Friday, January 1 is the the Octave of Christmas, the Feast of the Circumcision, a holy day of obligation. The following churches will offer traditional Masses.

Octave of Christmas, January 1

Connecticut

St. Mary Church, Norwalk, CT,  9:30 am, Solemn Mass, 11:15 am, Missa Cantata. Please call the church to register.

Sts. Cyril and Methodius, Bridgeport, 7 am, 8:15 am and 10:15 am, Missa Cantata. Please call the church to register.

St. Stanislaus Church, New Haven, CT, Low Mass, 2 pm

St. Joseph Church, Danbury, CT, Missa Cantata, 11:30 am

Sacred Heart, Georgetown, CT,  6 pm Missa Cantata

New York

Holy Innocents Church, New York, NY, New Year’s Eve Dec. 31, 11:30 pm; Jan. 1, low Mass 9 am; Missa Cantata 10:30 am.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel, New York, NY, 10:30 am, Missa Canata

St. Agnes Church, New York, NY, 10:30 am

Immaculate Conception, Sleepy Hollow, NY, 2 pm Low Mass (only one Mass today)

St. Josaphat, Bayside, NY, 9:30 am.

St. Rocco, Glen Cove, NY, 11:30 am

St. Matthew, Dix Hills, NY, 10:30 am

St. Michael (SSPX), Farmingville, NY, 9 am and 7:30 pm followed by all-night adoration

St. Peter, Amagansett, 12 pm.

New Jersey

St. Paul the Apostle, Jersey City, 2 pm.

Epiphany, January 6

St. Mary Church, Norwalk, CT, 8 am.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel, New York, NY, 7:45 am, low Mass, 7 pm Solemn Mass, procession with the Christ child, blessing and distribution of chalk

St. Paul the Apostle, Jersey City, 7 pm

Sacred Heart R.C. Church (Clifton, NJ) will be offering a Rorate Mass (Extraordinary Form) at 6:00a.m. on Saturday, December 19, 2020.  This is the first time the Advent Devotion will be celebrated at the Parish.  The Church is located at 145 Randolph Avenue, Clifton, NJ 07011.  Ample parking may be found behind the school building next door.  Pray to Jesus through Mary! 

St. Mary Church in Norwalk, CT will have a Rorate Mass on Saturday, Dec. 19 at 6 am.

To attend, you must register ahead of time by calling the rectory: (203) 866-5546.

And in Danbury, CT:

From Fr. Richard Gennaro Cipolla

Great new interview on the BBC with, among others, Sir James MacMillan:

 Faith in Music, Episode 1

On November 8, 2019, James MacMillan spoke in New York at Old St Patrick’s Cathedral more generally on faith and music with reference to his own works.

Rorate Masses will be celebrated at The Shrine and Parish Church of the Holy Innocents on the following days of Advent at 6:00 a.m.:

Wednesday, December 2

Thursday, December 3

Friday, December 4

Saturday, December 5

Monday, December 7

Wednesday, December 9

Thursday, December 10

Friday, December 11

Monday, December 14

Tuesday, December 15

Wednesday, December 16

 First Friday and First Saturday

St. Josaphat, Bayside

*Friday, December 4th at 7:30pm

*Saturday, December 5th at 10am: Advent Day of Recollection with Fr. John Perricone

St. Michael (SSPX), Farmingville

*Friday, December 4th at 7pm, followed by all night Adoration

*Saturday, December 5th at 8am, Benediction followed by Mass

Rorate Masses

St. Josaphat, Bayside, Rorate Masses at 6:35am:

Tuesday, December 1st

Wednesday, December 2nd

Wednesday, December 9th

Saturday, December 12th

Monday, December 14th

Tuesday, December 15th

Wednesday, December 16th

Father Cipolla will be celebrating Traditional Masses at St. Pius X Church in Fairfield, CT for the four Mondays in Advent: November 30, December 7th, 14th and 21st. Traditional Masses will also be offered on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, December 8, the Feast of the Holy Innocents, Dec. 28 and Epiphany, January 6. All Masses are at 7pm. Mark you calendar!