Sermons from Grace Cathedral

Sunday Sermons from San Francisco's Grace Cathedral, home to a community where the best of Episcopal tradition courageously embraces innovation and open-minded conversation. At Grace Cathedral, inclusion is expected and people of all faiths are welcomed. The cathedral itself, a renowned San Francisco landmark, serves as a magnet where diverse people gather to worship, celebrate, seek solace, converse and learn.

Trying to Get in to Heaven 09/14/2025

Trying to Get in to Heaven The Very Rev. Dr. Malcolm Clemens Young Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA 2F29 14 Pentecost (Proper 19C) 11 a.m. Eucharist Sunday 14 September 2025 | Congregation Sunday Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28 Psalm 14 1 Timothy 1:12-17 Luke 15:1-10 /episode/index/show/gracecathedralsermons/id/38215555

Grace Cathedral September 11, 2001 09/12/2025

Grace Cathedral September 11, 2001 Malcolm Clemens Young Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA 2F28 Evensong 60 5:30 p.m. Choral Evensong Thursday 11 September 2025 | Chorister Investiture 1 Chron. 15:16, 19-25, 28 Psalm 146 2 Cor. 3:1-3 /episode/index/show/gracecathedralsermons/id/38189485

Robinson Jeffers’ Tower: Inhumanism, Inerrancy and the Love of Jesus 09/07/2025

Robinson Jeffers’ Tower: Inhumanism, Inerrancy and the Love of Jesus The Very Rev. Dr. Malcolm Clemens Young Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA 2F27 13 Pentecost (Proper 18C) 11a.m. Eucharist Sunday 7 September 2025 Jeremiah 18:1-11 Psalm 139:1-5, 13-17 Philemon 1-21 Luke 14:25-33 /episode/index/show/gracecathedralsermons/id/38120065

Give Me This Stranger 08/31/2025

Give Me This Stranger In this sermon, the Rev. Canon Anna E. Rossi explores the theme of the stranger in scripture, Christian tradition, and contemporary life. From Israel’s exile to Jeremiah’s lament, from the Annunciation to Mary to Joseph of Arimathea’s plea for Jesus’ body, God appears as both stranger and guest. Jesus challenges us to take the lower place and to invite those we do not know to the banquet. In a time when immigrants and neighbors are imperiled, the call is clear: to recognize Christ in the stranger, and to welcome all to the table of shared humanity. Proper 17C • Jeremiah 2:4-13 • Psalm 81:1,10-16 • Hebrews 13:1-8,15-16 • Luke 14:1,7-14 /episode/index/show/gracecathedralsermons/id/38038200

Not Waving but Drowning 08/24/2025

Not Waving but Drowning The Very Rev. Dr. Malcolm Clemens Young Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA 11 Pentecost (Proper 16C) (RCL) 11:00 a.m. Eucharist Sunday 24 August 2025 Jeremiah 1:4-10 Psalm 71:1-6 Hebrews -29 Luke -17 Not Waving but Drowning "When he laid his hands on her she stood up straight and began praising God.” Luke 13 /episode/index/show/gracecathedralsermons/id/37940600

Jonathan Daniels and Christ’s Fire 08/17/2025

Jonathan Daniels and Christ’s Fire Grace Cathedral, San Francisco The Rev. Joe C. Williams Isaiah 5:1-7 Psalm 80:7-14 Hebrews 11:29-12:2 Luke 12:49-56 /episode/index/show/gracecathedralsermons/id/37854825

Called to Environmental Justice 08/10/2025

Called to Environmental Justice Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA The Rev. Canon Mary Carter Greene August 10, 2025 Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 Psalm 50: 1-6 Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 Luke 12:32-40 /episode/index/show/gracecathedralsermons/id/37751530

The Waters Overwhelm Us: A Call to Holiness 08/03/2025

The Waters Overwhelm Us: A Call to Holiness In this sermon preached by the Rev. Canon Anna E. Rossi, inspired by a summer storm and the mountaintop visions of scripture, we are invited into awe before the holiness of God. This holiness is revealed not only in overwhelming power but in justice, equity, and love. Echoing Moses’ transformation and Jesus’ transfiguration, Rossi calls us to be formed through prayer, community, and sacrament. Holiness is not for the mountaintop alone but sends us into the world for the sake of others. At the baptismal font, we remember our call: to live as consecrated people in God’s own mission. The Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ: • Exodus 34:29-35 • Psalm 99 • Luke 9:28-36 /episode/index/show/gracecathedralsermons/id/37653645

How Anglicans Pray 07/27/2025

How Anglicans Pray "...live your lives in Christ, rooted and built up in him..." (Col.2). The Very Rev. Dr. Malcolm Clemens Young Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA 6 Pentecost (Proper 11C) RCL and 11 a.m. Sunday 27 July 2025 | SF Marathon Hosea 1:2-10 Psalm 85 Colossians2:6-15, (16-19) Luke 11:1-13 /episode/index/show/gracecathedralsermons/id/37570595

God Is More than Love Can Be 07/20/2025

God Is More than Love Can Be Grace Cathedral San Francisco, CA 6 Pentecost (Proper 11C) RCL 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday 20 July 2025 | Returning from the UK Amos 8:1-12 Psalm 52 Colossians 1:15-28 Luke 10:38-42 As Martha served you, Lord, so too may we with faithful hearts and loving care prepare all things in fitting fashion for your feast. But grant us more. O Lord, that as we work we may be tuned with Mary’s ear to hear in all we do, the lessons that you teach. What is God saying to you now, in this season of your life? /episode/index/show/gracecathedralsermons/id/37473105

What Seest Thou? The Eternal Echo of Prophetic Vision 07/14/2025

What Seest Thou? The Eternal Echo of Prophetic Vision The Rev. Joe C. Williams Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA July 13, 2025 11 a.m. Eucharist Amos 7:7-17 Psalm 82 Colossians 1:1-14 Luke 10: 25-37 Each time I hear this particular passage in the Book of Amos, I can’t help but think about the sculpture in Christ Chapel at Seminary of the Southwest in Austin where I attended graduate school. Sitting quietly by itself in the corner is a memorial to the life and work of Bishop John Hines, former presiding bishop and sometime Bishop of Texas. It sits where light filters through coloured glass and shadows dance across the stone floor, bronze and steel reach skyward, and from heaven’s height, a plumb line descends—not merely metal and cord, but the very heartbeat of God made manifest. Inscribed beneath in ancient cadence: “Amos, what seest thou?” /episode/index/show/gracecathedralsermons/id/37873245

Marching with God 07/06/2025

Marching with God Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA July 6, 2025 11 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Proper 9C In this homily, the Rev. Canon Anna E. Rossi draws from the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1957 sermon on Ghanaian independence to illuminate Jesus' words, "I watched Satan fall from heaven," as a metaphor for the fall of oppressive powers. Rossi's homily calls Christians to resist injustice not with violence, but through faithful, embodied action: crossing boundaries, building community, and stewarding creation. Echoing Paul, it urges perseverance in the work of the common good. The oppressor will not fall from the sky. We must march with God until dignity and peace belong to all. 2 Kings 5:1-14 Psalm 30 Galatians 6:(1-6)7-16 Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 /episode/index/show/gracecathedralsermons/id/37298885

The Rev. Canon Mary Carter Greene 06/29/2025

The Rev. Canon Mary Carter Greene Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA June 29, 2025 - 11 a.m Eucharist 2 Kings:2:1-2, 6-14 Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20 Galatians 5:1, 13-25 Luke 9:51-62 /episode/index/show/gracecathedralsermons/id/37211160

The Rev. Canon Mary Carter Greene 06/29/2025

The Rev. Susanna Singer 06/22/2025

The Rev. Susanna Singer Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA June 22, 2025 - The Second Sunday After Pentecost 1 Kings 19:1-15a Psalm 42:1-7 Galatians 2:23-29 Luke 8:26-39 /episode/index/show/gracecathedralsermons/id/37106480

The Rev. Susanna Singer 06/22/2025

Crowned with Glory: Wisdom's Call at the Gates 06/18/2025

Crowned with Glory: Wisdom's Call at the Gates The Rev. Joe C. Williams Grace Cathedral, San Francisco June 15, 2025 - Trinity Sunday: The First Sunday After Pentecost Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 Psalm 8 John 16: 12-15 /episode/index/show/gracecathedralsermons/id/37873115

The Day of Pentecost: Whitsunday 06/08/2025

The Day of Pentecost: Whitsunday Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA June 8, 2025 Acts 2:1-21 Psalm 104::25-35, 37 Romans 8:14-17 John 14:8-17, 25-27 /episode/index/show/gracecathedralsermons/id/36908260

The Rt. Rev Bavi (Nedi) Rivera 06/08/2025

The Rt. Rev Bavi (Nedi) Rivera Diocesan Ordinations of a Deacon and Priests Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA June 7, 2025 Isiah 6:1-8 Psalm 43 Ephesians 4-7, 11-16 John 6:35-38 /episode/index/show/gracecathedralsermons/id/36903675

The Rt. Rev Bavi (Nedi) Rivera 06/08/2025

Pride Mass 06/02/2025

Pride Mass Grace Cathedral, San Francisco June 1, 2025 - 6 p.m. Pride Mass 1 Corinthians 29:14b-19 Psalm 84 John 21:15-24 /episode/index/show/gracecathedralsermons/id/36812450

Revelation: The Anti-Christ Today 06/01/2025

Revelation: The Anti-Christ Today “And let anyone who is thirsty come. Let anyone who wishes take the water of life as a gift” (Rev. 22). Acts 16:16-34 Psalm 97 Rev. 22:12-14,16-17,20-21 John 17:20-26 /episode/index/show/gracecathedralsermons/id/36809895

The Rev. Joe C. Williams 05/25/2025

The Rev. Joe C. Williams Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA The Sixth Sunday of Easter, 11 a.m. Eucharist May 25, 2025 Acts 16:9-15 Psalm 67 Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5 John 14:23-29 /episode/index/show/gracecathedralsermons/id/36706055

Changed by a Book: Malcolm X at 100 05/18/2025

Changed by a Book: Malcolm X at 100 Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA 2F16 5 Easter (Year C) RCL 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. Eucharist Sunday 18 May 2025 | Bay to Breakers Acts 11:1-18 Psalm 148 Revelation 21:1-6 John 13:31-35 Most holy God, make all things new. Make all things new, beginning with us. Amen. “People don’t realize how a [person’s] whole life can be changed by one book.” I came across this sentence at the age of twenty-two in a book that changed my life, The Autobiography of Malcolm X. I put on his worldview like a pair of reading glasses that suddenly brought the truth about our society into focus. Tomorrow we celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of his birth at a historical moment when his teachings could hardly be more important. Our Acts passage concludes with Luke writing, “God has given even to the Gentiles the repentance that leads to life” (Acts 11). How can we too experience this “repentance that leads to life?” The Greek word for repentance is metanoia. It means a change in our nous, the very core of our being, in the very worldview that guides our decisions. All our readings today describe new life, a new pattern for human relationships, a new creation, even a new heaven and earth. /episode/index/show/gracecathedralsermons/id/36615775

Resurrection is a Team Sport: What Will the Fossil Record Say About Us? 05/11/2025

Resurrection is a Team Sport: What Will the Fossil Record Say About Us? Grace Cathedral, San Francisco The Fourth Sunday in Easter, Mother's Day May 11, 2025 Acts 9:36-43 Psalm 23 Revelation 7:9-17 John 10:22-30 /episode/index/show/gracecathedralsermons/id/36524920

Called by Name: The leader we need for a transformative social movement 05/04/2025

Called by Name: The leader we need for a transformative social movement This sermon explores what makes a true movement leader, building from the gospel passage from John 21 and scholarship of Raymond Brown. Love, vicarious authority, and sacrifice emerge as the Christlike qualities needed—not only in the church but in social movements today. From Occupy to Black Lives Matter, we see the power and risk of decentralized movements. Our call as people of faith is to recognize, support, and embody leadership that is loving, accountable, and willing to sacrifice for the common good. Easter 3C RCL: • Acts 9:1-6,(7-20) • Psalm 30 • Revelation 5:11-14 • John 21:1-19 /episode/index/show/gracecathedralsermons/id/36428435

You Are Not a Machine (Easter Sunday) 04/20/2025

You Are Not a Machine (Easter Sunday) Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA 2F13 Easter Sunday (Year C) 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. Eucharist Sunday 20 April 2025 Acts 10:34-43 Psalm 118:1,2,14-24 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 Luke 24:1-12 /episode/index/show/gracecathedralsermons/id/36237090

The Rt. Rev. Austin Keith Rios 04/20/2025

The Rt. Rev. Austin Keith Rios /episode/index/show/gracecathedralsermons/id/36233415

God is in the Ashes 04/19/2025

God is in the Ashes In this sermon, the Rev. Canon Anna E. Rossi explores the profound theological and emotional struggle to find meaning and God's presence amid suffering and atrocity, using the lens of the aftermath of the Shoah (Holocaust.) In all circumstances, even in the face of overwhelming evil, there is a human impulse to seek understanding through faith. The message affirms God's presence not in power or escape, but in solidarity with suffering — applying Jewish feminist theologian Melissa Rafael’s assertion that God is in the ashes.” Through the crucifixion, it portrays divine compassion and calls the faithful to witness, serve, and love amid injustice, embodying Christ’s presence in a wounded world. /episode/index/show/gracecathedralsermons/id/36228325

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