St. Mary's Youth Group will NOT be meeting on Wednesday, February 14, 2018 because that day is Ash Wednesday and all children will be attending Mass to receive their ashes. There will be NO First Holy Communion or Confirmation classes on Wednesday, February 14, 2018 because it is Ash Wednesday. All children of the program…
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STATIONS OF THE CROSS/VÍA CRUCIS
STATIONS OF THE CROSS EVERY FRIDAY AFTER ASH WEDNESDAY 5:00 p.m. in English - 7:00 p.m. in Spanish VÍA CRUCIS TODOS LOS VIERNES DESPUÉS DEL MIÉRCOLES DE CENIZA 5:00 p.m. en Ingles - 7:00 p.m. en Español
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Calendar of Events for Lent
Lent is a time when God opens the doors of mercy in a unique way and to a profound degree. We all need an annual time of year in which we daily pause and refocus. During Lent, every one of us will benefit from increased times of prayer and reflection. We will benefit from opportunities of…
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Sermon for the Dedication of the Shrine of Our Lady of Norwalk
Summer for me as a child meant spending time at my Uncle Frank’s beach house near Scarborough beach on the Rhode Island shore and going out with him to dig for clams at low tide. We would bring them back to his house and then have little necks on the half shell with lemon and…
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Music for Quinquagesima Sunday, 11 February 2018
Music for Quinquagesima Sunday
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Toccata in G Major (BuxWV 164) (Dietrich Buxtehude, c.1637-1707)
Hymn at the Procession: Word of God, Come Down on Earth (Liebster Jesu)
Missa Rex splendens (Vatican Gradual, Mass VII)
Gregorian Mass of Quinquagesima: Esto mihi
Motet at the Offertory: Ave Regina caelorum (Alonso Lobo, 1555-1617)
Motet at the Communion: Ecce ascendimus (Francisco Guerrero, 1528-1599)
Postlude: Ciacona in E minor (BuxWV 160) (Buxtehude)
Music for the Eighth Sunday of the Year
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Word of God, Come Down on Earth (Liebster Jesu)
Introit: Esto mihi (plainsong, mode iv)
Missa Orbis factor (Vatican Gradual, Mass XI)
Gradual: Tu es Deus (plainsong, mode iii)
Alleluia: Cantate Domino (plainsong, mode i)
Offertory: Benedictus es Domine (plainsong, mode iii)
Hymn at the Offertory: O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing (Nun danket all und bringet Ehr)
Communion: Manducaverunt (plainsong, mode i)
Motet at the Communion: Geistliches Lied (Johannes Brahms, 1833-1897)
Marian antiphon: Ave Regina caelorum (plainsong, mode vi)
Organ music as above
Music for the Feast of St. Scholastica, 10 February 2018
Saturday, 10 February 2018, 9:00 a.m.
Music for the Feast of St. Scholastica
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Prelude: Improvisation
Missa Stelliferi Conditor orbis (Vatican Gradual, Mass XIII)
Gregorian Mass of a Virgin not a Martyr: Dilexisti
Postlude: Improvisation
Music for a Votive Mass of Our Lady and Dedication of Marian Triptych, 7 February 2018
Music for a Votive Mass of Our Lady
and Dedication of the Triptych of Our Lady of Norwalk
Wednesday, 7 February 2018, 6:00 p.m.
Missale Romanum of 1962
Prelude: Improvisation
Hymn at the Procession: Hail Queen of Heaven, the Ocean Star (Stella)
Introit: Salve sancta Parens (plainsong, mode ii)
Missa Beatae Mariae Virginis II (Mantova) (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Gradual: Benedicta et venerabilis es (plainsong, mode iv]
Tract: Gaude Maria Virgo (plainsong, mode ii)
Offertory: Ave Maria (plainsong, mode viii)
Motet at the Offertory: Ave maris stella (Giammateo Asola, 1532-1609)
Communion: Beata viscera (plainsong, mode i, with verses)
Motet at the Communion: Ave Maria (Edward Elgar, 1857-1934)
Postlude: Versets on Ave Maris stella (Op. 18, Nos. 6-9) (Marcel Dupré, 1886-1971)
The St. Mary's Schola Cantorum
The St. Mary's Choir
The St. Cecilia Student Schola
Viri Galilæi
Rosary Concerts at St. Mary’s
THE JOYFUL MYSTERIES SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2018 AT 3:00 P.M. Part of the Rosary Concert Series presented by St. Mary's Church and the St. Cecilia Society. Join us in praying the rosary, assisted by some of the great musical treasures of the Church. David J. Hughes is Organist & Choirmaster at St. Mary’s Church, where he…
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Come and Knit or Crochet with Us!
Saturdays from 2-4 p.m. in the school building. We have plenty of yarn to share with you! If you know how, great! Come and work on your project. If you don't know how, that's OK, we'll teach you! Details? Call the rectory: (203) 866-5546
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