The following churches will offer Rorate Masses. The Rorate Mass is a traditional Advent devotion wherein the Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary is offered just before dawn. The interplay of light and darkness speak to the meaning of Advent and the coming of the Light of the World.

Weekday Mornings

Church of the Holy Innocents, New York, NY, 6 am, *Tuesday, December 7 *Thursday, December 9 *Friday, December 10 *Saturday, December 11 *Monday, December 13 *Tuesday, December 14 *Wednesday, December 15 *Thursday, December 16

St. Josaphat Church, Bayside, Queens, 6:35 am, Tuesday Dec. 7; Friday, Dec. 10; Saturday, Dec. 11.

Saturday Dec. 11

St. Emery Church in Fairfield, CT will offer a Solemn Mass at 6 am. The address in 838 Kings Hwy East.

St. Mary of Mount Virgin Church, 190 Sandford St., New Brunswick, NJ, Missa Cantata, 6 am.

Our Lady of Fatima, Pequannock, NJ, Missa Cantata 6:30 am

Saturday, Dec. 18

Annunciation Church (Lower Church), 470 Westchester Ave., Crestwood, NY, Solemn Mass, 6:30 am.

St. Pius X Church, 834 Brookside Drive, Fairfield, CT, Fr. Richard Cipolla, celebrant, 6 am.

St. Patrick’s Parish and Oratory, 50 Charles St., Waterbury, CT, Missa Cantata, 6 am.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel, 259 Olive St., Newark, NJ, 6 am.

On Saturday, December 11, St. Emery Church in Fairfield, CT will offer a Solemn Rorate Mass at 6 am. The address in 838 Kings Hwy East.

On Tuesday, December 7, at 6pm, there will be a Solemn Mass for the Feast of St. Ambrose of Milan.

Fr. Robert Turner will be the celebrant, Fr Michael Clark, the deacon. The sacred music for the Mass will be Thomas Tallis’ Mass for 4 voices and setting of texts by St Ambrose following the ordinary and communion propers.

A reception following.

St Augustine Church, 30 Caputo Road, North Branford

These Masses will be offered at St. Rocco’s Church in Glen Cove, Long Island.

Sunday, Oct 31 Feast of the Kingship of Our Lord Jesus Christ at 11:30am (as usual)

Monday, Nov 1 Solemnity of All Saints Mass at 7 pm

Tuesday, Nov 2 All Souls (Requiem) Mass at 7 pm