SS Peter & Paul-Rocklin, CA

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A vibrant Catholic community in Rocklin, CA, that offers many opportunities to enrich your spiritual life, serve those in need, educate your family, and belong. Our In Person Weekend Liturgy Schedule

Saturday-- 5:00 PM (Livestreamed for home bound)
Saturday Indoor Mass 5:00 pm
Sunday Masses-- 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM, and 5:00 PM
Daily Mass: M T W F 8:30 AM

Reconciliation: Saturday 3:30-4:15 PM

Chapel Hours: 9-2 Monday through Friday

06/11/2026

6/11/26 - Thy Will Be Done
Have you ever heard someone say something like “…Oh, it’s God’s will…” in relation to some event or circumstance? I have and I often wonder why I would believe that. I’d rather think that God doesn’t involve Himself in some of the things we pray for such as math test results or Super Bowl scores and the like. I admit to having given directions to God about the way I think things should go. It boils down to my desire to be in control of what goes on in my world…and that just isn’t going to happen. Jesus relinquished the control of his life in the ultimate sacrifice of giving up his life. He meant it when He said “…thy will be done”. I
don’t like not to be in control but if I believe the words I pray in the Our Father I’d better give up trying to be in control and heed the words I’ve heard people say from the wisdom of A.A: “Let go and let God” .
Deacon David

06/10/2026

6/10/26 - Where Is God?
Jane tells me that was a question and answer that were posed in the Catholic schools she attended asking “Where is God?” The Baltimore Catechism answer was/is “God is everywhere”. Well then, why does God seem to be residing in heaven as we say “…who art in heaven”? Matthew 6:9-13 has Jesus giving the disciples instructions on how and where to pray, very simply, because the disciples were, just as we are, learning all the time from Jesus and they and we move on as we grow in our faith. With the help of many people I have come to believe that God truly is everywhere, around and in us, each one. As I read the daily news I am astounded at the goodness of people responding to the needs of others. Are they all Catholics? Are they all Christians? Are they all believers? I don’t know
but I am sure that God is in them as well as those they are serving. God is everywhere!
Deacon David

06/09/2026

6/9/26 - Our Father
Jesus gave us the “perfect” prayer, the Our Father. Each and every word in that prayer is important, none more so that the very first word, “Our”. This word in not exclusionary, inclusive only to the Christians who recite it, but reminding me that God is the Father of all mankind. Jesus made clear by his life and example that He came not just for the Jews but for all people. It is for me to remember that while I was ignorant of God in my youth that there were people praying the Our Father for people like me, people who had not heard the good news of forgiveness of sin and salvation. Now I am the one who shares the gift of being aware that I am part of the “our” and passing it on.
Deacon David

06/08/2026

6/8/26 - A Week of Prayer Thoughts
As my turn to submit Reflections comes up I struggle with what direction or topics to consider and almost always turn to Jane and ask for suggestions. This time she reminded me to not preach but to “reflect”. She then recommended prayer. “I always pray”, I said.
“No, as a topic…” she said. So here I go: Dear God, thank you for the gift of Jane and her wisdom. There are different sorts of prayer, I answer when the question about prayer invariably comes up in the Inquiry section of the O.C.I.A. process, but the true nature of prayer is the realization that prayer is not “one way” but actually a conversation with God. I tell them that it took me a long time not just to send my prayers towards God but to listen for the answer; an answer that might not come in the form of something I can hear but one that may be a response to another of my senses. So today my suggestion is to “stop, look
and listen” and know that God responds in His own time in His own way.
Deacon David

06/07/2026

June 7, 2026- Bread from Heaven

Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. In the first reading we hear the story of Moses reminding those escaping slavery that God provided food for them when they most needed it. They were not forgotten, although they first spent some time grumbling about their hunger. (How human of them!)

This story alone would be enough to celebrate. However, Jesus takes this teaching to a whole new level. Jesus gives us himself! The beauty is that he didn’t just give himself to his disciples, he ensures that he will be present in the breaking of the bread whenever believers gather.

It is an unbelievable privilege to receive the Body and Blood of Christ at Mass, and it is appropriate that we celebrate that gift in a special way each liturgical year.
Lord, thank you for this incredible gift.
Darcy Wharton

06/06/2026

June 6, 2026- A Welcome “Interruption”

A recognizable part of our Mass is the Lord’s Prayer. However, sometimes visitors are surprised at the “interruption” of the prayer (actually called an embolism) in which the priest inserts, “"Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil, graciously grant peace in our days, that, by the help of your mercy, we may be always free from sin and safe from all distress, as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ” An embolism is a prayer inserted between two other prayers and I appreciate the priest praying that we be free from sin and safe from distress.

We conclude the prayer with “for the Kingdom, the power and the glory are yours, now and forever.” Although we pray this each week, I don’t want to become numb to the words we offer. As I recognize that everything belongs to God, I hope to grow in humility and service.
Darcy Wharton

06/05/2026

June 5, 2026- Through Him, With Him, and in Him

The Eucharistic Prayer concludes with the priest raising the chalice and the host and praying what is called the Doxology. After hearing it so many times, I can forget to focus on the words, “through Him, with Him, and in Him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor is yours, almighty Father, for ever and ever”. What a joyful phrase to hear and how important to remember that everything we do should give glory to the Trinity- our God who is worthy of our praise!

At the end of the doxology, we all have an important word to say. This is the time we say (or sing) the Amen- our response that means “truly”. I had a catechist once who taught that when we said “amen” we were saying “I believe”. That has stuck with me, and I try to remember it every time it leaves my lips.
Darcy Wharton

06/04/2026

June 4, 2026- Welcome Them into the Light
In the Eucharistic prayer we also hear, “Remember also our brothers and sisters who have fallen asleep in the hope of the resurrection, and all who have died in your mercy: welcome them into the light of your face.”

If there has been a recent funeral of a parishioner or if I recall a loved one who has died, these are especially consoling words. I believe that when we call our loved ones to mind, they are present to us in a special way. It is also beautiful to realize that everyone attending Mass with me has their own list of people that they are also calling to mind, praying that they, too, are welcomed into the light of Christ. It is beautiful to imagine the community of saints surrounding us as we worship.

Thank you, God, for continually pouring out your mercy to our loved ones, even if they are no longer with us on earth.
Darcy Wharton

06/03/2026

June 3, 2026- Humbly We Pray
Another line in the Eucharistic prayer is, “humbly we pray that, partaking of the Body and Blood of Christ, we may be gathered into one by the Holy Spirit”. This seems like an appropriate prayer in today’s fractured world in which we focus more on our differences than in our unity.

I wonder how things might change in my life if I truly believed that by receiving the Eucharist, I am actively working to bring people together. I suppose the first step is realizing it is possible!

Today, I pray that I can feel the Holy Spirit unifying all of us.
Darcy Wharton

06/02/2026

June 2, 2026- You Have Held Us Worthy
I have heard many Christians talk about their feeling of unworthiness, a pervading sense that they are not worthy of any good gift from God. They say things like, “I haven’t done anything to deserve God’s love”. Yet every week, in the Eucharistic prayer, we hear the priest say, “we offer you, Lord, the Bread of life and the chalice of salvation, giving thanks that you have held us worthy to be in your presence and minister to you.”

I think it’s a great reminder to hear that message each week. As Fr. Richard Rohr has often said, “God does not love us because we are good; God loves us because God is good. Nothing we can do will either decrease or increase God’s eternal and infinite eagerness to love!”

Each time I am at Mass, I need to listen carefully to be reminded that God has held us “worthy to be in God’s presence”. Where else can we go to experience that kind of unconditional love?
Darcy Wharton

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