The following is an article written by Father John Horgan in 2016 to explain the meaning of Relics in Catholic devotion. T h e V e n e r a t i o n o f t h e R e l i c s of S a i n t s On All Saints…
136 Years in Downtown Vancouver
The Cathedral has been around before the City of Vancouver was incorporated. Serving first the people of Coal Harbour, Hastings and Gastown, our community has been around for over 136 years. The parish first began in June of 1885 when the Right Reverend Louis d’Herbomez, OMI, Vicar Apostolic of British Columbia, appointed Father Patrick Fay…
Mass signup for the Feast of the Nativity of Saint John
This Thursday June 24th is the Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. We will have a Solemn Sung Mass. Attendance for this Mass is possible by signing up. If you want to come please sign up by clicking here.
Sign-up for Mass on May 30
The directives of the BC Health Authorities now allow the Cathedral to offer the public celebration of Mass for fifty people or less. Please read carefully the following instructions to sign-up for Sunday Mass: Signup Instructions PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL THE OFFICE ABOUT MASS SIGNUP, THOSE EMAILS WILL NOT BE ANSWERED. 1) The directives of…
Easter Greetings from the Archbishop
“I have risen and I am with you still.” May these words resound in our hearts this Easter! Jesus completed his journey in the tomb, as all of us will, but He conquered death. By an act of pure love, the Lord opened His grave and rose from the dead. Despite all the suffering, mourning…
Vespers and Indulgence for 2020
On December 31 at 6 PM, His Grace Archbishop Miller will preside over first Vespers of the Solemnity of Mary Mother of God. This Vespers are the last ones celebrated on the year 2020. At the end of Vespers we will sing the ‘Te Deum’, a Hymn of thanksgiving of the Church. When the ‘Te…
Merry Christmas
From all the Priests of the Cathedral we wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas. Mass Schedule for Christmas December 24, Christmas Eve: 5 PM, 9 PM Latin Mass and Midnight Mass. Concert at 11:30 with the Cathedral Choir. December 24, Christmas Day: 8 AM, 9 AM Latin Mass, 11 AM Solemn Mass…
Masses for All Souls
November 2nd, the Catholic Catechism makes this teaching: “the Church in its pilgrim members, from the earliest days of the Christian religion, has honoured with great respect the memory of the dead; and because it is a holy and a wholesome thought to pray for the dead that they may be loosed from their sins’…
Mass for deceased clergy
Mass for Deceased Clergy On November 4th at 10 AM the Archbishop will celebrate a special Mass at the Cathedral, to commemorate the priests who have served the Archdiocese and are now enjoying their eternal reward. There will be some room for the faithful to attend (first-come first serve to attend). This Mass will be…
Latin Mass for the Feast of the Holy Rosary
On October 7 the Church celebrates the Feast of the Holy Rosary. Known for several centuries by the alternate title of “Our Lady of Victory,” the feast day takes place in honor of a 16th century naval victory which secured Europe against Turkish invasion. Pope St. Pius V attributed the victory to the intercession of…