Please RSVP for the Chrism Mass and Luncheon by e-mailing Cielo Branco at the Office of Clergy Services with the following information:

1. Your name, parish, and whether you will attend Chrism Mass
2. The name of the person who will pick up the oils for your parish/ministry (yourself or other)
3. Whether you will atted the Priests' Luncheon following the Mass

RSVP VIA EMAIL

In gratitude for your generous ministry in the diocese and to celebrate the bond we have as brothers in our Presbyterate, we invite you to a luncheon together following the Mass. 

Members of the College of Consultors and Presbyteral Council will vest in the Vietnamese Martyr Room.

All other concelebrants will vest in the Parish Hall. 

Please bring your own alb and white stole (as well as cincture/amice, if used).  

All priests—except members of the College of Consultors and Presbyteral Council—will be pre-seated prior to the start of the liturgy. Therefore, after vesting, we invite you to proceed to the  Cathedral Church and take your seat. Cathedral hospitality ministers will direct you. 

Several confessors will be available for the priests in the Cathedral beginning at 10:00 a.m.

Holy Oils will be available for pick-up after the Mass. Please allow the Cathedral team  to prepare the individual jars for the parishes. The Oils will be prepared in three (3) separate jars. Please note that jars have been specially labeled and provided for you by the Cathedral Parish. A small bag will be provided for you to safely carry the oils home.

The Cathedral team needs to know who will be picking up the oils for your parish or ministry site, whether you or someone else. Please include the name in your RSVP.

To properly dispose of your old Holy Oils, it is recommended that they be burned. The jars that we provided to you last year may be returned when you come to the Chrism Mass. If you do not have them, do not worry; new jars will be given to you.