A Rosary will be said in front of St. Mary's Rectory on October 10th at noon for our country, for peace, for the upcoming election, etc. We invite everyone to come and join us in prayer for our nation. ROSARY COAST TO COAST Again this year we will participate in the Rosary Coast to Coast…
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Music for September 2020
| 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. |
Sunday, September 6, 2020
Sung Masses (*reservations required—livestream also available*)
8:00 a.m. Mass in English with cantor
9:30 a.m. Solemn Mass with St. Mary's Schola Cantorum
Missa L'hora passa (Ludovico da Viadana)
Ave Maria (att. Tomás Luis de Victoria)
Ave verum corpus (W. A. Mozart)
11:15 a.m. Missa cantata with members of St. Mary's Schola Cantorum
Mass in A (Samuel Webbe)
12:30 p.m. Mass in Spanish with the Coro Hispano de Santa María
Sunday, September 13, 2020
Sung Masses (*reservations required—livestream also available*)
8:00 a.m. Mass in English with cantor
9:30 a.m. Solemn Mass with St. Mary's Schola Cantorum
Missa Doulce memoire (Orlande de Lassus)
Expectans expectavi (Lassus)
11:15 a.m. Missa cantata with members of St. Mary's Schola Cantorum
Missa quarti toni (Tomás Luis de Victoria) (arranged for voice and lute)
12:30 p.m. Mass in Spanish with the Coro Hispano de Santa María
Sunday, September 20, 2020
Sung Masses (*reservations required—livestream also available*)
8:00 a.m. Mass in English with cantor
9:30 a.m. Solemn Mass with St. Mary's Schola Cantorum
Missa Quam pulchri sunt (Tomás Luís de Victoria)
Domine in auxilium (Lassus)
11:15 a.m. Missa cantata with members of St. Mary's Schola Cantorum
12:30 p.m. Mass in Spanish with the Coro Hispano de Santa María
Sunday, September 27, 2020
Sung Masses (*reservations required—livestream also available*)
8:00 a.m. Mass in English with cantor
9:30 a.m. Solemn Mass with St. Mary's Schola Cantorum
Missa Il me suffit (Orlande de Lassus)
11:15 a.m. Missa cantata with members of St. Mary's Schola Cantorum
Missa Dominicalis (Ludovico da Viadana)
12:30 p.m. Mass in Spanish with the Coro Hispano de Santa María
Cantate hymnum ad Virginem contra plagam!
Stella caeli—A prayer to the Virgin in the time of contagion
Feast of Our Lady of Good Health
24th Annual Feast Celebration: Our Lady of Good Health (Vailankanni)—Flag Hoisting will be held on Saturday, August 29, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Fiesta de Nuestra Senora de Buena Salud (Vailankanni)—Hizada de la Bandera, Sabado 29 de Agosto a las 10:00 a.m.
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A Note from Fr. Ringley—Mensaje del Padre Ringley
I am pleased to announce that plans for renovation of the parking lot have been finalized. All we await is a starting date. The parking lot will be inaccessible for approximately four days. Obviously, we will ensure that it is available for the usual weekend Mass traffic. We are especially looking forward to an increased…
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Sunday at 11:15am: additional Sung Latin Mass (time change)
Update: This Sunday, August 30, we will start the second Latin Mass at 11:15am to allow more time before the 12:30 Spanish Mass. Please call the church office at 203-866-5546 x 101 to make a reservation (as with all our weekend Masses).
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Registration for RCIA Program—Inscripción para el programa RICA 2020-2021
We will be registering children who are 7 years old and older, as well as adults, for the upcoming 2020-2021 RCIA classes, which will begin on Tuesday, September 1, 2020. This program is for anyone who needs any of the three Sacraments of initiation. Our office is open, but we are not allowing anyone in…
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A Note from Fr. Ringley—Mensaje del Padre Ringley
Thank you to all who have welcomed me back home to St. Mary’s. My two weeks at Magdalene College of the Liberal Arts were very productive and inspiring. Each summer for nine years I have served as the chaplain, and music and catechism teacher for a two week “Come and See” program for prospective students…
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REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR OUR RCIA PROGRAM—MATRICULA ABIERTA PARA CLASES DE RELIGIÓN
We are currently taking registrations for the upcoming 2020-2021 R.C.I.A. Program. All children who are 7 years old or older should be registered for this program. If you are an adult who needs any Sacrament at all, please call or email Dn. Steve. 203-943-1352. dngenovese@diobpt.org
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Music for August 2020
| 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. |
Chanting and Spiritual Health: an essay by Charles Weaver
In a time of contagion and social unrest, we need plainchant more than ever, even when we stay home.
Sunday, August 2, 2020
Sung Masses (*reservations required—livestream also available*)
8:00 a.m. Mass in English with cantor
9:30 a.m. Solemn Mass with members of St. Mary's Schola Cantorum
Missa quarti toni (Tomás Luis de Victoria) (with single voice and lute)
12:30 p.m. Mass in Spanish with cantor
Sunday, August 9, 2020
Sung Masses (*reservations required—no livestream this week*)
8:00 a.m. Mass in English with cantor
9:30 a.m. Solemn Mass with members of St. Mary's Schola Cantorum
12:30 p.m. Mass in Spanish with cantor
Sunday, August 16, 2020
Sung Masses (*reservations required—livestream also available*)
8:00 a.m. Mass in English with cantor
9:30 a.m. Solemn Mass for the Feast of the Assumption (external solemnity) with St. Mary's Schola Cantorum
Missa Dixit Maria (Hans Leo Hassler)
Quam pulchra es (Claudio Monteverdi)
12:30 p.m. Mass in Spanish with cantor
Sunday, August 23, 2020
Sung Masses (*reservations required—livestream also available*)
8:00 a.m. Mass in English with cantor
9:30 a.m. Solemn Mass with St. Mary's Schola Cantorum
Mass for Four Voices (William Byrd)
Precatus est Moyses (Orlande de Lassus)
11:30 a.m. (*new addition) Missa cantata with members of St. Mary's Schola Cantorum
Missa Dominicalis (Ludovico da Viadana)
12:30 p.m. Mass in Spanish with cantor
Sunday, August 30, 2020
Sung Masses (*reservations required—livestream also available*)
8:00 a.m. Mass in English with cantor
9:30 a.m. Solemn Mass with St. Mary's Schola Cantorum
Missa Iste confessor (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)
Magne pater Augustine (Palestrina)
11:15 a.m. (*note time change) Missa cantata with members of St. Mary's Schola Cantorum
Messe de Ste. Hildegarde
O successores (St. Hildegard of Bingen)
O quam mirabilis est (St. Hildegard)
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
Mass Schedule: Monday 8/3–Friday 8/14
Please take note! Reduced schedule of daily Masses, Confessions and Adoration in the first two weeks of August. Also no livestreaming of Masses during this time, but it will resume on Sunday, August 16.
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