More Than a Meal
Sermons from Grace Cathedral
Remembering is the heart of the Eucharist. When we share bread and wine, we remember the Last Supper, the crucifixion, and the resurrection all at once. We taste both the brokenness of the world and God's victory over death. We glimpse the kingdom. But remembering is not the point. The point is the encounter the remembering makes possible — the moment, like the disciples in Emmaus, when we recognize who has been walking beside us all along. The Rev. Dr. Mees Tielens Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA 3 Easter (Year A) 11:00 a.m. Eucharist Sunday April 19th, 2026 Acts 2:14a,...
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Faith Is Not Certainty. It’s Something Deeper
Sermons from Grace Cathedral
What does it really mean to have faith? In this Easter season sermon from Grace Cathedral, Malcolm Clemens Young explores the story of Thomas—often called “Doubting Thomas”—to discover that faith is not about passing a test of certainty. Instead, it is about becoming the kind of person who is open to trust, loyalty, and relationship with God. Looking closely at the Greek text of John’s Gospel, this sermon challenges the false choice between “literal” and “metaphorical” readings of the Bible, and reframes belief as something lived over time rather than proven in a moment. ...
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The Right Rev. Austin Keith Rios - Easter Sunday Sermon
Sermons from Grace Cathedral
The Right Rev. Austin Keith Rios, Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of California Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA 2G10 Easter Sunday (Year A) 11 a.m. Eucharist Sunday 5 April 2026 Acts 10:34-43 Ps. 118:1-2, 14-24 Colossians 3:1-4 John 20:1-18
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Why Do We Have an Easter Vigil?
Sermons from Grace Cathedral
Why do Christians gather in the dark on the night before Easter? In this Easter Vigil sermon from Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, Malcolm Clemens Young explores the meaning of one of the Church’s most powerful and ancient services. Moving from the fourth century conversion of Augustine, to the critique of Christendom by Søren Kierkegaard, to the modern revival of the Vigil at Grace Cathedral, this sermon shows how baptism draws us into God’s story. Through fire, water, scripture, and song, the Easter Vigil proclaims that Christ’s resurrection is not just something we remember—it...
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The Abstract Cross - A Reflection for Good Friday
Sermons from Grace Cathedral
The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer, Precentor Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA Friday, April 3rd, 2026, 3p Solemn Liturgy of Good Friday Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Hebrews 4:14-16, 5:7-9 Psalm 22:1-11 John 18:1-19:42
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Nobody Asked Judas Why
Sermons from Grace Cathedral
The Rev. Canon Mary Carter Greene Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA April 2nd, 2026 6 pm Maundy Thursday Exodus 12:1-14 Psalm 116:1, 10-17 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 John 13;1-17, 31b-35
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The Rt. Rev. Austin Keith Rios
Sermons from Grace Cathedral
The Rt. Rev. Austin Keith Rios Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA March 31st, 2026 10:30a.m. Chrism Mass Isaiah 49:1-7 Psalm 71:1-14 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 John 12:20-36
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Hosanna Means Help Us
Sermons from Grace Cathedral
What does Hosanna really mean? On Palm Sunday, we shout “Hosanna in the highest”—but this ancient word is not a cheer of celebration. It is a cry for help: “Save us, we pray.” In this sermon, we explore how that cry Is answered in impossibly to imagine ways, from Psalm 118 to the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem in Gospel of Matthew to our own day. In a time marked by fear, division, and loss of trust, “Hosanna” becomes our own prayer. Drawing on voices as diverse as John Calvin, Mikhail Bulgakov, and Maya Angelou, this sermon reflects on: • Our need for help in a fractured...
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O Lazarus!: Resurrection, Immigration and the Soul
Sermons from Grace Cathedral
What is resurrection—and what does it mean to truly live “in the Spirit”? In this powerful Lenten sermon from Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, Malcolm Clemens Young explores the raising of Lazarus (John 11) and the deeper meaning of resurrection—not just as life after death, but as a transformed way of seeing and living now. Drawing on the Gospel of John, contemporary historian Ana Racquel Minian, Jon Levinson, Kevin Madigan, Athanasius and early Christian witness, this sermon wrestles with a pressing ethical question: Is it ever acceptable to cause someone to suffer for the sake of...
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The Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush
Sermons from Grace Cathedral
The Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, California March 15th, 2026, 11 a.m. Eucharist Deuteronomy 6:1-9 Psalm 119:1-8 Hebrews 9:11-14 Mark 12:28-34
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Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA
March 31st, 2026
10:30a.m. Chrism Mass
Isaiah 49:1-7
Psalm 71:1-14
1 Corinthians 1:18-31
John 12:20-36