Prayer Before Receiving Holy Communion

O Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, who according to the will of the Father and with the cooperation of the Holy Spirit hast by Thy death given life unto the world, I adore and revere this Thy holy Body and this Thy holy Blood which was given over and poured forth for the many unto the remission of sins. O merciful Lord, I beg of Thy mercy that through the power of this sacrament Thou wilt make me one of that many. Through faith and love make me feel the power of these sacraments so I may experience their saving power. Absolve and free from all sin and punishment of sin Thy servants, Thy handmaidens, myself, all who have confessed their sins to me, those whom I have promised or am obliged to pray for, and so too those who themselves hope or beg to be helped by my prayers with Thee. Make our Church rejoice in Thy constant protection and consolation. Amen.    

Videos


Interview by Terry Barber
Interview by Terry Barber about Saint Therese Carmelite School

Alma Cornejo, Principal of St. Therese Carmelite School, and former pastor, Fr. Thomas Koller, join Terry to discuss the definition and importance of a “classical” Catholic education.

Tue Mar 11 10:35 AM

Acts of the Apostles
Acts of the Apostles

FR. ED BROOM, OMV, gave a talk at St. Therese every Thursday in May 2022 to deliver his four talks on the Acts of the Apostles

Tue Mar 11 10:15 AM

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St. Ignatius Spiritual Exercises

Presented by Fr. Ed Broom from February 10, 2022, through April 13, 2022

Tue Mar 11 10:09 AM

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"The Best School in the World"

One of only two schools in the L.A. Archdiocese using a classical curriculum.

Tue Mar 11 08:03 AM

Announcements


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The Healing Prayer Ministry

The Healing Prayer Ministry of St. Therese Church provides personal prayer for the Parish community. Healing services will be after the weekly Monday evening Mass.

Tue Jul 08 02:07 PM

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Carmelite Vocation Newsletter for Spring 2025

Fr. Matthias Lambrecht's latest newsletter (Fall 2024) about those discerning a vocation with the Carmelites

Wed Jun 11 12:18 PM

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Called to Renew

Thank you to all our parishioners who continue to make payments towards your CALLED TO RENEW pledges! We appreciate you! Thank you!

Mon Jun 09 10:44 AM

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Holy Hour of Reparation

You are invited to come to the Avila Conference Room (inside the church offices--enter through the Adoration Chapel doors) for a weekly Holy Hour of Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus EVERY FRIDAY from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.

Mon Jun 09 10:43 AM

NAVIGATING OUR WEBSITE:

Under CONTACT can be found specific contact numbers for the priests, the staff, and the volunteer coordinators of our ministries and groups.  

If you are unsure about where to find the topic for which you are looking, click SEARCH and then enter a keyword.  All the locations where that subject is included will appear.

 

Under ABOUT US can be found the following topics:  Parish Mission & Vision Statements  *  History of St. Therese Parish *  Architect of St. Therese * Discalced Carmelite Friars

Under OUR PATRONESS,  topics include: * Life of St. Therese of Lisieux  *  (Road to Sainthood) * Lives of the Parents of St. Therese * (Upcoming Canonization)  and * Lives of the Sisters of St. Therese  

Under REGISTER is information about registering at St.Therese Parish (including a form).

MASS AND CONFESSION TIMES  (Mass/Conf) has its own link at the top of the page (Mass/Conf).  Under that, there are subheadings for information about Low-Gluten Communicants.   

Under SACRAMENTS, you can find information for Baptism, Funerals, First Communion, Confirmation for Youth, Confirmation for Adults, Weddings, and Anointing.of the Sick.

Under RELIGIOUS ED (Rel. Educ), you can find subheadings for the following:  School of Religious Ed (children through 8th Grade); RCIA; Adult Confirmation, Youth Confirmation (High School), VIRTUS (Protecting God's Children), Adult Bible Study, and Vacation Bible School

Under the heading EVENTS, click on COMING UP for upcoming events, news, and announcements.

Under the heading MINISTRY can be found the following subjects:  

Liturgical Ministries (Eucharistic Ministers, Lectors, Ushers, Sacristans, Music Ministry, Altar Servers)

Prayer & Devotion Ministries (Perpetual Adoration, Exposition & Benediction, Rosary Prayer Group (including information on how to say the Rosary, as well as meditations and pictures for each mystery), Legion of Mary, St. Joseph Prayer Group, First Friday Mass, Intercessors for Priests prayer group, the Order of Secular Carmelites; and the Divine Mercy Devotion);

Respect Life Ministry (Articles written by Catherine Contreras (Respect Life Coordinator); Guadalupe Pregnancy Services [GPS]; and Natural Family Planning [NFP]

Peace & Justice Ministries (Christian Service, Detention Ministry, Rosary Makers);

Retreat Ministry (Men's Retreats, Women's Retreats),

Respect Life Ministry (pro-life events)

Avila Young Adults

Cor Jesu (youth and family ministry)

Under the heading  Q & A can be found various CATECHISM articles written or compiled by our staff about the Catholic Faith and Liturgy

Under MEDIA you can find several PHOTO albums containing pictures of parishioners and parish events, etc., Formed (free membership for videos, books, etc., and some of our videos)

Under PRAYERS:  Basic Catholic Prayers, Rosary Prayers, Novena Prayers, Prayers Composed by Saints, and Divine Mercy Prayers

Other headings are:

BULLETINS: Download PDF versions of the Sunday bulletin from January 2011 to the present);

SUBMIT NEWS: Click on this to submit an announcement for the website

CALENDAR: This will take you to our online Google calendar of events.

CONTACT: Find the phone numbers and emails for the Friars, the staff, and the volunteer heads of organizations.

SEARCH: If you're not sure where to find the subject you're interested in, use the search link to enter a key word and finds all the areas where that subject can be found.
St. Therese Catholic Church

Ministered by the Discalced Carmelite Friars:

Pastor: Fr. Peter Mary Vecellio, OCDPas

 Church Address:

1100 East Alhambra Road

Alhambra, California   

 Office (Mailing) Address:

510 North El Molino Street

Alhambra, California 91801