Cathedral of the Holy Cross

06/09/2026

On Sunday the Cathedral Choir was joined by the Saint Mary's Central High School Choir from Bismarck, ND, Vicky R. Boechler, Director. They sang sacred works by Trotta, Stopford, and Lutkin.

We are grateful for their prayerful voices! 🎶🙏

06/07/2026

06/07/2026

Sunday Mass
7 JUNE 2026 11:30 AM
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston, MA
Very Reverend Robert Oliver, J.C.D. Vicar General, Administrator

Holy Cross Cathedral Choir

Worship Guide:

Prelude:
Ave Maria, Michael John Trotta
Saint Mary's Central High School Choir, Bismarck, ND, Vicky R. Boechler, Director

Offertory Choir Anthem:
Ave Verum, Phillip WJ Stopford (b.1977)

Choir Communion Anthem:
O Sacrum Convivium, James Kennerley (b. 1984)
Barbara Hill, soprano Jaime Korkos, mezzo-soprano

Postlude:
The Lord Bless You and Keep You, Peter C. Lutkin (1858-1931)
Saint Mary's Central High School Choir, Bismarck, ND, Vicky R. Boechler, Director

First Reading: Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14b-16a
Responsorial (choral): Psalm 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20, T. Marier (1912-2001)
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:16-17
Gospel: John 6:51-58

Musicians for today’s celebration:
Members of the Cathedral Choir & Richard J. Clark, Archdiocesan & Cathedral Director of Music & Organist
Saint Mary's Central High School Choir, Bismarck, ND, Vicky R. Boechler, Director

06/07/2026

Solemnidad del Cuerpo y la Sangre de Cristo (Corpus Christi)

06/06/2026

Get your tickets now! Celebrating 150 Years of the Holy Cross Cathedral Pipe Organ: James Kennerley • Municipal Organist of Portland, Maine.

Kennerley has been hailed as “a great organist” displaying “phenomenal technique and sheer musicality” (Bloomberg News) and “serious skill” (Allan Kozinn, New York Times/Wall Street Journal).

In a special program for the Feast of Corpus Christi:

Nicolas de Grigny (1672–1703)
Pange lingua gloriosi corporis mysterium
from Livre d’orgue

Maurice Duruflé (1902–1986)
Prélude et fugue sur le nom d’Alain, Op. 7

Theodore Marier (1912–2001)
Suite I from Gregorian Chant Suites: Hymns to the Blessed Sacrament

César Franck (1822–1890)
Choral no. 2 in B minor

Improvisation on Gregorian themes

Celebrating 150 years of the Cathedral's E. &. G. G. Hook & Hastings, Opus 801 with works by Duruflé, De Grigny, Marier, and Franck

06/06/2026

JAMES KENNERLEY IN CONCERT • SUNDAY, June 7 • 3PM
Here's a small demonstration of the goegeous flute stops on the choir division — just a few of its 5,292 pipes! 🎶

06/03/2026

SUNDAY 6.7.26 • 3PM • JAMES KENNERLEY ⬇TIX & INFO in COMMENTS⬇
The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Bloomberg News praise Kennerley as “a great organist” displaying “phenomenal technique and sheer musicality” (Bloomberg News) and “serious skill” (Allan Kozinn, New York Times/Wall Street Journal). In a performance of Stravinsky's "Perséphone" with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Globe praised the "notably pure-voiced boys of Saint Paul's Choir School" prepared by Kennerley as director.

In 2017 Kennerley was appointed the Municipal Organist of Portland and Artistic Director of the Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ, renowned internationally for the promotion of the organ, its music, and numerous educational and outreach opportunities. He is also Artistic Director of Saint Mary Schola, Maine’s only fully professional instrumental and choral ensemble, and guest conductor of Blue Hill Bach Festival.

Celebrating 150 years of the Cathedral's E. &. G. G. Hook & Hastings, Opus 801 with works by Duruflé, De Grigny, Marier, Franck, and Kennerley in a special program for the Feast of Corpus Chisti.

06/01/2026

For those that missed the livestream, you can revisit the link at any time to watch the mass.

Funeral Mass for Robert “Bobby” Kilduff, Jr. (June 1, 2026)

06/01/2026

The funeral mass for Robert T. Kilduff, Jr. can be seen on the Cathedral Livestream on Youtube at 10AM, Monday June 1 here:

Worship Guide: https://files.ecatholic.com/34508/documents/2026/5/Robert%20T.%20Kilduff%20PROGRAM%206.1.26%20Cathedral.pdf?t=1780081943000

Funeral Mass for Robert “Bobby” Kilduff, Jr. (June 1, 2026)