Sermons From Grace Cathedral

Malcolm Clemens Young Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA 2F28 Evensong 60 5:30 p.m. Choral Evensong Thursday 11 September 2025 | Chorister Investiture   1 Chron. 15:16, 19-25, 28 Psalm 146 2 Cor. 3:1-3

The Very Rev. Dr. Malcolm Clemens Young Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA 2F27 13 Pentecost (Proper 18C) 11a.m. Eucharist Sunday 7 September 2025 Jeremiah 18:1-11 Psalm 139:1-5, 13-17 Philemon 1-21 Luke 14:25-33

In this sermon, the Rev. Canon Anna E. Rossi explores the theme of the stranger in scripture, Christian tradition, and contemporary life. From Israel’s exile to Jeremiah’s lament, from the Annunciation to Mary to Joseph of Arimathea’s plea for Jesus’ body, God appears as both stranger and guest. Jesus challenges us to take the lower place and to invite those we do not know to the banquet. In a time when immigrants and neighbors are imperiled, the call is clear: to recognize Christ in the stranger, and to welcome all to the table of shared humanity. Proper 17C • Jeremiah 2:4-13 • Psalm 81:1,10-16 • Hebrews 13:1-8,15-16 • Luke 14:1,7-14

The Very Rev. Dr. Malcolm Clemens Young Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA 11 Pentecost (Proper 16C) (RCL) 11:00 a.m. Eucharist Sunday 24 August 2025  Jeremiah 1:4-10 Psalm 71:1-6 Hebrews 12:18-29 Luke 13:10-17 Not Waving but Drowning "When he laid his hands on her she stood up straight and began praising God.” Luke 13

Grace Cathedral, San Francisco The Rev. Joe C. Williams Isaiah 5:1-7 Psalm 80:7-14 Hebrews 11:29-12:2 Luke 12:49-56

Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA The Rev. Canon Mary Carter Greene August 10, 2025   Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 Psalm 50: 1-6 Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 Luke 12:32-40

In this sermon preached by the Rev. Canon Anna E. Rossi, inspired by a summer storm and the mountaintop visions of scripture, we are invited into awe before the holiness of God. This holiness is revealed not only in overwhelming power but in justice, equity, and love. Echoing Moses’ transformation and Jesus’ transfiguration, Rossi calls us to be formed through prayer, community, and sacrament. Holiness is not for the mountaintop alone but sends us into the world for the sake of others. At the baptismal font, we remember our call: to live as consecrated people in God’s own mission. The Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ:​ • Exodus 34:29-35 • Psalm 99 • Luke 9:28-36

"...live your lives in Christ, rooted and built up in him..." (Col.2).   The Very Rev. Dr. Malcolm Clemens Young Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA 6 Pentecost (Proper 11C) RCL 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday 27 July 2025 | SF Marathon   Hosea 1:2-10 Psalm 85 Colossians2:6-15, (16-19) Luke 11:1-13

Grace Cathedral San Francisco, CA 6 Pentecost (Proper 11C) RCL 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday 20 July 2025 | Returning from the UK   Amos 8:1-12 Psalm 52 Colossians 1:15-28 Luke 10:38-42   As Martha served you, Lord, so too may we with faithful hearts and loving care prepare all things in fitting fashion for your feast. But grant us more. O Lord, that as we work we may be tuned with Mary’s ear to hear in all we do, the lessons that you teach. [i]   What is God saying to you now, in this season of your life?

The Rev. Joe C. Williams Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA July 13, 2025 11 a.m. Eucharist Amos 7:7-17 Psalm 82 Colossians 1:1-14 Luke 10: 25-37 Each time I hear this particular passage in the Book of Amos, I can’t help but think about the sculpture in Christ Chapel at Seminary of the Southwest in Austin where I attended graduate school. Sitting quietly by itself in the corner is a memorial to the life and work of Bishop John Hines, former presiding bishop and sometime Bishop of Texas. It sits where light filters through coloured glass and shadows dance across the stone floor, bronze and steel reach skyward, and from heaven’s height, a plumb line descends—not merely metal and cord, but the very heartbeat of God made manifest. Inscribed beneath in ancient cadence: “Amos, what seest thou?”

Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA July 6, 2025 11 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Proper 9C   In this homily, the Rev. Canon Anna E. Rossi draws from the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1957 sermon on Ghanaian independence to illuminate Jesus' words, "I watched Satan fall from heaven," as a metaphor for the fall of oppressive powers. Rossi's homily calls Christians to resist injustice not with violence, but through faithful, embodied action: crossing boundaries, building community, and stewarding creation. Echoing Paul, it urges perseverance in the work of the common good. The oppressor will not fall from the sky. We must march with God until dignity and peace belong to all.   2 Kings 5:1-14 Psalm 30 Galatians 6:(1-6)7-16 Luke 10:1-11, 16-20

Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA June 29, 2025 - 11 a.m Eucharist   2 Kings:2:1-2, 6-14 Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20 Galatians 5:1, 13-25 Luke 9:51-62    

Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA June 22, 2025 - The Second Sunday After Pentecost   1 Kings 19:1-15a Psalm 42:1-7 Galatians 2:23-29 Luke 8:26-39

The Rev. Joe C. Williams Grace Cathedral, San Francisco June 15, 2025 - Trinity Sunday: The First Sunday After Pentecost Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 Psalm 8 John 16: 12-15

Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA June 8, 2025   Acts 2:1-21 Psalm 104::25-35, 37 Romans 8:14-17 John 14:8-17, 25-27

Diocesan Ordinations of a Deacon and Priests Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA June 7, 2025   Isiah 6:1-8 Psalm 43 Ephesians 4-7, 11-16 John 6:35-38

Grace Cathedral, San Francisco June 1, 2025 - 6 p.m. Pride Mass   1 Corinthians 29:14b-19 Psalm 84 John 21:15-24

“And let anyone who is thirsty come. Let anyone who wishes take the water of life as a gift” (Rev. 22).   Acts 16:16-34 Psalm 97 Rev. 22:12-14,16-17,20-21 John 17:20-26

Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA The Sixth Sunday of Easter, 11 a.m. Eucharist May 25, 2025   Acts 16:9-15 Psalm 67 Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5 John 14:23-29

Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA 2F16 5 Easter (Year C) RCL 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. Eucharist Sunday 18 May 2025 | Bay to Breakers   Acts 11:1-18 Psalm 148 Revelation 21:1-6 John 13:31-35   Most holy God, make all things new. Make all things new, beginning with us. Amen.   “People don’t realize how a [person’s] whole life can be changed by one book.” I came across this sentence at the age of twenty-two in a book that changed my life, The Autobiography of Malcolm X. I put on his worldview like a pair of reading glasses that suddenly brought the truth about our society into focus. Tomorrow we celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of his birth at a historical moment when his teachings could hardly be more important.   Our Acts passage concludes with Luke writing, “God has given even to the Gentiles the repentance that leads to life” (Acts 11). How can we too experience this “repentance that leads to life?” The Greek word for repentance is metanoia. It means a change in our nous, the very core of our being, in th