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February 23, 2020 Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Lent begins on Wednesday, ready or not. Now remember, Lent is not a “Catholic self-help program.” It is not about “bettering yourself.” It is about glorifying God; entering into relationship with Jesus Christ as we enter into His Passion, Death, and Resurrection; it is about living for God. This is why the Church has given [...]

By | 2020-02-20T12:37:49+00:00 February 20th, 2020|From the Rector, Sacred Heart Cathedral|0 Comments

February 9, 2020 Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

CATHOLIC PUEBLO REVIVAL INTERNSHIP AT ST. KATERI SHRINE WOULD YOU LIKE TO: Experience the sunny days, cool nights, and expansive vistas of the Southwest? Tour the ancient churches and ruins of the southwest? Revive traditional church art and architecture: Learn an ancient and time honored, all-natural construction method? Get hands on experience with landscaping, masonry, [...]

By | 2020-02-06T09:22:57+00:00 February 6th, 2020|From the Rector, Sacred Heart Cathedral|0 Comments

February 2, 2020, The Presentation of the Lord

ST. BLAISE In accord with various traditions, St. Blaise was born to rich and noble parents, and received a Christian education. He was a physician before being consecrated a bishop at a young age. Although such a statement seems terse, keep in mind that at that time the local community usually nominated a man to [...]

By | 2020-01-31T11:04:08+00:00 January 31st, 2020|From the Rector, Sacred Heart Cathedral|0 Comments

January 26, 2020, Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

This year in Ordinary Time, the Church will be walking through the Gospel of St. Matthew on Sundays and feasts. As such, I thought it would be helpful to have a brief introduction to this great book. This comes from Mark Giszcza at CNA: This gospel was written by a Jew, Matthew the tax-collector, for [...]

By | 2020-01-24T14:22:09+00:00 January 24th, 2020|From the Rector, Sacred Heart Cathedral|0 Comments

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, January 12, 2020

As far as Sunday worship goes, it is hard to find a more biblical service than the Mass. The readings are awesome enough, but even the prayers of the Mass are chock full of Scripture.  Many lines spoken by priest and people are, in fact, direct quotes from the Bible.  Consider, for example, what the [...]

By | 2020-01-15T14:54:46+00:00 January 15th, 2020|From the Rector, Sacred Heart Cathedral|0 Comments

January 12, 2020 The Baptism of the Lord

The Baptism of the Lord Today the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Baptism of the Lord. This brings to an end the season of Christmas. The Church recalls Our Lord’s second manifestation or epiphany which occurred on the occasion of His baptism in the Jordan. Jesus descended into the River to sanctify its waters [...]

By | 2020-01-09T08:39:40+00:00 January 9th, 2020|From the Rector, Sacred Heart Cathedral|0 Comments

The Epiphany of the Lord, January 5, 2020

During the period from the first full week of January (Jan 6-10, 2020) and the following week (Jan 13-17, 2020) we will only have one priest at the Cathedral. Consequently, during that time we will need to reduce the number of weekday  Masses to make it manageable for one priest. The Saturday and Sunday Mass [...]

By | 2020-01-02T13:31:32+00:00 January 2nd, 2020|From the Rector, Sacred Heart Cathedral|0 Comments

The Holy Family, December 29, 2019

The Feast of the Holy Family is not only about the Holy Family, but about our own families too. The main purpose of the Feast is to Honor the Holy Family and present them as the model for all Christian families, and for domestic life in general. Our family life becomes sanctified when we live [...]

By | 2019-12-30T08:46:29+00:00 December 30th, 2019|From the Rector, Sacred Heart Cathedral|0 Comments

Fourth Sunday of Advent, December 22, 2019

The Joyful Mystery of Christmas After four long weeks of waiting and preparation, the great and joyous feast of Christmas is well within reach. It is at Christmas that we celebrate the coming among us of God as man, and indeed as a “little tiny Child” and “poor youngling” (from the Coventry Carol). Truly “Emmanuel” [...]

By | 2019-12-16T13:09:23+00:00 December 16th, 2019|From the Rector, Sacred Heart Cathedral|0 Comments

Third Sunday of Advent, December 15, 2019

Rejoice in the Lord always!  This Sunday (Gaudete Sunday) the tone of the Liturgy begins to turn with great expectation toward the coming feast of the Birth of Our Lord Jesus.  This joyful hope comes up to the surface and even manifests itself in a different Liturgical color, "rose" (every priest wearies of it being [...]

By | 2019-12-11T16:07:33+00:00 December 11th, 2019|From the Rector, Sacred Heart Cathedral|0 Comments