February 14 is St. Valentine’s Day as well as a day for preparations for the Lunar New Year, but on this day we also begin the liturgical season of Lent with Ash Wednesday. Lent has two major purposes: it calls us to a deeper appreciation of our baptism promises and it emphasizes a spirit of…
Archbishop Michael Miller, Fr. Galvon and the clergy of the Cathedral parish wishing you a blessed and holy Easter. May the blessings and love of our Risen Lord be with you and your families always!
Join us for Nightfever on Friday, March 18, from 7-9:10 pm at Holy Rosary Cathedral, Vancouver! Nightfever is an evening of adoration, praise and worship, confession and active street outreach where teams of 2-3 take to the streets of downtown Vancouver to invite people to light a candle in the church. The doors of…
Dear Parishioners and Visitors, Here are some suggestions on how to be a good steward of the Lenten season. These ideas come from the International Catholic Stewardship Council. These ideas are meant to keep us on task during this Lenten season ie. working with God’s graces so generously offered to us: Prayer, fasting and almsgiving…
“Do not be afraid of Confession! Jesus is there… and He receives you with so much love.” Pope Francis Take this opportunity in the Year of Mercy to go for a penitential service at a parish near you. Wed, March 9 – 7:00pm – Immaculate Conception Tues, March 15 – 7:00pm – St. John…
Enjoy a selection of meditative and inspirations pieces for Lent performed by the Choirs and organists of Holy Rosary Cathedral on Friday Feb 26 at 8:00pm. Our featured musicians are organist Denis Bédard and the Cathedral Choir, assistant organist Catherine Walsh and the Holy Rosary women’s Choir, the Contemporary Choir with director Chito Lacsina, and…
This week our pilgrimage travels to Paraguay where we meet Liz Benetiz. Her country is where 1% of the landowners hold 77% of arable land. Liz’s family are part of a peasant movement supported by Development and Peace who work to gain access to land for the poorest farmers in the country, the campesinos….
With the first Sunday of Lent, we have a special step in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA). This is the way that our church family receives new adult members. There are two types of people in RCIA: those who seek to be baptized at Easter or those who have already been baptized with another Christian group and…
As Lent begins, let us hold up in prayer those who are preparing to be baptized and received into the Church this Easter. The Archbishop will celebrate the Rite of Election with all those preparing for the Sacraments of Initiation on the 1 and 2 Sundays of Lent here at the Cathedral – February 14 and 21 at…
The 2016 update of our Lent calendar mobile application is now online ! Available on: iOS: https://goo.gl/5Dshti Android: https://goo.gl/IVOECB