Upcoming Masses & Events

CHURCH OF THE HOLY INNOCENTS 

UPCOMING MASSES & EVENTS
 

1. TOMORROW, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2 – FEAST OF THE PURIFICATION/PRESENTATION:

Tomorrow, Friday, February 2, there will be a Sung Mass at 6PM for the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Presentation of the Lord in the Temple, also known as Candlmes. The Mass will start with the solemn blessing of candles and a procession inside the church.

 

Parishioners are encouraged to bring their own (beeswax) candles to be blessed (please, label your candles).

 

 

2. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3 – FEAST OF ST. BLAISE & BLESSING OF THROATS:

On Saturday, February 3, there will be the traditional blessing of throats following the 1PM Sung Mass.

 

 

3.           SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4 – ANNIVERSARY OF CONSECRATION OF THE CHURCH:

 

On the first Sunday of February, the Church of the Holy Innocents celebrates the anniversary of its solemn consecration. This year, it will be on Sunday, February 4, which will take the place of Sexagesima Sunday.

 

So, this coming Sunday, February 4, the traditional Masses at 9AM and 10:30AM will use the formulary for Mass for the Dedication of a Church (Terribilis est locus iste), which will be a first class feast for our parish.

 

In the Catholic Church, the practice of consecrating churches dates from Apostolic times. Consecrations were done privately under persecutions, but once persecutions stopped, the consecration of churches became solemn (public/festive) events. For the licit consecration of a church at least one fixed Altar must be consecrated.

 

At the Church of the Holy Innocents, which was consecrated on February 12, 1901, three (3) Altars (the High Altar and two side Altars) were consecrated. Sadly, the two side Altars were destroyed by the iconoclastic fury of modern times, but the High Altar still stands and it is still used.

 

Since 2008, the consecrated High Altar at Holy Innocents has been used for the traditional Mass – the Mass that was used for its Consecration in 1901. Since August 15, 2010, it has been used daily and uninterruptedly for the greater glory of God and of His Saints, as well as for the benefit of God’s faithful in the context of the immemorial rites and ceremonies of the Catholic Church.