See our weekday and weekend Mass times at St. John Cantius

We are excited to offer online and in person Language Classes this year with Latin, Hebrew, and Greek classes starting this month.

Join us to celebrate the feast of the Epiphany on Sunday, January 5th. The blessing of the lintel will take place after the 9:00 am Mass

January 1st 2025 is a Holy Day of Obligation for all Catholics.

Christmas Homily from Bishop J. Perry during Midnight Mass at St. John Cantius.

Christmas Mass and Devotions schedule at St. John Cantius

Spend the last hour of 2024 in peace, thanking God for his graces and praying for the coming year.

From Pius Parsch Vol. III pp 226: "Gratitude, not penance, should be the dominant Ember spirit. Wednesday of Ember week is dedicated to...

Beginning Tuesday, December 17th, we celebrate Solemn Vespers in the final days leading up to Christmas.

St. John Cantius Church is pleased to invite one and all to our 20th annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols.

The Rorate High Mass will take place on Saturday December 7th. This Mass in honor of Mary is a beautiful candlelit Mass.

Thursday December 12th is the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Patroness of the Americas. Join us for a solemn blessing of the new image

Travel with the Canons Regular to Rome for the 2025 Jubilee Year!

This year we are seeking commemorative ads and sponsors for the 20th Annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

Harpa Dei will be performing at St. John Cantius church on Thursday, November 14th at 6:30pm

At St. John Cantius our annual All Souls’ Day Mozart Requiem Mass draws young and old, Catholics and non-Catholics alike.

Friday, November 1st is All Saints Day and a Holy Day of Obligation for all Catholics.

Enroll your departed loved ones in our novena of Requiem Masses (1962 Missal) that begins on All Souls Day. The names of the enrolled Faithf

Join fellow parishioners in a 33-Day preparation for total consecration to Jesus through Mary.

All youth of the parish ages 8-12 are invited to our Autumn Saint Don Bosco Camp!

Members of the Archconfraternity of St. Stephen will be invested on Sunday, October 27th at the 12:30 pm Mass. All are invited to attend the

St. John Cantius Church will hold our annual Forty Hours Devotion begins Friday, October 18th through Sunday, October 20th.

The Sisters to Saints group recently toured the newly built Women's Care Center downtown Chicago.

Help us bring the light of the Angels to St. John Cantius

On Sunday, September 8, 2024, friends of the Canons Regular of Saint John Cantius gathered with priests and brothers of the order for their

This year the Blue Mass will take place on Monday, September 30th at 7:30pm.

Under the direction of Massimo Scapin, the 2024-2025 sacred music season for St. John Cantius Church has begun!

The St. Monica Novena is a weekly devotion to pray for the return to the Church of fallen-away, marginal, and apostate Catholics from among

The Canons Regular need your help to continue to grow, to preserve and advance the Church’s precious heritage and to restore the sacred ...

Register your children for CCD classes, Youth Choirs, and Altar Servers is now available online.

Join fellow parishioners in this bi-monthly Bible Study! Meetings willl be held on Saturdays from 5-7 pm in the library.

Thirty-eight members of our parish’s ‘Magnificat Choir’ took off on Tuesday, June 18th for their flight to Krakow, Poland

Sunday, August 11th, is the annual St. John Cantius parish picnic. Visitors, parishioners, neighbors, and friends are welcome to enjoy the f

Join us this summer for First Saturday Mass at St. Anne’s Chapel.

“...purity of tone and impeccably smooth delivery. ...their subtlety of color could not be bettered.” (Alan Artner, Chicago Tribune)...

The Canons Regular of St. John Cantius wish to remember all of the fathers of our benefactors and friends in a special way. We hope you...

Partake in an enchanting evening of classical dance at this Father Daughter Dance!

The feast of Corpus Christi at St. John Cantius Church is an important and unforgettable experience for parishioners and visitors alike.

Register now for our online Summer language classeds

Registration Now Open! Join us Monday June 3rd, 2024 for our First Annual Kanty Klassic

This year is gonna be a switch hitter! Come see who will take home the win . .

Please keep Br. Kevin Menard and Dcn. Andrew in your prayers as their ordinations approach.

Give the women in your life the gift of three Mass this Mother's Day.

Gather with us in the "upper room" for the Vigil of Pentecost as we await the Holy Spirit.

Make the Magnificat Choir's Pilgrimage to Poland a success with your help.

Join us for a Fatima procession every month from May to October.

Easter Greetings from our Pastor

Take a moment this Easter season to read the profound Easter sermon given by Bishop Joseph N. Perry on Easter Sunday at Saint John Cantius.

If you enjoy Sacred Music, learn more about the Patrons of Sacred music and how you can be an instrumental piece.

Join us for Holy Week starting with Palm Sunday.