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Please join us for an All Souls Day Requiem Mass on Saturday, November 2 at 5:00 p.m. at the Cathedral of Christ the Light. Bishop Barber will preside, and the Cathedral Choir and Orchestra will resound Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem. We also invite you to consider contributing to this celebration and to our Cathedral of Christ the Light Music Ministry.

Young adults (age 18-40) are invited to join us after the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, September 29 to meet with a member of our team, Jimmy Jimenez-Garcia, and connect with other young adults. Lunch will be provided and you'll hear more about young adult opportunities coming up this October. We hope to see you there! Please RSVP if you plan to attend.

Parents of children receiving First Communion must attend a mandatory orientation on Saturday, September 21, from 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. This will take place at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church, located at 176 Ridgeway Ave, Oakland, CA 94611, on the corner of Ridgeway and Piedmont Ave. Lunch will be included for participants.

Please note that due to an event taking place on Friday, September 13, daily Mass will be at 1:00 p.m.

Join us for an orientation to Confirmation on August 25. Learn more and complete an interest form to RSVP.

If you are seeking the Sacrament of Baptism or First Communion for your child, please complete the interest form to register for orientation and learn more.

All are welcome for an evening including Adoration, dinner, and a talk given by Fr. Dennis McManus on spiritual warfare. Speaker: Fr. Dennis McManus When: Saturday, June 15th 2024, 6pm - 9pm. Venue: Cathedral of Christ the Light, 2121 Harrison Street, Oakland, CA  For more information, contact email ctlcathedralyoungadults@gmail.com.

All Children receiving First Holy Communion in your Schools and Parishes are invited to participate in a Solemn Corpus Christi Mass and outdoor Eucharistic Procession at the Cathedral of Christ the Light on Sunday, June 2 at 11:00 AM. All children are invited to wear their First Communion garments. Children are also invited to a simple cupcake reception at the Event Center after the outdoor procession. The children can also have photos taken with their class, or friends attending. For more information and or RSVP and register your First Communion children, please email Fr. Erick Vila at frjetvila@sredublin.org.

Saint Leo the Great School, a ministry of Saint Leo the Great Parish & Christ the Light Cathedral, has no Library.  Help us shine the light of literacy on our students. Help us create a Digital Library for our students that will be available 24/7 from any digital device. (Click to learn more).

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.