Parents wishing to have their children baptized should contact the Parish Office to schedule the baptism and to schedule participation in our Baptismal Preparation Program. Please call at least two months before you wish the Baptism. The preparation may be done before the birth of the child.
Holy Communion for the Homebound:
Please contact the office and one of our volunteers will be in touch.
Care Home facilities are visited each Wednesday.
First Holy Communion:Grade 1-12
For parents/guardians who wish to have their child prepare to receive First Holy Communion, please contact Robyn Lang for more information and to register for Faith Formation classes. You can also visit the First Communion page.
THE HOLY EUCHARIST
All the LOVE in the Universe – in fact, its entire Spiritual Wealth – is contained in the Holy Eucharist, which is the greatest of all the Sacraments. The other 6 Sacraments draw their grace from the Eucharist.
The Eucharist is the Heart and Life Blood of the Church. It is the Sacrament of Life and Unity, which gathers people into the one True Church founded by Jesus Christ as its Cornerstone and Keystone, with St. Peter as the first successor of Christ. Without the Eucharist, there could be no Church.
CONDITIONS FOR RECEIVING HOLY COMMUNION
A person in a state of Mortal Sin should first make a sacramental confession.
Can. 919: §1. A person who is to receive the Most Holy Eucharist is to abstain for at least one hour before Holy Communion from any food and drink, except for only water and medicine.
Can. 919: §3. The elderly, the infirm, and those who care for them can receive the Most Holy Eucharist even if they have eaten something within the preceding hour.
PRAYER TO PREPARE TO RECEIVE HOLY COMMUNION
O Mary, my Mother, prepare me to receive the Body and the Blood, the Soul and the Divinity of Jesus Christ, the Son of God whom you brought into this world.
Hail Mary…
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING AFTER HOLY COMMUNION (by St. Thomas Aquinas)
I thank You, O holy Lord, almighty Father, eternal God, who have deigned, not through any merits of mine, but out of the condescension of Your goodness, to satisfy me a sinner, Your unworthy servant, with the precious Body and Blood of Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. I pray that this Holy Communion be not a condemnation to punishment for me, but a saving plea to forgiveness. May it be to me the armor of faith and the shield of a good will. May it be the emptying out of my vices and the extinction of all lustful desires; and increase of charity and patience, of humility and obedience, and all virtues; a strong defense against the snares of all my enemies, visible and invisible; the perfect quieting of all my evil impulses of flesh and spirit, binding me firmly to You, the one true God; and a happy ending of my life. I pray too that You will deign to bring me, a sinner, to that ineffable banquet where You with Your Son and the Holy Spirit, are to your Saints true light, fulfillment of desires, eternal joy, unalloyed gladness, and perfect bliss. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Thank you for your interest in Confirmation at IHM! We have preparation for the sacrament available for teens and adults.
High School Confirmation is a two-year process for students in grades 9-12. Please visit the Confirmation page for more information.
Adults (18 & older) interested in receiving the sacrament should contact Robyn Lang at the Parish Office for more information. 650-593-6157 x1022 or rlang@ihmbelmont.org
Saturday 4:00 - 4:45 pm and by appointment. Please contact the Parish office at 650-593-6157.
Prayers and Preparation for Confession
This sacrament is for those who are elderly, seriously ill, or scheduled for surgery. Contact the Parish Office to schedule the anointing in Church or at home.
If in hospital, request the Catholic Chaplain or a priest from the Parish in which the hospital is located, through the nursing station.
Arrangements must be made a minimum of six months before the tentative date of the marriage. Call or email the Parish Office to make the arrangements.
Our parish formed a Parish Vocations Committee in 1999. This page is for archival purposes only.
The task of the Committee is threefold: