Cathedral of the
Immaculate Conception
Diocese of Saint George's
Grenada, W.I., Caribbean
BECOME PART OF OUR CATHEDRAL FAMILY
"We recognize that the Sacraments have a visible and invisible reality, a reality open to all the human senses but grasped in its God-given depths with the eyes of faith." (USCCB) The Sacraments are divided into: the sacraments of Christian initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Eucharist); the sacraments of healing (Penance and Anointing of the Sick) and the sacraments at the service of communion and mission (Holy Orders and Matrimony). The sacraments touch all the important moments of Christian life. All of the sacraments are ordered to the Holy Eucharist “as to their end" (Saint Thomas Aquinas).
CONFESSION:
Cathedral: Saturdays: 7.00 a.m. - 8.00 a.m.
Confession is also available at other Mass centres upon request and at the Cathedral parish during
office times.
HOLY HOUR & ADORATION (Weekly)
5.30 p.m. - 6.30 p.m. Cathedral on Fridays
(Except 1st Fridays)
5.30 p.m. - 6.30 p.m. at Tempe on Thursdays
7.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. at Mt. Moritz on Thursdays
MASS SCHEDULE TIMES:
CATHEDRAL: Weekday Masses:
Monday - Friday - 6:15 a.m. & 12:15 p.m.
Saturday - 6.00 p.m.
Sunday - 8.00 a.m.
HAPPY HILL: Wednesday 5:30 p.m.
COMMUNITIES OF THE CATHEDRAL WEEKEND MASSES:
Our Lady Queen of Peace, BELMONT: Saturday - 6.00 p.m.
Saints Joachim & Anne, BRIZAN: Sunday - 6.30 a.m.
Blessed Trinity, FONTENOY: Sunday - 10.00 a.m.
Church of the Uganda Martyrs, HAPPY HILL: Sunday - 8.00 a.m.
Our Lady Queen of the Universe, MT. MORITZ: Sunday - 10.00 a.m.
St. Benedict the Moor, RIVER ROAD; DARBEAU:
Our Lady Lily of the Valley, TEMPE: Sunday - 8.00 a.m.
SACRAMENTS & LITURGIES
REFLECTION AND READINGS
27TH SUNDAY IN OT
INTRODUCTION:
Welcome!
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
A warm welcome to all gathered here for the Eucharist on this 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time. As we begin, let us recall that we are the Lord’s vineyard, planted and cared for by his loving hand. In this liturgy, we listen to his Word, offer our lives with Christ in the Eucharist, and ask for the grace to bear good fruit in our families, schools, and communities.
First Reading: Isaiah 5:1–7: The prophet sings a “song of the vineyard”: God has done everything to make his people flourish, yet they produce wild grapes instead of justice and righteousness. This image invites us to examine what fruit our own lives are bearing.
Second Reading: Philippians 4:6–9: St. Paul urges us not to be anxious, but to bring everything to God in prayer with thanksgiving, promising that God’s peace will guard our hearts.
Gospel: Matthew 21:33–43: The Gospel challenges us to recognize God’s messengers, accept his Son, and produce the fruits of the kingdom in our lives.
WEEKDAY READINGS
(PSALTER WEEK III: YEAR A)
05th Oct Monday - 27th Week in OT - Weekday
Saint Faustina Kowalska, Religious
Galatians 1: 6-12; Luke 10: 25-37
06th Oct Tuesday - 27th Week in OT - Weekday
Saint Bruno, Priest
Galatians 1: 13-24; Luke 10: 38-42
07th Oct Wednesday - 27th Week in OT - Weekday
Our Lady of the Rosary
Galatians 2: 1-2, 7-14; Luke 11: 1-4
08th Oct Thursday - 27th Week in OT - Weekday
Galatians 3: 1-5; Luke 11: 5-13
09th Oct Friday - 27th Week in OT - Weekday
Saints Denis, Bishop, and his Companions, Martyrs
or Saint John Leonardi, Priest
Galatians 3: 7-14; Luke 11: 15-26
10th Oct Saturday - 27th Week of OT - Weekend
Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Galatians 3: 22-29; Luke 11: 27-28
11th Oct Sunday - 28th Sunday in OT - Weekend
First Reading: Isa 25:6-10
Psalm: Ps 22 r.6
Second Reading: Phil 4:12-14, 19-20
Gospel Acclamation: John 1:12.14; cf. Eph 1:17.18
Gospel: Matt 22:1-14
27TH SUNDAY IN OT REFLECTION
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells the parable of the vineyard to reveal how God has cared for his people and how they have responded. The owner of the vineyard represents God, who prepares everything needed for life and growth—fencing, a winepress, a tower—and then entrusts the vineyard to tenants. In the same way, God has given us life, faith, family, community, and many gifts, asking only that we live faithfully and bear good fruit. This parable invites each of us to see our own lives as a vineyard carefully planted and tended by the Lord.
The turning point of the story is the rejection of the owner’s servants and finally of his son. The servants stand for the prophets whom God sent to call his people back to justice and love; the son clearly points to Jesus himself, whom the religious leaders would soon hand over to be killed. This challenges us to ask: when God speaks through Scripture, through the Church, through a preacher, a teacher, or even a child, do we listen and change our lives—or do we ignore, argue, or push away the message because it is inconvenient? Too often, like the tenants, we want the blessings of the vineyard without submitting to the owner’s authority.
Jesus ends by saying that the kingdom will be taken away from those who refuse its fruits and given to a people who will produce them. For us, this is both a warning and an invitation: God’s patience is great, but it is not endless; he expects real conversion, not just outward religion. The “fruits” he looks for are love, mercy, honesty, justice in our homes and workplaces, care for the poor, and faithfulness in our duties. As we receive the Eucharist, we ask the Lord to make us good tenants of his vineyard, so that when he comes, he will find not wild grapes, but the rich harvest of a life lived with and for him. Let us pray today for the courage to say “yes” to God’s messengers and to bear lasting fruit in his service.
