The Mass
Masses for Sunday are celebrated at 4:00 on Saturday (Vigil Mass), and 8:00, 10:00, and 12:00 on Sunday. Mass is celebrated at noon each day during the week. The blessed Sacrament is briefly exposed on Corpus Christi, First Fridays (Two Hearts Devotion), and the 2nd Tuesday of each Month (Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help). Extended exposition is available in the Perpetual Adoration Chapel, which has been open continuously since 1996.
Catholics are obligated to attend Mass on Sundays (Canon Law No. 1247), which is a fundamental act of public worship. Proper participation includes preparation, such as reflecting on the scriptural readings beforehand and frequent participation in the sacrament of reconciliation. Attendees should also dress respectfully, a practice that has diminished in recent times. Just as one would wear formal attire to a significant event like a wedding, so too should they when entering the house of the Lord.
Sunday is a day set aside for rest and family. Catholics are encouraged to avoid unnecessary work, chores, and shopping, dedicating the day instead to family, reflection, or charitable acts, such as visiting the sick or elderly, especially those who may feel isolated.
Weekend Masses:
Saturday, 4:00 pm, Sung Vigil Mass
Sunday, 8:00 am, Low Mass (OF)
Sunday, 10:00 am, Choral High Mass (OF)
Sunday, 12:00 pm, Choral High Mass (EF)
Weekday Masses:
Monday-Friday, 12:00 pm
First Friday, 7:00 pm
First Saturday, Midnight
Confessions:
Saturday, 3:00 pm
Mass in the Extraordinary Form
The Tridentine Mass, often referred to today as the Forma Extraordinaria (extraordinary form) or the Latin Mass, is the form of the Mass found in the Roman Missal published from 1570 to 1962. The term Tridentine comes from the Latin word Tridentinus which means “related to the city of Tridentum (modern-day Trent, Italy)”. The Council of Trent in the 1500s called for the Roman Missal to standardize the liturgy of the Mass for the Roman Rite of the Church. In 1570, Pope Pius V made the Roman Missal mandatory throughout the Western Church, codifying the Latin liturgy of the Mass for the next 400 years. In 1962 the ordinary form of the Mass was changed by Pope Paul VI in response to the Vatican II’s call for the Mass to be allowed in the vernacular, thus resulting in the prior Mass or Tridentine Mass being labeled the extraordinary form. If you wish to learn about the Tridentine Mass we would refer you to an excellent website Sancta Missa.