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A Christmas Legend
[caption id="attachment_8068" align="alignright" width="300"] This classic icon has several interesting details. You can read about the ox and the ass in this article. Notice that the Baby Jesus is wrapped up like a mummy. This foreshadows his burial in the tomb. Notice, too, that the manger resembles a crown of thorns, which foreshadows the Lord’s…
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Advent Lessons & Carols: Fri. Dec. 14 at 7PM
Advent Lessons & Carols Friday, Dec. 14, 7:00 P.M. Join the St. Mary's Choir, Coro Hispano, and Viri Galilaei for an evening of readings from holy scripture and favorite hymns as we prepare to receive the Lord in our hearts this Christmas. The service concludes with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
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Learn Your Faith: The “O” Antiphons
The Church’s “other” liturgy, the Liturgy of the Hours (LOH), also known as the “Breviary” or the “Divine Office” consists of hymns, psalms, and short readings from the Scriptures, and is prayed daily by priests and religious. Until recently the LOH was always prayed in Latin, and although the prayer is now much more accessible…
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Our Lady of Guadalupe Celebration: Sunday, Dec. 9
As a tradition here at Saint Mary Church, every December we celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. We start the celebration with a Solemn Mass at 1:15PM, followed by a procession and dinner in the Parish Hall. We will welcome the Polyphonic Choir from Northeast Catholic College in New Hampshire who will sing…
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Exposition for Our Lady of Guadalupe: Dec. 8-9
EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT TO COMMEMORATE THE FEAST OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed beginning Saturday, December 8, after the 7:00PM Mass until Sunday, December 9, at 7:30AM. We are asking ALL adorers to come and spend ONE HOUR with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament during this time. We…
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Gospel of Life Society: Sat. Dec. 8 at 10AM
GOSPEL OF LIFE SOCIETY "Our Lady's Message to her beloved children: deciphering the tilma of Our Lady of Guadalupe" Speaker: Erlinda Zelaya Over 500 years ago Our Blessed Mother came to introduce herself to the people of the New World with the simple message: “I am the Mother of all God's children who are all…
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Teen Catechism: Wed, Dec. 5
TEEN CATECHISM Teen Catechism with Fr. Ringley, Pastor Date: WEDNESDAY, Dec. 5, 2018 Time: 6:00-8:15 p.m. Location: St. Mary's Church, in the upper church - Bring friends! St. Mary Church, 669 West Ave. Norwalk, CT
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Learn Your Faith: Our Lady of Guadalupe
On March, 4th, 1519 the Spanish explorer Hernando Cortes landed at Veracruz in what is now known as Mexico. The indigenous people had been enslaved by the Aztecs whose religion included wholesale human sacrifice. The Aztecs were expecting the return of their god Quetzalcoatl and mistook Cortes for their god. With this misunderstanding and the…
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Sun. Dec. 2 at 3PM: Seminarians’ Advent Lessons & Carols
Bring your family & friends to prepare in your hearts a home for Our Lord this Christmas! The seminarians of St. John Fisher will lead this simple & beautiful service, in which readings from sacred scripture alternate with sung meditations.
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