The Cathedral Church of St Mary and St Boniface - Plymouth Cathedral

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Resplendent,

Following a sucessful appeal and a lot of hard work he Cathedral's refurbished Blessed Sacrament Chapel and Lady Chaper are looking resplendent thanks to the help of our generous benefactors and members of the parish following our sucessful appeal this summer. Once again thank you for your kind generosity.

All Saints and all Holy Souls

"November begins with two beautiful days- the Feasts of All Saints and All Souls. Holy Mother Church remembers all of her children, to whom she has given the life of Jesus through Baptism ...We all know that during this whole month we give them extra love and care, by praying to them and for them."
St. Teresa of Calcutta

During this month of November we too as a parish will be praying for the Faithful Departed, the Holy Souls, and Our Loved ones.
We will have envelopes-traditionally we will remember all our deceased relatives and friends who can be named and prayed for. The envelopes once they have been filled with your intentions, will be placed at the Altar for the month of November.
They will be available before and after Mass. If you would like envelopes sent to you, please let us know by contact the parish office:
either by email: plymouthcathedral@prcdtr.org.uk Or by phone: 01752-662537

Please remember to keep in your prayers this year, especially the victims of the Pandemic- victims of Covid19, which has been a time of suffering and pain for so many families throughout our world.
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Eternal Rest Grant unto them O Lord, and May the Souls of the Faithful Departed through the Mercy of God Rest in Peace.
Amen

Father Danny Longland
Diamond Jubilee Mass

On Thursday 24th September 2020, Father Danny Longland will be celebrating Mass here at the Cathedral on the occaision of his 6oth Anniversary of his Ordination to the priesthood in East Bergholt.

Everybody here at the cathedral would like like to offer Father Danny our sincere and warm congratulations on this special occasion . All welcome to attend Mass and celebrate with him - in line with Covid regualtions- however, if you are unable to attend please use the link above to view online.

Photographs

Chrism Mass

Today in the Cathedral Bishop Mark celebrated the Chrism Mass which was delayed from Holy Week due to the pandemic. In attendance were the Canons of the Cathedral Chapter and the Deans as well as others from the diocese

Select links to view the Chrism Mass and read Bishop Mark's Homily

View Chrism Mass

Bishop Mark's Homily

Clergy Calling

We have put together a new form which will help us with an update for contact details which will be distributed at Masses and also online. Please take time to fill this in, as we found that during lockdown we were unable to contact many parishioners as the information we had was out of date.

Contact details

The saying is “it never rains, but when it does, it pours”!

On Thursday we had a flash flood through the door of the Sacred Heart Chapel in the cathedral. Subsequently we have had to remove the carpeted area surrounding the chapel, as it was soaking and rotten with the flood. We will be looking into a replacement solution, but in the meantime please avoid that area in the cathedral.

Busy, Busy Busy.

Even if our clegy cannot get out into the community at present they are working non stop to enure the Cathedral and its garden are restored to its very best, cleaning, cutting, digging etc.

Reflection

Message from Canon Mark
The Public Celebration of Masses.

It is very good news that we are now able to have public celebrations of Mass.
So that we can comply and keep safe in these times of Covid19 we have been issued guidelines from the Bishop’s conference.
I will highlight the necessary points which will govern our celebrations of Mass and ask that we all learn to adapt and ensure that we all can come together for our celebrations.
We are very much looking forward to seeing you here in the parish.

DAILY WORSHIP

Mass will continue to be streamed online at 10:00 daily and also said publicly from Saturday 4th July. Masses will be celebrated in the Cathedral 10:00 am Monday—Saturday , Sunday Masses—8:00 am, 10:00 am and 6:00 pm— (St Josephs– Devonport 11:30am) Due to social distancing Sunday obligations are carried through to all weekdays, please attend weekday Mass if possible in order to allow key workers priority to attend Sundays.

Guidelines

Welcome to the website of the Cathedral Church of St. Mary and St. Boniface, Plymouth, within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Plymouth.

The Dean, Canon Mark O’Keeffe, is assisted by Father Oscar Ardila, Cathedral Priest;
both are resident in Cathedral House.
Bishop Mark O’Toole, the 9th Bishop of Plymouth, is also resident.

Everyone is welcome here, no matter who you are or where you are on your faith journey.
If you have lost touch with us for a while we would be delighted to see you again
and listen to your story.