Solemn High Mass celebrated by Fr. Cyprian La Pastina, the pastor of St. Mary’s. The music included a mass setting by Michael Haydn.

Yesterday was celebrated the Patronal Feast of Most Holy Name of Jesus parish, Brooklyn – a Solemn High Mass in their newly renovated church. Some more great photos courtesy of Arrys Ortanez:

“Three miracles Glorify this day…”
(Window from the Cathedral of St. James, Brooklyn – on the table is a fruit from the New World)

January 6, 2015 Epiphany

Saint Mary Church, 178 Greenwich Ave, Greenwich, Connecticut
7:30 PM Solemn High Mass. The Mass setting will be Missa Sancti Gabrielis by J. Michael Haydn with Gregorian Propers.

St. Mary’s Church, Norwalk, Connecticut
7:00 PM Solemn High Mass

St. Anthony’s Church, 457 Monmouth St., Jersey City,
Missa Cantata, 7 pm. The Three Magi will be stopping by to greet visitors and give candy to the children of the parish at 6:45pm before Mass.

St. Catherine Laboure, Middletown, New Jersey
9:00 AM

Oratory of St. Anthony of Padua, 1360 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, New Jersey
9:00 AM; 7:00 PM

Our Lady of Mount Carmel, New York, New York
6:00 PM High Mass, includes blessing and distribution of the chalk.

High Mass at St. Agnes church for the feasts of Mary, Mother of God, Circumcision and the Octave day of Christmas. Fr. Michael Barone was the celebrant and the Veni Creator Spritus was sung to gain the plenary indulgence granted on that day.

(Courtesy of Arrys Ortanez)

Eddy Toribio reports on the 10:30 AM Mass yesterday:

“Three hundred and twenty (320) faithful attended this splendid Mass at this very active and vibrant church. Many of  them prayed one Our Father and one Creed, as well the prayers required for the intentions of the Holy Father in order to gain the plenary indulgence (under the usual conditions of the Church).
In his sermon, Fr. Villa encouraged devotion to the Sacred Heart and to the Immaculate Heart. He also asked for prayers for Priests and greater reverence devotion to the Eucharist, as well as the daily recitation of the holy Rosary, all of which will, naturally, lead to a greater use of the Sacrament of Confession and the other Sacraments.”

(Photo Courtesy of Arrys Ortanez)

Window from the Church of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, East 83rd Street, New York (The parish is scheduled to be closed by the Archdiocese in August 2015)

Sunday, December 28th, Sunday within the Octave of Christmas/Feast of the Holy Innocents

St. Mary’s, Norwalk, Connecticut
Solemn High Mass, 9;30 AM
Prelude: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (BWV 739) (Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750)
Missa Praeter rerum seriem (Cipriano de Rore, 1515-1565)
Gregorian Mass of the Sunday within the Octave of Christmas: Dum medium silentium
Motet at the Offertory: Praeter rerum seriem (Josquin des Prez, c.1450-1521)
Motet at the Communion: Virtus Sancti Spiritus (Praeter rerum seriem, secunda pars) (Josquin)
Postlude: In dulci jubilo (BWV 608) (Bach)

Holy Innocents, New York, New York

10:30 AM
(On this Sunday, the Church of the Holy Innocents will be celebrating its Titular Feast (of the Holy Innocents). On this day, “a plenary indulgence is granted to the faithful who devoutly visit the parochial church” and recite one Our Father and the Creed.
In addition, Fr. Leonard Villa, the new Administrator of Holy Innocents parish, will celebrate the 10:30am (traditional Mass) for the first time. Afterwards there will be a reception for Fr. Villa in the church hall.)

Immaculate Conception, Sleepy Hollow, New York
3:00 PM Low Mass

Wednesday, December 31 New Year’s Eve

St. Mary’s, Norwalk, Connecticut
7:00 PM, Mass (Followed by adoration of the Blessed Sacrament; Benediction at Midnight; Reception afterwards)

Thursday, January 1, 2015 Octave Day of Christmas/Feast of the Circumcision

St. Mary’s, Norwalk, Connecticut

Solemn High Mass, 5:30 PM
Prelude: Prélude pour la Circoncision (Charles Tournemire, 1870-1939)
Missa Quaeramus cum pastoribus (Cristóbal de Morales, c.1500-1553)
Gregorian Mass of the Octave Day of Christmas: Puer natus est
Alleluia: Dies sanctificatus (Léonin, fl. c. 1150)
Motet at the Offertory: Mirabile mysterium (Adrian Willaert, c.1490-1562)
Motet at the Communion: Noe, noe psallite (Jean Mouton, c.1459-1522)
Postlude: Fantaisie et Choral pour la Circoncision (Tournemire)

St. Stanislaus, New Haven, Connecticut
2 PM, Low Mass (note change!)

