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Welcome to the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart Website
- City Wide Mass Schedule
  
  Daily
  7:00am Friday at Cathedral
  8:00am Saturday at Cathedral
  8:10am & 9:05am Wednesday at St. Mary’s**
  8:30am Tuesday and Thursday St. Mary’s
  11:00am Friday at St. Anne's
  11:00am Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday at Basilica
  12:10pm Tuesday and Wednesday at Cathedral *
  Saturday Evening Mass
  4:00pm Basilica
  4:30pm St. Mary’s **
  5:00pm Cathedral
  Sunday Mass
  8:00am Basilica
  8:30am St. Mary’s
  10:00am Cathedral**10:00am Basilica
  10:30am St. Mary’s
  **Livestreamed Masses
- City Wide Confession Schedule
  
  8:30am to 9:30am Saturday at Cathedral
  3:15pm to 3:45pm Saturday at Basilica
  3:30pm to 4:00pm Saturday at St. Mary’s
  
  *Confessions available before the 12:10pm Mass on Tuesday and Wednesday at Cathedral. Refer to bulletin for any schedule changes.
  
  Daily Mass times for the week of April 12:
  Cathedral
  12:10pm-Tuesday, April 14
  12:10pm-Wednesday, April 15
  7am-Friday, April 17
  8:00am-Saturday, April 18
  
  Basilica
  11am-Tuesday, April 14
  11am-Wednesday, April 15
  11am-Thursday, April 16
  11am-Friday, April 17
  4pm-Saturday, April 18
  8am-Sunday, April 19
  10am-Sunday, April 19
- Today's Readings
  
  Monday of the Third Week of Easter
  
  Reading 1 Acts 6:8-15
  Responsorial Psalm Psalm 119:23-24, 26-27, 29-30
  Gospel John 6:22-29
- Online Mass Options
  
  Cathedral Livestream
  (Weekly)
  Diocese of Winona-Rochester
  (Weekly)
  
  Fr. Mike Schmitz
  (Weekly)
- The Picture Directories have arrived and can be picked up in the parish office during office hours or after the weekend Masses. Those that had their picture taken will receive a free directory and those that did not have their picture taken can purchase one for $10 (while supplies last). Office hours are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 8:30am-4pm (closed from 12-1pm on Monday and Tuesday) and Wednesday and Friday 8:30am-noon.
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- Word on Fire Reflections
  
  Monday, April 20, 2026
  
  by Bishop Robert Barron
  
  Friends, in today’s Gospel, the crowd that experienced the miracle of the loaves pursues Jesus to see more wonders.
- Eucharistic Revival Blog
  
  The Great Rescue: Why Jesus Gives Himself to Us
  
  a week ago
  
  In the Old Testament Book of Wisdom, there is a powerful passage that looks back on the exodus, the liberation of the Jewish people from 400-plus...
  
  Where Words Fall Silent: A Writer Before the Eucharist
  
  a week ago
  
  As a writer I sometimes feel crucified on two beams. The horizontal bar, a line from the Latin writer Publius Syrus: “I have often regretted my...
  
  Manna, Distractions, and the Daily Bread We Need
  
  2 weeks ago
  
  In the desert, the Israelites received manna, “bread from heaven,” each morning. It was given just enough for the day, with no way to store it up. If
- Hallow Blog
  
  What to Give Up For Lent in 2026: Practical Fasting Ideas for Lent
  
  2 months ago
  
  by Stephen Spiewak
  
  Table of Contents: Things to Give Up for Lent When Ash Wednesday draws near, Catholics and other Christians seem to fall into two distinct groups when it comes to what to give up for Lent. The first...
  
  Lent Fasting Rules: Catholic Rules for Fasting During Lent in 2026
  
  2 months ago
  
  by Stephen Spiewak
  
  Along with prayer and almsgiving, fasting is one of the three pillars of Lent. In a message for Lent in 2008, Pope Benedict XVI described these as “specific tasks that accompany the faithful...
  
  Ash Wednesday 2026 – The First Day of Lent
  
  3 months ago
  
  by Cate Von Dohlen
  
  Ash Wednesday 2026: The start of the Lenten season Lent comes providentially to reawaken us, to shake us from our lethargy. Pope Francis Table of Contents What is Ash Wednesday? In 2026, like in...
- National Catholic Register
  
  Pope Leo XIV Urges Angola’s Young People to Build a World Free of War, Injustice, and Poverty
  
  11 hours ago
  
  Pope Leo arrives at the Mama Muxima shrine in Kimbaxe, Angola, on April 19, 2026. The Pontiff told young Angolans that Our Lady entrusts them with the task of...
  
  How to Win the Battles in Spiritual Warfare
  
  15 hours ago
  
  by Joseph Pronechen
  
  Miguel Cabrera, “The Virgin of the Apocalypse,” 1760, Museo Nacional de Arte, Mexico City ‘Take up the whole armor of God,’ says Ephesians 6:13, ‘so that you...
  
  Between a Pope and a President: Why Vance Faces a Complicated Catholic Candidacy
  
  18 hours ago
  
  by Jonathan Liedl
  
  L to R: U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Pope Leo XIV ANALYSIS: Vance’s engagement with Pope Leo highlights a challenge that the...
- Church POP
  
  Secrets of the Saints: 6 Powerful Prayers to Jesus in the Eucharist
  
  17 hours ago
  
  by Caroline Perkins
  
  Inspired by their deep devotion to the Blessed Sacrament, some saints have composed prayers that help the faithful draw closer to Christ.
- Life Teen Blog
  
  The Hard Truth About the Lenten Season
  
  2 months ago
  
  by Emma Ostrom
  
  Can I be real with you for a second? Right now, we are in what I like to call the “dark ages.” Those delicious Thanksgiving meals are long behind us, Christmas decorations are in the (smelly...
- News from the Vatican
  
  Vatican visitors slam Trump over attacks on the US-born pope’s message of peace
  
  5 days ago
  
  by Silvia Stellacci
  
  Inappropriate. Ridiculous. Absurd. Visitors to the Vatican on Tuesday had some choice words for U.S. President Donald Trump after his harsh criticism of Pope Leo XIV for his calls to soften the...
- Catholic Link
  
  Divine Mercy Sunday Gospel Reflection: We Are Easter People!
  
  On the evening of that first day of the week,when the doors were locked, where the disciples were,for fear of the Jews,Jesus came and stood in their midstand said to them, “Peace be with you.”When he...
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