Sermons from Grace Cathedral

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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.

The Rt. Rev. Austin Keith Rios

Mar 31, 2026

The Rt. Rev. Austin Keith Rios
Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA
March 31st, 2026
10:30a.m. Chrism Mass

Isaiah 49:1-7
Psalm 71:1-14
1 Corinthians 1:18-31
John 12:20-36

Hosanna Means Help Us

Mar 29, 2026

What does Hosanna really mean?

On Palm Sunday, we shout “Hosanna in the highest”—but this ancient word is not a cheer of celebration. It is a cry for help: “Save us, we pray.”

In this sermon, we explore how that cry Is answered in impossibly to imagine ways, from Psalm 118 to the entry of Jesus...

O Lazarus!: Resurrection, Immigration and the Soul

Mar 22, 2026

What is resurrection—and what does it mean to truly live “in the Spirit”?
In this powerful Lenten sermon from Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, Malcolm Clemens Young explores the raising of Lazarus (John 11) and the deeper meaning of resurrection—not just as life after death, but as a transformed way of seeing...

The Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush

Mar 15, 2026

The Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush
Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, California
March 15th, 2026, 11 a.m. Eucharist

Deuteronomy 6:1-9
Psalm 119:1-8
Hebrews 9:11-14
Mark 12:28-34

Thirst, Baptism, and the Woman at the Well

Mar 8, 2026

The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer, Precentor
Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA
The Third Sunday in Lent, March 8th, 2026, 11 a.m. Eucharist

Exodus 17:1-7
Romans 5:1-11
Psalm 95:1-7
John 4:5-42