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…
This is the second Lent we will be facing during the Covid-19 Pandemic. We hope that you have a good time of preparation for the Mysteries of Our Salvation. To help you make a better Lent the Cathedral will continue to offer livestreamed Masses twice a day on weekdays at 7:15 AM and 12:10 PM,…
Leon Bloy once wrote, “The only real sadness, the only real failure, the only great tragedy in life, is not to become a saint.” The vocation to become a saint is the vocation of each baptized person, therefore it is a vocation for all of us who have been baptized. This Sunday we celebrate the…
Immaculate Conception December 4 @ 7 PM 3778 W. 28th Ave. Vancouver Our Lady of Perpetual Help December 8 @ 2 PM 2465 Crown St., Vancouver Blessed Sacrament December 10 @ 7 PM 3040 Heather St., Vancouver St. Mark December 11 @ 7 PM 5935 Iona Drive, Vancouver St. Patrick December 11 @ 7 PM…
Leon Bloy once wrote, “The only real sadness, the only real failure, the only great tragedy in life, is not to become a saint.” The vocation to become a saint is the vocation of each baptized person, therefore it is a vocation for all of us who have been baptized. This Sunday we celebrate the…
Forty Hours Devotion This is a special period of continuous prayer during which the Eucharist is exposed in a monstrance for adoration. The devotion begins with a Mass followed by continuous adoration over a 40-hour period, and it ends with a Mass and Benediction. In the Bible the number 40 is associated with a sacred…
We believe that God calls individuals to live the Good News Jesus proclaimed and to become his disciples as members of the Catholic Church. If you want to become Catholic, you will participate in a process called the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (sometimes called RCIA or simply Christian initiation). In RCIA, you will…
You’re invited to join us for a Latin Mass (Extraordinary Form) at the Cathedral to commemorate the Martyrdom of St. John The Baptist on August 29. Mass will be celebrated by Fr. Pablo Santa Maria Mass begins at 7:00 PM
With Corpus Christi coming up it is a good idea to remember the importance of Holy Communion for us Catholics. The Eucharist is the most important of the seven sacraments, because it is in this and in no other sacrament that we receive the very body and blood, soul and divinity of our Saviour, Jesus…
Saint Francis de Sales in his book, Introduction to the Devout Life, states that the coming of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost was not an isolated event in the life of the Church. According to Saint Francis de Sales, the Holy Spirit continually sanctifies the Church as well as each of her…