Masses for the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph

• Saturday, December 28, at 5:30pm (Vigil)
• Sunday, December 29, at 7am, 9am, 11am (RCIA Dismissal), 1pm (en español), & 5:30pm

Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, and the Jubilee Opening 2025

All are welcome in the Cathedral to celebrate the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, and the Jubilee Opening. Cardinal Wilton Gregory is the principal celebrant and homilist. The theme for Jubilee 2025 is “Pilgrims of Hope.”

Wednesday, January 1, at 11am.

St. Matthew's Designated a Jubilee Church

In celebration of the upcoming Jubilee, Cardinal Gregory has issued a decree designating nine parishes and one Catholic Student Center across the archdiocese as official Jubilee Churches for the year 2025. The Jubilee Opening will celebrate the beginning of the 2025 Jubilee Year.

Wednesday, January 1, at 11am.

Eucharistic Holy Hour with Confessions & Mass with Reflection by Fr. Joe McHenry

All are welcome to join The Mother Teresa Vocation Society as we pray before the Most Blessed Sacrament for an increase in vocations to the Priesthood and Consecrated Life during the Jubilee Year of 2025.

Friday, January 3: 11am — Adoration and Confession; 12:10pm — Mass and Exposition, with a reflection afterward by Fr. Joe McHenry.

Epiphany of the Lord

Cardinal Gregory celebrates the 11am Mass on Sunday, January 5, 2025. The Archdiocese of Washington will livestream this event HERE.

Masses on January 4/5, 2025:

• Saturday at 5:30pm (Vigil)
• Sunday at 7am 9am, 11am (Schola Cantorum), (RCIA Dismissal), 1pm (en español, Coro Hispano), & 5:30pm (Contemporary Choir)

Paris & Lourdes Pilgrimage April 30 - May 8, 2025, with Spiritual Director Rev. Msgr. W. Ronald Jameson

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!

The Mystics

Join a small intentional community that meets to experience the Christian mystical tradition. We will learn how to be mystics in our daily lives through silent prayer, readings and lectures on the mystics, sharing, a meal, and time for solitude and reflection. Read more HERE. Saturday, January 11, 9am-2pm. For more information, contact L.J. Milone.

Save the Date!

Christmastide Organ Recital

St. Matthew's Cathedral Principal Organist Paul Hardy begins our Cathedral Great Organ 2025 Concert Series with a recital on our Lively-Fulcher Organ at 3:15pm on Sunday, January 12, 2025, the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. The concert is free and open to the public. Come, bring a friend, and enjoy works by Max Reger, J. S. Bach, Gustav Holst, César Franck, and Charles-Marie Widor.

Join the Faith in Democracy Interfaith Prayer Vigil

The St. Matthew’s Care for Creation Green Team will attend the Faith in Democracy Interfaith Prayer Vigil on the National Mall. We will assemble at 3:15 on the Mall-side steps of the National Gallery of Art (west wing) at 7th St. You can also participate via livestream. Sunday, January 5, at 3:15pm.

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.

Sunday, January 12, at 3:30pm in the West Conference Room.

We are seeking a volunteer to assist at the Rectory once a week, from 9:30am to 12:30pm, on either Monday or Wednesday. If you are available to offer your time in service, please contact Ana Triaureau, Assistant to the Rector or call 202-587-5143. We are grateful for your prayerful consideration of this opportunity to serve.