Due to the Independence Day holiday on Friday, July 4, there will be no confessions, nor regular Masses. There will be only one Mass in English at 9am. The office will also be closed

Registration for religious education is now open for next year! If your children need to receive First Communion or Confirmation, don’t wait too long. You can register at https://www.sccathedral.org/registration, or by visiting our office.

Join Fr. Esquiliano from November 3-14, 2025, on the Miracles and Saints 2025 Jubilee Pilgrimage to Italy – more spots added! This once-in-a-lifetime journey offers the chance to experience the grace of the Jubilee Year by visiting the holy sites of Rome, Assisi, Cascia, and Naples, walking through the Holy Doors, and gaining the spiritual benefits of indulgences. For more information, contact Fr. Esquiliano at desquiliano@sccathedral.org. Don’t miss this extraordinary opportunity!

Father Andrew Galles will be absent during June and most of July to continue his graduate studies for a Master’s degree in Liturgy at the University of Saint Mary of the Lake in Mundelein, Illinois. This opportunity for further study is intended to educate Father Galles for his work as the diocesan Director of Worship.

All scheduled confession times end 15 minutes prior to Mass.  This is to ensure that the priest has sufficient time to prayerfully prepare for Mass and attend to any necessary details for the celebration of Mass. Please arrive sufficiently early if you wish to go to confession instead of arriving with a few minutes left of the scheduled confession time. 

Singing at Mass serves a crucial part of our worship in which we unite ourselves to Christ’s sacrifice that is presented to the Father through the power of the Holy Spirit. When the Church prays and sings, Christ is present. Chanting and music elevates the dignity and solemnity of the Eucharistic sacrifice, revealing to us the beautiful mysteries of Christ and his Church. The Second Vatican Council teaches that all who are present at Mass should fully and consciously participate in the liturgy by way of both interior and exterior participation – by praying, listening, responding, and singing. The Mass is not something to be passively consumed as silent spectators. The faithful are called to be fully and prayerfully engaged in the liturgy, with the priest, as we strive together to offer a fitting and worthy “sacrifice of praise” to God. 

When we habitually come to Mass late or leave Mass early, what does it say about how we prioritize God in our life? What example does it give to children, to fellow worshippers, to visitors, to the priest who sees you walk in late or walk out early? Christ suffered in agony on the cross for six hours out of love for us – can we not give him one? “Could you not watch with me one hour?” (Matthew 26:40). 

PILGRIMAGE TO POLAND AND EASTERN EUROPE:  Come along Nov. 3-14, 2025, to some of the most historical and sacred places in all of Europe.  We'll visit the Shrine of Divine Mercy, visit Czestochowa's Black Madonna, walk through Auschwitz Concentration Camp and so much more.  We'll have Mass each day in great Churches and Cathedrals along the way.  Cost is $4,299 with departure from Omaha.  For a brochure and more information, contact Fr. Dan Guenther, 276 Country Club Drive, Lake Park, Iowa 51347 or call 712-899-6870 or email frdanguenther@gmail.com   

Tune into Faith in Action at 9 a.m., Monday, June 30, on Channel 88.1FM. Host Joanne Fox interviews Bishop Heelan High School alum Chris McGowan as he discusses his candidacy as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 4th congressional district. This program replays at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 5. Faith in Action is brought to you by Mary's Choice, a Sioux City Pregnancy Resource Center. Previous Faith in Action programs can be found at siouxlandcatholicradio.com, on YouTube, and on several other podcasting platforms.