Weekly Notices

SOLEMNITY OF PENTECOST – YEAR A 1st Reading: Acts 2:1-11. Resp. Psalm:  Ps 104:1.24.20.31.34. ℟: Lord, send fourth your spirit, and renew the face of the earth.   2nd Reading:  1 [...]

SOLEMNITY OF THE ASCENSION – YEAR A 1st Reading: Acts 1:1-11. Resp. Psalm:  Ps 47:2-3.6-9. ℟: God has gone up with shouts of joy. The Lord goes up with trumpet blast. 2nd Reading: [...]

SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER – YEAR A 1st Reading: Acts 8:5-8.14-17. Resp. Psalm:  Ps 66:1-7.16.20. ℟: Cry out with joy to God, all the earth. 2nd Reading:  1 Peter 3:15-18. Gospel [...]

FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER – YEAR A 1st Reading: Acts 6:1-7. Resp. Psalm:  Ps 33:1-2.4-5.18-19.  ℟:  May your merciful love be upon us, as we hope in you O Lord. 2nd Reading:  1 Peter 2:4-9.  Gospel [...]

FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER – YEAR A 1st Reading: Acts 2:14.36-41. Resp. Psalm:  Ps 23:1-6. ℟:  The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.   2nd Reading:  1 [...]

THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER – YEAR A 1st Reading: Acts 2:14.22-33. Resp. Psalm:  Ps 16:1-.5.7-11. ℟:  Lord, you will show me the path of life.   2nd Reading:  1 Peter 1:17-21. [...]

SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER SUNDAY – YEAR A 1st Reading: Acts 2:42-47. Resp. Psalm:  Ps 118:2-4.13-15.22-24. ℟:  Give praise to the Lord, for he is good; his mercy endures forever. [...]

PALM SUNDAY – YEAR A 1st Reading: Isaiah 50:4-7. Resp. Psalm:  Ps 22:8-9.17-20.23-24. ℟:  My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?  2nd Reading:  Philippians 2:6-11. Gospel [...]

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT – YEAR A 1st Reading: Ezekiel 37:12-14. Resp. Psalm:  Ps 130:1-8 ℟:  With the Lord there is mercy, in him is plentiful redemption.  2nd Reading:  Romans [...]

FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT – YEAR A 1st Reading: 1 Samuel 16:1.6-7.10-14. Resp. Psalm:  Ps 23:1-6 ℟:  The Lord is my shepherd:  there is nothing I shall want.  2nd Reading: [...]

THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT – YEAR A 1st Reading: Exodus 17:3-7. Resp. Psalm:  Ps 95:1-2.6-9 ℟:  O that today you would listen to his voice!  Harden not your hearts,  2nd Reading: [...]

FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT – YEAR A 1st Reading: Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7. Resp. Psalm:  Ps 51:3-6.12-14.17 ℟:  Have mercy, O Lord, for we have sinned.  2nd Reading:  Romans 5:12-19. [...]

SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A 1st Reading: Leviticus 19:1-2. 7-18. Resp. Psalm:  Ps 103:1-4.10.12-13 ℟: The Lord is compassionate and gracious.  2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians [...]

SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A First Reading: Sirach 15:15-20. Resp. Psalm:  Ps 119:1-2,4-5,17-18,33-34. ℟: Blessed are those who walk in the law of the Lord! Second Reading: 1 [...]

SOLEMNITY OF THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT: First Reading: Genesis 46:1-7. Resp. Psalm:  Ps 37. ℟: From the Lord comes the salvation of the just. Second Reading: Ephesians 1:3-14. Gospel [...]

FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A First Reading: Zephaniah 2:3; 3:12-13. Resp. Psalm: Ps 146. ℟: Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Second Reading: 1 [...]

THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD – YEAR A First Reading: Isaiah 62:11-12. Resp. Psalm: Ps 97:1.6.11-12. ℟: AA light will shine on us this day: the Lord is born for us.  Second Reading: Titus 3:4-7. [...]

FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT – YEAR A First Reading: Isaiah 7:10-14. Resp. Psalm: Ps 24:1-6. ℟: Let him enter; he is the king of glory.  Second Reading: Romans 1:1-7. Gospel acclamation: [...]

THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT – YEAR A First Reading: Isaiah 35:1-6.10. Resp. Psalm: Ps 146:6-10. ℟: Come, Lord, and save us.  Second Reading: James 5:7-10. Gospel acclamation:   The [...]

SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT – YEAR A First Reading: Isaiah 11:1-10. Resp. Psalm: Ps 72:1-2,7-9,12-13,17. ℟: In his days shall justice flourish, and great peace forever.  Second Reading: Roman [...]

FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT – YEAR A First Reading: Isaiah 2:1-5. Resp. Psalm: Ps 122:1-9. ℟: We shall go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.  Second Reading: Roman 13:11-14. Gospel acclamation: [...]

SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING – YEAR C First Reading: 2 Samuel 5:1-3. Resp. Psalm: Ps 122:1-2.4-5. ℟: Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord. Second Reading: Colossians 1:12-20. Gospel [...]

THIRTY THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME  – YEAR C First Reading: Malachi 4:1-2; Resp. Psalm: Ps 98:5-9, ℟:  The Lord comes to judge the peoples with fairness.  Second Reading:  2 [...]

SOLEMNITY OF ALL SAINTS – YEAR C First Reading: Revelation 7:2-4.9-14; Resp. Psalm: Ps 24:1-6, ℟:  These are the people who seek your face, O Lord. Second Reading:  2 John 3:1-3; Gospel [...]

THIRTY FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C First Reading: Wisdom 11:22.12:2; Resp. Psalm: Ps 145:1-2.8-11.13-14, ℟:  I will bless your name forever, my king and my God. Second Reading: [...]

THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C First Reading: Sirach 35:12-14.16-18; Resp. Psalm: Ps 34:2-3.17.19-23, ℟:  The lowly one called, and the Lord heard him. Second Reading:  2 Timothy [...]

TWENTY SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C   First Reading: Habakkuk 1:2-3. 2:2-4; Resp. Psalm: Ps 95:1-2.6-9, ℟: O that today you would listen to his voice! Harden not your hearts.  Second [...]

TWENTY FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C   First Reading: Amos 6:1.4-7; Resp. Psalm: Ps 146:7-10, ℟: My so8ul, give praise to the Lord! Second Reading: 1Timothy 6:11-16;   Gospel [...]

TWENTY FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C   First Reading: Amos 8:4-7; Resp. Psalm: Ps 113:1-2.4-5.7-8, ℟: Praise the Lord, who raises the poor from the dust. Second Reading: 1Timothy 2:1-8;  [...]

TWENTY FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C First Reading: Exodus 32:7-11.13-14; Resp. Psalm: Ps 51:3-4.12-13.17.19, ℟: I will arise and go to my father. Second Reading: 1 Timothy 1:12-17;  [...]

TWENTY THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C   First Reading: Wisdom 9:13-18; Resp. Psalm: Ps 90:3-6.12-14.17, ℟: O Lord, you have been our refuge, from generation to generation. Second [...]

TWENTY SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C First Reading: Isaiah 66:18-21; Resp. Psalm: Ps 117, ℟: Go into all the world and preach the Gospel. Second Reading: Hebrews 12:5-7.11-13; Gospel [...]

THE SOLEMNITY OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY – YEAR C    First Reading: Revelation 11:19a.12:1-6a.10ab; Resp. Psalm: Ps 45, ℟: On your right stands the queen in gold of Ophir. [...]

TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C First Reading: Jeremiah 38:4-6.8-10 Resp. Psalm: Ps  40 Second reading: Hebrews 12:1-4 Gospel Acclamation:  My sheep hear my voice, says the Lord; I [...]

NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C First Reading: Wisdom 18:6-9 Resp. Psalm: Ps  33 Second reading: Hebrews 11:1-2.8-19 Gospel: Luke 12:22-48   PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL:  The [...]

EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C   First Reading: Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23 Resp. Psalm: Ps  90 Second reading: Colossians 3:1-5.9-11 Gospel: Luke 12:13-21   CENSUS FORMS:  [...]

SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C First Reading: Genesis 18:20-32 Resp. Psalm: Ps  138 Second reading: Colossians 2:12-14 Gospel: Luke 11:1-13   COVID-19 UPDATE:  The wearing of [...]

SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C First Reading: Genesis 18:1-10a Resp. Psalm: Ps 15 Second reading: Colossians 1:24-28 Gospel: Luke 10:38-42   PARISH SOCIAL:  Coffee, tea, and a [...]

FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C First Reading: Deuteronomy 30:10-14 Resp. Psalm: Ps 69 Second reading: Colossians 1:15-20 Gospel: Luke 10:25-37   PARISH SOCIAL:  Coffee, [...]

FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C First Reading:  Isaiah 66:10 -14c Resp, Psalm: Ps 66 Second Reading: Galatians: 6:14 – 18 Gospel: Luke 10:1-12. 17-20   COVID-19 [...]

THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C   First Reading:  1 King 19:16b – 21 Resp. Psalm:  PS 16 Second Reading:  Galatians 5:1.13-16 Gospel:  Luke 9:51 – 62   [...]

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) – Year C First Reading: Genesis 14:18-20 Resp. Psalm: Ps 110 Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Gospel: Luke [...]

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity – Year C   First Reading: Proverbs 9:22-31 Resp. Psalm: Ps 8 Second Reading: Rom. 5:1 -5 Gospel: John 16:12-15   CATECHISM:  The catechism [...]

