Today we rejoice and celebrate World Day for Consecrated Life. Over the years, many men and women have chosen to live out their baptismal vocation by professing the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity, and obedience. They do this by joining a religious congregation, a secular institute, or through private vows. We pray for these people…
Three of us friars are temporarily living in an apartment on Essex Street while the new rectory/friary is being built. There is a popular bar/restaurant on the first floor of our building, which is often full of young people. It has struck me as unusual that Sunday nights seem to be especially popular. The contrast…
Saturday, February 5 4:00pm St. Rita Sodality, Grace Buglione, Rachel Kaslow, Salvatore & Catherine Branca, Angela Blatti (M.M.M.) Sunday, February 6 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time World Day for Consecrated Life 9:00am Michael Annaian 10:30am For all the Holy Rosary Shrine family, Eva Klisiewicz, Teofil Klisiewicz, Maria Padykula (3rd Anniv.), John & Bertha Padykula 12:00pm…
The Blessing of Throats is a popular devotion done on the Feast Day of St. Blaise February 3rd, or the weekend close to the Feast Day. This year we will offer only the General Form of the blessing, as opposed to the individual blessing using the traditional crossed candles.
This Wednesday, February 2nd, we celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. This is the traditional day for the blessing of candles. If you bring candles with you, they will be blessed at the beginning of the 12:05pm Mass
World Day for Consecrated Life will be celebrated in the Church on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 and in parishes over the weekend of February 5-6, 2022. Please pray for all those who have made commitments in the consecrated life, and be sure to thank them on their special day. May they continue to be inspired…
During these Sundays of Ordinary Time, we have been reading from St. Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians. Today we have his magnificent description of love, the highest gift, without which all other gifts or good works are worthless. He tells us what love is and what it is not. For example, it is “not…
A faithful parishioner and now Shrine-goer asked me to write something on the difference between a shrine and a parish. I have been thinking and praying about that question. The first thing that comes to mind is that it depends on the shrine. They each have a unique personality, so to speak, depending on their…
I would like to personally thank Steve Angelucci for the wonderful job he did as a substitute organist while I was sick. It was comforting to know the Choir was in excellent hands and that the Christmas Season would be celebrated with beautiful music. Please pray for the repose of the soul of Carmela Angelucci…
Saturday, January 29 4:00pm Lucy & Armand Aufiero, James Vittorioso (Birthday rem.) & dec’d family, Constance “Connie” Cataldi (Alive & well birthday) Sunday, January 30 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00am Petrina & Giuseppe Giuffrida & Giuseppina & Carmelo Mazzotta 10:30am For all the Holy Rosary Shrine family 12:00pm Spanish Mass – For all the…