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Christmas, 2020. It was a Christmas like no other! Click here to watch the livestreams of our Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Masses.


Sunday, December 20, 2020. We couldn't have our traditional Readings and Carols Service, but our youth readers and youth choristers and their families created a wonderful virtual service to help us prepare our hearts for Christmas. Watch the livestream here.


Sunday, November 22, 2020. Father Ryan baptized four beautiful children.


Monday, November 2, 2020. We prayed in a special way for the more than 230,000 who have died in the US from Covid-19 at this year's Solemn Mass of All Souls.


Sunday, November 1, 2020. On the eve of the election, Seattle faith leaders from many traditions gathered in the Cathedral for silent prayer, a sign of unity and solidarity. Click here to watch the livestream.


Sunday, September 20, 2020. Father Ryan baptized three beautiful children in the Cathedral on a quiet Sunday afternoon.


Wednesday, September 16, 2020. Our adult candidates for confirmation were confirmed in a simple Mass in the Cathedral. Congratulations to these nine wonderful people!


Sunday, August 29, 2020. Our youth candidates for confirmation received the sacrament in a beautiful celebration.


Sunday, August 23, 2020. We celebrated First Holy Communion with five great kids.


Saturday, August 22, 2020. Five beautiful children were baptized in the Cathedral.


Sunday, August 2, 2020. We celebrated the long-delayed Sacraments of Initiation with nine wonderful people.


Sunday, July 26, 2020. On our patronal feast day, we celebrated our long delayed First Holy Communions with eight beautiful children.


Thursday, July 16, 2020. It was a privilege to welcome the Most Reverend Christophe Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, to the Mass of Investiture with the Pallium. Click here for the album.


Friday, June 19, 2020. This year, the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus coincided with our national observance of Juneteenth. Deacon Joseph Connor of Immaculate Conception Parish, Seattle, preached powerfully on our need as Catholics to eradicate racism.


Sunday, June 14, 2020. On this Corpus Christi Sunday, Archbishop Etienne announced a Year of the Eucharist for the entire Archdiocese of Seattle--a time to reflect on, study, and enter more fully into the mystery of the Eucharist.


Saturday, June 13, 2020
. Our first public Mass in the Cathedral in 100 days--fittingly, on the vigil of the Feast of Corpus Christi.


Thursday, June 11, 2020. Archbishop Etienne celebrated the Chrism Mass in the Cathedral iin the presence of the deans of the Archdiocese of Seattle.


Saturday, June 6, 2020. Archbishop Etienne ordained Thomas Tran to the Priesthood. The Mass was livestreamed because of ongoing coronavirus restrictions, and was viewed by thousands. Click here for the album.


Friday, June 5, 2020. A Moment of Prayer and Lament. At Noon, dozens of religious leaders of various faiths gathered on the Cathedral steps for prayer and for eight minutes, forty-six seconds of silence in the wake of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis on Memorial Day. Click here to watch the service and hear the compelling address from Rev. Dr. Kelle Brown of our neighboring church of Plymouth Congregational.


Sunday, May 31, 2020. Our first public Mass since the suspension of public services on March 11 was celebrated in the Cathedral Courtyard on May 31, the Feast of Pentecost.


Friday, May 1, 2020. In union with the bishops of the U.S. and Canada, Archbishop Etienne offered a special prayer entrusting our Archdiocese to the care of the Blessed Virgin Mary during this time of pandemic. The prayer took place at Seattle's historic Immaculate Conception Church, and its shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes. Click here to watch the prayer on Vimeo.


Sunday, April 19, 2020. On Divine Mercy Sunday, Archbishop Etienne offered a special Holy Hour in this time of pandemic, concluding the service by processing to the Ceremonial Bronze Doors to bless our city and our Archdiocese with the Blessed Sacrament. Click here for the album. Click here to watch the prayer on Vimeo.


The Sacred Paschal Triduum and Easter during the Coronavirus Pandemic, April 8-12, 2020. In these unprecedented times, the Triduum, the high point of the liturgical year, was celebrated without the congregation present. In Washington state, churches were permitted only eight persons in the building for the purpose of the livestream. Click here for an album.  Click here for quick links to our Triduum livestreams.


Sunday, April 5, 2020. Palm Sunday during the coronavirus pandemic: Archbishop Etienne presides in the empty Cathedral. Masses were livestreamed at 8:30am and 10:30am.


Friday, April 3, 2020. In lieu of our Ecumenical Contemplative Prayer on first Fridays, guitarist Mark Hilliard Wilson offered a musical prayer, livestreamed on Vimeo and Facebook--the first of a weekly series of livestreamed musical events.


Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Archbishop Etienne celebrates Mass on the Feast of St. Patrick. On Tuesday, March 17, he began livestreaming Mass each morning at 8:30am from the Cathedral Chapel.


Sunday, March 22, 2020. On the Fourth Sunday of Lent, Father Ryan was in self-quarantine after returning from his Lenten retreat, and gave his homily from home! Other parishioners did the readings and intercessions from their homes. Click here to watch the video.


Sunday, March 15, 2020. Bishop Elizondo celebrated Mass in Spanish at 11:30am, which was closed to the public and livestreamed throughout the Archdiocese of Seattle.


Sunday, March 15, 2020. For the first time in our Cathedral history, Sunday Mass was celebrated by livestream, with the Cathedral Chapel closed to the public.


Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Archbishop Etienne made the difficult decision to suspend all public Masses in the Archdiocese of Seattle in order to stem the spread of the coronavirus. In his message announcing this historic and heartbreaking decision, he said: "I want to acknowledge the best science that is out there that basically says that despite our best efforts, this epidemic is going to continue to spread... so I am going to ask that all our parishes in Western Washington, in the Archdiocese of Seattle, effective today, suspend the celebration publicly of the Eucharist."


Thursday, February 27, 2020. Bishop Elizondo presided at the Rite of Election, where our Catechumens were formally called to the Easter sacraments. From now on, they will be the Elect. Click here to get to know our Elect a bit better by watching a video and praying for each of them!


Wednesday, February 26, 2020. Ash Wednesday marked the beginning of the holy season of Lent.


Sunday, February 16, 2020. Two wonderful people were received into the Full Communion of the Catholic Church.


Tuesday, February 11-Wednesday, February 12, 2020. It was a privilege to celebrate the Funeral Rites for Archbishop Emeritus Alexander J. Brunett at St. James Cathedral. Click here for the album.


Sunday, January 12, 2020. On the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Father Ryan baptized four beautiful children at the Noon Mass. We welcome with joy these newest members of the family of faith!



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