Our staff has been reaching out to every parishioner by phone in these past weeks. Many times, the phone number we are using appears to be wrong or disconnected. If you are a parishioner with a new phone number, please update us by calling from that phone to leave a message with your name, telling …
Articles from Father J.J. Mech
The articles on this page are a chronicle of articles written by Father J.J. Mech of The Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament.
Happy Pentecost!
Pentecost always occurs 50 days after the death and resurrection of Jesus. The name of the day itself is derived from the Greek word pentecoste, meaning 50th. In the Catholic tradition, Pentecost is the celebration of the person of the Holy Spirit coming upon the Apostles, Mary, and the first followers of Jesus, who were …
Resumption of Public Mass at the Cathedral
Dear Brothers and Sisters, As I wrote in our May 12 online bulletin, this has been a strange Easter season to say the least. Normally, after we have done our Lenten work, Easter and its hope are celebrated. Perhaps our hope and joy have been tempered by this pandemic. Many have found themselves living locked …
What Happened to Easter 2020?
This has been a bizarre Easter season for all of us. Normally, after we have done our Lenten work, Easter and its hope are celebrated. I keep reaching out for that, and you probably are as well, but where is that Easter joy that used to be so easily achieved? It may seem precariously out …