The purple coverings of Passion Sunday now adorn the Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel, and the solemn chants of Passiontide have begun. As this sacred season unfolds, we prepare our hearts for the most solemn days of the Liturgical Year: the Sacred Triduum. It is...
Dear Friend, It is now time for the serious and penitential days of Lent. Just as the athlete disciplines his body in order to win a prize, so too must the Christian train his soul through spiritual exercises in order to gain the ultimate reward—Heaven. Lent is not a...
Dear Friend, What is it about Christmas that moves the whole world to pause each year in wonder? Is there any other date so universally celebrated—or that ever could be? The birth of Christ was the greatest event since the creation of the world. For four thousand...
“The people that sat in darkness, hath seen great light: and to them that sat in the region of the shadow of death, light is sprung up.” Matt. 4:16 For the past two weeks, the faithful have been rising earlier on Saturday to attend the Rorate Caeli Masses...
Advent, the beginning of a new liturgical year, is quickly approaching. It is a season of eager longing, spiritual preparation, and joyful hope for the coming of Our Saviour at Christmas. Once again, we are making our 2025 Advent Calendar available as your personal...
Remember your dearly departed on All Souls’ Day. This year, since November 2nd falls on a Sunday, the observance of All Souls’ Day is moved to Monday, November 3rd. This tradition is followed because a Requiem Mass, which is a Mass for the Dead, is not...
