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

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Mass will be streamed daily from the Cathedral at 10am each morning and available on YouTube. Click on the direct link below to access the Plymouth Diocese channel where you can find the Masses.
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Daily Services

Sunday 19th July
Mass
Monday 20th July
Mass
Tuesday 21st July
Mass
Wednesday 22nd July
Mass
Thursday 23rd July
Mass
Friday 24th July
Mass
Saturday 25th July
Mass
Sunday 26th July
Mass
Monday 27th July
Mass

Tuesday 28th July
Mass
Wednesday 29th July
Mass
Thursday 30th July
Mass
Friday 31st July
Mass
Saturday 1st August
Mass
Sunday 2nd August
Mass
Monday 3rd August
Mass
Tuesday 4th August
Mass
Wednesday 5th August
Mass

Thursday 6th August
Mass
Friday 7th August
Mass
Saturday 8th August
Mass
Sunday 9th August
Mass
Monday 10th August
Mass
Tuesday 11th August
Mass
Wednesday 12th August
Mass
Thursday 13th August
Mass
Friday 14th August
Mass

Face masks to be worn

Please note in line with new government regulations it is now mandatory to wear facial coverings when attending places of worship.

You are expected to wear a face covering immediately before entering and it must kept on until you leave.

For further details see link below.

DETAILS ON FACIAL COVERINGS

A Note of Thanks

A note of thanks and appreciation: Refurbishment of the Blessed Sacrament Chapel. Congratulations and a BIG THANK YOU! Last week we asked for help in raising funds for the Blessed Sacrament Chapel. The great news is that people have been extremely generous, another large benefactor came to us with a cheque to match the original benefactor, so we have more than we asked for, which is excellent news. For those that would still like to contribute we would still like to accept your gift, we are hoping to purchase a set of “outside Stations of the Cross” for the Bishop’s/ Cathedral Garden. We estimate these to be in the region of £600. So any extra fund raising will contribute to this project.

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.

Welcome Back

It was lovely to welcome back some of our parishioners for our first public mass since March

Return from Exile

“Rejoice heart and soul, daughter of Jerusalem.
Shout with gladness, daughter of Sion.” (Zechariah 9:9)

These words of the prophet Zechariah echo in us all. They are from the first reading we will hear, when we are able to return to the public celebration of Mass next weekend. In it, the prophet is describing the time of the return of the Jewish people back to Jerusalem following many years spent in exile, in Babylon. With this return from exile the people were able to rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem. They had the possibility once more of worshipping God in that holy place.

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

A Message from the Metropolitan Archbishops of the Catholic Church in England

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. On Tuesday we heard the announcement that, from the 4th July this year, places of worship will be able to reopen for prayer and services. We welcome this news with great joy. Since the lockdown began, members of all faiths have faced restrictions on how they have been able to celebrate important religious festivals. Our own experience of Easter was unlike any other we have known. Now, in our churches, and with our people, we can look forward again to celebrating the central mysteries of our faith in the Holy Eucharist. The recent reopening of our churches for individual private prayer was an important milestone on our journey towards resuming communal worship. Our churches that have opened have put in place all the measures needed to ensure the risks of virus transmission are minimised. This includes effective hand sanitisation, social distancing, and cleaning. We remain committed to making sure these systems of hygiene and infection control meet Government and public health standards. .......................

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"Let us now open the doors of God’s House "

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
For 85 days, since the 20th of March our doors have been closed as a result of the Pandemic. Today with great joy we are once again opening our church doors for private prayer to our faithful and all those who would like to find quiet and peace in the House of God. We read in sacred scripture the words: For now I have chosen and consecrated this house that my name may be there forever. My eyes and my heart will be there for all time. Conscious that our people have missed being able to attend this house of prayer, let us commend ourselves to the Lord as we pray:

Churches re-opening

“Bishop Mark speaks about Opening of our Churches and about St Boniface, Patron of the Diocese”

Listen to his piece on Radio Devon

Canon Mark's message for the re-opening of the Cathedral

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Feast of the Sacred Heart

On Friday this week we celebrate the Feast of the Sacred Heart. The devotion to the Sacred Heart (also known as the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus) is one of the most widely practised and well-known Catholic devotions, wherein the heart of Jesus is viewed as a symbol of "God's boundless and passionate love for mankind".

Albert Lawes
Deacon Elect -Plymouth Cathedral

Albert Lawes announces the good news that he has been selected for ordination to the diaconate. The ordination will here at the cathedral on Sunday 12th July.

Hear Our Prayer

An inspirational piece of music and a prayer -

Featuring the staff, residents, relatives and Sisters of Nazareth House Plymouth

An interesting take on quarantine through pictures....

Sharing the Good News

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Thank you to all our Plymouth CAST Schools for their great work and giving others hope -Click on the rainbow to see more.

Keeping the Faith

Helping families stay connected
As Masses are restricted throughout the world, many parish and school communities are asking what they can do to keep their families connected to their faith.
CathFamily can help with our online resources which are available free of charge.

CathFamily

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.