ST. JOHN'S ORATORY - FISHERMEN'S & SEAMEN'S HISTORIC MEMORIAL CHAPEL
WE ARE ON A SHORT SCHEDULE THIS SUNDAY.
HOLY MASS BEGINS AT 9:30 A.M. WITHOUT TERCE
TO ALLOW FOR AN EARLY DEPARTURE
TO AVOID THE FLEET WEEK ACTIVITIES
AND THE COLUMBUS DAY PARADE
SCHEDULED LATER IN THE MORNING AT THE WHARF.
SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2026
THE MATERNITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Additional Collects: Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
9:30 AM: Terce of the Divine Office in Gregorian Chant
in the Traditional Roman Catholic Latin Rite
Congregational Chanting of the Latin Angelus with Carillon Fully Traditional Roman Catholic Latin Mass
(Pre-Vatican II Roman Rite of 1950)
Catechism/Scripture/Sermon: "---"
OFFERING THE ONLY FULLY TRADITIONAL ROMAN CATHOLIC LATIN MASS
(PRE VATICAN II ROMAN RITE OF 1950)
(NOT THE HALF NOVUS ORDO VATICAN II "NEW LATIN" SERVICE OF 1962)
AND THE DIVINE OFFICE IN GREGORIAN CHANT
IN THE TRADITIONAL ROMAN CATHOLIC LATIN RITE
Continuously in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1992
"Some Things in Life Should Never Change"
"A Rock amongst the Waves. a Lighthouse in the Darkness
Gregorian Chant by the St. John Schola of San Francisco
For our full schedule of Traditional Latin Masses, Divine Office, and Gregorian Chant, as well as location maps, free parking, and other information, see our web site at www.traditio.com/stjohn htm. You may contact the Oratory by E-mail or phone via the Reply box above.
In the heart of Fisherman's Wharf, turn east off Embarcadero/Jefferson Street onto Taylor Street, then left onto the Pier 45 access road. The Oratory is located about one block down the access road, one block northeast of the corner of Jefferson & Taylor Streets, next to the bell tower. There is free parking adjacent to the Oratory and wheelchair access.
St. John's Oratory, at the Fishermen's & Seamen's Memorial Chapel, is a San Francisco historical landmark in the heart of Fisherman's Wharf on Pier 45, dedicated to the memory of those who have lost their lives at sea. The Society of St. John the Apostle (founded 1992) operates as a Traditional Roman Catholic oratory independently of any diocese or other religious society.