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Welcome!St. John the Baptist Catholic ChurchBackForwardPauseCaption
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WELCOME TO SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISH IN THE DIOCESE OF ORANGE!
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Our parish is staffed by Norbertine priests from Saint Michael's Abbey in Silverado, who serve in the parish church and its grammar school.
The Norbertines of Saint Michael’s follow the nine hundred-year-old traditions of the Canons Regular of Prémontré, founded by Saint Norbert.
Three main language groups (English, Spanish, Vietnamese) are ministered to within the parish through Masses, adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, confessions, youth and adult religious education classes, visits to the sick and dying, prayer groups, volunteer opportunities, and social events.
Our primary goal is to make ourselves, together with our parishioners, saints. If that is your goal also, come join us!
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CONGRATULATIONS FR. PASCAL!
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INSTALLATION MASS AS PASTOR, FEB 26, 2023
The St. John the Baptist Parish community congratulates Fr. Pascal Nguyen, O.Praem. on his official installation as our pastor!
On Sunday, February 26th, we welcomed Bishop Timothy Freyer, Auxiliary Bishop of Orange, as the principal celebrant at the 5 pm Mass of Installation. We also happily welcomed as concelebrants Bishop Emeritus Tod Brown, Abbot Eugene Hayes, along with several other pastors and priests from the Diocese of Orange, St. Michael’s Abbey, and the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
It was a truly beautiful liturgy; and afterwards the parish community hosted a delightful reception in the parish hall and courtyard for nearly 500 people.
Fr. Pascal was one of the original, four, Norbertine fathers who came to St. John the Baptist in 2002 to serve our parish. He left in 2009 to take on responsibilities at St. Michael’s Abbey, and then returned to us last summer as our pastor!
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FISH FRY THIS FRIDAY -March 17
Join us on the remaining Fridays of Lent for our fabulous Lenten Fish Fry! 5 to 8 PM.
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STATIONS OF THE CROSS,FRIDAYS OF LENT
6:30 PM - Vietnamese
8:00 PM - English (with Spanish booklets available)
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Bishop Kevin Vann wishes to announce that in light of St. Patrick's Day this coming Friday, March 17, all Catholics of the Diocese of Orange, no matter where they may be, and all other Catholics present in the Diocese of Orange on that day are dispensed from the obligation to abstain from eating meat (cf. canon 87 § 1).
While no one is required to make use of this dispensation, those who do so must abstain from meat on another day during the Lenten season (though not on a Sunday or Friday).
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
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ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BECOMING A CATHOLIC?
Adults inquiring about Baptism into the Catholic Church, or other sacraments, should contact Tom Grebel at (714) 540-2214 x120 or [email protected].
You may also attend one of the meetings that take place on Monday evenings at 7:30 pm in Room 7A of the school, beginning September 19th. MORE INFO
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HOLY MASS LIVESTREAMED DAILY
Saint John the Baptist is live-streaming Masses each day on our Facebook page for the sick and homebound.
An English Mass is live-streamed weekdays at 8:30 AM and Saturday at 8:00 AM.
Sunday Masses live streamed: Vietnamese - Saturday Vigil at 6:30 PM; Sunday - English at 11:00 AM; Latin at 12:30 PM and Spanish at 2:15 PM.
If you are not free to follow along at those times you may find them afterwards on our YouTube Channel.
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News
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Mass TimesSunday Mass Schedule
- Saturday: 5:00 PM English English EN 6:30 PM Vietnamese Tiếng Việt VI
- Sunday: 6:30 AM Vietnamese Tiếng Việt VI 8:00 AM English English EN 9:30 AM English English EN 11:00 AM English English EN 12:30 PM Latin Latine LA 2:15 PM Spanish Español ES 5:00 PM English English EN 6:30 PM Italian Italiano IT | 1ST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH
Daily Mass Schedule
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Confession Times
- MonWed 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM Spanish speaking priest available on Wedneday evenings
- Saturday: 9:00 AM following the 8:00 AM Mass
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PUBLIC DEVOTIONS
Rosary in English: Weekdays after the 8:30 AM Mass; Saturdays after 8:00 AM Mass
Evening of Prayer for the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart: Mondays at 7:25 PM
Our Lady of Perpetual Help: 6:10 PM Wednesdays
Rosary in Vietnamese: Saturday at 6:10 pm (before the 6:30 pm Vietnamese Mass)
Rosary in Spanish: Sunday after the 2:15 pm Spanish Mass
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EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSSED SACRAMENT
Monday through Friday: 3:00 PM – 4:45 PM
(Benediction at 4:50 PM)
Adoration Chapel open for Perpetual Adoration 24/7 (sign-up to be an adorer)
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LITURGY OF THE HOURS
Morning Prayer: 6:00 AM
Evening Prayer: 5:00 PM
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SUPPORT ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH
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Sunday envelopes may be placed in the collection basket, dropped off at the rectory office, or mailed to us.
If you can't leave home, EMAIL US and we'll send you pre-addressed stamped envelopes to use.Better and easier: Make your secure online donations for Sunday HERE.
Best: Enroll in our online giving program HERE.
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Events
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Wednesday, March 29, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
St. John the Baptist Auxiliary invites you to a Parent Lenten Retreat with Fr. Jacob Hsieh O.Praem., and Sister Gemma, S.Praem. presenting "The Sacred Liturgy and Gregorian Chant," and The Divine Office (Liturgy of the Hours) RSVP REQUIREDRead More -
Friday, March 31
Fr. Damien Giap, our intrepid school rector, is running this year in the Jog-a-Thon, and he’d love to have you sponsor him.Read More
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PRAYER REQUESTS
Send your prayer requests or petitions to our St. John the Baptist Prayer Line Ministry at
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formed.orgFree!
We encourage you to take advantage of our parish's free subscription to FORMED.org where you may access thousands of Catholic video-based study programs, movies, audio talks, and audio books. Go to signup.formed.orgenter our parish zip code (92626) and select St. John the Baptist Costa Mesa. Then enter your name and email address.
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anointing of the sick
Parishioners who are in remote or near danger of death, or soon to undergo a serious operation, should request the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick (aka: the "Last Rites" or "Extreme Unction"). It is best received when the sick are still able to vocally participate. Do not contact the priests directly, but call the main office, (714) 540-2214. Outside normal business hours, call and follow the voice prompt.
VIDEO: ANOINTING OF THE SICK
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