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Bulletin & Newsletter
Stay connected with our Rector’s Weekly Newsletter and printed bulletin. As a world-famous Cathedral, we welcome thousands of visitors every week from all over the world, the U.S., and Chicagoland. Join us for what we do best—become joyful disciples. Learn more about our faith and Cathedral programs.
Advent and Christmas
The First Sunday of Advent signifies the start of a new liturgical year. Our liturgical year is grounded in the person of Jesus Christ and in the salvation offered to humanity through his life, passion, death, and resurrection, as well as through his teaching, preaching, and ministry.
An Extraordinary Evening in Advent
Come join us for a special night of worship at Holy Name Cathedral! This event is a time to gather together as a community and celebrate the season of Advent through music, prayer, and reflection. Let’s come together to prepare our hearts for the coming of Christ. All are welcome to attend this evening of praise and worship.
Upcoming Events
Young at Heart: Retreat
Saturday, Dec. 6 from 11:00am to 12:30pm
Join us in December for an exciting events for our Young at Heart Ministry (55 and older). As we prepare our hearts for the coming season of Lent, we pause first in Advent to wait with hope and joy for the birth of our Savior.
An Extraordinary Evening in Advent
Wednesday December 17, 2025 7:00pm
Come join us for a special night of worship at Holy Name Cathedral! This event is a time to gather together as a community and celebrate the season of Advent through music, prayer, and reflection. Let’s come together to prepare our hearts for the coming of Christ. All are welcome to attend this evening of praise and worship.
Sixth Annual Rector’s Christmas Concert
Friday, December 12 at 7pm
Join us for this festive evening of holiday music and entertainment featuring Rich Daniels and members of the City Lights Orchestra. The concert begins at 7pm followed by hot chocolate and cookies. Tickets are free of charge and available online only. Limit four tickets per person.
Young Adult Retreat: Back to the First Love
Saturday, January 31 10:00 a.m. – 5:15 p.m.
This retreat invites young adults to return to that first love—that moment of encounter when we first recognized Jesus in our lives. Life gets busy, distractions pile up, and even faithful hearts grow distant.
As we begin a new year, it’s time to pause, rekindle the flame, and let His love clarify our identity and reignite our passion. From that place, we can set goals not just for achievement, but for mission.
St. Cecilia Hymn Festival
Friday November 21 at 7pm
Featuring:
Father Andy Matijevic, Presider, Associate Pastor and Director of Worship
David C. Jonies, Director of Music & Organist
Elizabeth Vasiljevic, Associate Director of Music
Michael Ward, Associate Organist and Chicago NPM Chapter Director
Jeremy Kiolbassa, Director of Liturgy and Music, St. Clement
Annual Thanksgiving Interfaith Service at Holy Name Cathedral
Tuesday, November 25; 6:30pm
In this season of giving thanks, we invite you to join us on Tuesday, Nov. 25 at 6:30pm as we come together with neighbors for an annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, this year hosted here at Holy Name Cathedral at 6:30pm.
Second Wednesday, Monthly Holy Hour Praying For Vocation
November 12 6:30pm - 9pm Adoration, Rosary and Dinner
You are warmly invited to join us for this month’s Adoration and Prayer for Vocations. This month, we are introducing Taizé prayer for the first time during our Holy Hour. Pope John Paul II often said, “From the Eucharist comes strength to live the Christian life and zeal to share that life with others.” Take time to pray before the Eucharist and reflect.
Get Involved
Matthew 25 calls upon us to serve others, especially those in need. Our year-round service ministries focus on supporting people dealing with the effects of homelessness. Our Young Adults have seasonal programs to serve communities facing economic and social challenges. Our Cabrini ministries serve the urgent needs of newly arrived migrants.
Our History
Anytime we celebrate an anniversary, be it a wedding, ordination, or birthday, we remember the initial moment of the event. We celebrate in the present, embracing our blessings, and we believe that good things will continue to be a part of our lives in the future. So it was with Holy Name Cathedral 175 years ago.
In 1849, some very faithful Catholic folks settling in this area petitioned the Archbishop of St. Louis, then the head of this province, to establish a parish here, gathering together the faithful to pray, receive the sacraments, especially the Eucharist at Mass, and then go out to serve the poor and most vulnerable in His Holy Name.
So it is with the Holy Name Cathedral Faith Community today. The future has come, and we gather this year with grateful hearts, remembering those who have gone before us and are marked with the sign of faith. Their faith is a living memory, reminding us of the first disciples’ legacy of faith, which they have bequeathed to us. Please join us as we celebrate our 175th Anniversary year!
Our Vision
A world in communion with Jesus Christ.
Our Mission
Holy Name Cathedral, as a Catholic parish and the seat of the Archdiocese of Chicago, forms a community of disciples who inspire, nurture, and join people on their faith journey to encounter and grow in Jesus Christ.