Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
Daily Archive
Brahms’ “Ein Deutsches Requiem” – March 20
Posted by Fr. Aquinas on 18 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: Music, Parish News
Special discount tickets are available on select seats: Front Mezzanine or Mezzanine Boxes $60 (originally $75), Front and Rear Orchestra $48 (originally $60), Mezzanine $36 (originally $45), and Balcony $28 (originally $35).
This 20% discount is a gift from one of our parishioners. Advanced Sales Only.
You can order tickets online at jalc.org, remembering enter the promo code “Brahms” at checkout. Or you can call 212-721-6500 and mention both the promo code and your membership with St. Vincent Ferrer Church.
Saint Cyril of Jerusalem (315-386)
Posted by Fr. Aquinas on 18 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: Liturgical Feasts
Those who are learned will be as radiant as the sky in all its beauty;
those who instruct the people in goodness will shine like the stars for all eternity.
Spanning one of the most interesting centuries in Christian history, the life of St. Cyril bears witness to the Church’s struggle and growth in the years just after her legal recognition by the Roman Empire. Accordingly, as a priest and later Bishop of Jerusalem, Cyril was both an instigator and a victim of the political and theological intrigue that defined the period between the Councils of Nicaea (325) and Constantinople (381). Despite his sufferings, Cyril carried on a fruitful catechetical apostolate, for which he is recognized as a Doctor of the Church. Through the collection of Cyril’s lectures that has come down to us we enjoy a glimpse into the liturgical life of the ancient Church.
Click here and here for more on the life of St. Cyril. Excerpts of his Jerusalem Catecheses can be found here and here.
Father,
through Cyril of Jerusalem
you led your Church to a deeper understanding
of the mysteries of salvation.
Let his prayers help us to know your Son better
and to have eternal life in all its fullness.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, forever and ever. Amen.
Lenten Soup Supper – March 30
Posted by Fr. Aquinas on 18 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: Parish Events, Parish News
Lenten Mass and Adoration – March 18
Posted by Fr. Aquinas on 18 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: Parish Events, Parish News
This evening the parish will host a program of Lenten devotion, which will include Mass, Eucharistic Adoration, the opportunity for Confession, the chanting of Compline, and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. The schedule is as follows:
7:45 PM – The side door at the corner of Lexington Avenue and 66th Street will be opened
8:00 – Holy Mass
8:30 – Eucharistic Adoration and Confession
9:00 – Compline (Night Prayer)
9:15 – Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
This will be the second of our evenings of Lenten prayer. The third and last will be held on April 1. These evenings are open to all. Bring a friend, and enjoy some quiet time with the Lord. Come and prepare your heart to share in the Church’s Easter joy!