Lenten Prayer for the First Week of Lent

Discovering Forgiveness Gather in your Living Room, in addition to your holy space, have a plant within the prayer space.  Prayer leader:  Let us pause for a moment and remember that we are loved by a God who is love.  Let us pray… In the name of the Father … All:  Amen.  Reader:  Listen attentively to this meditation.  Repent, and believe the Gospels, that is, believe in this good news that the kingdom of God is at hand. In our …

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Living Lent Together Adults Week 0

Lenten Prayer for the Days Following Ash Wednesday Living Lent Together  Gather in your Living Room, perhaps you have made a holy space with things from your Lent Kit or other items reminding you of this prayerful time. Prayer leader:  Let us pause for a moment and remembering that we are loved by a God who is love.  Let us pray… In the name of the Father … All:  Amen.  Reader:  Listen attentive to this meditation.  “Insanity is defined as …

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Lenten Lucis

FRIDAYS AT 7:00 P.M. PST, VIA ZOOM “Lucis” means “light” and comes from the Latin verb “lucere” meaning “to shine”. Each Friday during Lent Holy Family will have a powerful and enlightening presentation by well-known national and local speakers. You can register by going to eventbrite.com and searching for the title of the talk or click the hyperlink below.

Our Devotionals and Prayers

Mother of Perpetual Help Devotion The Immaculate Heart of Mary, First Saturday Devotion The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, First Friday Devotion  

Racism and the Catholic Church

The Pieta by Tylonn J. Sawyer   Consideration of racism is grounded in fundamental scriptural beliefs: equal dignity of all people, created in God’s image; and Christ’s redemption of all. The Catechism of the Catholic Church spells this out: The equality of men rests essentially on their dignity as persons and the rights that flow from it: “Every form of social or cultural discrimination in fundamental personal rights on the grounds of sex, race, color, social conditions, language, or religion …

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Pentecost…Come Holy Spirit

When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were.  Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit.  Acts 2:1-3a   What is Pentecost?  Our friends from Catholic Central put this …

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Safeguard the Children Policies and Procedures, September 2018

Holy Family Church South Pasadena, California Safeguard for the Protection of Children, Young People, and Vulnerable Adults Policies and Procedures (Rev. September 28, 2018) INTRODUCTION The Imago Dei, the image of God, is the teaching of our God that all people, everyone, are made in God’s own image.  The human family is precious.  God has bestowed this honor on us, therefore, we have an obligation to honor and respect all humans.  Because of this teaching, our church and our faith …

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Bereavement Ministries

In Remembrance Of…(IRO) Serves the needs of those who have experienced the death of a loved one.  By the grace of God and the gifts of the Holy Spirit, we offer prayerful solace, comfort, and help to members of our Catholic Community who are mourning.  The focus of this ministry is to help mourners understand the stages of grief and though grief sessions encourage the bereaved to talk about what they are experiencing and work through their pain in a …

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