St. James Catholic Church

06/09/2026

Join us for Vacation Bible School! 🦁
¡Acompáñenos a la Escuela Bíblica de Vacaciones! 🐸

https://www.myvbs.org/st-james-summer-vbs-2026

06/08/2026

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"There is not one jot of evidence for God."So Lennox asked him on...

06/06/2026

To commemorate the 82nd Anniversary of D-Day: June 6th, 1944.

The first mass for U.S. soldiers following the D-Day landings took place at the church in Sainte-Marie-du-Mont.

06/06/2026

Join us at St. Mary’s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception as Archbishop Alexander K. Sample confers the Sacrament of Holy Orders, ordaining Mr. Coulter McIntyre to the Order of Deacons.

06/06/2026

Good Morning Everyone!

Due to this being the first weekend of the month and having Anointing of the Sick after all the masses, the Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion training/update will be postponed to a later date. Apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused.

God bless!

06/06/2026

Did you know you can obtain a plenary indulgence on the Solemnity of Corpus Christi?

Sunday, June 4, 2026, the Catholic Church will celebrate the Solemnity of Corpus Christi.

Saint Francis de Sales said,
“Nowhere do we find our Saviour more tender or more loving, than here [in Adoration] where He, so to speak, annihilates Himself and reduces Himself to Food, in order to pe*****te our souls and to unite Himself to the hearts of His friends.”

Eucharistic processions occur worldwide on the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, or the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ.

During Pope Leo XIV's Wednesday General Audience on June 3, 2026, he encouraged Catholics to continue Eucharistic processions on Corpus Christi:

“In the Eucharist, we contemplate Jesus, the bread broken and given for each of us,” he said. “Processions with the Blessed Sacrament, which take place in the streets of many towns, are an expression of popular Eucharistic devotion; in this regard, I encourage you to keep alive this beautiful public manifestation of faith."

The USCCB's Manual for Plenary Indulgences states,
"A plenary indulgence is granted to the faithful who devoutly participate in a solemn Eucharistic procession, held inside or outside a church, of greatest importance on the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ."

To obtain this plenary indulgence, the faithful who participate in a Eucharistic procession on the Solemnity of Corpus Christi must also fulfill the usual three conditions:

- Go to Confession (as soon as possible or after fulfilling the other conditions)

- Receive Holy Communion (as soon as possible)

- Pray for the Pope's intentions. (The Church suggests an "Our Father" and a "Hail Mary" as soon as possible)

One must approach the indulgence with a spirit “completely detached from the affection for a sin,” both mortal and venial. If a soul is not completely detached, the indulgence is partial.

O Sacrament most Holy, O Sacrament Divine, all praise and all thanksgiving be every moment thine! 🙏

churchpop.com/corpus-christi-plenary-indulgence-how-to-obtain

06/06/2026

This Sunday, June 7, Mater Dei Radio will broadcast the Corpus Christi Mass from St. Mary's Cathedral in downtown Portland. At the conclusion of Mass, Archbishop Alexander Sample will consecrate our Archdiocese to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

We invite you to tune in from 2 until 3:30 pm, especially if you are unable to attend the events in person, or while you are making your way into town to join the Corpus Christi procession which will follow Mass.

And if you are able to attend the Corpus Christi procession at 3:30 pm, we highly encourage you to be part of this special event!

Get the details on the day at:
https://archdpdx.org/corpus-christi

06/04/2026

Why we worship the way we do as Catholics ✝️

At the Wednesday general audience at the Vatican on June 3, Pope Leo XIV called Catholics to be open to an “encounter with God by rediscovering the signs and symbols of the sacred liturgy.”

“We need to let ourselves be educated by the rites of the liturgy, tending to the beauty of our celebrations with a delicate hand and without arbitrariness,” Leo said to the faithful.

Leoʼs remarks were part of his catechesis on the liturgy, focusing on the Second Vatican Councilʼs document Sacrosanctum Concilium. In his remarks, the pope explained the councilʼs teaching about participation in the liturgy through its signs and symbols.

https://www.ewtnnews.com/vatican/pope-leo-xiv-we-must-rediscover-signs-and-symbols-of-the-sacred-liturgy

06/03/2026

Good Afternoon Everyone!

I am happy to announce that we now have a St. James instagram account! We will make posts from time to time on the platform to get information out as quickly as possible. The link is posted here, but can also be found on our page.

God bless you all!

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