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WCAX airing of the Sunday morning Catholic Mass has changed to 5:30am starting May 29. So if you enjoy viewing the Mass on Sunday mornings from the comfort of your home you will have to tune in earlier. It begins at 5:30 AM.

Brandon Schneider will celebrate his first Mass that the Cathedral this Saturday May 28th at 4 PM. Following Mass there will be a reception in the parish hall.

I want to take this opportunity to extend a special thank you to Diana Charbonneau for all of her efforts on behalf of the clients of Joseph House. Diana stepped-in as Director of Joseph House for the fall, winter and spring months while Deacon Dennis Moore was wintering in Florida. I am most grateful to her and wish her the best in the future. Thank you, Diana, and welcome back Deacon Dennis Moore. - Msgr. Peter A. Routhier

Memorial Day Mass May 30th at 9:00 AM at the New Mount Calvary Cemetery. In case of inclement weather, Mass will be in the Chapel. There will not be 11:30 confession or a 12:05 Mass. The parish office is closed for the Holiday.

Management, burials and maintenance of the four Cathedral cemeteries, New Mount Calvary on Plattsburgh Ave., Mount Calvary Annex on Pomeroy St., Old Mount Calvary and St. Joseph's Cemetery on Archibald St are now under the management of the Diocese and the Resurrection Park team. All inquiries should be directed to Peter Walsh at (802) 862-1530 or [email protected].

The Diocese of Burlington joyfully celebrates the ordination of two men to Holy Orders as Deacons Brandon Schneider and Gregory Caldwell are ordained to the Priesthood of Jesus Christ by Bishop Christopher Coyne. All are invited to join us in the Cathedral for this solemn liturgy of Ordination. Both men will offer their first blessings in the church following Mass. A reception follows in the parish hall. On Friday evening before the ordination, we invite you to a Holy Hour for Deacons Caldwell and Schneider at the University of Vermont Catholic Center. The devotion will take place at 5:30 PM. Please come and pray for these men. This Holy Hour location is a change from earlier information - it is no longer scheduled for the Cathedral but will be at UVM.

Es Chanteurs de Lorraine, a choral group from Quebec, will present their spring choral concert “Et si on chantait” at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph on Sunday, May 22nd at 4:00 PM. The doors will open at 3:30 PM. The emotional concert will be a celebration of renewal and human warmth, punctuated by hymns of praise, peace and hope that will touch hearts and lift souls -- a beautiful variety of works from various continents and eras, in five languages, created by renowned composers. Admission to the concert is free. There will be a free-will offering taken to support the work of Joseph’s House, an outreach ministry of the Cathedral serving those in need in the Burlington area. For more information: www.leschanteursdelorraine.ca Sandra Penner Choir Director and Airane Benoit Bastien Pianist.

Join us on Sunday, May 29th for an old-fashioned all-you-care-to-eat pancake breakfast featuring bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, blueberry pancakes, breakfast potatoes, French toast and more. Coffee, juice, butter and real Vermont maple syrup are included. Admission is by donation with a suggested gift of $8.00 for adults. Breakfast will be served from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM in the St. Joseph’s Parish Hall. Take-out is available. Hope to see you there! See you there. Learn more about the Knights of Columbus, go to WWW.Kofc279.org or on Facebook at Knights of Columbus DeGosbriand Council #279

The morning Mass and 2:00 PM Confessions are cancelled for this Saturday, May 14. Parishioners are invited to attend Mass at 9:00 AM at St. Mark's Parish on North Avenue. On Saturday, St. Mark's also is holding Our Lady of Fatima devotions for the May 13 anniversary of the first Fatima apparition in 1913: Adoration/Rosary (outdoors, weather permits); Benediction (inside church); the Investiture of the Brown Scapulars.

Confirmations at the Cathedral will be on Thursday, April 28 at 7 p.m., Thursday, May 5 at 7 p.m., Tuesday, May 10 at 7 p.m., Thursday, May 12 at 7 p.m. and Tuesday, May 17 art 7 p.m. Adult Confirmation Sunday, June 5 at 10 a.m. Confirmation with Mass. On Tuesday, May 10, the following young parishioners from the Cathedral of St. Joseph will receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. Please keep them in your prayers. Jason Lai, Hunter McMahon, Alphonsus Nguyen, Sinh Nguyen, and Kevin Tran.

The stipend for weekend and weekday Masses is $10 per Mass. If you have requested a Mass intention, please send the stipend to the parish office or put it in the weekend collection. Don’t forget to identify what it is for. Sunday Mass intentions for the rest of 2022 are all booked. There are still plenty of daily Mass intentions open. Call the parish office to schedule one.

During this month of warming weather, blooming trees and flowers, and fresh, green grass, we renew our devotion to the Blessed Mother. In May, we celebrate the anniversary of the first apparition at Fatima, on May 13, and mark the Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, May 31. We may crown a Mary statue with flowers or some other circlet. We may pray the rosary, recite the Angelus, or another Marian prayer. Appeals to the Blessed Mother please her Son and point to Our Savior. It is a month of great grace during the wonderful Easter season, when we also celebrate the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord and Pentecost.