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29 Dec

2024

Traditional Masses for January 1, The Octave of Christmas

Posted by Stuart Chessman 
Recently restored painting of the circumcision and naming of Our Lord over the main altar of the church of the Gesù in Rome.

This Wednesday, January 1, is the Octave Day of Christmas, the Feast of the Circumcision of Our Lord. It is a Holy Day of Obligation. The following churches will offer Traditional Masses. If you know of a church that is not on our list, please let us know.

Connecticut

St. Mary Church, Norwalk, Solemn Mass 10 am

Sts. Cyril and Methodius, Bridgeport, low Mass 8:30 am; high Mass 10:15 am

St. Patrick Oratory, Waterbury, low Mass 12 noon; high Mass 6 pm

Georgetown Oratory of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Redding, 6 pm Missa Cantata sung by the Viri Galilaei

St. Martha Church, Enfield, 7 pm

St. Michael Church, Pawcatuck, Missa Cantata 10 am

New York

Church of the Holy Innocents, New York, NY, low Mass 9 am; high Mass 10:30 am

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, New York, NY, 10:30 am Missa Cantata

Our Lady of Refuge, Briggs Avenue at E. 196 St., Bronx, 1 pm

St. Josaphat, Bayside, Queens, Missa Cantata 9:30 am

St. Rocco Church, Glen Cove, Long Island, 11:30 am Missa Cantata.

St. Matthew, Dix Hills, Long Island, 10:30 am

St. Paul the Apostle, Yonkers, 12 noon

Annunciation Church, Crestwood, 2 pm

Immaculate Conception, Sleepy Hollow, low Mass 4 pm

St. Mary and St. Andrew, Ellenville, Sung Midnight Mass and 11:30 am

St. Joseph Church, Middletown, 10:15 am

Sacred Heart Church, Esopus, 11:30 am

Holy Trinity, Poughkeepsie, 7 pm

New Jersey

Our Lady of Sorrows, Jersey City, 10 am

Our Lady of Victories, Harrington Park, 8:45 am

Our Lady of Fatima, Pequannock, 7 am, 9 am, 11 am, 1:30pm, 5 pm

St. Anthony Oratory, West Orange, 7:30 am, 9 am, 11 am High Mass

Corpus Christi, South River, 6:15 pm

Blessed Sacrament Chapel, Raritan, 10:30 am

St. John the Baptist, Allentown, 11 am

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