Forty Hours Devotion — Oct 10–12

Forty Hours Devotion at the Cathedral will be celebrated from Sunday, October 10 through Tuesday, October 12. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will follow the last Mass of each day. A 7:00 PM service will conclude each day of adoration. Rev. Philip Mass, a priest-son of the Cathedral parish and newly ordained priest for our diocese, will preach the reflection each evening. All are invited to join in this beautiful tradition of the Church in reverence for the Lord in the Blessed Sacrament, especially in this diocesan Year of the Real Presence. Please sign up (in the vestibule) for adoration so that our Lord will be accompanied throughout our celebration.

Holy Hour every Friday from 7:00—8:00 PM

"The Lord Be With You" — we hear this so often in the Mass. This simple statement reflects the awesome reality that the Lord Jesus is present in our midst — most especially in the Blessed Sacrament. Aware of the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist, we will be having a Holy Hour every Friday evening from 7:00 until 8:00 PM. The Holy Hour will consist of Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Vespers (Evening Prayer) and Benediction. The Sacrament of Reconciliation will also be available.

Tridentine Mass (Latin) Celebrated Every Second Sunday of the Month

The Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite (in Latin) will be celebrated every second Sunday of the month at 1:30 PM in the Cathedral. All are welcome, and this Mass will meet the Sunday obligation. The Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite is celebrated according to the Roman Missal promulgated in 1962 by Pope St. John XXlll and those other liturgical books associated with its use. The biggest differences noticeable by those familiar with the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite (the current Roman Missal promulgated in 1970 by Pope St. Paul VI) are as follows:

Mass is celebrated in Latin;
Mass is celebrated ad orientem (with the priest and the people facing the same way, liturgical east, towards the apse of the church);
Parts of the Mass are read by the priest in a low voice;
and Holy Communion is only received kneeling and on the tongue.

For those new to Mass in the Extraordinary Form, missal's will be available to help you follow along.

St. John Vianney's Prayer for Priests

God, please give to Your Church today many more priests after Your own heart. May they be worthy representatives of Christ the Good Shepherd. May they wholeheartedly devote themselves to prayer and penance; be examples of humility and poverty; shining models of holiness; tireless and powerful preachers of the Word of God; zealous dispensers of Your grace in the sacraments. May their loving devotion to your Son Jesus in the Eucharist and to Mary his Mother be the twin fountains for fruitfulness for their ministry. Amen.

Forty Hours Devotion — Oct 10–12

Holy Hour every Friday from 7:00—8:00 PM

Tridentine Mass (Latin) Celebrated Every Second Sunday of the Month

St. John Vianney's Prayer for Priests

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