Our Lady of Victories, Harrington Park, New Jersey
8:15 AM Low Mass

St. Catherine Laboure, Middletown, New Jersey
9:00 AM

Church of the Holy Innocents, West 37th Street, New York
1:00 PM

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 448 East 116th Street, New York, New York
10:00 AM, High Mass

Immaculate Conception, Sleepy Hollow, New York
3:00PM Low Mass

Church of St. Anthony, Commonwealth Avenue, Bronx, New York
8:30 AM

Friday, January 2 (First Friday of January)

St. Peter Church, 160 Main Street, Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 PM.

St. Stanislaus, New Haven, Connecticut
8:00 AM First Friday

Sunday, January 4th, Most Holy Name of Jesus

St. Peter Church, 160 Main Street, Hartford, Connecticut
7:30 AM

St. Catherine Laboure, Middletown, New Jersey
8:45 AM

Oratory of St. Anthony of Padua, 1360 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, New Jersey
7:30 AM; 9:00 AM; 11:00 AM.

Holy Name of Jesus, 245 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn, New York
5:00 PM Solemn High Mass
(parking available)

Our Lady of Peace Church, Brooklyn, New York
9:30 AM Solemn High Mass. (Reverend Daniel Champoli, celebrant; ample street parking.)

St. Agnes, New York, New York
11:00 AM

Holy Innocents, New York, New York
10:30 AM: Missa Cantata

Immaculate Conception, Sleepy Hollow, New York

3:00 PM Low Mass (followed by Christmas Pageant and Dinner Convivium.
Everyone is invited)

January 6, 2015 Epiphany

Saint Mary Church, 178 Greenwich Ave, Greenwich, Connecticut
7:30 PM Solemn High Mass

St. Mary’s Church, Norwalk, Connecticut
7:00 PM Solemn High Mass

Oratory of St. Anthony of Padua, 1360 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, New Jersey
9:00 AM; 7:00 PM

Our Lady of Mount Carmel, New York, New York
6:00 PM High Mass

Lumen Dei Union celebrates High Mass on Christmas Day with The Church of the Holy Innocents in NYC.

For more pictures see HERE.

(Photos by Arrys Ortanez. Thanks to Eddy Jose Toribio.)

Midnight Mass at St. Mary’s, Norwalk. The celebrant was Fr. Greg Markey; Steve Genovese was the deacon and Fr. Richard Cipolla the subdeacon.

(Above and Below) Before the Mass and the singing of carols, Fr. Markey led the congregation in the recitation of the rosary before the manger scene.

Mr David Hughes was the director of music. (Above) Carols were sung before the mass.
(Below) Lighting the candles.

(Above) Reading by Mr. William Riccio of the Proclamation of the Birth of Christ.

(Above and below) Candles at the entrance procession.

(Above) Placing the statue of the Christ Child in the manger.

(Above and below) Lighting of candles at the Gospel.

The offertory.

Window in Our Lady of Guadalupe/St. Bernard church, New York

Connecticut:

Sts. Cyril and Methodius, Bridgeport
Christmas Day: 10:15 AM

St. Martha, Enfield

Christmas Day: Mass, 12:00 PM

St. Mary Church, Norwalk

Christmas Eve: 11:00 PM, Rosary at the Creche

11:30 PM, Christmas Carols and Organ Music:
Prelude: Es is ein’ Ros’ entsprungen (Johannes Brahms, 1833-1897)
Hymn: Once In Royal David’s City (Irby)
Hymn: A La Nanita Nana (anon. Spanish, XVIII C.)
Carol: It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (Carol)
Hymn: Joys Seven (arr. Hughes)
Carol: Il est né, le Divin Enfant (arr. Gabriel Fauré, 1845-1924)
Hymn: Riu riu chiu (Mateo Flecha el Viejo, 1481-1553)
Carol: Tu scendi dalle stelle (St. Alfonso Maria de’ Liguori, 1696-1787)
Motet: There Is No Rose (anon. English, XV C.)
Carol: Silent Night (Stille Nacht)
Prelude: Desseins éternels (from La Nativité du Seigneur) (Olivier Messiaen, 1908-1992)

