Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Divine Worship”
Candlemas Day: The Feast of the Presentation Tuesday, February 2nd Candlemas is celebrated 40 days after Christmas, when Saints Joseph and Mary processed to the Jerusalem Temple and obediently presented Jesus to His Heavenly Father, ritually proclaiming: “With a strong hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of a house of slavery. When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let …
Mass schedule for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God: December 31st at 6 pm. January 1st at 10:30 am and in Spanish at 2 pm.
CHRISTMAS MASS: Mass for the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord (SIGN-UP IS REQUIRED AND STARTS DECEMBER 10TH AT NOON; click the “Mass Sign Up” button on the home page of this website to sign up): [UPDATE: there will now be two Christmas Eve Masses at 4 pm, with one in the church and the other in the gymnasium.] …
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION MASS: Mass for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception (seating will be limited, but no sign-up required): Monday, December 7th @ 6 pm; and Tuesday, December 8th @ 6:30 am, 8 am, 12:10 pm and in Spanish @ 7 pm. PARISH MISSION: Come and join us this Advent are our Parish Mission! Presented by: Sister Maria Juan, RSM, …
In the Old Testament the prophets announced that the Spirit of the Lord would rest on the awaited Messiah and on the entire messianic people. The whole life and mission of Jesus were carried out in total communion with the Holy Spirit. The apostles received the Holy Spirit at Pentecost and proclaimed “the great works of God” (Acts 2:11). They …
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, In a canonical decree issued on November 9th, Bishop Stika altered his earlier decree pertaining to the distribution of Holy Communion during the present pandemic. The alteration permits the distribution of Holy Communion onto the tongues of communicants, in the manner traditional to the Roman Rite. This alteration takes effect on the First Sunday …
PARISH MISSION: Come and join us this Advent are our Parish Mission! Presented by: Sister Maria Juan, RSM, Director of Faith Formation, Diocese of Knoxville, TN. A three-night reflection as we ‘prepare ourselves for the coming of the Lord’. St Mary’s Church, Oak Ridge: Each evening- 7PM to 9PM, December 9th, 10th, and 11th. There will be Confession each evening at 6:30 PM (please …
Mass schedule for the Solemnity of All Saints: Saturday, October 31st @ 5:30 pm; Sunday, November 1st @ 8 am, 10:30 am, 2 pm in Spanish and @ 6 pm. Mass schedule for the Commemoration of All Souls: Monday, November 2nd, @ 6:30 am, 8 am, 12:10 pm and in Spanish @ 7 pm. Due to seating restrictions and sanitizing …
Pentecost Sunday: We will resume celebrating Sunday Mass in the church on Pentecost Sunday, following the usual Sunday schedule: Saturday vigil @ 5:30 pm; Sunday @ 8 am, 10:30 am, 2 pm (Spanish) and 6 pm. Please read the detailed instructions issued by Bishop Stika last week, and be prepared to follow these instructions carefully. You will need to sign-up …
Click to view an Easter message and the Easter challenge! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k6eYVxr6DU] [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho2NxwaIzQs&w=560&h=315]
The Sacred Triduum rites will be live-streamed according to the following schedule: Holy Thursday at 7 pm, Good Friday at 3 pm and the Night Vigil of Easter at 8:30 pm. Live-streaming is available both on the parish website under the “Divine Worship” tab, and on the parish Facebook page. Easter Sunday Mass will be live-streamed at 8 am. The church is still open from 7 am to 7 pm. Solemn …
Dear Parishioners, Our Hands of Christ team is calling parishioners to see how everyone is doing. If you have any needs in the meantime, including emotional, spiritual or material needs, please call the office and follow the prompts. Pressing “0” allows you to record a message for our Hands of Christ team, and one of them will call you very …