(Above) An image of Our Lady of Guadalupe at Immaculate Conception church. Yesterday a large congregation was present for the festive celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, organized by the Society of St Hugh of Cluny and made possible by the generosity of the late Msgr. Ignacio Barreiro. How inspiring to experience […]

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Solemn Mass was celebrated for the Second Sunday of Advent at Immaculate Conception Church in Astoria, Queens, NY. The celebrant was Fr. Joseph Zwosta and the Deacon was Fr. Tomasz Szczepanczyk/ Photos courtesy of Arrys Ortanez.

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Two churches in Connecticut will have Rorate Masses in honor of Our Lady early next Saturday morning, December 16. St. Mary Church, Norwalk, 6:30 am St. Mary Church, Greenwich, 6:30 am. This notice in the St. Mary Norwalk bulletin explains what a Rorate Mass is: “Rorate” comes from the Introit of the day: “Drop down […]

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On a snowy day in early winter….

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Blue vestments at Holy Innocents tonight  – was New York ever part of the Spanish  empire?

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This beautiful photo was taken by Diana Yuan at the Rorate Mass at Holy Innocents Church, New York on Monday December 4. Holy Innocents has scheduled a total of 10 (!) Rorate Masses this Advent, each at 6 AM. Here is the schedule: link

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St. Michael at St. Joseph’s Chapel. It was reported last month that the chapel of St. Joseph in Battery Park City (also, the Archdiocesan 9/11 memorial) finally will be closed as of January 2018. This is a consequence of a massive rent hike (the space occupied by the chapel is leased). The art therein will […]

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This morning there was a Rorate Mass in the Dominican Rite at St. Vincent Ferrer, NY. Photos courtesy of Diana Yuan.

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