TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION As soon as Christmas ends, people begin planning for Easter! Originally, the source of our Paschal Triduum was but a single liturgy extending from Saturday sundown to sun-rise on Easter Sunday. The two days leading up to the liturgy were days of fast, not only for the elect, but for the church preparing to baptize them. A fifth-century…
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Next Saturday January 7 after 5 p.m. Mass We invite you to participate in our Community Potluck. We will be sharing the traditional “Rosca de Reyes” an Hispanic tradition full of meaning. Bring your dish to share and let us continue celebrating the Salvation of God for our lives. Este proximo Sabado 7 de Enero, despues de misa de 5:00pm. Te invitamos a participar…
St. Mary Immaculate Catholic Church, Fr. Mario and Staff members, we wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. May the Lord, Bless your hearths and family with abundance of Grace. Thank you for all your support to our Parish. St. Mary Immaculate Catholic Church, Padre Mario y todos los trabajadores de St. Marys les deseamos una muy Feliz navidad y un muy prospero año Nuevo. Que Dios…
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION An old joke asks, “What time is Midnight Mass?” The answer is not really obvious, since Christmas is unique in having several distinct celebrations. The readings and prayers vary greatly from hour to hour. The Vigil Mass hinges on the family heritage of Jesus and his origins. The concept of “midnight” predates clock time, and really has to do…
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION By now, the first Christmas carols are heard in the home, but usually not yet in church. What is a “carol” anyway? Originally, a carol was any kind of communal song sung at a festival such as a harvest. By the thirteenth century or so, carols were associated with household celebrations. “Carol” comes from the Old French carula, meaning a circular dance. Carols weren’t for church, since…
Advent Giving Tree at St. Mary’s The tradition continues: the Advent giving tree is in the vestibule with cards. Each card has a childs name, age and wished-for gifts. Over the next 2 weeks parishioners that are willing to share with those in need, should bring back the wrapped gift, with the card attached. You can give your gifts to the ushers…
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Before the Second Vatican Council in the mid-1960s, Advent had a strong penitential tone, reminiscent of Lent. From as long ago as the fourth century, some Christians began a solemn fast on St. Martin’s Day, November 11. This “Saint Martin’s Lent” extended all the way to Christmas, and was widely followed in the dioceses of France and Germany, and in the Middle Ages in England.…
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Among the Catholics seeking religious freedom in America were the Carrolls of Maryland, who arrived in 1649 from Ireland via England. Charles Carroll, born in Annapolis in 1737, was the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Inde-pendence, and was the longest-surviving signer. As was the custom for English Catholics, he attended English schools in Belgium and later…