Pastor’s Notes-Fr. Ritche

The up-coming season of Lent is a time for us to intensify our prayer life, fast from what inhibits us from growing in our friendship with Jesus and with one another, and giving alms which is [...]

In 1981, the Diocese of San Jose was established.  We were born out of the Archdiocese of San Francisco and our first bishop was the Most Rev. Pierre DuMaine.  Our diocese covers all of Santa [...]

On Monday we are going to remember the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  Dr. King is best known for advancing civil rights through nonviolence.  In his famous speech “I Have a Dream,” Dr. [...]

The new year is upon us and all of us are praying and hoping for a better year.  One of the things that I invite us to do is to pray together as a community of faith in addition to our scheduled [...]

The Feast of the Three Kings is traditionally the source why we give gifts during the season of Christmas.  We may recall that in the Gospel of Matthew, these men brought gifts of gold, [...]

Christmas is not just about celebrating the Incarnation, it is also a season to give thanks for the great love of the Father for all of us.  We thank God for sending His Son to be one with us, to [...]

It is providential that on the last Sunday of Advent this year, we hear the story of the annunciation of the birth of Jesus.  Mary, who witnessed this annunciation from the angel Gabriel in the [...]

It was twenty years ago that, our Holy Spirit Catholic school was established. At the inception of our parish, Fr. Thomas Murray, our founding pastor dreamt of having a school. He wanted to make [...]

Dear Holy Spirit Community, In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I would like to express my gratitude to all of you for being a part of our community and your continued support and generosity to Holy [...]

Happy New Year!  That might sound strange, but the reality is we have just started a new year in our Church.  Advent is the beginning of the church’s liturgical year.   Our Sunday Scriptures also [...]