CATHEDRAL OF SAINT JOSEPH

All masses are cancelled through Thursday, April 30, 2020.
Please see below for Holy Week Mass Schedule

Holy Week Mass Schedule
April 5, 2020 - Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
Celebrated by Most Reverend Leonard P. Blair

5 a.m. on WCCT CW 20 & WCTX MyTV9
10 a.m. on WCCT & WCTX
Noon on WTIC FOX61

April 6, 2020 – Monday of Holy Week

10 a.m. on WCCT & WCTX

April 7, 2020 – Tuesday of Holy Week

10 a.m. on WCCT & WCTX

April 8, 2020 – Wednesday of Holy Week

10 a.m. on WCCT & WCTX

April 9, 2020 – Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper

10 a.m. on WCCT & WCTX
7 p.m. – The Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper will be celebrated by Most Reverend Leonard P. Blair. It will be live-streamed on ORTV.org and the Office of Radio & Television’s Facebook page.

April 10, 2020 – Friday of the Passion of the Lord (Good Friday)

10 a.m. on WCCT & WCTX – Stations of the Cross
3 p.m. – A Good Friday Prayer Service will be conducted by Most Reverend Leonard P. Blair. It will be live-streamed on ORTV.org and the Office of Radio & Television Facebook.

April 11, 2020 – Holy Saturday

10 a.m. on WCCT & WCTX – Holy Saturday Prayer Service
7 p.m. – The Easter Vigil will be celebrated by Most Reverend Leonard P. Blair. It will be live-streamed on ORTV.org and the Office of Radio & Television’s Facebook page.

April 12, 2020 – Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord
Celebrated by Most Reverend Leonard P. Blair

5 a.m. on WCCT CW 20 & WCTX MyTV9
10 a.m. on WCCT & WCTX
Noon on WTIC FOX 61

Blessed Palms are available to be picked up at the Cathedral at the front vestibule (Narthex).

Updated Limited Church Hours
The Cathedral is now open on:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 7am-6pm, Wednesday from 2-6pm (due to cleaning and disinfecting), Saturdays from 8am-4pm and Sundays from 8am-1pm.
If you visit the Cathedral for any reason, please follow the Covid-19 guidelines:

social distancing by staying 6 feet from another
do not gather together
do not physically greet
stay at home if you feel unwell

Individuals may privately and separately pray during open hours. It is advised to stay in the main church where individuals may spread out. This approach of open hours may change based on civil recommendations on social distancing and the maximum number of people who should be in one place.

welcome

As the Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Hartford, this beautiful church is the place where the local Archbishop presides over services attended by Catholics from throughout the Archdiocese. The Cathedral is also a parish in its own right, serving Catholics living in the Asylum Hill section of Hartford and in surrounding areas.

We are blessed with a beautiful environment for worship, one which features a superb four manual Austin pipe organ, exquisite stained glass windows crafted in Paris, and a ceramic tile mural behind the altar that is the largest of its kind in the world. Even more importantly, the Cathedral parish, which includes parishioners born on every continent in the world, is a vital one offering many activities, a place where sacred music and social outreach play significant roles.

The Most Reverend Leonard P. Blair, Archbishop of Hartford

Very Rev. Daniel McLearen, Rector

A Breathtaking ARCHITECTURAL TRIUMPH, INSPIRED BY FAITH

Cathedrals do not just “happen.” On the contrary, they are living monuments of Christian belief and practice, testimonials that summon the best in bishops, clergy, architects, engineers, mathematicians, consummate artists, artisans, meticulous laborers and countless contributors, rich and poor alike. Our Hartford Cathedral is itself a testimonial to faith as well as human genius and artistry. The Cathedral is a repository for some of the most outstanding examples of contemporary ecclesiastical art - in stained glass, mosaics, and sculpture, in both metal and stone.

A Cathedral, like the Cathedral of St. Joseph of Hartford, unquestionably gives us joy, every time we participate in Mass there, every time we visit it, every time we pass by it.
-Rev. Msgr. David Q. Liptak

are you new here?

Has it been years since you have attended Mass or confessed? Are you new to the area? Perhaps you are simply new to the Catholic faith and want to experience Mass at the Cathedral.

register

You are invited to be part of our Catholic Parish family. Please contact the Parish Secretary, Claude-Evelyne Odiaka, at (860) 249 - 8431 if you have questions about joining the Parish. She will share with you the many opportunities and blessings of being a member of the Cathedral parish family.