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.

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

December 4 - Confessions at 6 pm (Cathedral)

December 7 - Breakfast with Santa 9:30 am (Chapel social hall)

December 11 & 18 - Confessions at 6 pm (Cathedral)

December 11 & 18 Adult Faith Formation 7:30 pm (Cathedral)

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

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

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

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.

If you are unable to join us in person, worship with us online. All liturgical services are available on "St Michael's Cathedral Passaic" YouTube channel both as live streams and as archives you may access whenever you wish.  Copy this URL to your browser: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfGN9bRHQ2BbVvjI5sLQPIg or simply search "St Michael's Cathedral Passaic" on YouTube.  

Past ADULT FAITH FORMATION SESSIONS are also available on our YouTube Channel.  These include series on the Resurrection Gospels,  the Mother of God in the Old Testament, the Holy Spirit, and Catholic Social Teaching. If you are a subscriber to our YouTube channel, you will be alerted when a session is streaming live.  You can always watch it in the archives later.  Use the same link as for Liturgy (above).

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for an introduction to the Byzantine Catholic Church, presented by Fr. Jack Custer.
He used Come and See, a publication of the Eparchy of Passaic.
You can download a free PDF at https://eparchyofpassaic.com