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!

"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.

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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!

05/31/2026

On the eve of "the last day, that great day of the feast" (John 7:37) — Pentecost — we celebrate the festal vigil at 6:00 pm. Clergy and faithful from around the Bay Area will come together with their Archbishop "with one accord in one place" (Acts 2:1) to celebrate what must happen and does happen to us in the Church today. We all have died and risen with the Messiah-King, and we all have received his Most Holy Spirit. We are the “temples of the Holy Spirit.” God’s Spirit dwells in us (Rom 8; 1 Cor 2–3, 12; 2 Cor 3; Gal 5; Eph 2–3). We, by our own membership in the Church, have received “the seal of the gift of the Holy Spirit” in the sacrament of chrismation. Pentecost has happened to us and we invoke the "Comforter, the Spirit of Truth" to “come and abide in us.”

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

Holy anticipation! Our parish festal weekend begins with memorial prayer and preparation. Festa vigil tonight at 6!
05/30/2026

Holy anticipation! Our parish festal weekend begins with memorial prayer and preparation. Festa vigil tonight at 6!

“O Lord our God, crown them with glory and honor!” Our congratulations to Christopher and Megan as they begin their jour...
05/29/2026

“O Lord our God, crown them with glory and honor!” Our congratulations to Christopher and Megan as they begin their journey to oneness and salvation in holy matrimony. Many Years!

05/24/2026

On this day, the 7th Sunday of Pascha, we commemorate the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council and continue reflecting on the Ascension of Our Lord. We celebrate the Divine Liturgy at 9:30 AM. The Gospel reading is John 17:1-13. 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.

"Be Thou exalted above the heavens, O God, and Thy glory over all the earth!" His Grace, Bishop Vasily celebrated the jo...
05/23/2026

"Be Thou exalted above the heavens, O God, and Thy glory over all the earth!" His Grace, Bishop Vasily celebrated the joyous feast of the Ascension of Our Lord at Holy Trinity Cathedral in San Francisco.

Christ is risen! Beautiful weather and a warm spirit marked the 6th Sunday of Pascha — also “Bay to Breakers” here in th...
05/18/2026

Christ is risen! Beautiful weather and a warm spirit marked the 6th Sunday of Pascha — also “Bay to Breakers” here in the City by the Bay despite traffic woes. Even after Fellowship “Hour” had passed, the community gathering continued with church school and much more!

05/17/2026

Christ is risen! On this day, the Sunday of the Man Born Blind, we celebrate the Divine Liturgy at 9:30 AM. The Gospel reading is John 9:1-38. 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.

Christ is risen! Our Reading Group for Women gathered together following a pause for Great Lent and Pascha. We read and ...
05/15/2026

Christ is risen! Our Reading Group for Women gathered together following a pause for Great Lent and Pascha. We read and were edified by the Life of our Righteous Mother Olga of Alaska. We meet to read, talk, and encourage one another once a month after a Wednesday vespers.

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