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A Note from Fr. Ringley—Nota del p. Ringley

A Blessed Easter Season to one and all! I want to begin by thanking those who made it possible for us to celebrate the Holy Week ceremonies as well as we were able under the circumstances. Paul McLaughlin took care of the technology end of things. John Pia and Bill Riccio, our masters of ceremonies,…
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Easter Sunday—DOMINGO DE RESURRECCIÓN

The central mystery of the Christian faith is, without doubt, the Resurrection of Our Lord. Either Jesus Christ rose from the dead, and is who He says he is, or He did not rise from the dead, and the Christian faith is based on a falsehood. The Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is…
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Music for April 2020

As of Monday, March 16, 2020, the public celebration of all weekday and Sunday Masses in the Diocese of Bridgeport is suspended. The suspension has been extended until May 20.

While we pray for an end to the Coronavirus outbreak, St. Mary's will be streaming Masses online.

All sung Masses at St. Mary's feature the full Gregorian chant Propers, as well as the Ordinary of the Mass sung in Latin to plainchant or polyphony.
Palm Sunday: April 5, 2020

9:30 a.m. Mass (livestream only—view recording)
with cantors from the St. Mary's Schola Cantorum
This is our first sung Mass since the public celebration of Mass was suspended.
Gregorian Mass of the Palms: Hosanna Filio David
Sanctus (Chant Mass XVIII)
Gregorian Mass of the Passion: Domine, ne longe facias
Chant Mass XVII
Exaudi Domine vocem meam (Josquin des Prez)

Maundy Thursday: April 9, 2020

7:00 p.m. Mass of the Lord's Supper (livestream only—view recording)
with cantors from the St. Mary's Schola Cantorum
Gregorian Mass of Holy Thursday: Nos autem gloriari oportet
Kyrie Cunctipotens genitor (Ad organum faciendi, ca. 12th c.)
Gloria (Chant Mass IV)
Sanctus (Anonymous, 14th c.)
Agnus Dei (Anonymous, 14th c.)

Good Friday: April 10, 2020

3:00 p.m. Mass of the Presanctified (livestream only—view recording)
with cantors from the St. Mary's Schola Cantorum

Holy Saturday: April 11, 2020

7:00 p.m. Great Vigil of Easter (livestream only—view recording)
with cantors from the St. Mary's Schola Cantorum
Mass in A (Samuel Webbe)
Sicut cervus (Johannes Ockeghem)
Sitivit anima mea (Ockeghem)

Easter Sunday: April 12, 2020

9:30 a.m. Mass (livestream only—view recording)
with cantors from the St. Mary's Schola Cantorum
Mass in A (Samuel Webbe)
Haec dies (Léonin)
Maria stabat ad monumentum (Giovanni Battista Riccio)

Sunday, April 19, 2020

9:30 a.m. Mass (livestream only)
with cantors from the St. Mary's Schola Cantorum
Chant Mass I
Currebant duo simul (Giovanni Battista Riccio)

Sunday, April 26, 2020

Sung Masses (livestream only)
8:00 a.m.  Mass in English with cantor
9:30 a.m.  Missa cantata with members of St. Mary's Schola Cantorum
Messa facilissima a due voci pari (Guglielmo Mattioli)
12:30 p.m.  Mass in Spanish with cantor

Cantate hymnum ad Virginem contra plagam!Stella caeli—A prayer to the Virgin in the time of contagion

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Holy Week Schedule 2020

Palm Sunday Masses (April 5) (livestream only): 8:00 AM : English; 9:30 AM : Latin; 12:30 PM : Español. Note: Palms will be distributed on Pentecost Sunday (May 31). Weekday Masses (Mon., Tues., Wed. only, April 6-8) (livestream only): 8:00 AM (Latin) and 12:10 PM (English). Confessions (Mon., Tues., Wed., April 6-8): 1-2 PM and 5-7 PM only. Come to the vestibule of the upstairs church.
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Community and Parish Activities, Special Masses
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