Holy Trinity Catholic Church once again offers a one-week Ignatian Retreat in Daily Life with meetings at St. Matthew’s Cathedral. Register by January 20 for this week-long (February 3 - 9) individually directed retreat. View the brochure.
Pope Francis calls us to solidarity with the victims, and prayer and penance in the face of "the suffering endured by many minors due to sexual abuse, the abuse of power and the abuse of conscience perpetrated by a significant number of clerics and consecrated persons." View the full text of the letter. (Photo credit: Vatican News)
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The Homeless Ministry needs additional volunteers to provide donations of breakfast food for the poor and homeless who visit our parish on Monday mornings for breakfast, Bible study, a bagged lunch, and toiletries.
All are welcome to attend our monthly committee meetings to learn more about service opportunities and upcoming events. Help us with planning and organizing activities that assist those in need and engage us to live the Gospel message.
Did you notice more times of silence in the liturgy at St. Matthew's this past weekend ? Find out what's behind these deliberate periods of reflective silence - Deacon Bart Merella enlightens us with an explanation!
A treasure chest full of St. Matthew's memories was collected during our 175th Anniversary Year. We belatedly share two memories (complete with photos) with an interesting common feature: St. Matthew's social life as the backdrop for meeting a spouse! It's never too late to share your St. Matthew's memories!
Msgr. Jameson and the Cathedral clergy and staff wish you a merry and blessed Christmastide and a happy, holy and prosperous new year! We celebrate Christmas, the birth of Christ into our world and into our hearts, from Christmas Eve until the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord on Sunday, January 13.
The rectory office is closed on New Year's Eve, Monday, December 31, and New Year's Day, Tuesday, January 1.
The regular weekday schedule of Masses is observed on December 31. Note that the 5:30pm Mass that day will be the Vigil Mass of Mary, the Holy Mother of God. Masses for Mary, the Holy Mother of God, a Holy Day of Obligation, also will be celebrated on New Year's Day, Tuesday, January 1, at 10am, 11:30am, and 1pm (in Spanish), with no confessions that day. View the schedule of Masses for the holy day.
In a letter dated October 12, 2018, Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Cardinal Donald Wuerl, and asked him to remain as Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese until the appointment of his successor. See the links below for the text of Pope Francis' letter to the Cardinal, Cardinal Wuerl's statement in response to the Pope's letter, and a letter from Cardinal Wuerl to the faithful of the Church of Washington.
- Pope Francis' Letter to Cardinal Wuerl
- Cardinal Wuerl's Statement on the Holy Father's acceptance of his resignation
- Cardinal Wuerl's Letter to the Faithful
On October 23, 2018, the Attorney General for the District of Columbia announced that his office would be investigating the Archdiocese of Washington and its record on child protection. Read the statement issued on the same date by the Archdiocese of Washington regarding that investigation.
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