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Happy Feast Day to all of our parishioners!

Though his feast appears on the General Calendar on April 5, the Order celebrates the feast of its own St. Vincent Ferrer today, May 5, which also happens to be the anniversary of the dedication of our magnificent parish church.  The newly constructed Church of St. Vincent Ferrer was dedicated on May 5, 1918.  Click “continue reading” below to see the New York Times article that covered the event.

For short biographies of St. Vincent Ferrer, click here and here.  To read his sermons, click here.

Father,
you called Saint Vincent Ferrer
to preach the gospel of the last judgment.
Through his prayers may we come with joy
to meet your Son in the kingdom of heaven,
where he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, forever and ever. Amen.

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CHRISTMAS EVE

Confessions: 4:30 – 5:30 PM
Christmas Vigil Mass: 5:30 PM
Confessions: 8:45 – 9:30 PM
Hour of Festival Prelude Music: 9:30 PM
Solemn High Christmas Mass: 10:30 PM

CHRISTMAS DAY

Christmas Mass: 8:00 AM
Christmas Mass: 10:00 AM
Prelude Music: 11:30 AM
Solemn High Christmas Mass: 12:00 PM

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MUSIC FOR THE CELEBRATION OF CHRISTMAS

Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 24, 2009

Hour of Festival Prelude Music for choir, brass, organ, and timpani at 9:30 P.M.:

Bring A Torch, Jeanette, Isabella – Chapman
From Heaven Above To Earth I Come (Orgelbüchlein), BWV 606 – Bach
O Magnum Mysterium – Victoria
All My Heart This Night Rejoices – Ebeling
I Wonder As I Wander – arr. Niles
Greensleeves – arr. Purvis
Noel no. 10, Grand Jeu et Duo – Daquin
Whence Is That Goodly Fragrance Flowing – arr. Willcocks
I Sing Of A Maiden – Hadley
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly – arr. Willcocks
Sonata in F Major for Trumpet – Baldassare
Three Chorale Preludes on In Dulci Jubilo – Bach: BWV 608 (Orgelbüchlein), BWV 751 (Trio), BWV 729 (Fantasia)
O Holy Night – Adam
Congregational Carols

Solemn High Mass at 10:30 P.M.:

Introit: Dominus dixit (Plainchant)
O Come, All ye Faithful
Mass in F Major – Darke
Star Carol – Rutter
In The Bleak Midwinter – Darke
Silent Night – arr. Bani
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing – arr. Ban
Praise The Lord With Drums And Cymbals – Karg-Elert

Christmas Day, Friday, December 25, 2009

Prelude Music at 11:30 A.M.:

O Little One Sweet – harm. Bach
Canonic Varation II on Vom Himmel hoch, BWV 679 – Bach
Up! Good Christen Folk, And Listen – harm. Woodward
Berceuse – Vierne; What Child Is This – Manz
Noel no. 4, En duo, sur les Jeux d’anches – Daquin

Solemn High Mass at 12:00 Noon:

Introit: Puer natus (Plainchant)
O Come, All Ye Faithful
Missa de Angelis
Sequence: Jubilemus Salvatori (Plainchant)
Christmas Song – Holst
Nativity Carol – Rutter
Silent night – arr. Bani
Joy To The World – arr. Bani
Dieu Parmi Nous (La Nativité du Seigneur) – Messiaen

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A crowd of over 400 gathered here last night for a special pre-screening of “The Human Experience.” Preceeded by a holy hour led by the Frassati Fellowship and the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, the pre-screening attracted a wide variety of viewers: regular parishioners, youth groups from Long Island, young professionals from around the city, priests and religious, and even a few Hollywood producers.  The film clearly struck a chord with the audience, as was evident by the sustained applaused and interesting Q & A afterwards.

