Sacramento Chinese Catholic Community


The Sacramento Chinese Catholic Community is the only group of Chinese Catholics in the Diocese of Sacramento, California. The community members embrace both the Catholic faith and the Chinese traditions. The community is not part of any parish in the diocese, nor is a parish itself. Rather, it is subjected directly under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Sacramento, who is currently the Most Reverend Jamie Soto. Furthermore, The community celebrates the Eucharist at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, the seat of the Diocese of Sacramento, with the permission of Bishop Weigand. The Eucharist is celebrated every Sunday at 3 PM, trilingually in Mandarin, and Cantonese, and English. The community's current pastor is Father Nicholas Ho, who is originally from Singapore.

Logo

The logo of the community was "written" in Chinese calligraphy to show the Chinese traditions of the congregation. The symbol in the middle resembles the Chinese character 中, which means middle and whose Mandarin pinyin is "zhong." This also reminds the community members of their Chinese identity because China was called the Middle Kingdom. Taking another prospective, one may find the shape of a dove embedded in the symbol. This reminds the group that the Holy Spirit is always watching over them. One may also find that the symbol also resembles the symbol with a "P" and a cross, representing Christ. This reminds the group to have faith in Jesus Christ. The logo has four liturgical colors used throughout Gregorian Calendar of the Latin Church, representing our Catholic traditions that we adhere to. These colors include white, red, purple and Green, which represent the everlasting life that Christ assures us.