2023 Advent, Christmas, and New Year’s Schedule

“Into this world, this demented inn, in which there is absolutely no room for him at all, Christ has come uninvited. But because he cannot be at home in it, because he is out of place in it, and yet he must be in it, his place is with those others for whom there is no room. His place is with those who do not belong, who are rejected by power because they are regarded as weak, those who are discredited, who are denied the status of persons, tortured, exterminated. With those for whom there is no room, Christ is present in this world.” ~Thomas Merton

    The following is a list of the dates and times of Masses and special services for the season of Advent, Christmas Eve and Day, and New Year’s Day:

ADVENT

Holy Hour: 11:00 - 12:00 Noon on Fridays, December 7th, 14th, and 21st
(Confessions will be heard for those who would like to go to confession, and The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed for private prayer.)

     
Parish Penance Service: Monday, December 18th, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
(The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed during this hour for private prayer)

                 
Holy Day, Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
Friday, December 8th 7:00, 10:00 AM, and 6:30 PM

                                                   
CHRISTMAS
Christmas Eve: Sunday, December 24th, 5:00 PM and 5:00 PM in the lower church
Christmas Day: Monday, December 25th, 9:30 and 11:00 AM

NEW YEAR’S DAY
Mass: Monday, January 1st, 10:00 AM
(Because New Year’s Day falls on a Monday it is not a day of obligation)