Downtown Catholic

05/24/2026

05/06/2026

The City of Wilmington has alerted us that they will be doing work on the water mane for the cathedral block, and roads will be closed. As such, there will NOT be Confessions or daily Mass tomorrow, Wednesday, May 6th at the Cathedral of Saint Peter. Thank you for your understanding.

02/23/2026

Our sidewalks and lot have not yet been cleared, so there are NO CONFESSIONS OR DAILY MASSES TODAY (Feb. 23) at the Cathedral of Saint Peter or St. Patrick’s.

The Millions of Monicas group will not meet tonight.
Parish offices are also closed today.

Be safe and stay warm.

01/27/2026

Due to road & sidewalk conditions , there will be NO CONFESSIONS OR DAILY MASS at Saint Patrick on Tuesday, January 27th.

The Children’s Choir will not practice tonight.

Parish Offices will reopen on Wednesday, January 28th, and we anticipate having Confessions and Daily Masses tomorrow at both the Cathedral of St. Peter and at St. Patrick.

01/26/2026

No evening Confessions or public Mass at Saint Patrick's tonight. Our snow removal contractor is still making their way to our churches. Stay safe and warm.

01/26/2026

No Cathedral Confessions or Mass—Monday, January 26th

01/26/2026

Parish Offices are closed Monday, January 26th. A decision will be made and communicated by 9 am regarding Confessions and Daily Masses—our streets and sidewalks have not yet been plowed.

01/24/2026

The storm is hours away from us; sometime tonight, the wintry weather will begin. In advance of this, the City of Wilmington has declared a State of Emergency and restricted non-emergency travel. With that and the amount of anticipated snow, the streets and sidewalks of our churches will not be plowed or treated so that we are able to have public Masses. Accordingly, there will be no public Masses at any of our Downtown Catholic churches on Sunday, January 25th. (I will fulfill the intentions for those Masses when I am on my retreat next week.) I will send out a message on Monday morning, if our daily schedule is affected.

So, inasmuch as we are unable to attend Mass, the obligation to attend Mass no longer binds us. But, those persons who are unable to attend Mass still have the obligation to keep the Lord’s Day holy in some other way. They may wish to pray the Liturgy of the Hours, read the readings of the day (English or Latin), pray a family rosary, or perhaps watch a Mass online. These options usually do not satisfy our normal Sunday obligation, because Mass attendance in person is what church law stipulates. However, when one is homebound (because of weather, illness, or caring for someone who is ill), then those other options allow us to still satisfy the third commandment of the Decalogue: “Keep holy the Lord’s day.”

We live-streamed the cathedral's 4pm Mass, so you can check that out when you're snowed in on Sunday morning.

01/22/2026

We are currently monitoring the expected winter storm this weekend. Any decision regarding our scheduled Masses and other parish events will be communicated on our parish website, our page, and by FlockNote. We expect to make a decision for Sunday Masses on Saturday evening, around 6 pm. Please be sure to check back then, or join us at our Saturday night Mass at 4pm.

12/23/2025

Christmas Mass Schedule

11/19/2025

No 5:30 pm mass this evening - Wednesday November 19, 2025. Sorry for the inconvenience-we had an unexpected and unavoidable change of coverage