12:00 AM Solemn Midnight Mass:

Hymn at the Procession: Adeste Fideles (John Francis Wade, arr. Willcocks)
Messe solennelle (Louis Vierne, 1870-1937)
Gregorian Mass of Christmas Midnight: Dominus dixit
Motet at the Offertory: Verbum caro factum est (Orlando di Lasso, c.1532-1594)
Motet at the Communion: Quem vidistis pastores (Cipriano de Rore, 1515-1565)
Motet at the Communion: O magnum mysterium (Tomás Luis de Victoria, 1548-1611)
Postlude: In dulci jubilo (BWV 729) Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750)

Christmas Day: 9:30 AM, Solemn Mass:

Prelude: Von Himmel hoch, da komm ich her (BWV 700) (Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750)
Missa Dies sanctificatus (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Gregorian Mass of Christmas Day: Puer natus est
Gradual: Viderunt omnes (Pérotin, fl. c. 1200)
Motet at the Offertory: Puer natus est (William Byrd, 1540-1623)
Motet at the Communion: Viderunt omnes (Byrd)
Motet at the Communion: Dies sanctificatus (Palestrina)
Postlude: In dulci jubilo (BWV 729) (Bach)
Postlude: Final from Symphony No. 1 (Louis Vierne, 1870-1937)

St. Peter’s Church, 160 Main Street, Hartford

Christmas Eve:  Midnight Mass

St. Stanislaus, New Haven

Christmas Day: High Mass 2:00 PM (St. Gregory Society)

New Jersey:

Mater Ecclesiae,261 Cross Keys Road, Berlin

Christmas Eve: 10:30 PM Christmas Carols
10:50 PM Blessing of Manger and Christmas Proclamation
11:00 PM Midnight Choral Mass

Christmas Day:
8:30 AM Low Mass
11:00 AM High Mass

Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Newark,
Christmas Eve: Midnight, Missa Cantata

Our Lady of Fatima,32 West Franklin Avenue, Pequannock

Christmas Eve:
11:00 PM Christmas carols
Midnight: Missa Cantata

Christmas Day:
7:00 AM Mass at Dawn
9:00 AM Mass of Christmas Day
11:00 AM Mass of Christmas Day

Our Lady of Victories, Harrington Park

Christmas Eve: High Mass 9:00 PM

St. Anthony’s, Monmouth St. between 6th and 7th St.; Jersey City

Christmas Eve: 8:30 PM Concert of Seasonal Sacred Music; 9:00 PM High Mass (with music including the “Spatzenmesse” of Mozart)

St. Anthony of Padua Oratory, West Orange

Christmas Eve:
5:00 PM Confessions
5:30 PM First Mass of Christmas (fulfills the Christmas obligation)
9:30 PM Confessions
10:30 PM Traditional Christmas Carols
11:00 PM Solemn High Midnight Mass (First Mass of Christmas)

Christmas Day:
7:30 AM Low Mass (Second Mass of Christmas)
9:00 AM Low Mass (Second Mass of Christmas)
11:00 AM High Mass (Third Mass of Christmas)

St. Catherine Laboure, 110 Bray Avenue (off of Route 36);Middletown

Christmas Day: Solemn High Mass 8:45AM

New York:

Holy Innocents, New York

Christmas Eve: 7-8 PM – Christmas Carols; Church doors open at 11PM for Carols in preparation for the Midnight Mass; 12:01 AM, Christmas Midnight Mass

Christmas Day: Mass, 10:30 AM

Immaculate Conception, Sleepy Hollow

Christmas Day: Missa Cantata, 3 PM

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 448 East 116th Street, New York

Christmas Day: Sung Mass, 10:00 AM

Our Lady of Peace Church, Carroll Street, Brooklyn, New York

Christmas Day: Missa Cantata, 9:30 AM ( Fr. Joseph Koterski, SJ, celebrant)

St. Agnes, New York

Christmas Day:  High Mass, 11:00 AM (with Schola Cantorum)

St. Anthony’s Church, Bronx, New York

Christmas Day: 8:30 AM

St. Ladislaus Church,18 Richardson Place,Hempstead (Nassau County, LI)

Christmas Day: 9:00 AM

St. Matthew,35 North Service Road, Dix Hills, New York

Christmas Day: 12:30 PM (in the chapel)

St. Anthony’s, Jersey City (Courtesy of Mark Bertotti)