Glory to Jesus Christ!
Slava Isusu Christu!

 

Welcome to the Cathedral of St Michael the Archangel!

We are the Cathedral Church of Bishop Kurt Burnette for the Eparchy of Passaic.

We are a Byzantine Catholic Church in full communion with the universal Catholic Church.

 

We offer services in two locations:

 

St Michael's Cathedral

96 First Street

Passaic NJ

 

St Michael's Chapel

415 Lackawanna Avenue

Woodland Park NJ

We are in the PHILIP'S FAST (FILIPOVKA FAST). The Church offers us these 40 days to prepare for Christmas. During these days, we are exhorted to intensify our prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. We are encouraged to take up some kind of additional fast beside the regular abstinence from meat on Fridays. Let us also plan to make a good sacramental confession in preparation for Christmas.

DIVINE SERVICES

SUNDAYS

- at the Cathedral:
  Great Vespers at 7pm (on Saturday evening)
  Matins at 8am
  Divine Liturgy at 9am


- at the Chapel:
  Divine Liturgy at 11am

WEEKDAYS (most days, please check the bulletin)

- at the Cathedral:
  Matins at 7:30am
  Divine Liturgy at 8am
  Vespers at 7pm

If you are unable to join us in person, worship with us online. ALL LITURGICAL SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE @ "St Michael's Cathedral Passaic" YouTube channel both as live streams and as archives that you may access whenever you wish.  Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/@stmichaelscathedralpassaic2756/streams.

UPCOMING EVENTS

December 18 - Confessions at 6 pm followed by Adult Faith Formation (Cathedral)

December 22 - Children's Christmas Play with Agape/Vilija Dinner at 12 Noon (Cathedral)

January 5 - Preaching to the children at the 9 am Liturgy (Cathedral)

January 8 & 15 Adult Faith Formation at 7:30 pm (Cathedral)

January 15 - Exodus 90 (new men's group) at 7:30 pm (Chapel)

January 19 - Eparchial Opening of the Jubilee Year of Hope - Hierarchical Divine Liturgy at 3 pm (Cathedral)

February 22- Wine tasting at 6 pm

 

Check out our Facebook page @ St. Michael the Archangel Byzantine Catholic Cathedral

BISHOP'S APPEAL

The Bishop's Annual Appeal has begun. Our Parish goal is $25,200.00.
If our goal is reached, 40% is returned back to our Parish.

Please make your check out to EPARCHY OF PASSAIC and mail it to:
445 Lackawanna Ave
Woodland Park, NJ 07424

or you make your donation online on the Eparchial website:
eparchyofpassaic.com

Thank you in advance for your generous support!

SACRAMENTAL MYSTERIES

THE SACRAMENTS OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION, Baptism, Chrismation, and Holy Eucharist, are administered together.  Once initiated, infants and children should receive Holy Communion regularly. Baptisms must be arranged at least one month in advance.  New parents will receive some informative catechesis on the sacramental mysteries before the event. At least one parent must be a Byzantine Catholic.

THE SACRAMENT OF REPENTANCE (Confession) is available on Saturday mornings after the Divine Liturgy, one half hour before most scheduled services, and at other times by request. Special hours for confessions are scheduled before Christmas and Pascha.  Parents will decide when their children are mature enough to examine their conscience and make a confession. Children must be regularly attending Liturgy and must complete a home-based catechetical course on Repentance before requesting the sacrament.

THE SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY Weddings should be arranged with the parish before finalizing any other details. At least one party must be a Byzantine Catholic.  Wedding preparation, including Pre Cana, should begin no later than six months before the proposed wedding date. Couples are strongly encouraged to attend the one-day Pre-Cana program sponsored by the Cathedral in late winter each year. Contact the parish office to share the good news of your engagement as soon as possible.  

Church law requires that at least one baptismal godparent and one witness to Matrimony must be a practicing Catholic holding a sponsor certificate from the Catholic Church he or she regularly attends.  Practicing members of St MIchael's Cathedral parish needing a sponsor certificate to serve as godparent or witness to marriage may contact the Parish Office.

PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK Please contact the Parish Office whenever a parishioner is facing serious illness or hospitalization so that they may be anointed for healing.  Sacramental visits to parishioners who are homebound or in care facilities are made monthly. Please contact the Parish Office to make arrangements. Please do not wait for "Last Rites"! Call for a priest while your loved one is able to make a confession and receive Holy Communion.

FUNERAL SERVICES  The normal practice of the Byzantine Catholic Church is to pray the Parastas service with the body of the deceased at the funeral home and to bring the deceased to Church for a Funeral Liturgy before burial.  A memorial service may be served at the cemetery or columbarium before the committal of cremated remains.  Cremated remains should always be committed in this way, not scattered or preserved in the home. A funeral director can make all necessary arrangements with St Michael's Cathedral at time of need.

ST MICHAEL'S CEMETERY is available for your needs.  Contact the Cemetery at 973-777-8541.

ST MICHAEL'S CATHEDRAL IS NOW FULLY ACCESSIBLE!

On Sunday, January 29, 2023, after more than two years of construction, St Michael's 121 year old edifice became completely accessible to persons with disabilities or mobility issues.  An elevator now welcomes the faithful at the street level and takes them up to the Cathedral or down to the Lower Level, where a new ADA compliant restroom has been installed.  From this level, persons can proceed on foot or with a wheelchair to a platform lift that will provide access to the Cathedral's Lower Hall for social events, cooking and baking.  This project was made possible by the extraordinary generosity of a few parish households and the support of the entire Cathedral parish.

Fr. Jack blessed the elevator before the Divine Liturgy and intoned "Many Years" for the donors.

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ARE YOU SEARCHING? FOR GOD? FOR A FAITH COMMUNITY? FOR ANSWERS?

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He used Come and See, a publication of the Eparchy of Passaic.
You can download a free PDF at https://eparchyofpassaic.com