Bishop Michael W. Fisher welcomed everyone on Easter Sunday with a wide smile on his face. “My brothers and sisters, a joyful day. The Lord has risen, alleluia. We can sing out now our alleluias because truly the Lord has risen from the dead for our salvation and redemption,” he said at St. Joseph Cathedral’s […]
The Paschal Triduum began in the Diocese of Buffalo with the solemn Holy Thursday evening Mass celebrated at St. Joseph Cathedral by Bishop Michael W. Fisher. Catholic Diocese of Buffalo Sound Hub · April 17, 2025 – Mass of the Lord's Supper is celebrated at St. Joseph Cathedral As Bishop Fisher reminded us in his […]
Looking for Holy Week liturgies near you? Parishes across the Diocese have shared their Holy Week schedules—from Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday to seven Churches visitations —and you can view them all on the Diocese of Buffalo website.
The Catholic Church has a series of practices and traditions that mark the liturgical calendar and guide the spiritual life of its faithful. Among these are fasting and abstinence during Lent, the 40-day period of preparation for Easter. To help Catholics live this special liturgical time and deepen their knowledge of the faith, the following […]
As Bishop Michael W. Fisher welcomed all in celebration to the Easter Mass at St. Joseph Cathedral on March 31, he exclaimed, “We are finally ready to say alleluia, for He is risen” On that bright and cool morning, Bishop Fisher extolled all as people of hope, and people who believe. He welcomed all new […]
Christ is risen! Truly, he is risen! Jesus Christ has conquered sin and death. We know that God has the final word. And that word is love. For “God is love” (1 Jn. 4:8). The kingdom of God which Jesus ushered into the world is at hand. But, and this is an all important critical […]
Bishop Michael W. Fisher wishes everyone a happy Easter.
An ancient tradition that creates a new beginning? The blessing of the Chrism oils. The oils, consecrated during a special Mass, will be used to welcome the catechumens to the Church at the Easter vigil, and other sacraments throughout the years. St. Joseph Cathedral welcomed a packed house to witness and participate in the sacred […]
“On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, ‘Peace be with you.’” And as if the once dead Jesus, appearing in their midst – with locked doors at […]
The Diocese of Buffalo has been on the Road to Renewal for quite a while now. The priests of the diocese renewed their own priestly promises during the annual Chrism Mass. “Now this is what a cathedral should look like,” announced Bishop Michael W. Fisher as he looked at the packed St. Joseph Cathedral on […]
