The Second Sunday in Easter goes by many different names, but ever since the Holy Year of 2000, Saint John Paul II decreed that this Sunday would be known as Divine Mercy Sunday. The devotion to Divine Mercy began in the 1930s, when Our Lord privately revealed to the Polish nun, Saint Faustina Kowalska, the…
Days of Holy Week
For Christians, Holy Week is not the remembrance of some historical event, it is the contemplation of God’s love that allows the sacrifice of His Son, and the pain of seeing Jesus crucified and the hope of seeing Him come back to life and the joy of His Resurrection. This week recalls the seven days…
Veiling of Images during Passiontide
With the Fifth Sunday in Lent we begin in the Church a time formerly called ‘Passiontide.’ During this time the Church begins a mourning period where we focus our attention and prayer in the salvific death of Our Blessed Lord. With the Fifth Sunday of Lent the images and statues of the Cathedral are veiled…
Holy Week at the Cathedral
The following is the schedule for the Cathedral ceremonies during Holy Week. WEEKDAYS OF HOLY WEEKMonday March 25, Tuesday March 26 & Wednesday March 27: Masses at 7:15 AM, 12:10 PM & 5:10 PMChrism Mass on Wednesday March 27 at 5:10 PMChurch open from 1 to 3:30 PMConfessions from 11 to 11:45 AM & 4…
Ash Wednesday at the Cathedral
Wednesday, February 14, 2024 is Ash Wednesday. We will have Masses with distribution of Ashes at 7:15 AM, 12:10 PM with the Archbishop, 5:10 PM, 6:30 PM in Latin and 8:30 PM in Spanish. Confessions on Ash Wednesday: 11 – 11:45 AM, 4 – 4:45 PM and 8:30 – 9:15 PM in Spanish.
New Year at the Cathedral
Here is the schedule for New Year at the Cathedral. Remember that January 1, the Solemnity of Mary Mother of God is a day of obligation for Catholics to attend Holy Mass. Sunday December 31 Solemn Vespers, Te Deum & Benediction with the Archbishop at 5:30 PM With the recitation of the Te Deum there…
Christmas at the Cathedral
Sunday December 24 | Morning, 4 Sunday in Advent 8 AM, 11 AM, 1 PM & 2:30 PM Latin Mass Evening of December 24: Christmas Eve 4 PM Vigil Mass 5:30 PM Confessions 6:30 PM Vigil Mass in Spanish & English 9 PM Latin Mass for Christmas 11 PM Christmas Concert 12 Midnight: Pontifical Midnight…
Holy Week at the Cathedral
The following is the schedule for Holy Week 2023. WEEKDAYS OF HOLY WEEKMonday April 3, Tuesday April 4 & Wednesday April 5 Masses at 7:15 AM, 12:10 PM & 5:10 PMChrism Mass on Wednesday April 5 at 5 PMChurch open from 1 to 3:30 PMConfessions from 11 to 11:45 AM & 4 to 4:45 PM…
Veiling of Images during Passiontide
It is common to see that during Holy Week the images in the churches are covered with a purple veilings. Purple or violet is the penitential colour of the Church’s liturgical life. But what is the meaning of veiling images during this time? This custom of the Catholic Church has several meanings and it has…
Anointing of the Sick
The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick is a sacrament of healing, which helps us to heal and purify. Through it, the Lord is asked for the health of the body, soul and spirit of the Christian who is suffering from a serious illness or advanced old age. Likewise, by receiving this sacrament a…