of the Pillar, HALF MOON BAY✺
Monday — Saturday
8 am
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Saturday Vigil
5 pm
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Sunday
8 am, 10 am, and 6 pm
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For seasonal times, including Holy Week, consult our Bulletin section
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sábado 8 pm
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domingo 12 pm
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Friday 12 pm (Novus Ordo)
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Sunday 9 am
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Sunday 6 pm (Español)
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Sunday 10:30 am
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Saturdays 4 pm - 5 pm
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24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Our Lady of the Pillar is honored to offer Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.
For more information, see section in Liturgy and Sacraments.
Your donations help us enrich, renew, and revitalize our parish community’s journey of faith.
Our Lady of the Pillar Catholic Church was founded in 1868.
Archbishop Alemany, in his own handwriting, wrote these words in the official records of the Archdiocese of San Francisco:
Our Lady of the Pillar was founded on July 21, 1868 in "Spanish Town", now known as Half Moon Bay, California.
Our Lady of the Pillar was the second parish founded in San Mateo County and remains the largest in size: about 500 square miles with boundaries of San Pedro Mountains on the north; Santa Cruz County on the south; Skyline Blvd on the east, and the Pacific Ocean on the west.
The Parish today has two missions: St. Anthony’s Church in Pescadero, built in 1868, and Our Lady of Refuge in La Honda. Officially established in 1883, the present church in La Honda was dedicated in 1954.
The first Mass in our present Church was offered on Easter Sunday, April 18, 1954. For over one hundred fifty years, people of various ethnic origins and languages have worked together to build our Catholic Community through their involvement, support, and worship at Our Lady of the Pillar Parish.
Our Lady of the Pillar is taken from the name given by the early Spanish settlers — “Nuestra Senora del Pilar”. It is named after the famous shrine of Our Lady of the Pillar at Zaragoza, Spain, which is very dear to the Spanish people. It is the oldest shrine to Our Lady in the world!
Tradition relates the story of the Apostle Saint James the Greater, who was evangelizing the people in Spain, but felt that he was making no progress converting Spaniards. He became disheartened, and planned to give up and leave...
Then, Our Lady appeared to him, holding the Christ Child while standing on a pillar. She encouraged him not to give up, saying that he would succeed in bringing the faith to the Spanish people. Saint James erected a small chapel dedicated to Our Lady on the place of her apparition. The chapel was enlarged many times, and in the 16th Century, the present magnificent Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar was built on the site.
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Call (650) 726-4674 or email office@ourladyofthepillar.org
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Monday - Friday (except holidays)
8 am - 12 pm, and 1 pm - 4:30 pm
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Our Lady of Refuge, La Honda
office@ourladyofthepillar.org
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St. Anthony’s, Pescadero
office@ourladyofthepillar.org
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Pastor
Phone: (650) 713-5301
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Parochial Vicar
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In Residence
400 church street, Half moon bay, ca 94019(650) 726-4674
office@ourladyofthepillar.org
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Parish Office Hours: 8 am - 12 pm, 1 pm - 4:30 pm
Monday - Friday, (except holidays)
