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ICF St. Joseph Table Invitation
The Italian Catholic Federation will host a St. Joseph Table bake sale in the courtyard outside the side door of St Bernard Church on Sunday March 23rd from 10:00AM until noon. Cakes, biscotti, cookies, muffins, brownies, and bread will be available on a donation basis.
In addition, a limited number of religious items for the Lenten season will also be available.
Catholic Kids Media
Catholic Kids Media is an effort to evangelize the culture, providing quality Catholic programming for kids that does not water down Catholicism. We develop resources for parents and teachers to instruct children in the Faith and practices of prayer.
Resources For Your Lenten Journey
Lent is a special time of prayer, penance, sacrifice and good works in preparation of the celebration of Easter. Since the earliest times of the Church, there is evidence of some kind of Lenten preparation for Easter. Although the practices may have evolved over the centuries, the focus remains the same: to repent of sin, to renew our faith and to prepare to celebrate joyfully the mysteries of our salvation. Moreover, an emphasis must be placed on performing spiritual works, like attending the Stations of the Cross, attending Mass, making a weekly holy hour before the Blessed Sacrament, taking time for personal prayer and spiritual reading and most especially making a good confession and receiving sacramental absolution.
To assist you in your Lenten journey, our parish website has compiled the best of the web in one place: our LENT page. There are over 2 dozen links to every kind of Lenten resource you might desire
Pray for the Elect
This past Saturday our three catechumen were presented to Bishop Vasa, and are now members of the Elect. They will now begin their final preparation for the sacraments of initiation at the Easter Vigil. Please pray for our Elect: Rena Costa, Betty Jean McGinty and Simoya Isaacson. We Ask God to strengthen their faith, guide them through the remaining Lenten period and grant them the grace to fully embrace the sacraments of Baptism, Holy Eucharist and Confirmation at the Easter Vigil.
pope francis’s lenten message
The Message of Pope Francis for Lent 2025, titled “Walking Together in Hope,” has been published. In this deeply reflective text, the Holy Father invites the faithful to live this season as a pilgrimage of conversion and trust, emphasizing the importance of synodality and Christian hope.
More Lent Videos
During Lent we will be featuring different videos to help you learn and reflect about the season and to provide a short break from the hectic pace of life.
Lenten Regulations
Abstinence from meat is observed on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and all the Fridays of Lent by all Catholics 14 years and older. Fasting is observed on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday by all Catholics who are 18 years of age but not yet 59. Those bound by this rule may take only one full meal. Two smaller meals are permitted as necessary to maintain strength according to one’s needs, but eating solid foods between meals is not permitted. From its earliest days, the Church has urged the baptized and catechumens to observe the threefold discipline of fasting, alms giving and prayer as a preparation for the celebration of Easter. Failure to observe individual days of penance is not considered serious, but failure to observe any penitential days at all or a substantial number of such days must be considered serious.
Join Us for the Stations of the Cross and a Soup Potluck
Stations are on Friday April 4th at 5:30 pm in Sacred Heart Church followed by a simple Lenten meal of soup and bread at 6:00 pm in the Parish Hall. This is a wonderful opportunity for fellowship and prayer and some delicious soup! Please bring a pot of your favorite no meat soup for 6 people. Hope to see you there!
Funeral Service for Stella Reyes
Funeral Service for Stella Reyes will be held at Sacred Heart on Thursday, April, 3rd at 10:00am.
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ICF Colivas Memorial Scholarships Available
The Italian Catholic Federation is now accepting applications for the Jerry J. Colivas Memorial 1st Year College Scholarships. Applicants must be Roman Catholic and of Italian descent. Applicants can be a graduate from any Humboldt County high school.
Four scholarships will be awarded for $400 each.
Contact ICF.org website for an online application. Applications must be sent electronically by April 1st.
Liturgy Schedule
Sacred Heart – St. Bernard – St. Joseph Parishes
March 21
Friday
12:15 pm – Mass @St. Bernard Church followed by Adoration and Confession and Stations of the Cross
7:00 pm – Stations of the Cross in Spaninsh @ Sacred Heart Church
March 22
Saturday
3:15 pm Confessions @St. Joseph Church
4:00 pm Mass @ St. Joseph Church
March 23
Sunday
7:30 am Mass @ St. Joseph Church
9:00 am – Mass in English @ Sacred Heart
10:30 am – Mass @ St. Bernard
12:15 pm – Mass in Spanish @ Sacred Heart
March 24
Monday
12:15 pm – Mass @ St. Bernard Church
March 25
Tuesday
7:30 am – Mass @ St. Joseph
March 26
Wednesday
12:15 pm – Mass @ St. Bernard Church followed by Adoration & Confessions
6:00 pm – Adoration & Confessions @ Sacred Heart. Church
7:00 pm – Spanish language Mass @ Sacred Heart. Church
March 27
Thursday
7:30 am – Mass @ St. Joseph Church
11:30 am – Mass @ St. Joseph Hospital Chapel
March 28
Friday
12:15 pm – Mass @St. Bernard Church followed by Adoration and Confession and Stations of the Cross
7:00 pm – Stations of the Cross in Spaninsh @ Sacred Heart Church
March 29
Saturday
3:15 pm – Confessions @ St. Joseph Church
4:00 pm – Mass @ St. Joseph Church
March 30
Sunday
7:30 am Mass @ St. Joseph Church
9:00 am – Mass in English @ Sacred Heart Church
10:30 am – Mass @ St. Bernard Church
12:15 pm – Mass in Spanish @ Sacred Heart Church8:30 ama
Catholic News
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America: The Jesuit Review
Our flagship magazine is the leading Catholic journal of opinion in the United States. First published in 1909, America magazine is known across the Catholic world for its unique brand of opinion and analysis. From theology and spirituality to politics, international relations, arts and letters, and the economy and social justice, America’s coverage spans the globe. We tell the stories that matter most to the church and the world. Our award-winning website is americamagazine.org.
