Mass Times, Services & Office Hours

Weekdays

  •  9:00 am Livestreamed via YouTube
  • 5:30 pm 

 

Saturday

  •  9:00 am Livestreamed via YouTube
  • 4:30 pm Vigil Mass

 

 Sunday

  • 7:30 am
  • 9:00 am Misa Pro Populo Livestreamed via YouTube
  • 11:00 am   12:30 pm   5:30 PM


1st Sunday 5:30 pm Tagalog (Filipino) Mass Livestreamed via  and YouTube


Holy Days of Obligation


Recitation of the Holy Rosary 8:30 AM (TBA)


Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Every Friday after the  9:00 am Mass until 5PM



Parish Holy Hour 

  • 7:00 pm Every 1st Wednesday led by the Knights of Columbus
  • 7:00 pm Every 3rd Wednesday led by the Youth and Young Adults

Confessions

  • Fridays 4:30 pm to 5:00 pm
  • Saturdays at 3:30 pm to 4:15 pm
  • By Appointment - Please call (650) 878-2282

 Communal Baptisms  (none during Lent)

  •  2nd and 4th Saturday at 12 noon
  • 1st Sunday at 2:30 pm   
  • 3rd Sunday within the 12:30 pm Mass


Parish Office 
(650) 873-2282  
staugustinessf@aol.com

  • Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Saturday 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
  • Closed 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm
  • Closed Sunday and Holidays 


Faith Formation Program Office 
(650) 873-2878 or (650) 797-5955
staugustinecdre@gmail.com

  • Weekdays (except Tuesday) 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
  • Closed 12:00 pm to 1:00 PM
  • Saturday 9:00 am to 2:00 PM

Stations of the Cross

  • Fridays of Lent after the 5:30 PM Mass
  • Until March 27, 2026

LENT


For Roman Catholics in the Latin Rite, the rules for Lent focus on two main practices: fasting (limiting food intake) and abstinence (refraining from meat). These rules are considered a “minimal obligation” to help the faithful focus on the three pillars of Lent: prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.

 


1. FASTING:

  • Catholics from age 18 until 59.
  • Obligatory on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday

 

One full meal is permitted. Two smaller meals (sometimes called “collations”) may also be taken to maintain strength, but together they must equal the size of the one full meal. Snacking: Eating between meals is not permitted on these days.

 

Liquids: Water and other liquids (coffee, tea, juice) are generally allowed and do not break the fast.

 


2. ABSTINENCE:

  • All Catholics age 14 and older.
  • Obligatory on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and all Fridays during Lent.
  • Refrain from eating meat (flesh meat). Fish is permitted.
  • Animal products such as lard, eggs, milk, and cheese are now permissible.

 


EXEMPTIONS:

  • The Church exempts individuals from these requirements if their health or ability to work would be seriously affected. Common exemptions are:
  • Those physically or mentally ill (example: those with diabetes or eating disorders)
  • Pregnant or nursing women

 



These rules are part of the Church’s efforts to imitate the temptation of Jesus in the desert, to suffer for Christ and His Church, and to provide an opportunity for spiritual growth and discipline.

Fourth Sunday of Lent

March 15, 2026

Laetare Sunday is the fourth Sunday in Lent, celebrated in Western Christianity. It is a day of joy and relaxation within the penitential season, marked by rose-colored vestments and flowers on the altar.

THE MAN BORN BLIND

As we did last week, we are reading today from the Gospel of John. In today’s Gospel, the healing of the man born blind invites us to focus on the physical and spiritual aspects of sight and light. In the first part of today’s Gospel, we hear Jesus’ response to a prevalent belief of his time: that misfortune and disability were the result of sin. That belief is why Jesus is asked the question of whose sin caused the man’s blindness—his own or his parents’. Jesus does not answer directly but instead gives the question an entirely different dimension—through this man’s disability, God’s power will be made manifest. Jesus then heals the man.

The healing is controversial because Jesus heals on the Sabbath. The Pharisees, the religious authorities of Jesus’ time, understood that the law of Moses forbade work (including healing) on the Sabbath. They also have trouble believing that Jesus performed a miracle. To determine whether the man was really born blind, the Pharisees question him and his parents. The man challenges the leaders of the synagogue about their assessment of the good that Jesus has done. In turn, they expel the man for questioning their judgment.

The final revelation and moment of enlightenment comes when the man born blind encounters Jesus again. Having heard the news of his expulsion, Jesus seeks out the man born blind and reveals himself to him as the Son of Man. In this moment, the man born blind shows himself to be a man of faith and worships Jesus. Jesus replies by identifying the irony of the experience of many who encounter Jesus: Those who are blind will now see, and those who think they now see will be found to be blind.

As in last week’s Gospel about Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman, today’s reading has many allusions to Baptism. The washing of the man in the pool of Siloam is a prototype for Christian Baptism. Through the man’s encounter with Jesus, the man born blind is healed, his sight is restored, and his conversion to discipleship begins. The man born blind gradually comes to a greater understanding about who Jesus is and what it means to be his disciple, while the Pharisees (those who should see) are the ones who remain blind.

