The Annual Catholic Appeal has begun for the year 2018. Each year our parish supports this Appeal that itself supports and makes possible many Diocesan programs that are important to the life of the Church. Each parishioner at St. Mary’s has an obligation to support the Diocese as well as our parish, since the head of…
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The Beauty of Thy Peace
One of the recent “movements” is the Slow Food Movement. This began as a protest against “fast food”. This protest is not merely against fast food on culinary grounds but also against the whole notion of eating on the run, eating fast. Slow Food takes food seriously and in a sense religiously, recalling, at least…
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Gospel of Life Society: Sat. April 14
Saturday, April 14, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. - Alexandra and Paul McLaughlin will present their professional and personal perspectives on fulfilling the inherent beauty of female sexuality through fertility awareness based training. Alexandra McLaughlin is a certified Fertility Care Practitioner based in Norwalk, CT. On site child care will be available. Contact John Juhasz for more details:…
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International Festival: First Meeting/Sesion para Planear
There will be a meeting for the upcoming International Festival on Wednesday, April 18, 2018, at 7:00pm in the gymnasium. We are expecting all of the coordinators of the countries participating this year to be present at this meeting. We are also inviting others who may wish to be the coordinator of a country not…
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St. Leo the Great
I write this on the feast of St. Leo the Great, Pope and Confessor. Only two popes carry the designation “Great”: St. Leo and St. Gregory. They were bishops of Rome during a most trying time in the history of the West, when the Roman Empire was falling apart and the barbarian invasions were beginning…
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Dominica in Albis
This Sunday has many names. The first is Dominica in Albis, meaning Sunday in white, because the newly baptized wore their white garments to Mass on this Sunday. This is also called Low Sunday. No one is quite sure where this name comes from, but it would seem that this Sunday of the Octave of…
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Annunciation: Monday, April 9
Feast of the Annunciation Monday, April 9, 2018 Masses: 7:30 a.m. Low Mass 12:10 p.m. English Mass 6:00 p.m. Solemn Mass with orchestra 7:30 p.m. Lecture by Roberto di Mattei sponsored by the Society of St. Hugh of Cluny, followed by a reception (find out more)
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Easter Sunday
Whatever I can say about the glory of Easter pales to what George Herbert, Anglican priest and poet, said in his wonderful poem I have oft quoted. So read, meditate and enjoy this Easter Gift, all who love and support our wonderful parish dedicated to Our Lady! Rise heart; thy Lord is risen. Sing his praise…
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Palm Sunday
Holy Week begins with what I call the Day of Irony. The first part of the Mass includes the Procession with palms, recalling Christ’s entry into Jerusalem before his Passion and Death. The texts of the Traditional Roman Rite, which we use at St Mary’s all through Holy Week, preserve this irony: the One entering…
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Holy Week at St. Mary’s
Next week begins the most important week in the Liturgical Year, the week we call Holy. It is these days that we recall in the deepest liturgical sense those events in the life of our Lord Jesus Christ that bought us our salvation and give us hope of eternal life when we die. St. Mary’s…
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