There has been a change in the time for Vespers for the First Sunday of Lent. Solemn Vespers will be celebrated at 6:00 PM rather than our usual time of 1:30 PM. This change is being made to move Vespers to its appropriate evening hour to coincide with the beginning of the Parish Mission that [...]
Title: First Sunday of Lent – II Vespers Location: Mater Ecclesiae Description: We are celebrating Vespers (hopefully Solemn Vespers) on the second Sunday of the month in March rather than the third Sunday as has been our custom. Date: March 13, 2011 Time: 1:30 PM
A prayer from the appendix to the Breviary: Itinerarium.
On Wednesday, December 8 at 6:45pm in the chapel at Mater Ecclesiae, at Fr. Pasley’s request, we will pray the Second Vespers of Our Lady’s Immaculate Conception with Commemoration of the Advent Feria. Everything will be chanted recto tono except the introduction, hymn, versicle, and Benedicamus Domino. These latter will be sung in their full [...]
The highlights of yesterday’s meeting are as follows: 1. New and returning members provided updated contact information. 2. John Rotondi spoke a little about refocusing our efforts on the monthly Vespers. Fr. Pasley reiterated that the norm will be to schedule Vespers on the third Sunday of every month, but that particular exceptions may arise according [...]
A meeting of the Confraternity is scheduled on Sunday, October 3 @ 1:00pm in one of the classrooms off the corridor between the sacristy and the rectory at Mater Ecclesiae. The agenda of this meeting will be as follows: 1. Brief address by our chaplain, Fr. Pasley 2. Welcome any new members 3. Update contact information [...]
Following a recent solicitation of feedback from Confraternity members concerning our ongoing efforts, here is a summary of the responses received: 1. Regular meetings and/or training sessions would be very helpful 2. Proposal to add Terce before the High Mass on certain Sundays and this would be more likely to garner participation than adding [...]
The schedule of future Divine Office services at Mater Ecclesiae is currently under review. As of today, nothing is scheduled for the month of September (i.e. no Vespers on the third Sunday and no Compline on the fourth Wednesday). If there is a suggestion you would like to share about adding and/or changing the scope [...]
On Saturday, August 14 @ 6:15pm at Mater Ecclesiae Chapel will take place First Vespers of the Assumption of Our Lady in the Solemn Form. These Vespers will “kick-off” the grand festivities of the Assumption for which Mater Ecclesiae is so well known culminating with the noon Solemn High Mass the next day. Vespers may [...]
The Vespers for the 8th. Sunday after Pentecost, as previously scheduled for Sunday, July 18 have been cancelled; there is no alternative date for Vespers for the month of July. The next publicly celebrated Vespers at Mater Ecclesiae will be the First Vespers of the Assumption on Saturday, August 14 @6:15pm.