Readings of the 4th Sunday of Lent

CLERGY UPDATES

  • Father El Geneta returned to the Philippines on March 10 after providing his valuable service to us in the parish for several weeks.


  • Father Ed Dura continues to be administrator of Saint Augustine Parish through April 20, 2026.

  • Father Ifeanyi (Henry) will be out of town from March 16 to March 20.


  • Father Ray Reyes is doing well and continues to recuperate and stay on top of his health regimen. He will resume pastorship of the parish after April
    20, 2026.


  • Please continue to pray for vocation to the priesthood and for the clergy and deacons serving our parish.


A match made in heaven: Fellow priests and countrymen become blood brothers as kidney donor and recipient 

March 5, 2026


By Christina Gray  


By the time Father Raymund Reyes, the longtime pastor of St. Augustine Parish made an appeal to his South San Francisco parish community last fall, he’d been living more or less privately with chronic kidney disease (CKD) for over five years. Parishioners and fellow priests had taken ...Read More


Father Raymund Reyes, left, pastor of St. Augustine Parish in South San Francisco, received the gift of life from Father Francis Garbo, right, pastor of Mission Dolores Basilica/Misión San Francisco de Asís in San Francisco. Father Garbo donated a kidney in a successful transplant surgery Jan. 20 to Father Reyes who had end-stage renal failure. (Photo courtesy of Vivian Ramos)

UPDATES AND CALENDAR OF EVENTS

List of Services

PARISH BULLETIN

What's inside:

  • Weekly Mass Intentions
  • Clergy Update
  • 40 Days for Life
  • The 2026 AAA Pie Chart
  • St. Joseph Feast Day Celebration, March 19th
  • Catholic Charities Easter Basket Food Drive, March 25th
  • Honoring St. Joseph, March 28th
Read this week's Bulletin

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Hospitality Sunday
(Coffee and Donuts)

After the 9:00AM Misa Pro Populo Mass


We thank the members of the members of Knights of Columbus Council #9714 for hosting the hospitality last Sunday, March 8th.

Please stop by to thank the members of the St. Joseph Ministry who will be be our hosts on Sunday, March 15th after the 9:00am Mass. See you then!

St. Augustine's  Souvenir Program PILGRIMS OF HOPE: An Emerald Jubilee, Anniversary Edition is now available!

Sponsors who purchased full and half-page ads are invited to pick up their copies from the parish office.


ST AUGUSTINE CHURCH

AAA 2026 Goal $199,894

   

Thank you to all those who have supported our AAA 2025. As of December 31, 2025, we gathered an excess of $8,389 which was deposited to our Parish Hall Renovation fund. 


The AAA assessment for 2026 is $199,894 of which 13% or $25,235 has already been received, leaving a balance of 87% or $174,659 of our goal for the year.


As always, we hope for 100% participation from our parish families.

   

On behalf of SAC Clergy and Staff, we express our heartfelt gratitude for your generosity and support to the Archdiocesan Annual Appeal that benefits many through the services provided beyond the parish boundaries. 


STEWARDSHIP
The grateful response of a Christian disciple who recognizes, receives and cultivates God’s gifts, and generously shares these gifts in love of God and neighbor.


We hope for 100% participation from our parish family this year. Thank you for your support. Your generosity improves lives.

    

Should you wish to give your PLEDGE ONLINE, please click the link below.

Make Your AAA Pledge Here. Thank you!
Make a one-time AAA Contribution Here

A Weekend of Discovery:

"Search My Heart"

SAC FFP 2nd Year Confirmation Students are welcomed home after completing their Away-Retreat.

Last weekend, 39 of our second-year confirmation students stepped away from the noise of daily life for a powerful spiritual journey at Camp Jones Gulch. From the moment they departed on Friday afternoon, the youth embarked on an activity-filled weekend centered around the theme, "Search My Heart."   
     
Through prayer, reflection, and community building, these young men and women opened their hearts to the Holy Spirit’s guidance. Another meaningful theme of the retreat was the call to love and appreciate our parents/guardians while we have the gift of time with them. Students reflected on how parents, whether by birth or by choice, are placed in our lives by God to be our first teachers of unconditional love. By looking at the sacrifices and guidance of their parents, our candidates were able to see a living reflection of God’s own heart and His role as our Divine Protector. The experience culminated in a beautiful closing ceremony on Sunday, attended by their families and sponsors, before they were officially welcomed back home to St. Augustine. 
       

We extend our deepest gratitude to the dedicated youth leaders, chaperones, staff, and parents who made this weekend possible. Please continue to pray for our candidates as they prepare to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation at St. Mary’s Cathedral on April 25th. May they continue to seek God’s presence in their hearts every step of the way. 
       
    

 - By Erlan Tapawan, Youth Minister 


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2026 Sped Lenten Retreat

Mater Dolorosa, Saturday, March 21. 2026


Two College Scholarship Opportunities

For Senior High School Students/Graduates


Links to learn more and apply:

 

South San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Scholarship:

https://www.ssfchamber.com/files/6293/2026_Letter_to_Student.Letterheadwith_KW.pdf

 

California Water Service Scholarship Program:

https://scholarshipamerica.org/scholarship/cawater/