St Gabriels Catholic Books and Gifts

Great local store for your Catholic supplies. Family owned/​operated for 2 generations. Wonderful, friendly, and helpful owner. If you don’t find what you need, she can order it for you. Need something in a hurry for a baptism or confirmation or gift? She’s here as long as you support her business. Good selection of books for general reading, on specific saints, for kids and in Spanish. Prayer cards in Spanish and English. A good place to find religious gifts. Ever go to a card store and wonder where the really nice religious cards are? They are at St. Gabriel’s. Parking can be found behind the building which can be acessed from Main, B, or Mission streets. St. Gabriel’s is here to support our Catholic needs and they are nearly the last Catholic store in the east bay. Please shop local!

The store owner is very friendly and helpful. I have been in here a few times and found the shopkeepers to be knowledgeable and usually able to offer suggestions and advice. I also think it is important to support local shop owners.
Parking is pretty easy and can be found either on the street or in the city’s parking garage on B Street.

Very disappointed. On Unilocal,hours say 10:30 — 6:00 Tuesday-​Friday. Here at 11:30 on Tuesday and store is closed. Posted hours at store say they’re closed Sunday, Monday & Tuesday.
Now have to find another store.

St. Gabriel’s has been my go-​to Baptism, First Communion, and Confirmation stop for years. It also helped me find Christmas and birthday gifts when I was more active in parish ministry. It’s a family-​owned store; yesterday I was helped by the owner’s grandson. As soon as you walk in, you’re transported to church by the sacred music playing and by the art surrounding you. There is a good selection of holy cards, prayer books, rosaries, CDs and DVDs. Street parking is always at a premium. The store is closed Sunday (duh!) and Monday and closes at 4pm Saturday.

Unbelievably poor! Twenty minutes circling the Hayward maze to find a parking spot. FINALLY got parked only to find the store C L O S E D — again. With the «Open» sign in the window at 2:30 on a Wednesday afternoon.
will get my business fron now on.

Do not go to this store. The service sucks, prices are to high, and the store often closes early despite posted operating hours. I drove quite a distance only to find out the store had closed early. The owner inside simply stared at me like it was my fault she closed early. Recommend the gift store at your particular church or Glad Tidings in Pleasanton.

I went to St. Gabriel’s this morning and waited until 11 a.m. to open. At first I was pretty upset that I had to wait 30 minutes for them to open, but then I walked in and felt instant serenity. The lady that owns the shop was nice as can be, and when I told her what I was looking for we chatted for a while. She was able to find the right products I needed and even offered to pray for a member of my family who is in need of prayer. I will definitely go back but maybe I’ll just wait until after 11 a.m. next time :)

I’ve passed by St Gabriel’s many times but usually after they have already closed. Today I was able to go in for the first time and was pleasantly surprised. It’s really hard to find good Catholic stores in the Bay Area, but this one is great! They have an awesome selection of gifts for all occasions and all types of Bibles and Catholic prayer books in English and Spanish. The ladies were so sweet and helpful too! One of them said they can custom order for you if they don’t have it. (The only down side is they close at 6 and are closed on Sundays and Mondays… all the times I’m usually free).
I definitely recommend making the trip to St Gabriel’s, it’s a great little store! We should support stores like this :)

This is a great lil store for all your Catholic/​Christian needs. They have such a variety of things in stock. Oh my and their book selection was awesome. Thank you St Gabriels for being there, I always get a warm feeling when I come in your store. Oh and the owner was very knowledgeable and was able to answer all my questions, oh and did I mention warm and friendly too.

My little finger rosary chanced to go missing so I dropped into St. Gabriel’s to find a replacement. Rosaries… my gosh, they have more rosaries than Carter has Little Liver Pills! heh heh Everything from Swarovski crystal to wood, plastic and you-​name-​it! I did find what I was seeking, and more cheaply than I believed possible. And the stock! Holy cards, statuary, books, DVD’s, pet tags and art. This is a fine little store! And its location on B Street, right downtown, and very easy to access. Take a tip from «the good faddah» and stop in one day. This store is a blessing and you’;ll thank me, I know!