Cathedral News

People generally see what they want to see. God chose to become human in every way except for sin. He also decided to be reared in a village that was considered a bit of a backwater. “Nazareth!

Sometimes people faced with pain or tragedy think that their suffering is somehow God’s will. Both the first reading and the gospel contradict this attitude.

We are reminded in today’s liturgy of the power of God, in the reading from the Book of Job, which is the story of a good man who has endured numerous tragedies and who wonders where God is when he

St Elizabeth of Schonau, abbess, mystic and visionary, is remembered on 18 June.

Ezekiel was born around 623, during the reign of Josiah. He became a priest and was exiled to Babylon, where he made a series of prophecies.

“Do not disturb. I’m disturbed enough already” (notice on Spike Milligan’s door, quoted by the late bishop of Galway, Martin Drennan).

The Eucharist is central to our faith. St Pius X (1903-1914) encouraged frequent communion and its reception by young children.

The Fredrikstad Gospel Choir, from Norway, sings in the Cathedral on Saturday 1 June 2024.

The annual Corpus Christi procession begins after 3:00pm mass in the Abbey, St Francis Street.

“Trinity is a mystery, not a puzzle. Love is mystery; a crossword is a puzzle. You try to solve a puzzle - you stand before the mystery." (Justo Gonzalez)