A Solemn Requiem Mass will be held for Barbara Rickman at Sts. Cyril and Methodius Oratory on Thursday, August 29, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. Sts. Cyril and Methodius Oratory 79 Church St Bridgeport, CT 06608 Following the Mass, the burial will be at St. James Cemetery in Naugatuck, CT. Flowers may be sent to Buckmiller…
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Music for August 2019
Sunday, August 18, 2019
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
9:30 a.m. Solemn Mass
Missa Doulce memoire (Orlande de Lassus, ca. 1532–1594)
Ad te, Domine, levavi (Alessandro Scarlatti, 1660–1725)
Miserere mei, Deus (Antonio Lotti, 1666–1740)
Sunday, August 25, 2019
Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
9:30 a.m. Solemn Mass
Missa Mon coeur se recommende à vous (Johannes Eccard, 1553–1611)
Exaltabo te, Domine (Orlande de Lassus, ca. 1532–1594)
Ave verum corpus (Josquin des Prez, ca. 1450–1521)
THE ALTARPIECE OF ST. MARY’S/EL RETABLO DE LA IGLESIA SANTA MARÍA (Part 2)
Last week we wrote about the first half of the artist Leonard Porter’s note on the altarpiece here at St. Mary’s. This week we conclude that discussion.
Contrasting the two realms represented in the upper and lower registers of the painting, i.e. the upper heavenly realm of light and glory which results from the coming of the Savior, and the lower realm of the Old Testament where things are shadowy and awaiting perfection, the artist has included the Ark of the Covenant by making the tomb to correspond the Ark’s proportions.
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Religious Education News: RCIA Classes/Clases de Religión
RCIA Religious Education Classes (Rite of Christian Initiation) will begin on Tuesday, August 27 from 6:45 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the main church. If you have not yet enrolled your children, we invite you to do so as soon as possible. The Religion office will be open beginning Monday, August 19, 2019. This program…
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EnCourage Apostolate/El Apostolado EnCourage
EnCourage apostolate is for friends and family of loved ones with same sex attractions or gender ID confusion. Confidential meetings are held monthly. For more info email EnCourageNorwalk@gmail.com. El Apostolado EnCourage es para familias y amigos de seres queridos con atraccion hacia el mismo sexo o que están confundido en cuanto a su identidad de…
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Men’s Group/Grupo de Hombres: Fridays at 7AM
Please join us every Friday morning at 7AM in St. Patrick's Chapel for Adoration. Afterwards, enjoy some quality guy time together in the rectory while drinking espresso and eating bagels. The conversation is always great and runs the gamut from family and religion to history and politics... to whatever else comes up. Come spend time…
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Aprender a Orar con Padre Ignacio Larrañaga: Miercoles de 6 a 8PM
Aprender a Orar para aprender a Amar! Método Práctico y Variado Padre Ignacio Larrañaga OFM, CAP. Aprende diferentes formas de Orar, encuentra la paz y la alegría en medio de las dificultades de la vida diaria. Dios a través del taller ayudara a liberarte de miedos angustias y tristezas. Del encanto de Dios, al encanto…
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Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary/Asunción de la Virgen María
Because of its importance, we will devote our entire column this week to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary which we celebrate each year on August 15th. Before addressing the dogma of the Assumption we must consider the end of Mary’s life on earth. There is no reference in the Scriptures to Mary’s death,…
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The Altarpiece of St. Mary’s/El Retablo de la Iglesia Santa María
The Assumption: Summary of Leonard Porter notes for St. Mary’s altarpiece. La Asunción: Resumen de las notas de Leonard Porter sobre el Retablo (la Pintura de la Asunción de la Virgen en el Altar Mayor).
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“You Know Neither the Day Nor the Hour…”
I recently heard the story of a young woman in her mid-twenties whom we will call Susan. She graduated from college a few years ago and had worked as a campus minister along with several of her friends helping to evangelize young Catholic men and women at a large Catholic college in the United States.…
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