Sermons From Grace Cathedral

The Right Rev. Austin Keith Rios, Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of California Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA 2G10 Easter Sunday (Year A) 11 a.m. Eucharist Sunday 5 April 2026   Acts 10:34-43 Ps. 118:1-2, 14-24 Colossians 3:1-4 John 20:1-18

Why do Christians gather in the dark on the night before Easter? In this Easter Vigil sermon from Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, Malcolm Clemens Young explores the meaning of one of the Church's most powerful and ancient services. Moving from the fourth century conversion of Augustine, to the critique of Christendom by Søren Kierkegaard, to the modern revival of the Vigil at Grace Cathedral, this sermon shows how baptism draws us into God's story. Through fire, water, scripture, and song, the Easter Vigil proclaims that Christ's resurrection is not just something we remember—it is something we enter. This is the night of mystery.
This is the night of new life.
This is the night we step into the story. "Alleluia. Christ is risen!" Grace Cathedral, San Francisco
 Easter Vigil (Year A) – April 4, 2026 The Very Rev. Dr. Malcolm Clemens Young Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA 2G9 Easter Vigil (Year A) 9:00 p.m. Saturday 4 April 2026 Gen. 1:1-2:4a / Gen. 7:1-5, 11-18, 8:6-18, 9:8-13 Exodus 14:10-31 /Ex. 1

The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer, Precentor Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA Friday, April 3rd, 2026, 3p Solemn Liturgy of Good Friday Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Hebrews 4:14-16, 5:7-9 Psalm 22:1-11 John 18:1-19:42

The Rev. Canon Mary Carter Greene Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA April 2nd, 2026 6 pm Maundy Thursday   Exodus 12:1-14 Psalm 116:1, 10-17 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 John 13;1-17, 31b-35

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

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 into Jerusalem in Gospel of Matthew to our own day. In a time marked by fear, division, and loss of trust, "Hosanna" becomes our own prayer. Drawing on voices as diverse as John Calvin, Mikhail Bulgakov, and Maya Angelou, this sermon reflects on: • Our need for help in a fractured world • The loss of faith in one another • God's unexpected way of saving us—not through power, but through love Holy Week reveals a surprising truth: God's rescue comes not by force, but through the suffering, love, and self-giving of Christ. As the world trembles, we join the ancient cry:
Hosanna — Help us, God. The Very Rev. Dr. Malcolm Clemens Young Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA 2G8 Palm Sunday (Year A) 11a.m. Eucharist Sunday Ma

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 and living now. Drawing on the Gospel of John, contemporary historian Ana Racquel Minian, Jon Levinson, Kevin Madigan, Athanasius and early Christian witness, this sermon wrestles with a pressing ethical question: Is it ever acceptable to cause someone to suffer for the sake of the greater good? From the tears of Jesus at Lazarus' tomb to modern immigration detention policies, this message challenges us to reject systems that justify cruelty—and instead embrace the liberating, life-giving Spirit of Christ. ✨ Themes include: * The meaning of resurrection in John's Gospel * "I am the resurrection and the life" explained * Christian ethics and the danger of utilitarian thinking * Immigration, human dign

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  

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

The Rev. Canon Mary Carter Greene, Canon Pastor Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA Sunday, March 1st, 2026 11 a.m. Eucharist Genesis 12:1-4a Psalm 121 Romans 4:1-5,13-17

The Very Rev. Malcolm Clemens Young Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA 2E4, O5 1 Lent (Year A) 11:00 a.m. Eucharist Sunday February 22nd, 2026 Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7 Psalm 32 Romans 5:12-19 Matthew 4:1-11

The Very Rev. Malcolm Clemens Young, Dean Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA 2G3, V5 Ash Wednesday 6 p.m. Imposition of Ashes & Eucharist Wednesday, February 18th, 2026 Joel 2:1-2,12-17 Psalm 103:8-14 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 Matthew 6:1-6,16-21

The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer, Precentor Grace Cathedral San Francisco, CA The Last Sunday after the Epiphany, February 15th, 2026, 11am Choral Eucharist   Exodus 24:12-18 Psalm 99 2 Peter 1:16-21 Matthew 17:1-9  

The Very Revd Andrew Tremlett Dean of St Paul's Cathedral, London UK   "But we speak God's wisdom, a hidden mystery" (1 Cor. 2.7) At the heart of the Christian gospel is Christ crucified – a message which baffles the wise and the powerful. But how does this Gospel speak into an era of deep cultural change, where the old norms are passing away before our eyes and yet the future is uncertain. St Paul encourages to 'own' the message of redemption; to realise that this Gospel will confound many; and, as we prepare for Lent, to know that Christ's redeeming love begins in the transformation of our own lives.   Preached on Sunday February 8th, 2026 Grace Cathedral San Francisco, CA

The Very Rev. Dr. Malcolm Clemens Young Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA 2E1 4 Epiphany (Year A) 11:00 a.m. Eucharist Sunday 1 February 2026   Micah 6:1-8 Psalm 15 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 Matthew 5:1-12

The Rt. Rev. Austin Keith Rios Bishop, Diocese of California   Preached on Sunday, January 25th, 2026 Grace Cathedral San Francisco, CA   Isaiah 9:1-4 Psalm 27:1-9 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 Matthew 4:12-23

The Rev. Canon Dr. Stephanie Spellers Canon in Residence, St. Bartholomew's, New York   Preached Sunday January 18th, 2026 The Second Sunday After the Epiphany Grace Cathedral San Francisco, CA

The Rev. Joe C. Williams, Succentor Grace Cathedral San Francisco, CA January 11th, 2026   Isaiah 42:1-9 Psalm 29 Matthew 3:13-17

The Rev. Mary Carter Greene, Canon Pastor Grace Cathedral San Francisco, CA The Second Sunday After Christmas, 11a Eucharist Sunday January 4th, 2025   Jeremiah 31:7-14 Psalm 84:1-8 Ephesians 1:3-6,15-19a Matthew 2:1-12

The Rev. Joe C. Williams, Succentor Grace Cathedral San Francisco, CA Sunday, December 28th, 2025 11 a.m. Eucharist   Isaiah 61:10-62:3 Psalm 137:13-21 Galations 3:23-25, 4:4-7 John 1:1-18