Sermons from Grace Cathedral

Sermons from Grace Cathedral

Sunday Sermons from San Francisco's Grace Cathedral, home to a community where the best of Episcopal tradition courageously embraces innovation and open-minded conversation. At Grace Cathedral, inclusion is expected and people of all faiths are welcomed. The cathedral itself, a renowned San Francisco landmark, serves as a magnet where diverse people gather to worship, celebrate, seek solace, converse and learn.

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April 20, 2025 17 mins

Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA 2F13

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April 18, 2025 9 mins

In this sermon, the Rev. Canon Anna E. Rossi explores the profound theological and emotional struggle to find meaning and God's presence amid suffering and atrocity, using the lens of the aftermath of the Shoah (Holocaust.) In all circumstances, even in the face of overwhelming evil, there is a human impulse to seek understanding through faith. The message affirms God's presence not in power or escape, but in solidarity with suffer...

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April 17, 2025 11 mins

The Rev. Canon Mary Carter Greene

Grace Cathedral, San Francisco

 

Exodus 12:1-14

Psalm 116:1, 10-17 

1 Corinthians 1:23-26

John 13:1-17,31b-35

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Clergy and laity of the diocese gather to renew their vows of ordination and services in a beautiful Holy Week liturgy with the Rt. Rev. Austin Keith Rios, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of California, preaching and presiding. This year, we will joyfully install the Very Rev. Dr. Cameron Partridge as Dean of the San Francisco Deanery. Further, Oil of Chrism is consecrated in the midst of the liturgy, and healing oil blessed. Oils ...

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In her Palm Sunday homily, Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde reflects on the tension between purposeful action and humble acceptance, using Jesus’ journey to the cross as a model of courageous surrender. She draws on Scripture, the Serenity Prayer, and personal experience to explore how we are called to live with intention even when faced with hardship or circumstances beyond our control. Jesus' deliberate path into Jerusalem and his ulti...

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April 6, 2025 13 mins

The intensive sensory experience of today’s Gospel might obscure the context of a meal. This is especially poignant in a gospel that has no institution narrative, but offers a rich Eucharistic interpretation through themes of memory, community, and ethics. Mary’s act of anointing Jesus symbolizes memory, recalling Jesus’ command to remember Him. The community aspect is highlighted by Mary’s role as a full disciple, reversing social...

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March 31, 2025 11 mins
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March 30, 2025 11 mins

Grace Cathedral, San Francisco

March 30, 2025

 

Joshua 5:9-12

Psalm 32

2 Corinthians 5:16-21

Luke15:1-3, 11b-32

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March 23, 2025 13 mins

Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA 2F12

3 Lent (Year C) 11:00 a.m. Eucharist Sunday

23 March 2025

 

Exodus 3:1-15

Psalm 63:1-8

1 Corinthians 10:1-13

Luke 13:1-9

 

The time has come to change your life. Alex Ross writes about a sound and light installation by the composer John Luther Adams (1953-) at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks. It is called The Place Where You Go to Listen. The title refers to Naalagiagvik, a beach on the...

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March 16, 2025 9 mins

March 16, 2025

The Second Sunday in Lent

 

Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18

Psalm 27

Philippians 3:17-4:1

Luke 13:31-35

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March 9, 2025 14 mins

Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA 2F10                                           

1 Lent (Year C) 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. Eucharist                                     

Sunday 9 March 2025 | Litany of P...

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March 5, 2025 9 mins

Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA 2F9 Ash Wednesday 12:00 p.m. Eucharist Isaiah 58:1-12 Psalm 103:8-14 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

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March 2, 2025 12 mins

The Last Sunday After the Epiphany

Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA

 

“Enter eagerly into the treasure house that is within you, and you will see the things that are in heaven.”Amen

 

Exodus 34: 29-35

Psalm 99

2 Corinthians 3: 12-4: 2

Luke 9: 28-36

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February 23, 2025 16 mins

Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA 2F7

7 Epiphany (Year C) 8:30 and 11 a.m. Eucharist

Sunday 23 February 2025

 

Genesis 45:3-11, 15

Psalm 37:1-12, 41-42

1 Corinthians 15:35-38,42-50

Luke 6:27-38

 

In these days of enmity how shall we live? This sermon is about the good news that even today we can live with grace and joy.

 

“Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you” (Lk. 6).

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February 16, 2025 12 mins

Cathedral , San Francisco, CA

16 February 2025

 

Jeremiah 17:5-10

Psalm 1

1 Corinthians 15:12-20

Luke 6:17-25

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Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA 2F5

5 Epiphany (Year C) 11:00 a.m. Eucharist

Sunday 9 February 2025

 

​Isaiah 6:1-8

​Psalm 138

​1 Corinthians 15:1-11

​Luke 5:1-11

“Put out into the deep water and let down your nets… do not be afraid (Lk. 5).”

This week with great emotion my friend Erin said ...

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February 2, 2025 15 mins

Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA 2F4

The Feast of the Presentation 11 a.m. Eucharist

Sunday 2 February 2025 | Displacing 4 Epiphany

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January 26, 2025 12 mins

Bishop of California

The Third Sunday after the Epiphany

Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA

January 26, 2025

 

Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10

Psalm 19

1 Corinthians 12:12-13a

Luke 4:14-21

 

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January 19, 2025 18 mins

The Second Sunday after the Epiphany

January 19, 2025

Grace Cathedral, San Francisco CA

 

Isaiah 62:1-5

Psalm 36:5-10

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

John 2:1-11

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