Sunday, November 1, 5 pm we will celebrate Requiem Mass. Come to an evening of prayer and music as our choir and ensemble lead us in American composer Morten Lauridsen’s Lux Aeterna (1997).
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Save the Date!Sunday, November 1, 5 pm we will celebrate Requiem Mass. Come to an evening of prayer and music as our choir and ensemble lead us in American composer Morten Lauridsen’s Lux Aeterna (1997).Learn Morehttps://stignatiussf.org/events/requiem-mass-2026-lux-aeterna_self
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Season of CreationThe Season of Creation is a time to renew our relationship with our Creator and all creation through celebration, conversion, and commitment together. During the Season of Creation, we join our sisters and brothers in the ecumenical family in prayer and action for our common home.Learn Morehttps://stignatiussf.org/news/season-of-creation-immersion-in-living-water_self
In joyous hope, on September 3, we celebrated the Feast of St. Phoebe. This was the start of St. Phoebe Fall, a time when we celebrate the renewal of discernment of opening our diaconate to women. Our new American pope, Pope Leo XIV, has encouraged us to reignite the discernment of women’s leadership and full participation in the Catholic Church. In a moving declaration of equal dignity of Catholic women he observed that “what the Holy Spirit started cannot be stopped”. It is my hope that the synodal discussion of opening the diaconate to women will continue, through all papacies, until women may begin serving Jesus Christ as diaconesses!
Perhaps the main difference between migrants and immigrants is that immigrants move—usually permanently—from one country to another. The other day I was enjoying latte and pastries, sitting in a coffee shop on 9th Street in San Francisco, run by people from Yemen. Sitting at the tables surrounding me were people from the neighborhood chatting with each other in what seemed like many different languages. That made me think about Rick's Cafe from the movie Casablanca. There were people from different backgrounds and situations just passing time with each other, enjoying each other's company, minding their own business. Many of the patrons in this cafe could have been immigrants to this country. Any of these people could be you or me. This scene brought to my mind immigrants of another time and era. I tho
A new frontispiece for the altar during Season of Creation! It has been my great privilege to create a frontispiece for the main altar in St. Ignatius Church to honor the Season of Creation, September 2026. This sacred space has been a part of my life since I was 13 when the interior was unpainted gray plaster and not yet adorned with the glorious stained glass and golden details.
Do you love the Word of God and want to more fully engage in Sunday liturgy? Then Breaking Open the Word, a weekly Scripture study group which meets Tuesdays afternoons at 4:00 PM on Zoom, is for you! Each week we study the First Reading, Psalm, and Gospel for the upcoming Sunday. Newcomers welcome!
Looking for a new way to pray? Described as a "prayerful listening to the word of God," Lectio Divina invites us to meditate on the scriptures and receive what we need in the moment. The group meets weekly on Thursday mornings after the 8 am Mass (around 8:30 am) in the Manresa Gallery (in the southeast corner of the church). Join us!
In celebration of the Solemnity of St. Francis (Oct. 4), we will celebrate our annual Blessing of the Animals at all weekend Masses on October 3 and 4. Parishioners are invited to bring their well-behaved and properly controlled furry, feathered, and scaled friends to all Masses. Blessing of animals will take place at the end of all Masses.