We will celebrate three important liturgical occasions this month: the feast of our patron, St. Gregory the Great, will be observed on the Eve of his feast day, Monday, March 11 and the Feast of the Annunciation on the evening of Monday, March 25. On both occasions, Vespers will be sung at 7PM, Mass will […]

We will celebrate the Presentation of our Lord in the Temple (or the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or Candlemas) on Saturday, February 2 with Matins at 9:30AM and Mass at 10:00, followed by a pot-luck brunch. This feast day is rich in historical and liturgical material. From the Biblical story, we have the […]

Axios! He is worthy! We give thanks for the election of Patriarch JOHN X as the new Patriarch of Antioch, even as we pray for the respose of the soul of our beloved Patriarch IGNATIUS IV. Thank you to all who made our Christmas services so beautiful: acolytes, choir singers, those who decorated, those who […]

We end the calendar year and begin the Western Rite liturgical year preparing for the festival in which we celebrate the Incarnation of Our Lord Jesus Christ. On Saturday, December 8, we will observe the feast of the Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary with Matins at 9:30AM, Mass at 10:00 and a pot-luck brunch […]

There are several important feast days in the month of November, beginning with the great celebration of All Saints on November 1. We will transfer our observance of this day to the Sunday within the octave, November 4. As has been our custom for many years, we will continue the celebration with a party at […]

In addition to our normal schedule of services, we will celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Walsingham on Saturday, October 20. This celebration of a vision of the Theotokos by an English woman, the building of a shrine and the subsequent centuries of pilgrimage to this shrine has been observed by the Western Rite parishes […]

The month of September includes a number of holy days, beginning with the Feast of the Nativity of the Mother of God on Saturday, September 8, which we will celebrate with Matins at 9:30AM and Mass at 10:00. The secondary feast of our patron, St. Gregory the Great (September 3, the day of his consecration), […]

Summer is a time for conferences. The annual Parish Life Conference for the Dioceses of New York and Washington and Charleston will be held in New Brunswick, New Jersey July 4-8. Western Rite Vespers will be offered on Thursday evening of the conference. Fr. Nicholas will also attend the Clergy Symposium at Antiochian Village July 16 – 20 and the […]

The month of June is a month of important feast days in the Church year. We begin on June 3 with the celebration of the great feast of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit was given by God to the Apostles, enabling them to carry on Christ’s work in the world. As is our custom at […]

Thanks to all who helped make our Holy Week and Easter celebrations so beautiful: to those who served at the altar and prepared bread and vestments for the services; to those who sang, who prayed, and to those who brought food to share.  Christ is Risen! Indeed he is risen! During this month of continuing […]