Traditional Masses for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin

The following churches will offer traditional Masses for the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, on Tuesday, August 15. This is a holy day of obligation.

Connecticut

St. Mary Church, Norwalk, CT, Solemn Mass, 7 pm

Sts. Cyril and Methodius Oratory, Bridgeport, CT, Low Mass, 7:45 am; Solemn Mass, 6 pm, followed by outdoor Marian procession and traditional blessing of herbs. Please feel free to bring fresh herbs (fruits and flowers as well, if desired) which will be blessed at the end of the ceremony, with the beautiful traditional blessing from the Roman Ritual which is prescribed for the feast of the Assumption.

Sacred Heart Oratory, Redding, CT, 6 pm

St. Patrick Oratory, Waterbury, CT, Low Mass 8 am, Solemn Mass 6 pm celebrated by Fr. Cipolla.

St. Stanislaus, New Haven, low Mass 5:30 pm, Fr. Peter Lenox celebrant. (please note time change)

St. Martha Church, Enfield, 7 pm

New York

Church of the Holy Innocents, New York, 8 am low Mass; 6 pm high Mass

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Shrine, New York, Low Mass 7 am and 7:45 am; Solemn Mass, 7 pm.

Immaculate Conception, Sleepy Hollow, NY, Low Mass, 7 pm

St. Paul the Apostle, Yonkers, NY, 12 noon

Annunciation Church, Crestwood, NY, Solemn Mass, upper church, 6 pm

St. Matthew Church, Dix Hills, NY (Long Island), 10:30 am

St. Rocco, Glen Cove, NY (Long Island), 7 pm Missa Cantata

Sacred Heart, Esopus, NY, 11:30 am (Confessions, 10:45-11:15)

St. Mary and St. Andrew, Ellenville, NY, 7 pm

August 14, Vigil Mass: Holy Trinity Church, Poughkeepsie, 6 pm

New Jersey

Our Lady of Sorrows, Jersey City, 5 pm. Young adults are invited to join us at O’Leary’s Pub after Mass for appetizers, drinks and/or dinner. O’Leary’s Pub is three blocks down from the church on Garfield Ave.

Our Lady of Victories, Harrington Park, NJ, 7 pm

Our Lady of Fatima, Pequannock, NJ, 7 am, 9 am, 12 noon, 7 pm

St. Anthony of Padua Oratory, West Orange, NJ, 9 am, 7 pm

Shrine Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament, Raritan, NJ, 7 pm

Corpus Christi Church, South River, NJ, 7pm