“If one member suffers, all suffer together;  if one member is honored, all rejoice together.” 1 Cor 12:26    #tbt to our Gospel Mass on March 11! We celebrated a special Gospel Mass in the African American tradition to honor the six Black holy men & women on the road to canonization.    Sr. Thea Bowman, Mary Lange, Pierre Toussaint, Henriette Delille, Julia Greeley, and Fr. Augustus Tolton — pray for us!   Read more about them at rcbo.org/africanamericansaints. (Link in bio)   Special thanks to the Diocese’s Office of Life, Justice & Peace, as well as the Loyola Institute for Spirituality and Knights of Peter Claver OC for sponsoring this event.

Dig deeper this Lenten season at these events around our Diocese! 👇⁠ ⁠ 3/25 + 3/26 - St Paul Street Evangelization is hosting two workshops to help you know all things evangelization. 3/25 -Basic Evangelization Training is among the most hands on, practical, and dynamic evangelization workshops available for Catholics today. 3/26 - Healing in Evangelization Training Workshop will discuss the basis in Scripture and Tradition for asking God for miracles of healing, and model healing prayer using a four- step process. All are welcomed to sign up!⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ 3/27 -3/29 - Santiago de Compostela Catholic Church invites you this Lent to attend their Lenten Mission focused on the Road to Emmaus, with special guest speakers Deacon Glenn and Linda Harmon. Come prepared to be blessed! We hope to see you there!⁠ ⁠ 3/28 + 3/31 - St. Justin Martyr invites you to their Lenten Talks to deepen your Lenten Journey. You will hear topics on Benedicting Spirituality in Your Life & as well as Why Does God Permit Suffering? Join us March 28 + March 31 @ 7PM! Hope to see you there.⁠ ⁠ For more info on these events, visit the link in bio.

Bring a friend or family member on Holy Thursday after the conclusion of Mass at your parish to spend dome time in quiet prayer and Adoration of the Lord through the Visitation of Seven Churches. ⁠ ⁠ Restoring an ancient tradition, At participating locations throughout our Diocese, quiet prayer and Adoration will be held throughout Holy Thursday night and conclude on Good Friday at 6AM.⁠ ⁠ Find participating locations and guided mediations through the link in our bio.

Happy St. Patrick's Day! #StPatrick is the patron saint of Ireland! 🇮🇪 A reminder that Bishop Vann announces that today, all Catholics of the Diocese of Orange, no matter where they may be, and all other Catholics present in the Diocese of Orange on that day are dispensed from the obligation to abstain from eating meat (cf. canon 87 § 1). While no one is required to make use of this dispensation, those who do so must abstain from meat on another day (not on a Sunday or Friday) during the Lenten season. St. Patrick, pray for us! ☘️

Ever wondered how to share Jesus with those around you? All are invited to take part in the Evangelization Workshops offered on 3/25 & 3/26 at our Diocese's Pastoral Center at Christ Cathedral. ⁠ ⁠ You can join us on Saturday, March 25 from 9-5 PM and learn "Basic Evangelization Training" or stop by on Sunday, March 26 from 9-3:30PM and learn "Healing in Evangelization Training." You can sign up for one or both days!⁠ ⁠ Registration includes the full day workshop, materials, lunch and hospitality and an opportunity to evangelize in the city. Learn more at the link in bio.

It’s not too late to make the rest of Lent count!   Fr. Eugene encourages us to use the Lenten season and practices (like prayer, fasting, and almsgiving) as a time for “purification and enlightenment.”   Hear his full reflection and the many ways you can participate in the rest of Lent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpljZcc3gvk (link in bio)