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…
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…
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…
Saturday, December 24, Christmas Eve Masses at: 4 PM, 6 PM, 9 PM (Latin) and Midnight Before the Midnight Mass with the Archbishop, there will be a concert at 11 :15 PM. Confessions from 11-11:45 am. There will be no afternoon confessions on December 24. Sunday , December 25, Christmas Day Masses at: 8 AM,…
All donations for tax receipting year 2022 must be physically received by the cathedral office by December 31, 2022, for donors to receive a 2022 tax receipt. If you plan to mail your donations, please make sure you mail them early so that the office receives them by December 31, 2022. Anything received after December…
Today we live in a world that tends to idolize science. This is especially true in our post Covid-19 world. In this context many have seen the Church and people of faith to stand against science, or at the very least to be opposed to reason. Nothing could be further from the truth: the history…
The Divine Office is the official prayer of the Church. In this prayer, hymns, antiphons, psalms, etc. are prayed, but most of them are taken from the Scriptures. In this prayer, whether we chant or pray quietly we are invited to meditate on them, and address them to God, using the same words with which…
The Risen Lord shines upon our world torn by a savage war in Ukraine and upon a nation seeking healing and reconciliation with its Indigenous Peoples. With the Resurrection, God’s love has flooded with light Jesus’ dead body, transfigured it, and made it pass from this life into eternal life. Jesus didn’t return to His…
With Holy Thursday we begin the holiest time of the Liturgical Year: the Paschal Mystery of Our Lord. We hope that many of you can join us for the ceremonies. Here are some resources to live more intensely this time. Mass of the Lords Supper Holy Thursday, April 14 at 7:30 For the booklet of…
MONDAY APRIL 11, TUESDAY APRIL 12, WEDNESDAY APRIL 13 7:15 AM, 12:10 PM & 5:10 PM Church open from 1 to 3:30 PM Confessions from 11 to 11:45 AM & 4 to 4:45 PM MASS OF THE CHRISM AT 5 PM ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 13 HOLY THURSDAY, APRIL 14 Tenebræ at 10 AM Confessions from…