Holy Trinity Cathedral

Holy Trinity Cathedral We are a warm community of Orthodox Christians gathering in San Francisco, California to worship God in Spirit and Truth. You are welcome!

We are OPEN and you are WELCOME! We are delighted to be together with you in worshiping the Holy Trinity. Sunday Liturgy is at 9:30. Please inquire for information on nearby parking. The latest schedule is on our website: https://holy-trinity.org/about/schedule.html and we’d be happy to add you to our e-mail list!

Catching up on some happenings in this month of holiness: Our men’s group — too large this time to get everyone in frame...
06/23/2026

Catching up on some happenings in this month of holiness: Our men’s group — too large this time to get everyone in frame! - met last Wednesday for a lenten dinner and conversation.

06/21/2026

On this day, the Lord's Day, we celebrate the Divine Liturgy at 9:30 AM. The Gospel reading is Matthew 6:22-33. The services of Holy Trinity Cathedral, a parish of the Orthodox Church in America, are prayed in English. All are welcome!

The Divine Liturgy is the common work of Orthodox Christians officially gathered to constitute the Church. It is the action of the Church assembled by God in order to be together in one community to worship, to pray, to sing, to hear God’s Word, to be instructed in God’s commandments, to offer itself with thanksgiving in Christ to God the Father, and to have the living experience of God’s eternal kingdom through communion with the same Christ Who is present in his people by the Holy Spirit.

“O Lord our God, we entreat You, and we supplicate You, that the light of Your countenance be signed on this, Your serva...
06/15/2026

“O Lord our God, we entreat You, and we supplicate You, that the light of Your countenance be signed on this, Your servant, Luka, and that the Cross of Your Only-begotten Son be signed in his heart and understanding, so that he may flee from the vanity of the world and from every evil snare of the enemy, and may follow after Your commandments.”

“God Himself created laws concerning the care of children, and, establishing the feasts, commanded us to explain their m...
06/15/2026

“God Himself created laws concerning the care of children, and, establishing the feasts, commanded us to explain their meaning. He summed up the meaning of the Passover in this instruction: And thou shalt tell thy son in that day, saying, Therefore the Lord dealt thus with me, as I was going out of Egypt (Ex. 13:8).” —St. John Chrysostom. Today we finished our year of studying the Book of Exodus. Our deep thanks to God for our teachers, parents, and young learners!

06/14/2026

On this day, the Sunday of All Saints, we celebrate the Divine Liturgy at 9:30 AM. The Gospel reading is Matthew 10:32-33, 37-38, 19:27-30. The services of Holy Trinity Cathedral, a parish of the Orthodox Church in America, are prayed in English. All are welcome!

The Divine Liturgy is the common work of Orthodox Christians officially gathered to constitute the Church. It is the action of the Church assembled by God in order to be together in one community to worship, to pray, to sing, to hear God’s Word, to be instructed in God’s commandments, to offer itself with thanksgiving in Christ to God the Father, and to have the living experience of God’s eternal kingdom through communion with the same Christ Who is present in his people by the Holy Spirit.

“But if a man and a woman marry in order to be companions on the journey from earth to heaven, then their union will bri...
06/12/2026

“But if a man and a woman marry in order to be companions on the journey from earth to heaven, then their union will bring great joy to themselves and to others.“ —St. John Chrysostom. Congratulations Bonnie and Theodor!

06/07/2026

The servant of God Theodor and the handmaiden of God Bonnie Marie will be crowned in Holy Matrimony today at 2:00 pm.

"We have seen the true light...!" Pentecost Vigil 2026
06/01/2026

"We have seen the true light...!" Pentecost Vigil 2026

05/31/2026

On this day, the divine services begin at 9:30 AM. We celebrate the Cathedral's patronal feast day of PENTECOST! The Holy Spirit that Christ had promised to his disciples came on the day of Pentecost (Jn 14.26, 15.26; Lk 24.49; Acts 1.5). The apostles received “the power from on high,” and they began to preach and bear witness to Jesus as the risen Christ, the King and the Lord. This moment has traditionally been called the birthday of the Church.

We are open, and you are welcome!

The Divine Liturgy of Pentecost recalls our baptism into Christ with the verse from Galatians again replacing the Thrice-Holy Hymn. Special verses from the psalms also replace the usual antiphonal psalms of the liturgy. The epistle and gospel readings tell of the Spirit’s coming to men. The kontakion sings of the reversal of Babel as God unites the nations into the unity of his Spirit. The troparion proclaims the gathering of the whole universe into God’s net through the work of the inspired apostles. The hymns “O Heavenly King” and “We have seen the True Light” are sung for the first time since Easter, calling the Holy Spirit to “come and abide in us,” and proclaiming that “we have received the heavenly Spirit.” The church building is decorated with flowers and the green leaves of the summer to show that God’s divine Breath comes to renew all creation as the “life-creating Spirit.” In Hebrew the word for Spirit, breath and wind is the same word, ruah.

The Great Vespers of Pentecost evening (which we sing right after the Liturgy) features three long prayers at which the faithful kneel for the first time since Easter. The Monday after Pentecost is the feast of the Holy Spirit in the Orthodox Church, and the Sunday after Pentecost is the feast of All Saints. This is the logical liturgical sequence since the coming of the Holy Spirit is fulfilled in men by their becoming saints, and this is the very purpose of the creation and salvation of the world. “Thus says the Lord: Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I your God am holy” (Lev 11.44–45, 1 Pet 1.15–16).

Our celebration will culminate in a festal procession and meal.

The services of Holy Trinity Cathedral, a parish of the Orthodox Church in America, are prayed in English. All are welcome!

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1520 Green Street
San Francisco, CA
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