Sunday, June 7 - External Solemnity of Corpus Christi 9:00 am - Holy Mass* PROCESSION and BENEDICTION immediately following Mass *No Masses at 8 am or 10 am on June 7th only On Sunday, June 7th, we will celebrate the External Feast of Corpus Christi. Mass will be at 9:00 am, followed by an outdoor procession with the Blessed Sacrament around the parish grounds. (Please note, there will be no 8:00 am or 10:00 Mass on Sunday, June 7th. Find the full schedule above). The Feast

THE FOUR ENDS OF MASS "For from the rising of the sun even to the going down, my name is great among the Gentiles, and in every place there is sacrifice, and there is offered to my name a clean oblation: for my name is great among the Gentiles, saith the Lord of hosts." (Malachias 1:11) The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is the one and same sacrifice as the Sacrifice of the Cross. IN THE OLD COVENANT Bloody sacrifices of the Old Covenant (that is, the Old Testament) were offered

One can learn Catholic prayers in Latin, English, and Polish below. Latin is the official language of the Roman Catholic Church, and is to be revered by all Catholics, as it is one of the three languages to be inscribed upon the Holy Cross. It is important to learn our prayers in the vernacular too - and our understanding can be deepened each time we learn a prayer in a different language. LATIN ENGLISH POLISH Signum Crucis I n nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. A

Painting of the Resurrection of the Lord on the ceiling of Sts. Peter and Paul Church The fifty days from Easter Sunday to Pentecost are called by the older liturgists "Quinquagesima paschalis" or "Quinquagesima laetitiae". We know it as Eastertide or Paschaltide . In the liturgical books, Eastertide commences with the First Vespers of Low Sunday (a.k.a. Divine Mercy Sunday) and ends before the First Vespers of Trinity Sunday. The Sundays from Easter to Ascension Day

The First Sunday after Easter has several names: Dominica in Albis , Low Sunday, and "Quasimodo" Sunday. But more recently, it’s been affectionately referred to as Divine Mercy Sunday. ​ Traditionally, the First Sunday after the Resurrection is called Whit Sunday (White Sunday) or Dominica in Albis . This is because the newly baptized used to wear their white garments which they received at the Vigil for the entire Octave and would take them off on this day. ​ It is also c

We invite you to enter into the crux of the Faith during this most sacred week of the year, which culminates in the joy of the Resurrection on Easter Sunday. The Paschal Triduum of the Passion and Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ begins on Holy Thursday with the evening Mass of the Lord's Supper, has its center in the Easter Vigil , and closes with Vespers on Easter Sunday of the Resurrection. On Holy Saturday , the image of Christ crucified or lying in the tomb (and,

March 16-19, 2026 Come join Fr. David Gunter, MIC for this important Lenten Mission dedicated to our Walk in Faith! Schedule of Events Each Night: 6:00 p.m. – Confessions & Rosary 7:00 p.m. – Presentation Locations: Mon.–Tues., March 16–17 : St. Christopher Church, 16 Sturbridge Rd., Brimfield, MA 01010 Wed.–Thurs., March 18–19 : St. Patrick Church, 22 Green St., Monson, MA 01057 Contact: Sts. Christopher and Patrick Parish Office 413-267-3622 Materials Available for Purchase

Join us for Ash Wednesday Mass on Wednesday, February 18th 8:00 am - Mass (English) & Distribution of Ashes 3:00 pm - Liturgy of the Word & Distribution of Ashes 6:00 pm - Mass (English) & Distribution of Ashes The liturgical use of ashes originated in the Old Testament times. Ashes symbolized mourning, mortality and penance. In the Book of Esther, Mordecai put on sackcloth and ashes when he heard of the decree of King Ahasuerus to kill all of the Jewish people in the Pe

Lent (the word "Lent" comes from the Old English lencten, meaning "Springtime") lasts from Ash Wednesday to the Vespers of Holy Saturday - forty days, nevermind the six Sundays which don't count as Lent liturgically. The Latin name for Lent, Quadragesima , means "forty" and refers to the forty days Christ spent in the desert which is the origin of the Season. The last two weeks of Lent are known as Passiontide , made up of Passion Week (which begins on Passion Sunday) and