The Solemnity of Pentecost – Year C First Reading: Acts 2:1-11 Responsorial Psalm: Ps 104 Second Reading: Rom 8:8-17 Gospel: John 14:15-16. 23b-26   COVID 19 UPDATE: Singing is [...]

The Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord – Year C First Reading: Act 1:1-11, Responsorial Psalm: Ps 47 Second Reading: Eph 1:17-23 Gospel: Luke 24;46 – 53   Second Collection: [...]

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THE SYNOD OF BISHOPS The Synod on Synodality is a two-year process of listening and dialogue beginning with a solemn opening in Rome on October 9 and 10, 2021 with each individual diocese and [...]

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POPI ACT COMPLIANCE AND INFORMATION We wish to inform you that St Mary’s Cathedral parish (hereafter “the parish”) has to comply to the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act that comes [...]

Dear Cathedral Parishioners As from Saturday 6th February we will be allowing 80 parishioners to attend Mass, this is within the guidelines set out by the Archdiocese of Cape Town. Pre-bookings [...]

It is with a sad heart that we say farewell to Fr Rohan Smuts our Cathedral Administrator and Fr Luigi Benigni our Assistant Priest. Both of them have planted seeds of hope & love in our [...]

THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION THE CATHEDRAL: Currently by appointment only NAZARETH HOUSE: Thursdays before the First Friday of each month 09h15 – 10h00 or anytime on request. COMMUNION TO THE [...]

THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION THE CATHEDRAL: Currently by appointment only NAZARETH HOUSE: Thursdays before the First Friday of each month 09h15 – 10h00 or anytime on request. COMMUNION TO THE [...]

THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION THE CATHEDRAL: Currently by appointment only NAZARETH HOUSE: Thursdays before the First Friday of each month 09h15 – 10h00 or anytime on request. COMMUNION TO THE [...]

THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION THE CATHEDRAL: Currently by appointment only NAZARETH HOUSE: Thursdays before the First Friday of each month 09h15 – 10h00 or anytime on request.   COMMUNION TO [...]

THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION THE CATHEDRAL: Currently by appointment only NAZARETH HOUSE: Thursdays before the First Friday of each month 09h15 – 10h00 or anytime on request.   COMMUNION TO [...]

THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION THE CATHEDRAL: Currently by appointment only NAZARETH HOUSE: Thursdays before the First Friday of each month 09h15 – 10h00 or anytime on request.   COMMUNION TO [...]

THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION THE CATHEDRAL: Currently by appointment only NAZARETH HOUSE: Thursdays before the First Friday of each month 09h15 – 10h00 or anytime on request.   COMMUNION TO [...]

THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION THE CATHEDRAL: Currently by appointment only NAZARETH HOUSE: Thursdays before the First Friday of each month 09h15 – 10h00 or anytime on request.   COMMUNION TO [...]

THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION THE CATHEDRAL: Currently by appointment only NAZARETH HOUSE: Thursdays before the First Friday of each month 09h15 – 10h00 or anytime on request.   COMMUNION TO [...]

As from Sunday 11th October we will be allowing 100 parishioners to attend the 10am Sunday Mass. This is within the guidelines set out by the Archdiocese – 30% of the given space. No [...]

Holy Mass will be live streamed from our Facebook page every Sunday at 10h00 in the Cathedral with fifteen congregants present, please see the mass booklet below for this coming Sunday. 19th [...]

Fr Rohan and Fr Luigi have requested that those parishioners wanting to return to Mass as from Sunday 19th July 2020 need to sign up. This can be done by phoning the presbytery (021) 462-2586 or [...]

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Dear parishioners/visitors, please see a notice (link below)  from the Dean regarding the reopening of church’s within in the Cathedral Parish. We kindly ask that you share this letter with [...]

Attached below please find a letter to parishioners from the Archbishop’s office concerning the re-opening of churches in the Archdiocese of Cape Town. [...]

    The  Archdiocese of Cape Town has prepared a simple step by step video clip regarding the Covid-19 measures to be put in place in all our Churches. Please note that not every detail [...]

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We invite you to join us online as we commemorate the saving Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, celebrated in the sacred Liturgies of Holy Week.  The Archdiocese has issued a [...]

Mass will be held Mondays to Saturdays at 07h00 and 09h00 on Sundays. Subscribe to our Youtube channel and join us as we celebrate virtual Mass online.   LINK: [...]

Dear Parishioners/Visitors The Archdiocese of Cape Town has released an updated document detailing safety measures regarding the Coronavirus for the Catholic Church in Cape Town. The full [...]

