The Cathedral closed at 1pm on Tuesday, September 22, in preparation for the Mid-Day Prayer Service with Pope Francis and the U. S. Bishops on Wednesday, September 23, and will reopen to the public on Thursday, September 24. There is no 5:30pm Mass on September 22, and no Masses or Confessions on September 23.
The Archdiocese of Washington announced in June 2015 the elimination of all fees for the annulment process. The decision was made in anticipation of the Jubilee of Mercy announced by Pope Francis to begin on December 8, 2015, and as we prepare to welcome our Holy Father to Washington.
La Arquidiócesis de Washington anunció en junio de 2015, la eliminación de cualquier gasto para el procedimiento de anulaciones. La decisión viene en anticipación del Jubileo de Misericordia anunciado por el Papa Francisco que empieza el 8 de diciembre, en preparación de la venida del Santo Padre a Washington en septiembre.
The Cathdedral Book Club returns in the fall, with its first meeting on September 14 to discuss a biography of Pope Francis by Austen Ivereigh entitled "The Great Reformer: Francis and the Making of a Radical Pope." There is still time to learn more about our eagerly awaited September visitor!
Are you interested in co-leading a small faith-sharing group this Fall? We will read and discuss the Papal encyclical Laudato Si': On Care for our Common Home. View the flyer.
Run for Vocations supports vocations by raising funds to assist seminarians with unanticipated expenses. Laypeople, religious and clergy from around the Archdiocese of Washington team up for the Marine Corps Marathon/10K in October. Are you interested in running with or offering a donation in support of the St. Matthew’s Team? Email Justin Silvers at just1justin@yahoo.com.
The Vatican announced the confirmed schedule for Pope Francis’ apostolic visit to the United States this September, which includes stops in Washington, D.C., New York, and Philadelphia. Details of the Holy Father’s visit to Washington, D.C. are listed on the website of the Archdiocese of Washington at http://www.adw.org/papalvisit/.
Services for William Cardinal Baum, KGCHS, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington will be held at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle on Thursday and Friday, July 30 and 31. The services are open to the public; all are welcome to attend. Cardinal Baum served as a cardinal for 39 years, the longest such tenure in U. S. Church history. He died on July 23, at the age of 88.
Can you guess which of the persons pictured in the mural above the main entrance has submitted a memory of St. Matthew's for us to enjoy? Paired up with this memory from St. Matthew's early days is one from a new parishioner who, along with her husband, already has found our parish - their parish - to be a home.
Confessions regularly scheduled to begin at 11am will be delayed on Monday, July 27 due to the celebration of a Mass for the Independence of Peru at 10am in the Cathedral.
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