St. Joseph's Cathedral Basilica
10044 113 Street MW T5K1N8 Edmonton, AB, Canada

The Little Flower keeps a watchful eye over our sacristy. Happy Feast of St Therese!

The Confirmation Mass is Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. It begins at 7pm. We will have 14 young people receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation.

FEAST OF THE ARCHANGELS, MICHAEL, GABRIEL & RAPHAEL Bless the Lord, all you his angels, mighty in power, fulfilling his word, and heeding his voice. O God, who dispose in marvelous order ministries both angelic and human, graciously grant that our life on earth may be defended by those who watch over us as they minister perpetually to you in heaven.... Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. [Picture of Raphael and Michael windows in the SE Entrance to the Basilica: Raphael shown catching fish in the Tigris river (Tobit 6) and Michael the warrior, slaying the beast (Daniel 10) and with the scales of justice with which to weigh the souls of the departed.]

Here's the end of Mass today. Sorry for the livestream dropping off. Our streaming server went down and it was beyond our control.

Live: Sunday Mass on 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time at St. Joseph's Basilica (September 27, 2020 at 10:30am) To make an offertory, visit your local parish website and click on donate. Spiritual Communion prayer:... My Jesus, I believe that You are truly present in the Holy Eucharist. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there, and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen

FEAST OF ST JEAN DE BRÉBEUF & ST ISSAC JOGUES, PRIESTS, & COMPANIONS, MARTYRS Secondary Patrons of Canada Holy Martyrs and patrons, protect this land which you have blessed by the shedding of your blood. Renew in these days our Catholic faith which you helped to establish in this new land. Bring all our fellow citizens to a knowledge and love of the truth. Make us zealous in the profession of our faith so that we may continue and perfect the work which you have begun with so ...much labour and suffering. Pray for our homes, our schools, our missions, for vocations, for the conversion of sinners, the return of those who have wandered from the fold, and the perseverance of all the Faithful. And foster a deeper and increasing unity among all Christians. Amen. Holy Mary, Queen of Martyrs, pray for us. St. Jean de Brébeuf, pray for us. St. Isaac Jogues, pray for us. St. Gabriel Lalemant, pray for us. St. Antoine Daniel, pray for us. St. Charles Garnier, pray for us. St. Noël Chabanel, pray for us. St. René Goupil, pray for us. St. Jean de Lalande, pray for us. https://saltandlighttv.org/blogfeed/getpost.php?id=51412

The parish bulletin for week beginning September 27 (26th Week of Ordinary Time) is now available to view online: https://www.stjosephbasilica.com//Bulletin%20September%202 Don't forget - donations can be made online. Thank you for your generosity. https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/28086

FEAST OF ST MATTHEW, APOSTLE O God, who with untold mercy were pleased to choose as an Apostle Saint Matthew, the tax collector, grant that, sustained by his example and intercession, we may merit to hold firm in following you. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.... [Photo: St Matthew Window, St Joseph's Basilica; credit: Lincoln Ho]

Live: Sunday Mass on 25th Sunday of Ordinary Time at St. Joseph's Basilica (September 20, 2020 at 10:30am) To make an offertory, visit your local parish website and click on donate. Spiritual Communion prayer:... My Jesus, I believe that You are truly present in the Holy Eucharist. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there, and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen

Cantate Domino!

After a summer break, our parish newsletters have resumed! The parish bulletin for week beginning September 20 (25th Week of Ordinary Time) is now available to view online: https://www.stjosephbasilica.com//Bulletin%20September%201... Donations can be made online. Thank you for your generosity. https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/28086

The Bishops of Alberta & Northwest Territories have a special message for YOU! https://www.facebook.com/watch/

MEMORIAL OF Ss CORNELIUS, POPE, & CYPRIAN, BISHOP, MARTYRS O God, who gave Saints Cornelius and Cyprian to your people as diligent shepherds and valiant Martyrs, grant that through their intercession we may be strengthened in faith and constancy and spend ourselves without reserve for the unity of the Church. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.... We also remember especially today another Pope and another Bishop: 36 years ago today Pope St John Paul II was welcomed to St Joseph's Basilica by Archbishop Joseph MacNeil (Archbishop of Edmonton 1973-99). Learn more: https://www.stjosephbasilica.com/history/papal-visit

FEAST OF THE EXULTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS We should glory in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, in whom is our salvation, life and resurrection, through whom we are saved and delivered.... O God, who willed that your Only Begotten Son should undergo the Cross to save the human race, grant, we pray, that we, who have known his mystery on earth, may merit the grace of his redemption in heaven. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Sunday Mass for September 13, 2020.

MEMORIAL OF THE MOST HOLY NAME OF MARY Blessed are you, O Virgin Mary, by the Lord God Most High, above all women on the earth; for he has so exalted your name that your praise shall be undying on our lips.

Live: Chrism Mass on The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary at St. Joseph's Basilica (September 8, 2020 at 4pm) To make an offertory, visit your local parish website and click on donate. Spiritual Communion prayer:... My Jesus, I believe that You are truly present in the Holy Eucharist. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there, and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen

FEAST OF THE NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Let us celebrate with joy the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, for from her arose the sun of justice, Christ our God. Impart to your servants, we pray, O Lord, the gift of heavenly grace, that the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin may bring deeper peace to those for whom the birth of her Son... was the dawning of salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen See more