Cathedral of St. John Berchmans

Today our parish commemorates the 400th Anniversary of our Beloved Patron, St. John Berchmans. This morning the school celebrated the Mass with Bishop Malone and at noon we celebrated the Latin Mass with Father Peter. You still have time to celebrate with us this weekend as we have Mass again today at 5:30pm, our Organ Recital tomorrow at 6:30pm, and the veneration of St. John Berchmans's heart this Sunday at 9:15am. So come out and be with us during this most joyous anniversary!

The family is the most integral part of society. May we work to build strong families in our parish community!

The family is the most integral part of society. May we work to build strong families in our parish community!

Jesuits commemorate 400 years since death of St. John Berchmans

Watch this brief video of the tomb of SJB.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GOgPeKKDtQ

John Berchmans lived his faith with strong and genuine realism. His is a joyous spirituality, one of freedom, love, joy, obedience and serenity in the Lord.

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This #TheologyThursday we remember someone who was called to different forms of chastity at different moments in her life. St. Jane Frances was called to marriage and then consecrated widowhood. With St. Francis de Sales, she founded the Sisters of the Visitation in the 1600s.

This #TheologyThursday we remember someone who was called to different forms of chastity at different moments in her life. St. Jane Frances was called to marriage and then consecrated widowhood. With St. Francis de Sales, she founded the Sisters of the Visitation in the 1600s.

WE ARE TWO DAYS AWAY FROM CELEBRATING THE 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF ST. JOHN BERCHMANS!!!
We have a list of events being put on for you to comemorate SJB with us this weekend:

Friday at 12:10pm, Latin Mass in honor of St. John Berchmans
Friday at 5:30pm, Mass in honor of St. John Berchmans
Saturday at 6:30pm, Organ recital
Sunday 9:15am, a talk about the life and death of St. John Berchmans from Father Peter as well as an opportunity to venerate the relics of St. John Berchmans's heart and other relics.

So come out and celebrate our patron saint with us this weekend!

This is from a letter that St. Clare wrote to St. Agnes of Prague. The mirror she speaks of here is prayer.

This is from a letter that St. Clare wrote to St. Agnes of Prague. The mirror she speaks of here is prayer.

Every Catholic should know his story! Watch this short video to learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ4cHHOQod0

Every Catholic should know his story! Watch this short video to learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ4cHHOQod0

Though she was born into the Jewish faith, Edith Stein became an atheist at a young age. In Frankfurt, she saw a woman with groceries going into church to pray, and it changed her life. She converted to Catholicism and became a Carmelite. She was killed in 1942 in Auschwitz, a victim of the Holocaust.

Though she was born into the Jewish faith, Edith Stein became an atheist at a young age. In Frankfurt, she saw a woman with groceries going into church to pray, and it changed her life. She converted to Catholicism and became a Carmelite. She was killed in 1942 in Auschwitz, a victim of the Holocaust.

Tomorrow we will hear the angel urging Elijah onwards by giving him bread to eat. This is a prefigurement of the Eucharist, and we can well imagine our own guardian angels urging us onward to Mass in a similar way!

Tomorrow we will hear the angel urging Elijah onwards by giving him bread to eat. This is a prefigurement of the Eucharist, and we can well imagine our own guardian angels urging us onward to Mass in a similar way!

IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM BISHOP MALONE!

From Father Peter:

Bishop has asked that we read this letter at all Masses Aug 7/8; I share it with you now, so that you can prepare for the Masses this weekend under the new Mask Mandate. Remember your mask!

With this mandate, and in keeping the good of all in mind, please note the updated events info for our 400th Anniversary Kickoff in the Cathedral next weekend - please still make plans to join us:
- Friday, August 13, 12:10pm Mass in Latin; 5:30pm Mass*
- Saturday, August 14, 6:30pm Recital with Cathedral Organists*
- Sunday, August 15, 9:15pm Veneration & Talk
* please note: we will not have dinner or reception following these events

Per usual, Dr. Scott Hahn has some incredible insights for us all: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI7ljbB15kM

Per usual, Dr. Scott Hahn has some incredible insights for us all: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI7ljbB15kM

It's #TheologyThursday, and the Transfiguration is tomorrow! In this passage, the Catechism quotes St. Thomas Aquinas, who saw in the Transfiguration an image of our own bodily resurrection at the end of time.

It's #TheologyThursday, and the Transfiguration is tomorrow! In this passage, the Catechism quotes St. Thomas Aquinas, who saw in the Transfiguration an image of our own bodily resurrection at the end of time.

As the pastor of a tiny parish in Ars, France, Father John happily celebrated the sacraments. His gifts as a confessor were so profound that eventually a train station had to be built on the edge of town to accommodate all the penitents who came to see him.

As the pastor of a tiny parish in Ars, France, Father John happily celebrated the sacraments. His gifts as a confessor were so profound that eventually a train station had to be built on the edge of town to accommodate all the penitents who came to see him.