First Saturday Mass for April 2016

All are invited to our First Saturday Mass on April 2nd. at 12:00 noon. Confession will be available before Mass between 11:30 - 11:50 am. After Mass there will be the recitation of the Rosary.

Christus resurrexit! Easter Sunday 2016

Christus resurrexit! Christ is risen, Alleluia!
Easter Sunday High Mass 10:30 am at Queen of Heaven Cemetery Chapel.

Holy Week Schedule 2016

 All are invited to join us during Holy Week:

Holy Thursday Mass 5:00 pm

Good Friday 12 noon - 3:00 pm

Easter Sunday 10:30 am 

 The Institute of Christ the King will be having the Holy Saturday Easter Vigil Mass on March 26, at 11:00 p.m. at Five Wounds Church in San Jose
• Easter Vigil Mass
o With the Blessing of the New Fire and the Pascal Candle
o Exsultet Procession
o Blessing of the Baptismal Water
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Daylight Savings Time Spring 2016

Daylight Saving Time starts at 2 a.m. this coming Sunday, March 13th., which means you’ll want to turn your clocks ahead before you go to bed Saturday night, March 12th.

First Saturday Mass for March, 2016

All are invited to our First Saturday Mass on March 5th. at 12:00 noon. Confession will be available before Mass between 11:30 - 11:50 am. After Mass there will be the recitation of the Rosary, and then a Legion of Mary meeting for those that would like to attend.

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Ash Wednesday 2016

Lent arrives this Wednesday, February 10th. We will have Mass at 6 p.m. with distribution of Ashes. But Lent is also a time for fasting, prayer and penance. Traditional Lenten fasting was rigorous. And even in the 20th century it involved fasting every day (except for an occasional Holy Day). Fasting is not just giving up something like candy. It is usually understood as one normal sized meal a day, and two smaller meals which combined are less than a full meal. Only at that meal was meat allowed. And of course, no meat was allowed on Ash Wednesday nor on any Friday, with the exception of Holy Days of obligation, just as during the rest of the year. Abstinence was required from seven years old on. Fasting applied to those aged 21-59, with exceptions made for the sick, certain workers, pregnant and nursing women, etc. That discipline was in effect until about 50 years ago. Now, fasting is only required on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday (along with abstinence from meat of course on both days). Abstinence is required for those from 14 on, and fasting goes from 18 to 59. So, the LAW of the Church currently does not ask for as much--but people are still free to take on the older discipline. And in fact, most traditional Catholics practice at least part of the older discipline because it is, well, a discipline, undertaken for Christ.

Have a blessed Lent

Fr. Nicholas Milich

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2016 Latin Mass Conference in Monterey

The Latin Mass Conference, sponsored by Keep The Faith and Latin Mass Magazine: The Journal of Catholic Culture and Tradition, invite you to the 14th. Annual Conference to be held in Monterey, California the weekend of Saturday, Feb. 27 - Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016. The conference is especially for those committed to the timeless spiritual treasures of the traditional Mass, and features a number of great traditional Catholic speakers, including Fr. Joseph Illo and Christopher A. Ferrara. Our own Chaplain Fr. Milich has been a past Celebrant and speaker at the Latin Mass Conference, and writer for Latin Mass Magazine.
For the informational flyer and both online and mail registration, click the link below: www.latinmassmagazine.com/conferences/conferences_main.html

Note: Due to the requests for copies of Fr. Nicholas Milich's talk given at the 2010 Latin Mass Conference in Monterey, here is a link to purchase a download of it from Keep The Faith's website. All proceeds go directly to supporting Keep The Faith's apostolate:
http://www.keepthefaith.org/detail.aspx?ID=1400