Feast of Christ the King

Join us for the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

• November 23/24, Saturday at 5:30pm Vigil & Sunday at 7am, 9am, 11am (RCIA Dismissal), 1pm (en español) & 5:30pm 
• Cathedral Hours 6:30am - 7pm

Bi-lingual Thanksgiving Day Mass

All are welcome in the Cathedral for a bilingual (English & Spanish) Thanksgiving Day Mass on Thursday, November 28, 2024, at 10am (the only Mass of the day). The Cathedral opens at 9am and closes after the 10am Mass. The rectory office is closed from Thursday to Saturday. We wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving!

1st Sunday of Advent

All Masses are open to the public. Visitors are most welcome!

Blessing and lighting of the Advent Wreath at all Masses. Sale of gift items from the Holy Land by the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation, at Hospitality Receptions following the Vigil and Sunday Masses, in the North Conference Room.

• Masses for the 1st Sunday of Advent, November 30/December 1, 2024, Saturday at 5:30pm Vigil & Sunday at 7am, 9am, 11am (RCIA Dismissal), 1pm (en español) & 5:30pm 
• Cathedral Hours 6:30am - 7pm

ADVENT & CHRISTMAS BROCHURE

Msgr. Jameson shared our 2024 Advent & Christmas brochures in his November Annual Report to parishioners. Brochures will be in the pews this weekend. You may also view the 2024 Advent & Christmas brochures online: ENGLISH | ESPAÑOL

REMEMBER US ON GIVING TUESDAY

Giving Tuesday is December 3 but Advance Giving is in full swing! As Msgr. writes on our iGiveCatholic webpage and in his recent letter to parishioners, the need is great. Every donation is appreciated. Click the image above to make a gift. Thank you for your support, as always!

Save the Date! Paris & Lourdes Pilgrimage April 30 - May 8, 2025

with Spiritual Director Rev. Msgr. W. Ronald Jameson

Save the Date for the Cathedral's Pilgrimage to France in 2025!

We are excited to announce that we will be visiting Paris and Lourdes, departing from Washington-Dulles on Weds April 30 and returning on Thurs May 8. Join us on visits to The Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Notre Dame Cathedral, Sacre Coeur Basilica and the Sainte Chapelle! We will also visit the Louvre Museum and see many of the most famous sites of the City of Light! Pilgrims will also have free time to explore Paris on their own! In Lourdes we will visit the site of Our Lady's apparitions at the Grotto of Massabielle! We will also have the opportunity to be blessed by water from the miraculous Spring, attend the daily candlelit procession and pray the Rosary, just to name a few activities.

For more information and to sign up to travel with us, please visit this LINK. Should you have any questions, please e-mail: Maria Menacho, mariamenacho@yahoo.com with a copy to Msgr Jameson, rjameson@stmatthewscathedral.org and to Fatima Aybar, faybar@stmatthewscathedral.org. We look forward to hearing from you!

Spiritual Readings

Selected by Fr. Joe McHenry

From the Encyclical Ecclesiam Dei by Pope Pius XI

In designing his Church God worked with such skill that in the fullness of time it would resemble a single great family embracing all men. It can be identified, as we know, by certain distinctive characteristics, notably its universality and unity. Christ the Lord passed on to his apostles the task he had received from the Father: I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations. He wanted the apostles as a body to be intimately bound together, first by the inner tie of the same faith and love which flows into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, and, second, by the external tie of authority exercised by one apostle over the others. For this he assigned the primacy to Peter, the source and visible basis of their unity for all time. So that the unity and agreement among them would endure, God wisely stamped them, one might say, with the mark of holiness and martyrdom.

READ MORE about Pope Pius XI and his connection to this weekend's Feast of Christ the King.

Always God's Children

Always God's Children, the Cathedral ministry to persons who are gay, lesbian, or bisexual and their friends and family members, will meet on Sunday, December 8, at 3:30pm in the West Conference Room.

Creation Care Green Team (Zoom Meeting)

Join us on the third Thursday of every month to discuss projects and help plan activities that promote the Laudato Si' mission within our parish and beyond. Please visit our website for detailed information. The theme for this month's meeting will be, what are our next steps to build the Economy of Francesco? Thursday, November 21, 6-7pm, via Zoom.

Save the date for a special evening of music and inspired readings!