Street parking, major bus line, paid parking garages. Renovated interior, helpful staff and clergy, confessions daily 11am to noon, gorgeous historical interior frescoes of the life of Saint Francis of Assisi, exceptionally fine stained glass windows, clean restroom, and the Porziuncola chapel next door is an exact 7/8 scale replica if the one in Assisi, Italy. For Catholics, there are 4 opportunities per year to obtain Plenary Grace. See the website. Great preaching. Wear your face mask, be respectful, do not bring in food or drinks. It is a sacred worship space, not a museum. Great example of Gold Rush era parish turned...
Read moreGreat church! Father John is excellent. Great place to pray and go to mass. One incident that upset me was this old white lady once screamed at me for getting too close to her during the coronavirus pandemic, but I think otherwise a great church with great parishioners. Hoping any of these discriminatory elderly people are fasttracked to hell and glad for COVID for that reason. Many prayers answered and I definitely owe it to this church.
UPDATE: Beautiful church but beware of racist white liberals. They may go to church but are nasty and are hellbound anyway. Your right to attend and for them to be...
Read moreThis is the major Shrine of St Francis of Assisi in the United States of America. Beautiful, simple church with daily mid-day Mass, plus other wonderful prayer events, throughout the year. On the lower level is a 2/3rds scale replica of the Porzinuncula in Assisi, Italy, which was actually repaired, etc by St Francis himself. Always a peaceful, wonderful chapel for prayer. On special days, times there are beautiful services, although the seating is very limited.
There's a terrific website with much information. At the request of the Archbishop, the Capuchin Franciscans take beautiful care of this...
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