Italian Catholic Federation Branch 82 St. Anne's

03/02/2026

03/02/2026

Join us on Fridays during Lent for the Bilingual Stations of the Cross at 6:30 pm at St. Anne's and at 6:00 pm at Mater Ecclesiae.

The Second Station: Jesus Carries the Cross
𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘖 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶. (𝘒𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘭) 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥. (𝘙𝘪𝘴𝘦)

Scripture: John 19:6, 15-17
When the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, “Crucify him, crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and crucify him, for I find no crime in him.” They cried out, “Away with him, away with him, crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar.” Then he handed him over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus, and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called the place of a skull, which is called in Hebrew Gol’gotha.

Reflection:
The world tells us we should do anything to avoid pain and suffering today. But that’s not how Jesus was. He embraced every experience of pain and suffering. Why the great difference between Jesus’ approach and the world’s approach? The world believes that suffering has no value and should be avoided at all costs. God believes that suffering has value–enough value to save all of humanity. We all join in his suffering in different ways–and it’s an invitation to pick up our own cross and follow him. Let’s look to Jesus and bring our suffering to him, and allow him to transform us in ways unimaginable.

Prayer: Our Father…Hail Mary…Glory Be

03/02/2026

Join us every Friday in Lent for our beautiful Bilingual Stations of the Cross at 6:30 PM in the church.

A peaceful time to pray in both English and Spanish, meditating on Jesus’ journey for us. Your presence would bless our community! 💜

03/02/2026

Bishop Ramón Bejarano takes over as the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Monterey in a beautiful installation Mass.

03/02/2026

Save the date for our Lenten Penance Service where various priest will be available to hear your confession. The Penance Service at St. Anne's will be on Tuesday, March 17th at 7:00 pm.

Don’t miss the opportunity to prepare yourself spiritually during this Lenten season!

02/18/2026

Join the Daughters of Isabella for the annual Lenten Morning of Reflection, this Saturdat, February 21st 2026.

This year's theme is "HERE I AM LORD. I COME TO DO YOUR WILL." with a bilingual reflection by Fr. Ronnie Manango (via video) and seminarian Joseph Wise (from St. Anne's).

For more information, please visit our website here: https://bit.ly/4a8xGGb

02/08/2026

Enjoy our February 2026 newsletter. Join us this Tuesday, February 10, for our next meeting. More information can be found in the newsletter.

01/26/2026

We are hard workers and proud people.

01/25/2026

Hi, ICF members. My name is Angelina Fugazi, and I am the youngest daughter of
Lisa and Lou Fugazi. I have been an active participant in many ICF functions, as my Mom was responsible for restarting Branch #82 at St. Anne's. I’m reaching out to let you know that I’m going on a mission trip to Peru through FOCUS this Spring Break. I have been praying about this heavily, discerning if it’s a good idea to go, but God placed it on my heart to help those in need while I am able. The type of work I’ll be doing is building/restoring a church and bringing food to the citizens of Chimbote, areas that lack quality food. I’m extremely excited to have been given this opportunity; however, the total price is $3,350 for materials, travel, and lodging. I was hoping you would like to donate to help me pursue this opportunity. Your donation is also tax deductible!! To donate, click on the link below. If you are unable to donate, I completely understand. I just ask
that you pray for me. I hope you all have a blessed day and I’ll continue to pray for you on and off the mission. God bless,

Angelina Fugazi

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