Posts Categorized: General Parish

Blessing of our New Rectory Elevator

Fr. Peter blessing the new rectory elevator this morning and Rick finally being able to get to the third floor! Thank you all for your generosity in our efforts to make our rectory more accessible to all members of the parish community. You are a blessing to the staff, to Rick, to Fr. Peter… and… Read more »

Fr. Peter Installation Mass.. THANK YOU!

Please accept our gratitude for all who were present for Fr. Peter’s Installation Mass this past Saturday evening! It meant a lot to Fr. Peter that you were there to celebrate with him.

Priest Convocation All Week

This week, all priests in the diocese of San Diego will be participating in the annual week-long Priestly Convocation. We keep all priests in our prayers as they travel and enjoy a week of prayer and fellowship with their brother priests. We pray in a special way for our pastor, Fr. Peter and for Fr…. Read more »

Coming Soon to a Cathedral Near You…

On July 1st, St. Joseph Cathedral will welcome our new shepherd. We’ll get to know him better in the coming months and years but here’s a little bit about our incoming pastor, Fr. Peter Navarra. I was born in San Diego, California at Mercy Hospital Hillcrest on Saturday, May 2nd, forgot the year!  And grew… Read more »

Together in Prayer

This weekend we were invited to be part of this special prayer ministry. “Together in Prayer” is a prayer platform that uses an interactive forum method of posting and replying to share our prayer intentions with one another. You can share your prayer requests and/or be a Prayer Warrior and pray for others. It’s safe… Read more »

Happy Mother’s Day!

To all the women who have accepted the call to motherhood, thank you. To all the special women who carried their children for nine months straight and loved them unconditionally before they even knew what they looked like, thank you. To all the scared women who didn’t know what was to come but trusted in… Read more »

Thank you, Bishop Chavez!

  A beautiful tribute to a man close to our hearts here at St. Joseph Cathedral. We thank and praise God for the gift of Bishop Chavez’s life, his ‘yes’ to the priesthood, his dedication and zeal for the good of the Kingdom of God here on earth, and his continued service to the bride… Read more »

Mass Intentions

“The Holy Mass would be of greater profit if people had it offered in their lifetime, rather than having it celebrated for the relief of their souls after death.” – Pope Benedict XV A great way to pray for someone is to offer a Mass for their intentions. Whether it be for healing, for a… Read more »