St Teresa Avila San Francisco

09/07/2026

Introducing Deacon Mark. He's a deacon in Los Angeles but recently moved to San Francisco and he's considering becoming a deacon here at Saint Teresa's. He served at today's 10 o'clock Mass.

09/06/2026

A vivid sunset tonight. What's the old saying? "Red sky at night, sailors delight" or something like that.

09/04/2026

"Be Glimmers - a homily for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Sept 6th)

09/04/2026

Throughout the month of September, the Society of Saint Vincent dePaul (SVdP) is collecting canned goods (and dry goods too) to restock the SVdP Food Pantry. You can bring these to the church, or you can order online and have these shipped to parish: 390 Missouri St, San Francisco CA 94107

09/01/2026

09/01/2026

An email came in from someone doing genealogy research. It was fun and interesting opening Saint Teresa of Avila Matrimony and Death registries that haven't been opened in a century. Sorry to report though that there no entries about that family.

08/29/2026

"Opting for Goodness" - a homily for the 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time

08/28/2026

During Sunday's 10 o'clock Mass we will also celebrate the feastday of Madonna della Guardia. Yes, Saint Teresa's is a hub of devotion to Our Lady under this title. For more info: https://visitationproject.org/pages/august-29-madonna-della-guardia

08/25/2026

We will celebrate the "Transverberation of Saint Teresa" at Wednesday's 8:30am Mass. If the weather is warm, this Mass will be outside in the Teresa of Avila Prayer Garden. Cookies and coffee will be shared after Mass.

08/24/2026

Today (Sunday) is Leo's 1st birthday, and his baptism day. We send our congratulations and our prayers for Leo, and for his family, Christina, Alejandro, and Theo (his older brother).