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The Ordination To The Order Of The Priesthood of Juan Carlos Ponce and John Paul Rabago will be celebrated on May 25, 2024 at the Cathedral of Christ the Light.

Dr. Jeffrey Parola has been appointed music director for the Cathedral of Christ the Light, effective May 13. Parola comes to the diocese from the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in Los Angeles, where he has served as director of music ministry since 2021.

Hope is here and we are so grateful for those of you who participated in the Lenten Fasting Challenge, allowing us to share that hope with all of Oakland. As a small way of expressing our immense appreciation, we invite you to a Thank You Barbecue for all of the challenge participants. If you participated, please join us on May 18, from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the Cathedral Plaza. Please RSVP by Saturday, May 4, by clicking here.

We are seeking more volunteers to participate in our Sunday Mass during the offertory. If you are interested, please join us for a training opportunity in the church on Sunday, April 28 at 10:30 a.m.

A novena of Masses for mothers begins at the 11:00 am Mass on May 12 and ends on Tuesday, May 21 at the 12:10 pm Mass. You may submit names of mothers through offering envelopes at the concierge desk.

Next Tuesday (April 9) and Wednesday (April 10) we will be hosting hosting eighth graders from Catholic schools around the diocese for Eighth Grade Day. Please note, Mass will be at 1:00 p.m. instead of our usual 12:10 time, and will be celebrated by Bishop Barber. All are welcome to join at 12:30 for an explanation of vestments provided by Bishop Barber.

All are invited to a celebration of the Lord's Passion on Good Friday, March 29 at 6:30 pm at the Church of St. Leo the Great. A light meal of soup will be served following the liturgy. Please RSVP.

Please be advised that the Oakland Marathon will be taking place around the lake on Sunday, March 17. Be sure to plan accordingly and consider arriving to Mass at the Cathedral early to avoid potential traffic delays. Before 10:00 am, please enter on the Grand Avenue side.

All are welcome on Sunday, March 10, following the 11:00 a.m. Mass in the Parish Hall to come and learn more about parish finances. Deacon Tony, the parish finance chair, and Mark Diamond, parish business manager, will be on hand to give an overview of parish finances and take questions.

$50. Each week. For six weeks. Are you up for the challenge? This Lent, we are challenging you to make the sacrifice of $50 — the cost of two pizzas — each week of Lent, to help us be the hope our community needs. Will you be the hope in Oakland? Join us the challenge today!

Mark your calendar for Wednesday, February 14, when we'll celebrate the beginning of Lent with Ash Wednesday. Join us here at the Cathedral at 7:00 a.m., 12:10 p.m., or 5:30 p.m. for Mass in English, or at 7:00 p.m. for Mass in Vietnamese.

Join us on Sunday, February 10, at 11:00 a.m. for World Day of the Sick

We invite you to join us as we celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord on February 2, at the 12:10 Mass. Bring candles from your home to be blessed at the Mass!

St. Leo the Great Catholic School invites will host an open house on Tuesday, January 30, form 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Join us on Sunday, January 28 at the 11:00 a.m. Mass at the Cathedral as we kick off Catholic Schools Week with our very own school community, St. Leo's Catholic School.

Free flu vaccines will be available on Sunday, January 21 from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., at the Cathedral's Welcome Center on the Plaza. They will be available for uninsured adults, as well as those with insurance including religious and others.

Please pray for the new members of the Councils who now have the important task of aligning our resources to advance the mission of Jesus Christ in our cluster: to make disciples. 

Effective August 1, 2023, the Mass schedule for St. Leo's is as follows: Saturday at 5:00 pm (vigil), Sunday at 9:00 am, Tuesday and Thursday at 9:00 am

The Cathedral is forming a cluster with St. Leo the Great parish and St. Patrick, West Oakland beginning July 1, 2023. A "cluster” is defined as “two or more parishes that maintain their own identity and name, while sharing a single administration.” Click here to read Fr. Brandon's letters to the parishioners of St. Leo's and St. Patrick's.