Sunday, December 28, 2014

Titular Feast of the Holy Innocents at the Church of the Holy Innocents in NYC - 12-28-2014

Today, Sunday, December 28th, 2014 was the Feast of the Holy Innocents, which is the Titular Feast of the Church of the Holy Innocents (NYC). It was also the first time that Fr. Leonard Villa, new Administrator of the Church of the Holy Innocents, celebrated the 10:30am (traditional) Mass. 

As can be seen in these photos, the Altar was solemnly and beautifully decorated (beautiful flowers, Relics on the High Altar, red drapes, magnificent Vestments, spectacular Palestrina music, etc.). We can also joyfully point out that there were 320 people in attendance at this Mass, and many of these stayed for the wonderful Coffee Hour (there was a lot of food!) in order to formally meet Fr. Villa. 
  
The sermon, as many mentioned after the Mass, was fantastic! Fr. Villa's "battle plan" (daily Rosary, reverence and adoration to the Eucharist, prayers for Priests, devotion to the Sacred Heart and to the Immaculate Heart, Confession, reparation to God, etc.) for the Parish of the Holy Innocents is what every church needs and Holy Innocents will certainly continue to be an active, vibrant community of faith in this regard. 

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These pictures were taken by Mr. Arrys Ortanez
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Monday, November 10, 2014

Forty Hours 2014 at Holy Innocents in NYC - Closing Mass coram Sanctissimo

These are the pictures of the closing Mass of the 40 Hours Devotion (Prayer) at the Church of the Holy Innocents. The 40 Hours went from Friday, November 7th, 2014 till Sunday, November 9th, 2014. 

At this closing Mass coram Sanctissimo (this past Sunday), there were 210 people in attendance, and there was a very nice Coffee Hour at the end, before which the Angelus was recited and the food blessed (as can be seen from the last pictures).

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Photos taken by Mr. Arrys Ortanez
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