For the first time, the Diocese of San Bernardino celebrated its Patron Saint’s Feast Day with its very own relic of Saint Bernardine of Siena. The day began with morning Mass and veneration of the relic at St. Bernardine Church in San Bernardino, followed by public veneration at Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral in San Bernardino. To conclude the evening, over 60 outstanding volunteers, employees and youth were honored with Diocesan Awards. Adult parishioners or civic community members were presented with the Our Lady of Guadalupe Award, church employees were presented the St. Bernardine Award, and Catholic youths were presented the St. John Paul II Youth Award.
Our Lady of Guadalupe Award:
- Nicole Allaire- St. Joseph, Upland
- Gabriel and Maribel Ariza- St. George, Ontario
- Meynardo (Peddy) and Linda Ascio- Office of Marriage & Family Life Ministry, Pastoral Center
- Edward Joseph Bonadiman- The Holy Name of Jesus, Redlands
- Alberto and Patricia Castillo- St. Christopher, Moreno Valley
- Kasey DeGuzman- St. Vincent Ferrer, Sun City/Menifee
- Teresa Jimenez- Sacred Heart, Rancho Cucamonga
- Judy Judilla- Our Lady of Assumption, San Bernardino
- Sean Golden- St. Matthew, Corona
- Germaine Lanathoua- St. Margaret Mary, Chino
- Nicolas Lee- St. Andrew Kim, Corona
- Gerardo J. Lopez- Catholic Charities San Bernardino & Riverside Counties
- Mario Medina- Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Indio
- Gonzalo and Angelica Morfin- Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, San Bernardino
- Cecilia Negrete- Office of Advocacy & Justice for Immigrants, Pastoral Center
- Teri Ochieano- St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish, Beaumont
- Rosalee Palacios- Office of Native American Ministry, St. Joseph, Pastoral Center
- Giovanni Gourgue- St. Oscar Romero, Eastvale
- Hernando Gonzales- St. James the Less, Perris
- Braulio and Guadalupe Ramirez- Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Rancho Cucamonga
- Dawn Reynolds- Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Riverside
- Celia Ricard- St. Joan of Arc, Victorville
- Mary Rosenthal- Blessed Sacrament, Twentynine Palms
- Antonio Vazquez and Maria Guadalupe Sepulveda- Holy Spirit, Hemet
- MaryAnn Worrel- Sacred Heart, Palm Desert
St. Bernardine Award:
- Dora Rodriguez- Our Lady of Guadalupe, San Bernardino
- Deanna Andrews- St. James the Less, Perris
- Joseph Chiuppi- St. Margaret Mary, Chino
- Ma. Guadalupe Hernandez- Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Rancho Cucamonga
- Jose Muñoz- The Holy Name of Jesus, Redlands
- Lorena Ochoa- Sacred Heart, Palm Desert
- Flordeliza Lacanlale- Catholic Charities San Bernardino & Riverside Counties
- Mary Hitzeman- St. Catherine of Alexandria, Temecula
- Susie Chocek- St. Matthew, Corona
- Monica Song- St. Andrew Kim, Riverside
St. John Paul II Youth Award:
- Mary Grace Adams- Sacred Heart, Rancho Cucamonga
- Richard Breese- Blessed Sacrament, Twentynine Palms
- Elijah Calderon- St. Christopher, Moreno Valley
- Julia Chavez- St. Oscar Romero, Eastvale
- David Dainko- Aquinas High School, San Bernardino
- Elizabeth Day- St. Catherine of Alexandria, Riverside
- David De La Fuente- St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, Yucaipa
- Audrey Elias- Romero Catholic Charities of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties
- Fatima Gonzalez- St. Matthew, Corona
- Erick Guzman- Our Lady of Hope, San Bernardino
- Christina Haddad- Our Lady of the Assumption, San Bernardino
- Sofia Hernandez- St. Margaret Mary, Chino
- Allan Mendez- Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Rancho Cucamonga
- Kimberly Puerto- St. Joseph, Upland
- Liah Ramos- Sacred Heart, Palm Desert
- Aidan Rojas- The Holy Name of Jesus, Redlands
- Kailey Sanchez- St. Kateri Tekakwitha, Beaumont
- Ricardo Quintero- Our Lady of Guadalupe, San Bernardino