Mass of the Dead
For our homeless brethren

Join as we pray for the faithful departed homeless of the san Francisco Archdiocese
 

Saturday, November 23, 2019 - 11 A.M.
Church of the Visitation
655 Sunnydale Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94134

Presided by Most Rev. Salvatore J. Cordileone
Archbishop of San Francisco

When they die, who remembers the chronically homeless and often mentally ill and alcoholic or drug-addicted men and women who wandered our streets? Often, no one. In many cases, no one around them even knew their real names. But they are children of God.

All the faithful of the Archdiocese are invited to join us on November 23rd for the second annual Requiem Mass for the Homeless Faithful Departed.  We particularly invite those who are touched by homelessness in some way either by personal experience or through participation in ministries and apostolates that help the homeless.  

There are approximately 2,100 chronically homeless on our streets, according to the San Francisco Homeless Count & Survey 2017, a biennial survey. Exact numbers of homeless deaths are difficult to track although mortality is four to nine times higher among chronically homeless people than among the general population. Life expectancy is 25 years shorter. San Francisco averages 7,500 people categorized as homeless each night, including families and students living in vehicles, in tents, and in parks, while going to school and work each day.