There will be a Missa Cantata at the Georgetown Oratory in Redding, CT, on Friday December 19 at 7 pm for the Ember Day. This Mass will be celebrated Coram Sanctissimo (in the presence of the exposed Sacrament) concluding with the Litany of the Most Sacred Heart and Benediction.

Monday, Dec. 8 is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The following churches will offer Traditional Masses.

Connecticut

St Mary Chuch, Norwalk, 8 am Low Mass; 7 pm Solemn Mass

Georgetown Oratory of the Sacred Heart, Redding, 6 pm Missa Cantata followed by a tree-lighting

Sts. Cyril and Methodius Oratory, Bridegport, CT, 7:45 am Low Masss; 6 pm High Mass  (“Missa O Soberana luz” –  Felipe de Magalhães). Also on Sunday, Dec. 7: 6:00 p.m. – Solemn Choral Vespers and Benediction (First Vespers of the feast)

St. Patrick Oratory, Waterbury, 12 pm Low Mass; 6 pm High Mass

St. Martha Church, Enfield, 7 pm

New York

Holy Innocents Church, New York, NY, Low Mass 8 am; High Mass 6 pm

Our Lady of Mount Carmel, New York, NY, 7 am, 7 pm

St. Josaphat Oratory, Bayside, Queens, 7 am Low Mass; 7 pm High Mass

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

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

St. Paul the Apostle, Yonkers, 12 noon

Annunciation Church, Crestwood, NY, Lower church, 7 pm

New Jersey

Our Lady of Sorrows, Jersey City, 5 pm Missa Cantata

Our Lady of Victories, Harrington Park, 6 pm

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

St. Anthony Of Padua, West Orange, NJ, 7:30 am and 9 am Low Masses; 7 pm High Mass

Shrine Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament, Raritan, 7 pm

St. John the Baptist, Allentown, NJ, 7 pm Solemn Mass

In your charity, we ask you to pray for Father Richard Munkelt, who celebrates the Sunday  4 pm Traditional Mass at Immaculate Conception Church in Sleepy Hollow, NY.  Father Munkelt suffered a stroke last week.

He wrote this update today:

“I am still in the hospital because of a stroke, but I am about to be discharged to rehab. The stroke left me partially paralyzed on the right side, but I can move around with a walker. I expect a full recovery, please the Almighty, and to be with you all again in a few weeks. In the meantime, substitute priests will celebrate the Holy Mass at IC.”  

The following churches in the area will offer Rorate Masses. The Rorate Mass is a beautiful Advent devotion: the Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary is offered by candlelight just before dawn. 

Saturday December 6:

Georgetown Oratory, Redding, CT, 6:15 am, Rorate Mass, followed by a light breakfast and spiritual conference.There will be a free will offering.  Please RSVP to help us determine an accurate amount of food.

Immaculate High School Chapel, 71 Southern Blvd, Danbury,   6 am Rorate Mass.   Organized by Crew-Leaders for Mary, Inc.

Holy Innocents Church, New York, NY, 6 am

St. Margaret of Cortona, Riverdale, Bronx, NY, 6:30 am. The Church’s address is 6000 Riverdale Avenue. There is a large parking lot adjoining the Church on its north-side.

St. Joseph Church, Troy, NY, 6 am

St. Stephen Church, Kearny, NJ, 6: 30 am

Saturday, December 13:

St. Mary Church, Norwalk, CT, 6 am

St. John the Evangelist Basilica, Stamford, CT, 6:30 am

St. Patrick Oratory, Waterbury, CT,  6am High Mass. Social afterwards in the church hall with an Advent Spiritual talk. Please bring a dish to share. 

Holy Innocents Church, New York, NY, 6 am

Annunciation Church, Crestwood, NY, 6 am, upper church.

St. Anthony of Padua Church, East Northport, Long Island, NY, 6:15 am

St. Mary and St. Andrew Church, Ellenville, NY, 6:30 am

Our Lady of Sorrows, Jersey City, NJ, 6 am

Our Lady of Victories, Harrington Park, NJ, 6:30 am

Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Newark, NJ, 6 am

Our Lady of Fatima, Pequannock, NJ, 6 am

St. Anthony of Padua Oratory, West Orange, NJ, 6:30 am

Corpus Christi Church, South River, NJ, 6:30 am

St. John the Baptisit, Allentown, NJ, 6 am

Saturday, December 20:

Our Lady of Hope, Middle Village, Queens, NY, 6 :30 am

Other dates:

Holy Innocents Church, New York NY will offer a Rorate Mass on the following days at 6 am: Dec. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

Please see this revised flyer:

The Aquinas Institute, the Catholic chaplaincy at Princeton, is sponsoring an event with Cardinal Robert Sarah upon the release of his book, The Song of the Lamb: Sacred Music and Heavenly Liturgy (November 2025, Ignatius Press), in conversation with Peter Carter.

Cardinal Robert Sarah of Guinea is the former Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and author of numerous books including The Power of Silence: Against the Dictatorship of Noise, God or Nothing: A Conversation on Faith, and The Day is Now Far Spent.

Peter Carter is the Founder and Director of the Catholic Sacred Music Project and Director of Sacred Music at the Aquinas Institute. 

You must register to attend this event (either live or on-line): https://princetoncatholic.org/lecture/lecture-sacred-music-and-the-heavenly-liturgy/

This Sunday be the first Solemn Mass as an Oratory of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest. The Sacred Ministers will be Monsignor Gilles Wach (Founder and Prior General of the Institute), Canon Matthew Talarico (Provincial of the United States), and Canon Andreas Hellmann (Rector of St. Josaphat’s).

Music for Sunday 9 November, Feast of Dedication of the Lateran Basilica – 9:30am TLM at St. Josaphat Oratory, Bayside
(with chamber orchestra)

Missa brevis in C major “Spatzenmesse“, K.220 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)

Prelude: Marche Pontificale – Charles Gounod (1818 – 1893)

Processional: Christ is made the sure foundation (WESTMINSTER ABBEY)

Offertory: Tollite hostias – Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 – 1921)

Communion: Church Sonata in E-flat major, K.67 – Mozart
Adoro te, O Panis caelice – Johann Michael Haydn (1737 – 1806)
Locus iste – Anton Bruckner (1824 – 1896)

Recessional: Praise to the Holiest in the Height (BILLING)

Postlude: Fantasia in C minor, BWV 562 – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)

Today a Solemn Requiem Mass was offered at St. Mary’s Church, Norwalk, CT for the departed members of the Regina Pacis Academy community.

Beautiful Solemn Requiem Mass was offered yesterday evening at St. Mary’s Norwalk for All Souls Day. A combined youth and adult choir sang settings from Faure’s Requiem.