Notice regarding safety measures adopted in the face of the Coronavirus threat to life in the Archdiocese of Cape Town. View official communication here.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY Today we are greatly helped by the wonderful Gospel of the Woman at the Well.  On the third attempt, Jesus finally gets through to her but after that there is no stopping her. [...]

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY   Every so often, we catch a glimpse of the “something more” that God has in store for us.  These fleeting experiences are to be treasured: the birth of my first child, [...]

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY   The temptations of Jesus are not at all temptations to this or that sin but rather fundamental options which matter for the direction of his life. Jesus was tempted in [...]

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY   Today’s gospel continues the challenge from last week to go deeper into the heart, the seat of hidden thoughts and desires.  The call to conversion is a call to give [...]

  THOUGHT FOR THE DAY   It is clear already in the Old Testament that it is not our misdeeds which accuse us before God, but our hearts, fractured and divided as they are.  Consistent with [...]

THE PAROCHIAL NOTICES   LAST WEEKEND’S FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS Collection             R 14 209, 60   Planned Giving          R10 688, 88 Southern Cross     R      108, 00   Holy [...]

Thought for the day   Our Gospel today describes two very old people – Simeon and Anna – who are very attractive in their old age.  They have lived prayerful lives of faith and, in [...]

  Thought for the day   The heart of Jesus’ proclamation is given in today’s Gospel. As is often noted, the word “repent” is not the best translation of the original Greek and it would [...]

Thought for the day   In John’s Gospel, the first thing that any human being says of Jesus is found on the lips of John the Baptist: Look, there is the Lamb of God.  We think naturally and [...]

Thought for the day   Begin by recalling some special moment between yourself and your parents. Did you ever hear from them the equivalent of “This is my son, my daughter, the beloved: my [...]

Thought for the day   In our deepest selves, each of us is a mystery: Where do I come from? Where am I going? Why am I here? How should I live? The risk in our present culture is to [...]

Thought for the day   Our Gospel today omits —understandably? — the brutal massacre of the innocents.  While the story is indeed brutal, it is unfortunately not unrealistic.   Its omission [...]

Thought for the day   In a culture where God is, apparently, absent, it may sound strange to hear words such as “Do not be afraid” and “God is with us.”  Such assurances are at the heart our [...]

Thought for the day   Joy in believing might seem an “extra” in today’s challenging climate for faith. Many of us struggle simply to hold on, not to mention being exuberant about it all. And [...]

Thought for the day   It is possible to live a merely sentient existence, paying attention only to the immediate and being satisfied once the urgent appetites are met. It is hard to say how [...]

Thought for the day   In A. A. Milne, we read the following scrap of dialogue: “What day is it?” It’s today,” squeaked Piglet. “My favourite day,” said Pooh. Today has to be our favourite day [...]

  Thought for the day   When the news from the Middle East—the cradle of civilisation and faith—is so consistently dreadful, our dismay can easily devolve into despair. What about all the [...]

Thought for the day   When core ritual practices undergo change, this indicates a major shift in worldview. A good example for today is how we conduct funerals. There was a traditional pattern [...]

Thought for the day   Today we honour those holy men and women who have gone before us in faith and have done so in a glorious way.  Those who have gone before us and now share in the glories of [...]

Thought for the day   Humility, humiliation, low self-esteem: these things get all mixed up in our minds and in our feelings. In the past, humility was encouraged by humiliation – really an [...]

Thought for the day  There can be no “part-time” discipleship.  Likewise, there can be no parttime prayer.  The deep reason behind this is that God loves my whole person and desires all that I [...]

Thought for the day  Inclusivity and inclusion are buzz words in our culture.  We find the radical openness of Jesus very helpful today, as we try to see the future of the Christian project.  St [...]

Thought for the day   The cry of the disciples to the Lord, “increase our faith,” resonates very much with us today. Is being a person of faith harder today than it has ever been? In one sense [...]

Thought for the day   Irony and sarcasm somewhat resemble each other, with some notable differences. Sarcasm, easily enough achieved, is often wounding. On the other hand, irony, using “cognitive [...]

Thought for the day  The banking crisis is only one example of a wider “honesty deficit” in public life. Even people working for charities are sometimes found, unfortunately, to be lacking in [...]

Thought for the day  Happiness in believing is possibly out of fashion and even out of sync with the times. And yet, engagement with the Good News should surely lead to a profound happiness, even [...]

Thought for the day  A life without wonder would be very barren indeed. Babies are great at wonder and good communicators (in whatever field, such as nature or cosmology) have kept an almost [...]

Thought for the day Customs surrounding hospitality are deeply embedded in every culture. Normally, we pay little attention to this because we just act “normally.” When we change cultures, [...]

Thought for the day For a long time, Western Christianity was marked by a deep pessimism. Most were surely going to hell! In sum, we seem to have moved from clarity and pessimism to agnosticism [...]