Last Epiphany, 2020 Exodus 24:12-18; Ps 99 2 Pet 1:16-21; Matt 17:1-9 The Rev’d Dr. Deborah Meister Yesterday, our Cathedral hosted our diocese’s first united diocesan celebration of black history, and it was a joyous day. The pews were packed with hundreds of worshipers; a choir gathered from many congregations sang songs from the black […]

THE SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY Deuteronomy 30:15-20 1 Corinthians 3: 1-9 Matthew 5:21-37 The Rev’d Jim McDermott

The Fifth Sunday after Epiphany Isaiah 58: 1-12 1 Corinthians 2: 1-16 Matthew 5: 13-20 The Very Rev’d Bertrand Oliver, Dean and Rector of Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal

Candlemas is one of the most ancient celebrations of the Christian Church and is mentioned by Egeria, during her pilgrimage to the Holy Land (381–384). “All the priests, and after them the bishop, preach, always taking for their subject that part of the Gospel where Joseph and Mary brought the Lord into the Temple on […]

Third Sunday after the Epiphany (January 26, 2020) First reading   Isaiah 9:1-4 Psalm   Psalm 27:1, 4-9 Second reading   1 Corinthians 1:10-18 Gospel   Matthew 4:12-23 “Come follow me.” Jesus’ invitation, in this still-dark season. And an implicit pledge that the promise is being fulfilled—that the people who have walked in darkness will see a great light. […]

Isaiah 42:1-9 Acts 10:34-43 Matthew 3:13-17 The Very Rev’d Bertrand Oliver, Dean and Rector of Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal

Feast of the Epiphany; 5 January, 2020 Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-7, 10-14 Eph 3: 1-12; Matt 2:1-12 Rev. Dr. Deborah Meister Can I let you in on a secret? I am tired of kings. Kings, princes, potentates, presidents: you can have them all. This week has shown us all too clearly what can happen when […]

Do you have a crèche or Christmas crib at home?  We certainly have one here at Christ Church Cathedral, and the kings haven’t even arrived at the manger yet.  In my house, they are across the room.  Some families move them a little closer to Baby Jesus every day… and this morning, the Kings are […]

The Rev’d Dr. Deborah Meister

The Very Rev’d Bertrand Oliver, Dean and Rector of Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal

The Very Rev’d Bertrand Oliver, Dean and Rector of Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal

Advent 1A; 1 December, 2019                                            Rev. Dr. Deborah Meister Isaiah 2:1-5; Ps 122 Romans 13:11-14; Matt 24:36-44 When I was in college, I had the good fortune to travel to Rome. One day, I fell into conversation with an Anglican priest, standing by a fountain. While we were speaking, a Lutheran pastor with whom he […]