Celebrate Candlemas with us on February 2 at the 9:30 a.m. Mass at St. Mary. What is Candlemas? Celebrated on February 2, Candlemas is a significant day in the liturgical calendar for Catholics. Also known as the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the Presentation of Jesus Christ in the Temple. On this day, the church is filled with … Read More

Please Read This Note from Fr. Byrd today! Today, I had the privilege to offer Holy Mass at the Church of  San Girolamo (St. Jerome) near the Campo de Fiori in Rome. This is the church that St. Philip Neri came to after his priestly ordination and where the Oratory of St. Philip began. He lived here for 33 years … Read More

January is giving us some strong prayer partners with Fr. Byrd’s trip to Rome to pray as various tombs of the saints, seminarian prayers, hope in action in California and the start of our Jubilee Year! You can download the full CCJC Memo PDF Here. There’s four pages this time! Or click the images and links below! Here are the … Read More

For those who don’t know Fr. Jerry Byrd has a deep devotion to St. Philip Neri — the saint of joy! While in Rome at his conference on the Mission of the Priest Fr. Byrd was able to visit the church where St. Philip Neri lived and pray at this saint’s tomb! Fr. Byrd also got to catch up with … Read More

We are never going to quite have a year like 2025 with the Jubilee Year of Hope. Every 25 years a Jubilee Year is proclaimed for the Catholic Church throughout the world. Jubilee years forgive all sins and the remission of all temporal punishments of those sins. This year is a time to focus on our conversion from sin into … Read More

What is the Epiphany House Blessing? Epiphany (also known as Twelfth Night, Theophany, or Three Kings Day) marks the occasion of a time-honored Christian tradition of “chalking the doors.” Priests used to bless homes in this manner, but anyone can do the blessing if they have blessed chalk and epiphany water. The formula for the blessing is simple. You write … Read More