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.

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

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

St. Mary Church in Greenwich, CT will be holding its annual novena in preparation for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. This year, the pastor Fr. La Pastina has invited recently ordained priests to offer reflections on devotion to Our Lady according to various saints.

The first night of the novena is this Thursday, November 30.

Father Timothy Iannacone

Father Sean Connolly

Father Jon Tveit

With “Lux Fulgebit: The Mass at Dawn of Christmas Day,” the St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum has produced a world-premiere, professional recording of a lost treasure from our Catholic Tradition. The sixteenth-century Mass Christe Jesu by the little known composer William Rasar, “a unique work of the highest musical quality” (Early Music Review), affords a rare perspective on the religious world of early modern England, and the spiritual performance by the Schola brings the enduring power of this music home to the contemporary Church. The liturgical structure of the recording, beginning as it does with the Gregorian Introit and ending with the singing of the Ite Missa est and an organ improvisation, provides natural relief to the stunning beauty of Rasar’s setting of the Mass Ordinary. Motets by Ferrabosco, Byrd, and Lambe keep with both the English Renaissance and the Christmas themes of the recording.

Over the past decade, the St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum has undertaken a monumental effort of restoration, bringing back to life countless old masterpieces on a weekly basis. This remarkable commitment to recovering our Catholic heritage in sacred music is totally self-funded by parishioners and supporters of the St. Cecilia Society of St. Mary’s Church. All proceeds of the sale of the CD will go toward the continuation of this important work.

In honor of the Society’s patroness, a special sale price of $15 plus shipping per disc is being offered through November 28th. This is the perfect Christmas gift for friends and family, not least for someone who is estranged from the Church or unfamiliar with the Traditional liturgy. For more information and to order online, please visit HERE.

As this recent display attests, the Bookstore of St. Mary Church, Norwalk, CT is well-stocked with Advent and Christmas presents for adults and children, as well as an excellent selection of Catholic books—perhaps the best in the area.  Also Catholic greeting cards, statues, medals and scapulars.  It’s worth the trip.
The bookstore is located in the school building, with plenty of parking.
The hours:
(closed on Holy Days of Obligation and Holidays)
Sunday: 9:00-9:30 AM, 11:00AM – 2:00PM
Monday: 12:45PM – 3:45PM
Tuesday: 12:45PM – 3:45PM
Wednesday: 12:45PM – 3:45PM
Thursday: 12:45PM – 3:45PM
Friday: Closed
Saturday: 10:00AM – 2:00PM
phone number: (203) 854-9013

Saturday, December 16,
Rorate Mass in honor of Our Lady, St. Mary Church, Greenwich, CT, 6:30 am.
Rorate Mass in honor of Our Lady, St. Mary Church, Norwalk, CT, 6:30 am.
Rorate Mass in honor of Our Lady, St. Anthony of Padua Church, Jersey City, 6 am, information

Monday, December 18,  Sung Requiem Mass, Church of St. Vincent Ferrer, NY, 7 pm. Sponsored by the NY Purgatorial Society

Wednesday, December 20, Missa cantata for the Ember Wednesday of Advent,  St. Mary Church, Norwalk, 6:00 p.m

Monday, December 25th, schedule

Wednesday, December 27, Missa cantata for St. John the Evangelist, St. Mary Church, Norwalk, 6:00 p.m

A special thanks for Jim Morlino for creating this video.

See our photos of this Mass: link