The Shrine and Parish Church of the Holy Innocents “The Little Catholic Church Around the Corner” at the crossroads of the world 128 West 37th St. (Just West of Broadway) New York City 10018 Founded 1866 Schedule Rev. Fr. James L. P. Miara, M. Div., Pastor Perpetual Novenas Rev. Fr. Louis Van Thanh, Senior Priest Weekdays following the 7:30 a.m. and 12:15 & 1:15 p.m. Rev. Fr. Oliver Chanama, In Residence Masses and at 5:50 p.m. and on Saturday following the 12 Rev. Fr. Daniel Sabatos, Visiting Celebrant noon and 1:00 p.m. Masses. Tel: (212) 279-5861/5862 Monday: Miraculous Medal Tuesday: St. Anthony and St. Anne www.shrineofholyinnocents.org Wednesday: Our Lady of Perpetual Help and St. Joseph Thursday: Infant of Prague, St. Rita and St. Thérèse Friday: “The Return Crucifix” and the Passion Holy Sacrifice of the Mass Saturday: Our Lady of Lourdes and Our Lady of Fatima Weekdays: 7:00 & 7:30 a.m.; Sunday: Holy Innocents (at Vespers) 12:15 & 1:15 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. (Tridentine Latin) Devotions Saturday: 12 noon and 1:00 p.m. (Tridentine Latin) Vespers and Benediction: and 4:00 p.m. Vigil/Shopper’s Mass Sunday at 2:30 p.m. (Tridentine Latin) Holy Rosary: Weekdays at 11:55 a.m. and 5:20 p.m. Sunday: 9:00 a.m. (Tridentine Low Mass), Saturday at 12:35 p.m. 10:30 a.m. (Tridentine High Mass), Sunday at 2:00 p.m. 12:30 p.m. Divine Mercy Chaplet: Weekdays at 3:00 p.m. Holy Days of Obligation: Stations of the Cross (during Lent): Vigil at 5:15 p.m. Fridays at 12:45 p.m. 7:00 & 7:30 a.m.; and after 6:00 p.m. Mass 8:00 a.m. (Tridentine Latin); 11:15 a.m.; Holy Hour of Reparation to the Sacred Heart: 12:15, 1:15 & 5:15 p.m.; First Friday of the month from 7:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. (Tridentine Latin High Mass) 8:00 p.m. Confessions First Saturday Devotions: Rosary, 15 minute meditation, prayers & Weekdays: 7:30-8:30 a.m.; 12 noon-1:30 p.m.; Benediction following 1:00 p.m. Mass 5:15-5:35 p.m. 2000 Hail Marys: Saturday: 12 noon-1:00 p.m. and 3:15-3:45 p.m. Second Saturday of the month from 6:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. Sunday: 9:45-10:30 a.m. and 12 noon-12:30 p.m. Church Hours And anytime upon request or by appointment Monday-Friday: 6:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. Exposition Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. of the Most Blessed Sacrament Sunday: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Weekdays from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.- 5:45 p.m. Parish Office/Gift Shop Hours Benediction Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. BAPTISMS Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Sunday: 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. 3rd & 4th Saturdays at 11:00 a.m.; Sundays at 1:30 p.m. Week of December 15, 2019 LATIN TRIDENTINE MASS CORNER THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT Calendar Mass Intentions December 15 - 3rd “Gaudete” Sunday of Advent 1st Class - Polyphonic Mass SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15TH - THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT December 16 - St. Eusibius, Bishop & Martyr 09:00 - Phyllis Bryant (L) rd 10:30 - In Honor of the Blessed Mother Intentions 3 Class - Low Mass 12:30 - People of the Parish December 17 - Greater Feria of Advent nd MONDAY, DECEMBER 16 - Advent Weekday 2 Class - High Mass 06:00 - Eddy Toribio (L) Birthday December 18 - Ember Wednesday**** 07:00 - All Participants of Fr. LVT 25th Priesthood Anniv. 2nd Class - High Mass 07:30 - Mark Walck (d) 12:15 - John Lee Mullinax (d) December 19 - Greater Feria of Advent nd 01:15 - Leonardo & Rosa Mendoza (d) 2 Class - High Mass 06:00 – Anthony & Maria Ignacio (L) December 20 - Ember Friday**** nd TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17 - Late Advent Weekday 2 Class - High Mass 07:00 - Iris and Hubert Danny, Jr. (d) December 21 - St. Thomas, Apostle with 07:30 - St. Anthony Commemoration of Ember Day**** 12:15 - Thanksgiving to God & the Blessed Mother 2nd Class - Low Mass 01:15 - Marianne Cokrane (d) 6:00 - Edward Hayes (d) Next Sunday WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18 - Late Advent Weekday December 22 - 4th Sunday of Advent 1st Class - Chant Mass 07:00 - Frances Messina (d) 07:30 - Viola Rose (d) 12:15 - Fr. Hubert Lion (L) Eucharistic Holy Hour of Reparation 01:15 - Thanksgiving to St. Anthony in honor of the 06:00 - De Lara, Del Campo & Obmaces Families (L) Holy Face of Jesus THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19 - Late Advent Weekday Every Third Tuesday of the month Following the 6:00 p.m. Mass 07:00 - Leith, Moore & Gerber Families (L) Next Holy Hour: December 17 07:30 - Alexandrina Augustas (d), All Souls in Purgatory 12:15 - In Honor of St. Joseph CHRISTMAS NOVENA OF MASSES 01:15 - Giovanna and Emanuel Haber (d) 6:00 - Alan Servin (L) Birthday A Novena of Holy Masses will be offered for all those FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20 - Late Advent Weekday enrolled in the Christmas Mass Remembrance beginning on Friday, December 20 and ending on the Solemnity of 07:00 - Christmas Novena the Holy Innocents on December 28. Envelopes for this 07:30 - Deceased Members of Participants Fr. LVT 25th Anniv. 12:15 - Anthony & Andrew Salerno (d) purpose are located in the back of the church. Please 01:15 - Anthony John D’Amato (d) list the names of all those you wish to remember in 06:00 - De Lara, Del Campo & Obmaces Families (d) these Masses and return the envelope in the collection basket, to any of the boxes in the church, or to the Rec- SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21 - St. Peter Canisius, Priest tory Office by Tuesday, December 17. Doctor of the Church 12:00 - Christmas Novena PRAYER FOR LIGHTING THE ADVENT WREATH 01:00 - Fr. Stephen Beaubrun (d) Third Week 04:00 - Lawrence McDonough (d) Lord God, may we, your people, who NEXT SUNDAY - Fourth Sunday of Advent look forward to the birthday of Christ 09:00 - Pro Populo experience the joy of salvation and cel- 10:30 - Edelizo De Lara (d) ebrate that feast with love and thanks- 12:30 - Christmas Novena giving. We ask this through Christ our Lord. AMEN. O Father, in your Truth (that is to say, in your Son, hum- bled, needy and homeless) you have humbled me. He was humbled in the womb of the Virgin, needy in the Altar Offerings manger of the sheep, and homeless on the wood of the SANCTUARY CANDLE Cross. Nothing so humbles the proud sinner as the humili- ty of Jesus Christ’s humanity. Intentions of - St. Anthony of Padua Joshua Plonski ADVENT EMBER DAYS THIS WEEK Wednesday, Friday and Saturday after Gaudete Sun- day (3rd Sunday of Advent) are known as “Advent Embertide,” and they come near the beginning of the Season of Winter (December, January, Febru- ary). Liturgically, the readings for the days’ Masses follow along with the general themes of Advent, opening with Wednesday’s Introit of Isaias 45:8 and Psalm 18:2: Drop down dew, ye heavens, from above, and let CHRISTMAS 2019 the clouds rain the just: let the earth be opened SCHEDULE and bud forth a Savior. The heavens show forth the Tuesday, December 24 glory of God: and the firmament declareth the work MASSES FOR LATE ADVENT WEEKDAY of His hands. 7:00 & 7:30 A.M. Wednesday’s and Saturday’s Masses will include one 12:15 P.M. and four lessons, respectively, with all of them con- 1:15 P.M. (Latin High Mass) cerning the words of the Prophet Isaias except for the last lesson on Saturday, which comes from Dan- Exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament iel and recounts how Sidrach, Misach and Abdenago are saved from King Nabuchodonosor’s fiery furnace 2:30 P.M.—3:45 P.M. by an angel. This account, which is followed by a Confessions glorious hymn, is common to all Embertide Satur- days but for Whit Embertide. 7:30-8:30 A.M. 12 noon-1:30 P.M. The Gospel readings for the three days concern, re- 3:15-3:45 P.M. spectively, the Annunciation (Luke 1:26-28), Visita- ___________________________________________ tion (Luke 1:37-47), and St. John the Baptist’s ex- horting us to “prepare the way of the Lord and MASSES FOR THE SOLEMNITY OF CHRISTMAS make straight His paths” (Luke 3:1-6). HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION PLEASE NOTE WELL: The FAST and ABSTINENCE for Tuesday, December 24 (Christmas Eve) the Vigil of Christmas (Dec. 24) may instead be ob- 4:00 P.M. (English) served on Dec. 23. 12 midnight (Solemn High Tridentine Latin Mass) ****TRADITIONAL RULES FOR FASTING AND ABSTINENCE The Midnight Mass will be preceded by Exposition & For everyone over 7 years of age-- Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament beginning PARTIAL ABSTINENCE (which permits meat, and soup or at 10:30 P.M. with the singing of Christmas Carols gravy made from meat, to be eaten only once a day, at the at 11:00 P.M. and Benediction at 11:30 P.M. Mid- principal meal) on Ember Wednesday and Ember Saturday night Mass will begin with the Procession to the COMPLETE ABSTINENCE on Christmas Eve manger and Blessing of the crib at 11:45 p.m.