Last month, the University of Notre Dame hosted a virtual program for leaders in the national and international pro-life movement. You are invited to take part in a small group discussion series on the videos from this series, hosted by the Archdiocese of Washington Office of Life Issues.
Lea la carta del Rector a los feligreses del 22 de junio sobre la reapertura.
Consulte la Guía para participación en la celebración pública de la Misa
durante la pandemia (extracto de la carta del Rector).
As the date for the celebration of the Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism, Confirmation and the Holy Eucharist draws closer, St. Matthew's RCIA Elect celebrated one of the RCIA Scrutinies at the 5:30pm Mass on Sunday, July 12, 2020. See the photos of this celebration, with Fr. Timothy Kesicki,SJ as celebrant.
Twenty-five years ago, on July 1, 1995, Msgr. Jameson began his assignment as Rector of the Cathedral. Congratulations and thanks to Msgr. for 25 years of leadership and care, capped by the recent reopening of our Cathedral for public worship, in a new way, after the unprecedented closure.
Msgr. Jameson in this video walks us through the changes you will notice at public celebrations of Mass at the Cathedral, which begin Sunday, June 28th! See also our two-page Guide for Participation at Public Celebration of Mass (Guía para participación en la celebración pública de la Misa).
Msgr. Jameson, Cathedral Rector, has announced the reopening of the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle for public liturgies beginning June 28, 2020. Masses had been suspended since March 14, 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. See our new Mass schedule and guide for participating. We look forward to celebrating the Eucharist with our parishioners and friends safely and joyfully!
Read the Rector's June 22, 2020 reopening letter to parishioners.
See the Guide for Participation in
the Public Celebration of Mass during the Pandemic
(from the Rector's letter).
On June 15, 2020, Washington Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori, Wilmington Bishop W. Francis Malooly and six other Catholic bishops serving in the dioceses in Maryland issued a letter on racial justice titled "Building Bridges of Understanding and Hope.”
Wake me up Lord,
so that the evil of racism finds no home within me.
Keep watch over my heart Lord,
and remove from me any barriers to your grace,
that may oppress and offend my brothers and sisters.
Fill my spirit Lord,
so that I may give services of justice and peace.
Clear my mind Lord, and use it for your glory.
And finally, remind us Lord that you said,
"blessed are the peacemakers,
for they shall be called children of God."
Amen.
Read Archbishop Gregory's statement
English | Español
The Catholic Standard covers (in the article photo) Archbishop Gregory's first public Mass since the suspension of public Masses in March, and his statement on the death of George Floyd, issued May 31, 2020. "The horror of George Floyd’s death, like all acts of racism, hurts all of us in the Body of Christ since we are each made in the image and likeness of God, and deserve the dignity that comes with that existence."
In the wake of the turmoil and pain experienced in the wake of the death of George Floyd, Msgr. Jameson shares an excerpt from Pope St. John Paul II's farewell address at the end of his 1987 Apostolic Visit. May these words resonate and uplift!
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