Produced by Grassroots Films, “The Human Experience” follows two brothers around the world as they seek to experience human life through the lives of those less fortunate: the homeless in New York City, crippled orphans in Peru, and lepers in Ghana.  What they learn is that despite the variations of culture, class, and health among peoples, one thing unites the experience of all human beings: the desire for love, even for what some Dominicans have called “the love that never ends.”  Combined with commentary from various scientists and scholars, the brothers’ testimony identifies love as the foundation of human experience—love at its fullest, love in suffering, love in the truth, love that transcends human limitation and reveals man’s higher and other worldly hopes.

Click here for the film’s homepage and trailer.  See it if you can, and pray that this pro-life, pro-family, pro-faith film may soon find a distributor.

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HOLY THURSDAY

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To the delight of many, construction crews are now dismantling large sections of the scaffolding that has covered much of the church’s exterior since February 2008.  We can finally see the fruit of their 16 months of work, and it is stunning. The church’s stonework looks like new.

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From Dr. Mark Bani, the parish’s organist and music director:

Dear Friends,

I invite you to our next music event here at The Church of St. Vincent Ferrer (Lexington Ave. at 66th St.) in Manhattan:

Tuesday, April 21 at 7:00 P.M.

James Wetzel, a talented young artist who has been hailed by audiences throughout the US, will perform a program of organ music by English composer Herbert Howells on our 86-rank Schantz pipe organ. Mr. Wetzel is currently a senior at the Juilliard School, studying with Paul Jacobs. Mr. Wetzel is the organ scholar at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.

You are cordially invited to this recital. Admission is free (a free will offering will be gratefully accepted.)

Hope to see you here!

Mark Bani
Director of Music and Organist

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Due to its great success during Lent, we will extend our program of Wednesday evening Masses to the end of the Easter season.  Here are the dates and the schedule for each evening.

April 15, May 6, and May 20

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

Spread the word and bring a friend!   Come and spend time with the Risen Lord!

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Fr. Carleton Jones, O.P.,
Pastor of the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer

invites you to a

SPRING BRUNCH

Sunday, April 26 at 1:00 PM
in the Parish Hall

Mimosas – Champagne
Full Buffet
Music by David Belt
Door Prizes

Tickets: $25 per person (children under 12 free)
Tickets may be purchased in the Parish Office.

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Today’s 10 o’clock Mass was preached by Fr. Tim Gardner, OP, a member of the English Province and the chaplain of Maria Fidelis Convent School in London.  It was a pleasure to have Fr. Gardner and a group of his students visit St. Vincent Ferrer this morning.

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On Monday, April 20, the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer will celebrate of a Votive Mass in honor of Blessed Margaret of Costello.  Mass will begin at 5:30 PM, and a light reception will follow.

Devotés of Blessed Margaret will know that her feast is April 13.  Because this year the 13th falls within the Easter Octave, we are forced to observe her feast a week later.

For more on the life of Blessed Margaret, click here.

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CONFESSIONS

Saturday, April 4: 4:30-5:30 PM
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, April 5-7: 11:30-12:00 Noon, 4:30-5:30 PM
Saturday, April 11: 4:00-6:00 PM

PALM SUNDAY, April 5

5:30 PM Saturday Vigil Mass, with music
8:00 AM Mass
10:00 AM Mass, with music
12:00 PM Solemn Mass, with choir
5:30 PM Mass

HOLY THURSDAY, April 9

The church will open at 7:30 AM.
8:00 AM Mass for those who cannot attend the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper
7:30 PM Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper, followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 11:00 PM

GOOD FRIDAY, April 10

The church will open at 7:30 AM.
9:00 AM Office of Readings and Morning Prayer
1:00 PM Music and Reflections on the Lord’s Passion
3:00 PM Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion
5:30 PM Stations of the Cross

HOLY SATURDAY, April 11

The church will open at 7:30 AM.
9:00 AM Office of Readings and Morning Prayer
4:00-6:00 PM Confessions
8:00 PM Solemn Vigil of Easter

EASTER SUNDAY, April 12

8:00 AM Mass
10:00 AM Mass, with music
12:00 Noon Solemn Mass, with choir
There will be no 5:30 PM Mass on Easter Sunday afternoon.

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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!

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