Catholic News Service
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And in the digital age, CNS is showing a new audience the accuracy that has always been its hallmark with its video journalism and documentary production.
Vatican News
Vatican News is the news portal of the Holy See. Surpassing the concept of being a simple digital platform, Vatican News seeks to respond and, in a certain sense, to anticipate the continual changes taking place in communication, with the objective of “communicating the Gospel of mercy to all people” in various cultures. It communicates and interacts through audio, video, text and images on a multi-lingual, multi-culture, multi-channel, multi-media and multi-device plain.
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Pope Francis returns to the Vatican: “Thank you all”.
From the hospital, Pope Francis approves a post-synodal assembly in 2028 at the Vatican.
The Pope Video
In his prayer intention for the month of March, Pope Francis invites us to pray for families in crisis, and to reflect on the importance of forgiveness: “Forgiveness means giving another chance. God does this with us all the time.”
In this video, produced by the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, the Pope tells us that “each person” in the family “is unique,” but that “differences can also cause conflict.” He adds that to heal wounds, forgiveness is key, “even when there’s no possibility of the ‘happy ending’ we’d like.”
Through this intention, let’s together pray that broken families might experience the healing of their wounds through forgiveness, rediscovering each other’s gifts even in their differences.
“We all dream about a beautiful, perfect family. But there’s no such thing as a perfect family.
Every family has its own problems, as well as its tremendous joys. Every member of the family is important because each member is different than the others, each person is unique. But these differences can also cause conflict and painful wounds.
And the best medicine to heal the pain of a wounded family is forgiveness. Forgiveness means giving another chance. God does this with us all the time. God’s patience is infinite. He forgives us, lifts us up, gives us a new start.
Forgiveness always renews the family, making it look forward with hope.
Even when there’s no possibility of the “happy ending” we’d like, God’s grace gives us the strength to forgive, and it brings peace, because it frees us from sadness, and, above all, from resentment.
Let us pray that broken families might discover the cure for their wounds through forgiveness, rediscovering each other’s gifts, even in their differences.”
By the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network (Apostolate of Prayer and the Eucharistic Youth Movement): https://www.popesprayer.va
The Pope Video: https://www.thepopevideo.org/ In collaboration with Vatican Media: http://www.vaticannews.va
Jubilee in 2 Minutes
RCIA: An Invitation to Satisfy Our Deepest Longing
The human heart seems ultimately to manifest itself in the desire to be loved and to love in return. Until then, as St. Augustine said, our hearts are restless until they rest in God who is Love. As Catholic Christians, we are privileged to share God’s love through Mass, the Sacraments and how we live our life.
Do you know someone thirsting for God? Do you know someone not baptized or baptized in a different Christian tradition thirsting to know what it means to be Catholic? Do you know someone already Catholic but who has not yet received the Eucharist or been confirmed? They may be thirsting, too.The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) is a place to ask questions and seek understanding. Weekly “no strings” inquiry gatherings will be held at 7 pm on Tuesday evenings beginning in September. We would love for you to invite/accompany anyone you know whose heart is restless for the God who loves them.
For more information, please contact Liz McGee (707-599-6138) or contact the rectory office. stbshrcia25@gmail.com.
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Text Scam Returns – Do Not Respond
Another Text Scam supposedly from Fr. Bernard or other priests asking for favors, money, gift cards etc. has been going around.
Please disregard. Do not respond!
We Have A Prayer Team
If you have a special need of any sort, we have a prayer team who will pray on your behalf. Let us pray with you, and for you. Surround yourself with prayer.
Call our prayer line leader Toni 24/7 at (707) 445-361six
Avoid These Online Scams Directed At Catholics
With the prevalence of easy-to-access technology and the vast variety of ways people communicate these days, the pervasiveness of people who make it their mission to scam people out of money using digital trickery is only increasing. We collected some of the most common scams that are directed specifically toward Catholics as well as how to identify and avoid them in order to protect yourself from online criminals.
Catholic Apps
CatholicApps.com was created in response to the call to evangelization from Saint John Paul II, and then continued on through Pope Benedict, and of course the call for deeper evangelization from Pope Francis. We aim to review, and share a lot of catholic appsthat can help you deepen your own Catholic faith, or share unique Catholic apps that allow you to share and evangelize your faith with family, friends, and anyone you have a relationship with.