The seminarians of the Diocese of Bridgeport will have their annual Lessons and Carols for Advent at St. Mary’s Church, Norwalk, CT on Sunday, December 3 at 3 p.m.

This is a wonderful way to begin the season of Advent. Please come and support our future priests.

At 5 p.m. on the same day, there will be Solemn Vespers and Benediction. The preacher will be a young priest of the Diocese, Fr. Chris Perrella. Come and participate in the Evening Prayer of the Church on the First Sunday in Advent.

This beautiful statue of Our Lady is in the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer, NY

For a selection from orchestral matins of Ignacio de Jerusalem for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe see:

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

The Mount Carmel Shrine Chapter of the Catholic Society of Young Adults invites you to attend the Traditional Latin Sung Mass on Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 10:25 AM celebrated in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite at the Pontifical Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

Following Mass, we will meet outside the 115th Street entrance to pray the Holy Rosary in Latin, walking around the neighborhood of East Harlem. We will conclude with a Coffee Hour and Convivium in the Parish Hall, accessed at the 116th Street Entrance.

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.

On Tuesday December 12 at 7:00 PM the Society of St. Hugh of Cluny will be sponsoring a Solemn High Mass for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, 414 East 14th Street New York.

The music will be extraordinary: an orchestral mass and and selections from “Matins for the Virgin of Guadalupe” by Ignacio de Jerusalem, an 18th century composer from Lecce, Italy and Cadiz. He was active since the 1740’s in Mexico City, where he was chapel master at the cathedral. This will be a rare opportunity to hear this unique music from  Spanish Mexico, a blend of European and local traditions! James Wetzel will direct and Charles Weaver will be among the performers. We will provide further details closer to the time of the feast day.

After the Mass all are invited to a wine and cheese reception in the parish center.

This mass is made possible in part by the generosity of the late Msgr. Ignacio Barreiro, and will be offered for the repose of his soul.

(Above) The Lourdes chapel at Immaculate Conception Parish. Immaculate Conception is a beautiful church once an affiliate of Grace church (Episcopal). The traditional mass has been celebrated there on occasion since 2015.

These churches have specially scheduled traditional Masses on Thanksgiving Day.

St. Mary Church, Norwalk, CT: Solemn Mass at 9 am for the feast of St. Clement I concluding with a sung Te Deum. (There will be no 7:30 am or 12:10 pm Mass)

Saints Cyril and Methodius, Bridgeport, CT, 7:45 am.

St. Paul the Apostle Church, Yonkers, NY, 10:30 am.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel, New York, NY, Missa Cantata at 11 am concluding with a sung Te Deum. (there will be no 7:45 am Traditional Mass)

Holy Innocents, NY, 1:15 pm (there will be no 6 pm Traditional Mass).

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