Announcements

Please hold in prayer the twelve youth from our parish—Sergio, Jenny, Cynthia, Jaasiel, Janela, Jocelyn, Lesley, Luduim, Marely, Marilyn, Mia & Bryan—and their chaperones Fr. John Benson and Robert Torres, who are attending World Youth Day in Lisbon (August 1 - 6)!

Come out this Friday night, July 21, to hear the Priests in Concert band, including Fr. John Benson, perform at a World Youth Day fundraising concert at St. Mary of the Mills' Keesler Center in Laurel, MD! Read Catholic News Agency's profile of our talented priests and support the 400 ADW youth (12 from St. Matthew's) attending WYD.

Pope Francis gives us a great gift in his 2014 series of catecheses, or instruction, on the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. Read a short teaching from Pope Francis on each gift.

Read about the issues that members of your Parish Council have been working on, and what's up next!

Planning to stop by the rectory office? The rectory office reception hours are 9am - 4pm (closed 1 - 1:30pm), 7 days a week.

Access on demand videos newly-recorded by L.J. Milone on German mystic Meister Eckhart and his teachings on "gelassenheit" or releasement (meaning letting go/letting be) as the key to unity with God.

Find bios, explanations of coats of arms, and prayer cards for our two newest auxiliary bishops, and plan to watch the ADW livestream of the Mass of Ordination for Bishop-elect Juan Esposito-Garcia and Bishop-elect Evelio Menjivar-Ayala at 2pm on Tuesday, February 21.

We launched on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, December 12. Explore and enjoy the richer display of our life in community and of the Cathedral's art and architecture, new content in English and Spanish, and more.

Mascarillas siguen siendo opcionales dentro de la Catedral. Leer mas.

Throughout February 2022, parishioners came together to pray and discuss the state of the Catholic Church in several in-person and online listening sessions. For a summary of the general results from these listening sessions, read the St. Matthew's Synod Report. You may also read the ADW Synod Report.