Prayer to the Holy Family
Heavenly Father, your son, Jesus, is your greatest gift to us, a great sign of your love. Guide us as we strive to walk in that love together as a family this Advent. As we prepare our hearts for Christmas, bring us closer to each other and to your son. Give us the grace and strength we need every day. Help us to always trust in you. Come, Lord Jesus, lead all people closer to you. Come and dispel the darkness of our world with the light of your love. Amen.
Greetings of Christmas joy,
As we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family within the Octave of Christmas, we are blessed to have the opportunity to gather together for the Closing Mass of the Jubilee Year of Hope on December 28, 11AM at the Cathedral, with Bishop Barber presiding.
My esteemed brother-clergy, you are most welcome to vest and concelebrate/serve. Please be at the main sacristy no later than 10:30AM to check in for Mass, with your white alb. Cathedral vestments will be available for you to use, unless you have your personal Jubilee Year of Hope vestments with you from Rome or elsewhere.
To my fellow pilgrims from the parishes who have been part of this journey for the last year, you are all welcome to participate in this milestone event! I am soooooo looking forward to celebrate with all of you. If you have your Jubilee shirts (with the logo), please wear them. Otherwise, you may wear any red, blue, yellow or green to capture the spirit of this great Jubilee!
Parish representatives must check in at the Plaza for their Cathedral-provided flag (original from the dedication of the Cathedral back in 2008) and free Jubilee shirt as early as 10AM. Ministries can likewise bring their own banners, and they will be lined up to join the pre-Mass procession behind their home parish.
Following Mass, there will be a simple fellowship at the Upper Room, Plaza and Hall of Honor to continue our celebration of this precious gift of the Jubilee Year!
Kindly disseminate freely and joyfully!
Always grateful,
Father Erick Villa
Please feel free to email me at rector@oakdiocese.org, or text me for related questions.)
Thursday | December 25
Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)
• 8am | Vietnamese Mass
• 9am | Mass (Saint Leo the Great)
• 10am | Bilingual Mass (Saint Patrick)
• 11am | Bishop's Mass
• 130pm | Spanish Mass
Friday | December 26
Feast of Saint Stephen, First Martyr
• 12:10pm | Mass
Saturday | December 27
Feast of Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist
• 7:30am | Vietnamese Mass
• 4:30pm | Confessions (Saint Leo the Great)
• 5pm | Vigil Mass (Saint Leo the Great)
Sunday | December 28
Feast of the Holy Family
• 10:30am | Holy Rosary
• 11am | Closing Mass of the Jubilee Year of Hope
Monday | December 29
5th Day in the Octave of Christmas
• 12:10pm | Mass
Tuesday | December 30
6th Day in the Octave of Christmas
• 9am | Mass (Saint Leo the Great)
• 11:30am | Confessions
• 12:10pm | Mass
Wednesday | December 31
7th Day in the Octave of Christmas
• 12:10pm | Mass
* These services are at the Cathedral of Christ the Light, and in English, unless otherwise indicated.
(This is the ONLY MASS at within the parish cluster of the Cathedral, Saint Leo and Saint Patrick on December 28.)
January 1 - Mary, Mother of God (Theotokos)
8am | Vietnamese Mass
9am| English Mass (Saint Leo the Great)
10am | Bilingual Mass (Saint Patrick, West Oakland) 12:10pm | English Mass (Note: No Adoration and Confessions)
January 4 - The Epiphany of the Lord (Titular Feast of the Cathedral)
Snapshots from the School's Christmas Concert
