: 8:30 am-5:30 pm.

Holy Name of Jesus Parish: 1555 39th Ave., San Francisco; (415) 664-8590. Every Wednesday: after 9 am Massnoon (Benediction).

Mater Dolorosa Parish: 307 Willow Ave., South San Francisco; (650) 583-4131. 1st Friday: 8:30-10 am Mission Dolores Basilica: 3321 16th St. (at Dolores St.), San Francisco; (415) 621-8203. 1st Friday: 6 pm (Adoration) (Old Mission, bilingual English/Spanish).

National Shrine of Saint Francis of Assisi: 610 Vallejo Street, San Francisco; (415) 986-4557; First Saturday Holy Hour: 10:50AM, concluding at 11:50AM with Benediction (part of Saint Padre Pio Prayer Group).

Our Lady of Mercy Church: 1 Elmwood Drive, Daly City; (650) 755-2727. Fridays: 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., concluding with Evening Prayer & Benediction at 6 p.m. First Fridays: Eucharistic Adoration from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Benediction & Mass at 6 p.m.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish: 3 Oakdale Ave., Mill Valley; (415) 388-4190. Tuesday: 8:30 am; Wednesday: 7:30 am.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish: 60 Wellington Ave., Daly City; (650) 756-9786. 1st Friday: 8:30 am-6:30 pm; Wednesday: 8:30 am-6:15 pm.

St. Andrew Parish: 1571 Southgate Ave., Daly City; (650) 756-3223. 1st Friday: after the 7 pm Mass.

St. Anne of the Sunset Parish: 850 Judah St., San Francisco; (415) 665-1600. 1st Friday: after 8:45 am Mass until 10 am (Benediction).

St. Anthony of Padua Parish: 1000 Cambridge St., Novato; (415) 883-2177. 1st Friday: 9:30 am to 5 pm.

St. Bartholomew Parish: 300 Alameda de las Pulgas (at Crystal Springs), San Mateo; 1-650-347-0701.

St. Brendan Parish: 29 Rockaway Ave., San Francisco; (415) 681-4225. Wednesday: 7-8 pm; Saturday: 4-4:45 pm.

St. Bruno Parish: 555 San Bruno Ave. West, San Bruno; (650) 588-2121. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

St. Cecilia Parish: 2555 17th Ave., San Francisco; (415) 664-8481. 1st Friday (24 hours): 7 am Friday-7 am Saturday.

St. Cecilia Parish, Lagunitas: 450 W. Cintura Ave., Lagunitas; (415) 488-9799. Monday: After 8 am Mass.

St. Charles Parish: 880 Tamarack Ave., San Carlos; (650) 591-7349. 1st Friday: 9 am-10 pm.

St. Dominic Parish: 2390 Bush St., San Francisco; (415) 567-7824. 1st Friday: 2-4:30 pm; 9 pm-7:30 am (Saturday).

St. Elizabeth Parish: 459 Somerset St., San Francisco; (415) 468-0820. 1st Friday: after 8 am Mass (Holy Hour in the church). 3rd Saturday 8:45 am-3:30pm Rectory Chapel, 449 Holyoke St. St. Finn Barr Parish: 415 Edna St., San Francisco; (415) 333-3627. Monday-Thursday: 8:30 am-4 pm; Friday: 8:30 am-6 pm (Closed on holidays).

St. Francis of Assisi Parish: 1425 Bay Rd., East Palo Alto; (650) 322-2152. 1st Friday: 7:30 pm-8 am (Saturday); 1st Saturday: 7:30 pm-7 am (Sunday).

St. Gregory Parish: 2715 Hacienda St., San Mateo; (650) 345-8506. 1st Friday: after 8:30 am Mass.

St. Hilary Parish: 761 Hilary Dr., Tiburon; (415) 435-1122.

Monday-Friday: 9 am-6 pm; Saturday: 9:30 am-5 pm (in the side chapel).

St. Isabella Parish: 1 Trinity Way, San Rafael; (415) 479-1560. 1st Friday: 9:30 am-12noon St. John the Evangelist: 19 Saint Mary’s Avenue, San Francisco. First Fridays after 9:00 am Mass (9:30 am to 10:30 am. Rosary after Adoration.

St. Kevin Parish: 704 Cortland Ave., San Francisco; ( 415) 648-5751; First Friday after 9 am Mass; Benediction at noon.

St. Luke Parish: 1111 Beach Park Blvd., Foster City; (650) 345-6660. Thursday & 1st Friday: after 8:30 am Mass-7:30 pm.

St. Matthew Parish: One Notre Dame Ave., San Mateo; (650) 344-7622. Monday-Friday: 7 am-9 pm (in the chapel).

St. Patrick Parish: 114 King St., Larkspur; (415) 924-0600.

1st Friday: 8:30 am-3 pm

St. Paul of the Shipwreck Parish: 1122 Jamestown Ave., San Francisco; (415) 468-3434. 1st Friday: after 7 pm Communion Service.

St. Peter Parish: 1200 Florida St., San Francisco; (415) 2821652. 1st Friday: 10 am-7 pm.

St. Peter Church: 700 Oddstad Blvd., Pacifica. (650) 3596313. First Fridays of month, 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m., with Benediction (chapel).

St. Philip the Apostle: 725 Diamond St., San Francisco; (415) 282-0141; Mon-Sat 8:30-9:30 am (except Tues), Sunday 11:30 am-12:30 pm.

St. Pius Parish: 1100 Woodside Rd., Redwood City; (650) 361-1411. 1st Friday: Friday 8:30 am to 9 pm.

St. Raymond Parish: 1100 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park; (650) 323-1755. Saturday: Following 8:15 am Mass.

St. Thomas More Parish: 1300 Junipero Serra Blvd., San Francisco, (Thomas More Way off Brotherhood Way); (415) 452-9634. 1st Fri. 7 pm Communal adoration followed by Healing Mass at 8 pm; 9 pm Silent adoration until Midnight.

Closing with Benediction. Fri 8 pm-12 midnight Silent adoration. Closing with Benediction.

St. Veronica Parish: 434 Alida Way, South San Francisco; (650) 588-1455. Monday-Friday: 9am-4pm (except holidays and special events in the church).

Star of the Sea Parish: 4420 Geary Blvd. (between 8th & 9th Ave), San Francisco. (415) 751-0450; www.starparish. com. Perpetual Adoration (24/7) except Sat, 4 pm thru Sunday 9 pm.

Does your parish have regular Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament?

If your parish has regular Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament to which all are invited, please send the day, time, location and contact information to Mary Podesta, podestam@sfarch.org.