Proper on page 237. Preface of the Epiphany on page 879.

Proper on page 237. Preface of the Epiphany on page 879.

Proper on page 237. Preface of the Epiphany on page 879.

Proper on page 237. Preface of the Epiphany on page 879.

Proper on pages 1148, 1127, 981.  Preface of the Blessed Virgin on page 884.

Low Mass at 8:00am; High Mass at 10:30am.  Please join us in the hall for refreshments after either Mass.
Proper on page 244.  Preface of the Epiphany on page 879.

Proper on pages 252, 238.  Preface of the Epiphany on page 879.

Also the Commemoration of St. Felix of Nola, Priest & Martyr.
Proper on pages 1128, 1032.  Common Preface on page 886.

Also the Commemoration of St. Maurus, Abbot.

Proper on pages 1129, 1044.  Common Preface on page 886.

Proper on pages 1132, 981.  Common Preface on page 886.

The Father of community life led the life of a hermit from the age of eighteen, but later he instituted the monastic life in common.  He died at the age of 105 years in A.D. 356.
Proper on pages 1133, 1043.  Common Preface on page 886.

Commemoration of St. Prisca, Virgin & Martyr.

Proper on pages 1448, 1134.  Preface of the Blessed Virgin on page 884.

Low Mass at 8:00am; High Mass at 10:30am.  Please join us in the hall for refreshments after either Mass.

Proper on page 256.  Preface of the Most Holy Trinity on page 884.

St. Fabian, Supreme Pontiff, suffered martyrdom in the persecution of Decius, A.D. 250.

St. Sebastian, an officer of the imperial cohort, was pierced with arrows in the persecution of Diocletian; but he recovered, and the emperor condemned him to be flogged to death, A.D. 284.

Proper on pages 1141, 1003, 886.  Common Preface on page 886.

This noble Roman Virgin suffered martyrdom at the age of thirteen rather than lose the treasure of her virginity; she was beheaded A.D. 304.  Her name is in the Canon of the Mass.
Proper on pages 1144, 1048, 886.  Common Preface on page 886.

National Day of Penance for the Roe v. Wade decision.

St. Vincent, deacon of Saragossa in Spain, suffered martyrdom in the persecution of Diocletian A.D. 304.

St. Anastasius, a monk of Persia, was put to death with seventy other Christians under Chosroes A.D. 628.

Proper on pages 1146, 1003, 886.  Common Preface on page 886.

Also the Commemoration of St. Emerentiana, Virgin & Martyr.
St. Raymond, eminent minister of the sacrament of Penance, was a priest of the Order of St. Dominic, celebrated for his virtues, his miracles, and his writings on Canon Law.  He died A.D. 1275.
Proper on pages 1147, 1037, 886.  Common Preface on page 886.
 

St. Timothy, who is the best-known disciple of St. Paul, was bishop of Ephesus in Asia Minor.  He was stoned to death by pagans A.D. 97.

Proper on pages 1148, 986, 886.  Common Preface on page 886.

Also the Commemoration of St. Peter.

Proper on pages 1149, 1134, 1045.  Preface of the Apostles on page 886.

Low Mass at 8:00am; High Mass at 10:30am.  Please join us in the hall for refreshments after either Mass.
Proper on page 260.  Preface of the Most Holy Trinity on page 884.

The holy Patriarch of Constantinople received his surname "Chrysostom (golden-mouth)" because he was the most eloquent preacher and the most prolific writer of the Greek Church.  He was persecuted by the empress Eudoxia and her courtiers.  He died in exile A.D. 407.

Proper on pages 1155, 1032.  Common Preface on page 886.

St. Peter, instructed by the Blessed Virgin, founded the Order of Our Lady of Mercy for the Redemption of Captives.  When all funds for the work were exhausted, the religious were bound by their rule to take the places of the prisoners with the infidels.  St. Peter Nolasco died A.D. 1256.

Also the Commemoration of St. Agnes, Virgin & Martyr.  Commemoration of the apparition of St. Agnes to her parents who came to pray at her tomb eight days after her martyrdom.

Proper on pages 1155, 1040.  Common Preface on page 886.

St. Francis, Count of Sales, Bishop of Geneva, patron of Catholic writers, preached the word of God to the Calvinists and brought back sixty thousand to the Catholic faith.  He founded with St. Jane Fremiot de Chantal the Order of the Visitation.  He died A.D. 1622.
Proper on pages 1157, 1032.  Common Preface on page 886.
 

This noble Roman Virgin was beheaded after the most atrocious torments, A.D. 228.

Proper on pages 1158, 1048.  Common Preface on page 886.

Don Bosco founded the Salesian Fathers and the Order of our Lady, Help of Christians, for the education of poor boys and girls.  He died A.D. 1888.
Proper on pages 1158, 1504.  Common Preface on page 886.

Commemoration of St. Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr.
Proper on pages 1448 and 1161. Preface of the Blessed Virgin on page 884.

Low Mass at 8:00 am; High Mass at 11:00 am. The Blessing of the Candles and Procession will take place before the 11:00 Mass.  Proper on page 1164. Preface of the Blessed Virgin on page 879.

Please join us in the hall for refreshments after either Mass.

The Feast of Candlemas, which derives its origin from the local observance of Jerusalem, marks the end of the Feasts included in the Christmas cycle of the Liturgy.  It is perhaps the most ancient festival of Our Lady.  It commemorates not only the obedience of the Blessed Virgin to the Mosaic Law in going to Jerusalem forty days after the birth of her Child and making the accustomed offerings, but also the Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple, and the meeting of the Infant Jesus with the old man Simeon—the Occursus Domini, as the Feast was anciently termed.  This is the principal theme of the liturgy on this day:  Jesus is taken to the Temple "to present Him to the Lord."  So the Lord comes to His Temple, and is met by the aged Simeon with joy and recognition.

The procession on this day is one of the most picturesque features of the Western Liturgy.  The blessing and distribution of candles, to be carried lighted in procession, precedes the Mass today—a symbolic presentation of the truth proclaimed in the Canticle of Simeon: Our Lord is the "Light for the revelation of the Gentiles."  The anthems sung during this procession, eastern in origin, will express the joy and gladness of this happy festival, and the honor and praise we give to our blessed Lady and her Divine Son by its devout observance.

The Blessing of Throats will follow Mass.

St. Blaise, bishop of Sebaste, was beheaded afer terrible torments, under Licinius, A.D. 317.

Proper on page 1174. Common Preface on page 886.

Proper on pages 1175, 1023. Common Preface on page 886.

Born in Sicily of noble parents, St. Agatha suffered dreadful torture at the hands of her persecutors, but she was healed on the following night by a vision of St. Peter.  Other sufferings were inflicted upon her, and from these she died A.D. 254.

Proper on p. 1175, 1048, 886.  Common Preface on page 886.

St. Titus, Bishop of Crete, was one of the most faithful disciples of St. Paul.  The Apostle wrote to Titus a letter included in Holy Scripture.  He died A.D. 101.
Also the Commemoration of St. Dorothy, Virgin & Martyr.  St. Dorothy of Caesarea in Cappadocia was beheaded at the end of the third century.  She died A.D. 275.
Proper on p. 1178, 1023, 886.  Common Preface on page 886.