Sermons from Grace Cathedral

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 Pau...

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

The Rev. Canon Mary Carter Greene, Canon Pastor Grace Cathedral San Francisco, CA December 25th, 2025 11 a.m. Eucharist   Isaiah 52:7-10 Psalm 98 Hebrews 1:1-12 John 1:1-14  

The Rt. Rev. Austin Keith Rios Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of California   Christmas Eve, December 24th, 2025 Grace Cathedral San Francisco, CA   Isaiah 9:2-7 Psalm 96:1-4, 11-13 Titus 2:11-14 Luke 2:1-20  

Are we living in a computer simulation, or are our lives more meaningful? In this Christmas Eve sermon from Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, Malcolm Clemens Young explores how the Christmas story offers a powerful counter-narrative to our technological age.   Drawing on philosophy, literature, and personal experience, this sermon addresses: The difference between digital consciousness and embodie...

The Rev. Mary Carter Greene, Canon Pastor Grace Cathedral San Francisco, CA   Isaiah 7:10-16 Psalm 80:1-7,16-18 Romans 1:1-7 Matthew 1:18-25

The Rev. Joe C. Williams, Succentor Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA   Isaiah 35:1-10 Luke 1:46-55 James 5:7-10 Matthew 11:2-11

Malcolm Clemens Young reflects on Christian waiting as both a spiritual practice and a lived experience. Through the story of his lifelong friend Nick Haan—an adventurer, humanitarian, and creator of the global IPC famine-measurement system—Young illustrates how longing, loss, hope, and purpose shape our journey toward God. He weaves theology, personal narrative, and cultural observation to show t...

The Rev. Canon Mary Carter Greene Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA November 30, 2025   Isaiah 2:1-5 Psalm 122 Romans 13:11-14 Matthew 24:36-44    

The Reverend Dr. Susanna J. Singer Assisting Clergy Grace Cathedral The Reign of Christ: Proper 29 11 am Eucharist Sunday 23 November 2025 Jeremiah 23:1-6 Colossians 1:11-20 Luke 23:33-43

Discover why the world is not as it seems through a stunning surfing revelation and Jesus' shocking prophecy about Jerusalem's magnificent Temple. In this powerful Pentecost sermon from Grace Cathedral, San Francisco,  Dean Malcolm  Clemens Young unveils how God's reality of love and joy lies hidden beneath the surface of worldly power—and what this means for us today.   What You'll Discover:   ✅...

#LifeAfterDeath #Resurrection #Grief #Requiem Discover what Jesus really teaches about life after death through a deeply personal story about loss and hope. In this moving All Souls Day sermon from Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, Dean Malcolm Clemens Young shares the story of his beloved dog Poppy's peaceful death and explores Jesus' profound answer to the Sadducees' question about resurrection. W...

All Christians are called to be Christ's ambassadors in the ministry of reconciliation (2 Cor 5.18). That means following Christ into the fractures of the world around us - ready to heal the wounds of history, to learn to live with difference and celebrate diversity, and build a culture of justice and peace. For those being baptised on this All Saints Sunday it is their calling too, wherever life...

The Rev. Rebecca Lyman Samuel Garrett Professor of Church History Emerita, The Church Divinity School of the Pacific Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA Sunday, October 26th, 2025 The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 25   Joel 2:23-32 Psalm 65:1-8 2 Timothy 4:6-8,16-18 Luke 18:9-14   How do we live faithfully in a world of violence and chaos?  Jesus and other Jewish leaders wrestled with th...

The Very Rev. Dr. Malcolm Clemens Young Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA 2F34 19 Pentecost (Proper 24C, Track 1) 11 a.m. Eucharist Sunday 19 October 2025 | Children's Sabbath   Jeremiah 31:27-34 Psalm 119:97-104 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 Luke 18:1-8

The Rev. Joe C. Williams, Succentor Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 23 Sunday, October 12, 2025   Jeremiah 29:1,4-7 2 Timothy 2:8-15 Luke 17:11-19

The Very Rev. Dr. Malcolm Clemens Young Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA 2F33 St. Francis Sunday (Year C) 11:00 a.m. Eucharist Sunday 5 October 2025 | Pet Blessing   Job 39:1-18 Psalm 121 Acts 4:32-35, 5:1-11 Luke 12:13-21