Fridays at 6:00 pm: Stations of the Cross & Holy Mass Sundays at 2:00 pm: Gorzkie Żale (Bitter Lamentations)

Septuagesima 2026 : February 1, February 8, February 15 Are You Sure You're Ready for Lent? Written by Dr. Joseph Shaw for Catholic Answers ​ Until the reform of the calendar in 1969, Latin Rite Catholics observed a period of preparation for Lent: the three Sundays of Septuagesima, Sexagesima, and Quinquagesima. The names are derived from Latin numbers: Lent is quadragesima, “forty,” septuagesima “seventy,” sexagesima “sixty,” and quinquagesima “fifty.” It is a (very rough) c

CANDLEMAS Also called: Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple. Observed 2 February. ​ On February 2nd, Catholics mark the presentation of Christ in the temple. But not all Catholics are aware of the cultural origins of this feast. According to the Mosaic law, a mother such as Mary who had given birth to a male child was considered unclean for seven days; moreover, she was to remain “in the blood of her purification”—i.e., o

Saturday, January 31st Location: Parish Hall Menu: Stuffed Chicken Breast, Rice Pilaf, Carrots, Tortellini Soup Cost: $15.00 5:30 pm - Social 6:00 pm - Dinner For tickets call Fred O. at (413) 283-5620. The Sts. Peter and Paul Men's Guild, founded by the late Fr. Robert Ceckowski, is a fraternal organization open to all men of the parish. The Men's Guild supports our parish in various ways, including the well-known dinners, scholarships, and other financial assistance.

TIME AFTER EPIPHANY The season of Time after Epiphany - or "Epiphanytide" - is more a season set up for liturgical reasons than spiritual ones, as it is spiritually a continuation of Christmas's devotion to the Divine Childhood and Christ's ministry. Because the date of Easter changes each year, two seasons have variable lengths in order to balance the calendar. The Season of Time After Pentecost can have as few as 23 Sundays or as many as 28 Sundays depending on the date of

EPIPHANY The Feast of the Epiphany, called "Twelfth Night", "Theophany", or "Three Kings Day", is twelve days after Christmas: January 6th. It been celebrated in both East (first) and West for centuries on this date. It is best known for being the celebration of when the Magi arrived to adore the Christ Child and offered Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. This Feast recalls Christ revealing Himself as Divine in three different ways : to the Magi, at His Baptism ,

Come join us in song for our Po Kolędzie concert of Christmas caroling on Sunday, January 4th at 2:00 pm. ​ We will be Christmas caroling in Polish, Latin, English, French, and German. Let us celebrate the birth of our Lord by lifting our voices to God!

CHRISTMASTIDE This, not Advent, is the true Christmas Season. As most people in secular or Protestantized countries are putting away "Christmas-y" things, and as shopping malls stop blaring "Here Comes Santa Claus," Catholics are just getting started. The cleaning and baking during penitential Advent pays off now, and the feasting and caroling begin!The entire Christmas Cycle is a crescendo of Christ's manifesting Himself as God and King -- to the shepherds, to the Magi, at H

DECEMBER 24th - VIGIL OF CHRISTMAS ( WIGILIA ) 4:00 pm - Mass in English 10:00 pm - "Midnight Mass" in English (with Polish kolędy before and during Mass) ​ DECEMBER 25th - CHRISTMAS DAY 9:30 am - Mass in English

“I Am the Immaculate Conception” said the Blessed Virgin Mary in an apparition to St. Bernadette in 1858 in Lourdes, France Feast of the Immaculate Conception Monday, December 8th 8:00 am — Mass in English 6:00 pm — Mass in English The Feast of the Immaculate Conception is a Holy Day of Obligation in the United States, a day on which we celebrate the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary (the Immaculate Conception has been, since 1846, the Patroness of the United States

The Nativity Scene at the Basilica of St. Mary (Kościół Mariacki) in Kraków St. Andrew Novena in Preparation of Christmas Beginning on St. Andrew the Apostle's Feast Day, November 30th, the following beautiful prayer is traditionally recited fifteen times a day until Christmas. This is a very meditative prayer that helps us increase our awareness of the real focus of Christmas and helps us prepare ourselves spiritually for His coming. It is piously believed that the recitati