February 22: Ash Wednesday

Wednesday, February 22, 19:00 (7:00 P.M.)

Sung Mass in the Extraordinary Form

for Ash Wednesday

Celebrant: Rev. Carl N. Gismondi, Jr., F.S.S.P.

St. Anne Catholic Church

621 Sicard St. San Diego, CA 92113-2396

The Brothers of the Little Oratory in San Diego have been invited by Fr. Gismondi, pastor of St. Anne's, to sing the Gregorian chant propers and ordinary for the ceremonies of Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. On Ash Wednesday, the faithful are signed with the blessed ashes and are sternly reminded: Remember O man, that dust thou art, and to dust thou shalt return. (Gen. 3:19). Let us then cast aside what is transitory and aim at the eternal: Truth, Beauty, and Goodness. 

Images From Candlemas

The altar is prepared for mass.

Gold vestments for mass.

A brother lights the altar candles.

Before mass begins, the priest blesses the candles.

After the Blessing of the Candles and Procession, the priest vests for mass.

Fr. Burt Boudoin, of St. Charles Parish Church (Imperial Beach).

The Four Evangelists, in stained glass.

The Elevation of the Host.

The Elevation of the Chalice.

"Domine, non sum dignus..."

Thursday, February 2: Candlemass

Presentation of Christ at the Temple by Hans Holbein the Elder, 1500–01 (Kunsthalle,Hamburg)

Thursday, February 2

Candlemass

10:30  Blessing of Candles, Procession,
followed by 

Sung Mass in the Extraordinary Form

Celebrant: Rev. Fr. Burt Boudoin

St. John of the Cross Catholic Church

8086 Broadway

Lemon Grove, CA 91945

Please come and join us on Thursday morning, February 2, at 10:30, at St. John of the Cross in Lemon Grove to celebrate Candlemass (also known as Purification of the Blessed Virgin or Feast of the Presentation of Christ to the Temple). In obedience to Mosaic Law, which called for women to be purified after having given birth and to redeem their fist born, the Mother of God went to the temple of Jerusalem. There she was greeted by holy Simeon and Anna the prophetess. The child Jesus was hailed as the light to the revelation of the Gentiles. Thus we shall light candles to represent Christ, Light from Light,  that dispels the darkness in our hearts.

Monday, December 26: Mass and Office

St. Stephen the Martyr
Vincenzo Foppa (1427-1515)

Monday, December 26

Special Semi-Retreat Day of Mass and Office

12:00 (Noon) Sung Mass for the Feast of St. Stephen

Celebrant: Rev. Fr. Dennis Gordon, F.S.S.P.

17:00 (5 PM) Vespers of  St. Stephen

with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

18:30 (6:30 PM) Compline

St. John of the Cross Catholic Church

8086 Broadway

Lemon Grove, CA 91945

Please come and join us on St. Stephen's Day (December 26) at St. John of the Cross in Lemon Grove. Fr. Gordon will celebrate Holy Mass in the extraordinary form, which will be later followed by Vespers and Compline. A very Happy Christmas to all our friends and benefactors!

Pictures from the Lady Mass

Before Communion

We sing the Marian antiphon

We return to the sacristy

Flier with Schedule of December Events

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Saturday, December 10: Lady Mass

Rorate caeli with Annunciation, illustrated, gold on parchment, c. 1300, upper Rhenish

Saturday, December 10, 10:00

Sung Mass in the Extraordinary Form

for Our Lady on Saturday

Celebrant: Rev. Fr. Harry Neely, O.S.A.

St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church

1638 Polk Avenue

San Diego, CA 92103-2622

Rorate caeli desuper, et nubes pluant justum. (Is. 45:8), Drop down dew, ye heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain down the Just One. Thus begins the Introit for the Mass of Our Lady on Saturday during Advent. Come and join us at St. John's in North Park and hear the expectation for the coming Messiah in the ancient Gregorian chants of the Traditional Latin Mass.