For our Extraordinary Form Mass for the Feast of the Epiphany of Our Lord on the feast day itself, Monday, January 6, at 7:30 p.m., Chantry will sing splendid Renaissance polyphony including Byrd’s great Gradualia Propers for Epiphany and—since for the Renaissance the Star of Bethlehem was related to another star, Mary the Star of the Sea—Victoria’s beautiful Missa Ave maris stella. The music for the Mass will also include great motets inspired by the story of the Magi.

Contemplate the Christ Child Our parish Wednesday evening Young Adult group is studying Pope Benedict XVI's book on the Infancy Narratives. The group meets at 6:30 PM in the rectory following the 5:30 PM adoration in the church. Jan 8: The Wise Men and the Star Jan 15: The Presentation of Christ Coming soon... March for Life and studying the Church's teaching on life issues

Christmas at St. Mary’s Christmas Eve Tuesday 24 December: 8:15pm - Mass in Chinese; 10pm - Mass in English; Midnight - Extraordinary Form Mass (Latin) Christmas Day - Wednesday 25 December:9am - Extraordinary Form Missa Cantata; 10:30am - Mass in English; 11:30am - Mass in Chinese; Dec. 26-31 Normal Schedule New Year’s Day - Wednesday 1 January: 9am - Extraordinary Form Mass for the Octave of Christmas; 11:30; Joint English/Chinese Mass for the Mother of God Jan 2-3 No Mass Jan. 4 Regular Schedule Resumes

Wednesday December 18 - Join the early music ensemble, the Suspicious Cheese Lords, for their annual Christmas concert. It’s a musical journey through the Yuletide story, from texts associated with Advent, to the Annunciation and the Visitation, through Christmas and into Epiphany. Repertoire will include works of Renaissance composers William Byrd, Hans Leo Hassler, Christopher Erbach, and Pedro de Cristo, among others. The evening’s featured work will be a Magnificat (Secundi Toni) by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. Sing-along carols round out the evening! suspiciouscheeselords.com 

Fr. De Rosa is seeking volunteers to help with sacristy work. The tasks are simple but important to the proper maintenance of our sanctuary: some ironing, vacuuming, checking up on supply stocks…perhaps a commitment of one hour per week at a time of your choosing. If you’re interested in helping out, please contact the Rectory.

Our parish Wednesday evening Young Adult group is beginning to study Pope Benedict XVI's book on the Infancy Narratives. The group meets at 6:30 PM in the rectory following the 5:30 PM adoration in the church. DEC 11 | Why the Genealogies? DEC 18 | The Birth of Christ To be continued in January 2020...

Latin Mass Attendees will mark the feast on Sunday at 9am as per the Extraordinary Form Ordo. In the English mass calendar (Ordinary Form) the observance feast is transferred to Monday Dec. 9. English masses will be celebrated Mon. Dec. 9 at midday and at 6:30pm.

Join our young adult group for a day hike Saturday December 14th. It will be an all day event, and we encourage people to drive if you have a car. The group will meet at ST. MARY'S at 9am to depart. Contact the group leaders Br. Luke & Br. Luke at [email protected] to let them know if you're joining!

This Saturday December 7, following the 9am mass Sr. Mary Bernadette of the Daughters of Charity will offer part of our continuing series on parish devotions. She’ll be explaining the history, theology, and practice of the devotion to the Miraculous Medal. This particular devotion has been a huge part of our parish history so we encourage all to attend as we deepen our relationship with Mary our Mother.