Speak up and let your state senator know you care for women and for babies! Urge a NO on AB 2085 which seeks to force cities to open abortion facilities as a right, circumventing local control. Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone Archdiocese of SF cacatholic.org/alerts/

“The Rosary is the most beautiful and the most rich in graces of all prayers, it is the prayer that touches most the Heart of the Mother of God … and if you wish peace to reign in your homes, recite the family Rosary.” Pope St. Pius X, pray for us!

Congratulations to Fr. Mark Doherty who was installed by Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone as pastor of Church of the Nativity parish in Menlo Park last week on the eve of the solemnity of the Assumption. sfarchdiocese.org/father-mark-do…

Mary, Queen of Heaven and Earth, pray for us!

Registration is now open for the Archdiocesan Faith Formation Conference! Join us Oct. 5 at St. Matthew's in San Mateo as Pope Francis invites us to embark on a Year of Prayer, paving the way for an unforgettable Jubilee Year of Hope in 2025! faithformationsf.org

Register today for the next Online School of Pastoral Ministry Course on the New Testament with Fr. Sebastian Carnazzo PhD! Beginning Sept. 3, the six-week class will be an introductory survey of the books of the New Testament. sfarchdiocese.org/new-testament-…

“Jesus then said to the Twelve, ‘Do you also want to leave?’ Simon Peter answered him, ‘Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and are convinced that you are the Holy One of God.’” (Jn 6:60-69) #SundayGospel

Take 30 seconds RIGHT NOW to ask your representative to amend SB 1414 to protect ALL children. cacatholic.org/alerts/

St. Monica, pray for us!

.Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone joined the Church of the Assumption in Tomales for their annual Assumption celebration on Aug. 18. The day began with a procession from the center of town with a statue of Our Lady of the Assumption followed by Mass and a reception. sfarch.org/archbishop-cor…

Today the Church honors St. Augustine of Hippo, bishop and Doctor of the Church. "Late have I loved you, O Beauty, ever ancient, ever new, late have I loved you! You were within me, but I was outside, and it was there that I searched for you..." Photo from St. Augustine parish.

Last week, Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone led a prayer service in San Mateo for Kristen Castle and her unborn child, who were tragically murdered by her boyfriend. In his message, the Archbishop reminded those present: “Even in the deepest moments of darkness, we trust in Our Lord."

St. John the Baptist, pray for us.

Congratulations to the nine candidates for the permanent diaconate who took the first step in their preparation on Aug. 16, participating in the Rite of Admission to Candidacy for Holy Orders at Solemn Vespers with Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone sfarch.org/new-class-of-c…

This Labor a day we reflect on the gift of work, a way in which we participate in God’s creation. “[Work] is not only good in the sense that it is useful…it is also good as being something…that expresses [man’s] dignity and increases it.” -Pope St. John Paul II

The sacred Scriptures grow with the one who reads them. Saint Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church, pray for us!

Join us for the 76th annual San Francisco Police-Fire-Sheriff Mass at St Cecilia Catholic Church this Sunday, September 8th as we honor our first responders. sfarch.org/event/76th-ann…

Today the Church honors St. Teresa of Calcutta. We pray in thanksgiving for the Missionaries of Charity,especially those who serve in the Archdiocese. "We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop."

.Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone joined Life Runners this morning in prayer as they begin their journey across America.

On this first Saturday of September, the month dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows, we pray to her in a special way. Find a way today to honor her with a rosary, participating in Eucharistic adoration, attending Mass or praying another Marian devotion. sfarch.org/consecration