Whether you’re looking for a place to pray, opportunities to learn more about your faith, or a community to journey with, this page is your guide to Young Adult Lenten events, reconciliation services, parish gatherings, and more.
Bishop Ramón Bejarano will be installed as the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Monterey on Feb. 19 at noon.
Sessions will be held on Tuesday nights starting January 20 through February 24 from 6:30pm-8:30pm at the Diocesan Pastoral Center. Sessions are completely free, including workbooks, and childcare.
Calling all Faith Formation Leaders, Parish Secretaries, and Parish Volunteers! Strengthen your skills and gain confidence in managing your parish’s sacramental records with clarity and care.
Join us as we explore the inspiring stories of women in the Old Testament who trusted God, walked in courage, and fulfilled His purpose for their lives.
Young Women from 19 to 30 years of age are cordially invited to discern religious life with the Sister Servants of the Blessed Sacrament.
Curriculum Day brings together educators, staff, and approved publishers to explore teaching strategies, review goals, and engage in discussions that enhance learning.
The Church accompanies divorced and separated through their grief and their pain. Join us this Lent to seek healing through Christ.
¡Únete a esta sesión formativa diseñada para líderes y catequistas! Te ofreceremos herramientas prácticas y recursos inspiradores para cultivar la fe en el hogar, acompañar a las familias y formar comunidades vivas y comprometidas con Cristo.
Journey with Creation Care Ministry to Imperial Valley’s Crucifixion Thorn Stand for a Lenten reflection.
Este taller acompañará a los equipos del proceso del Ritual de Iniciación Cristiana para Adultos (RICA), catequistas y padrinos a profundizar en el Período de Purificación e Iluminación y el Período de la Mistagogia.
Join the Conversation on Degrowth & Catholic Social Teaching with Chad Baron, Co-Founder of Degrowth California. A potluck lunch will follow the presentation.
Bishop Pulido’s coat of arms is divided into four quarters with wavy horizontal lines from top to bottom. The blue and white lines represent the Blessed Virgin Mary. They also suggest water, which alludes to Jesus washing the feet of His disciples and to the waters of baptism. The red and gold lines represent the Holy Spirit and fire. The colors also can be seen as referring to the Blood that (along with water) poured from Jesus’ side at His crucifixion, as well as to the bread (gold) and wine (red) transformed into the Eucharist. At the center is a roundel featuring a symbolic representation of the “mandatum” (washing of the feet), which he believes exemplifies service to all humanity. The roundel’s outer edge is a line composed of small humps; it is borrowed from the coat of arms of the Diocese of Yakima, where Bishop Pulido served as a priest before being named a bishop.
Bishop Pham’s coat of arms combines the Diocese of San Diego’s coat of arms on the left side, and his on the right. On his, a red boat on a blue ocean sits on diagonal lines suggesting a fisherman’s net. This symbolizes his ministry as a “fisher of men,” as well as how his own father had been a fisherman. The boat is also a symbol of the Church, which is referred to as the “barque of Peter.” At the center of the sail is a red beehive (a symbol of the bishop’s baptismal patron saint, St. John Chrysostom, known as a “honey-tongued” preacher). The beehive is surrounded by two green palm branches (an ancient symbol of martyrdom; the bishop’s ancestors were among Vietnam’s first martyrs). The eight red tongues of fire around the boat are a symbol of the Holy Spirit and a representation of the diversity of ethnic communities.
The coat of arms combines symbols that reflect Bishop Bejarano’s spiritual life and priestly ministry. The main part of the shield shows four wavy vertical lines on a gold background. These represent flowing waters. This alludes to his chosen motto and also symbolizes the graces that come from the Divine life to quench our thirst for God. The upper third of the shield is red because it is borrowed from the coat of arms of the Order of Mercy, of which the Bishop’s patron saint, Raymond Nonnatus, was a member. The central symbol resembles a monstrance because St. Raymond is often depicted holding one. The Eucharist is Bishop Bejarano’s inspiration for his vocation. It was through the Eucharist that he received his call to the priesthood at age seven and which keeps his faith and his ministry going. It represents the call to offer oneself as a living sacrifice. The monstrance is flanked on either side by an image of the Sacred Heart, alluding to the mercy of God and echoing the idea of a sacrificial offering of oneself united to the sacrifice of Christ, and of a rose for Our Lady. It is an allusion to Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas, and highlights the bishop’s Hispanic heritage.
