St. Francis Xavier Cathedral
Priestly Ordination
St. Francis Xavier Cathedral 626 4th Street, Alexandria, LA, United StatesDeacon Josh Burch (Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Natchitoches) will be ordained a Priest for the Diocese of Alexandria on Saturday, June 10 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral in Alexandria. All are welcome to attend.
Transitional Deacon Ordination
St. Francis Xavier Cathedral 626 4th Street, Alexandria, LA, United StatesSeminarian Donnie Kuzma (St. Anthony of Padua Church, Natchitoches) will be ordained a Transitional Deacon for the Diocese of Alexandria on Saturday, May 20 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral in Alexandria. All are welcome to attend.
Deacon Ordination
St. Francis Xavier Cathedral 626 4th Street, Alexandria, LA, United StatesWe regret that the public will not be able to attend this ordination due to the large number of ordinands and the seating limitation of the Cathedral. Only family of the ordinands will be attending. We are sorry for this inconvenience and hope you understand.
Blue Mass
St. Francis Xavier Cathedral 626 4th Street, Alexandria, LA, United StatesThere will be a Blue Mass on Thursday, Nov. 7 at 12:05 p.m. at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral in Alexandria. All law enforcement officers, firefighters and medical emergency providers, are invited to attend as the special honored guests. The Mass is also open the public.
White Mass
St. Francis Xavier Cathedral 626 4th Street, Alexandria, LA, United StatesThe annual White Mass for medical professionals will be celebrated at 12:05 p.m. on Oct. 18 at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral in Alexandria. Father Scott Chemino will be the principal celebrant and Father Joy Antony, priest chaplain at St. Frances Cabrini Hospital will be the homilist. All medical professionals and personnel are invited to attend.…
Anniversary Mass for Fr. Taylor Reynolds
St. Francis Xavier Cathedral 626 4th Street, Alexandria, LA, United StatesFather Taylor Reynolds will be offering an Anniversary Mass for his 5 years of priesthood (and thanksgiving for being home from his studies in Rome) on June 28 at the 12:05 p.m. Mass at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Alexandria. That date is his actual ordination anniversary as well as the Feast of the Sacred Heart.…
Jubilee Anniversary Mass for Priests
St. Francis Xavier Cathedral 626 4th Street, Alexandria, LA, United StatesThe annual Jubilee Mass for Priests celebrating ordination anniversaries will be held Wednesday, May 29 at 12:05 p.m. at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral.Archbishop Gregory Aymond will be the main celebrant and the homilist will be Msgr. Steve Testa.
Deacons Mass of Renewal and Rite of Candidacy
St. Francis Xavier Cathedral 626 4th Street, Alexandria, LA, United StatesThe Annual Deacons Mass of Renewal and Rite of Candidacy will be Saturday, May 11 at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Alexandria at 10:30 a.m. Please encourage your parishioners to come and support their deacons and deacon aspirants at this special celebration. For more information, please contact Deacon Richard Mitchell at 318-445-6424 ext. 206 or email…
Bishop David Talley’s Last Public Mass
St. Francis Xavier Cathedral 626 4th Street, Alexandria, LA, United StatesBishop David Talley will offer the Vigil Mass at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral this Saturday, March 23 at 4:00 p.m. This will be his last public Mass as our diocesan administrator as he will be installed as Bishop of Memphis on April 2.
Scout Sunday
St. Francis Xavier Cathedral 626 4th Street, Alexandria, LA, United StatesThe annual Scout Sunday Mass will be celebrated at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral on Sunday, Mar. 3 at 11:00 a.m. Please join us as we recognize the achievements of our young people participating in Scouting activities in our diocese. For more information, contact Fr. Steve Brandow at sbran62261@aol.com.
Cathedral Concert Series
St. Francis Xavier Cathedral 626 4th Street, Alexandria, LA, United StatesThe Cathedral Concert Series will present Pianist Joseph Kingma on Friday, Jan. 18 at 7:00 p.m. at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral. Mr. Kingma will perform music of Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Chopin on the Cathedral's beautiful Bechstein grand piano. The concert is free and open to all.
Penance Service
St. Francis Xavier Cathedral 626 4th Street, Alexandria, LA, United States6:30 p.m. -- St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Alexandria
White Mass
St. Francis Xavier Cathedral 626 4th Street, Alexandria, LA, United StatesThe annual White Mass will be held at 12:05 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 12 at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral with Bishop David Talley. The White Mass is offered to give thanks for God’s healing power and guidance to those within the medical professions. Invited are doctors, nurses, healthcare administrators, therapists and other trained medical professionals.…
Red Mass
St. Francis Xavier Cathedral 626 4th Street, Alexandria, LA, United StatesRed Mass honoring our judicial officials, attorneys and others in the field will be held Sept. 21 at 9:30 a.m. at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral. Everyone is invited to attend.
Permanent Diaconate Ordinations
St. Francis Xavier Cathedral 626 4th Street, Alexandria, LA, United StatesBishop David Talley will ordain four candidates to the Order of Deacon for our Diocese on Saturday, June 16 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral. All clergy are welcome and encouraged to attend to support these men, who have been in formation since 2013, and their wives and families. Instructions concerning vesting, etc.…