Special Masses
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From the pastor
on holy christmasDear Parishioners,
When he came to us as man, the Son of God scattered the darkness of this world, and filled this Holy Day with his Glory. May the God of infinite goodness scatter the darkness of sin and brighten your hearts with holiness.
God sent his angels to the shepherds to herald the great joy of our Savior's birth. May he fill you with joy and make you heralds of his gospel.
When the Word became man, earth was joined to heaven. May he give you his peace and good will, and fellowship with all the heavenly host.
A blessed and Merry Christmas to all.
With prayers and best wishes I remain,
Sincerely in Christ,
Brian T. McSweeney
Pastor
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Holy christmas
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St. augustine
between christ and the virgin
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Solemn high Latin mass
The Patronal Feast of the
Church of St. Augustine, Ossining
will be held onWednesday, August 28th
at 7:00pm.
Augustine of Hippo (354-430 CE), the most influential ecclesiastical writer in the Latin West, established in many ways what were to become the principal outlines and foundations of Christian theology in the West. Two of his works constitute his enduring legacy to Western culture:
Confessiones ---Confessions, and
De Civitate Dei --City of God.
An oft quoted passage from Augustine of Hippo's The Confessions, Book 10, chapter 27 (38) is:Sero te amavi,pulchritudo tam antiqua et tam novaSero te amavi!"Late have I loved you,
Beauty so ancient and so new,
late have I loved you!"St. Augustine of HippoBishop, Confessor, and
Doctor of the Church
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Corpus Christi
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Corpus christi
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Corpus Christi the feast of the body & blood of christ
Fr. McSweeney led St. Augustine Church in the Processional for the Corpus Christi Mass.
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, historically known by its Latin name, Corpus Christi, celebrates the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist—Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity. The feast dates to the Middle Ages and originated with a visionary nun and a Eucharistic miracle.
Inspired by the miracle, Pope Urban commissioned a Dominican friar, St. Thomas Aquinas, to compose the Mass and Office for the feast of Corpus Christi. Aquinas' hymns in honor of the Holy Eucharist, Pange Lingua, Tantum Ergo, Panis Angelicus, and O Salutaris Hostia are the beloved hymns the Church sings on the feast of Corpus Christi as well as throughout the year during Exposition and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
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Solemn High Latin Mass
Saint MonicaSt. Monica the Holy Widow and Mother of St. Augustine
Solemn High Latin Mass will be celebrated with Procession and Blessing with relics of Saint Monica and Saint Augustine to follow
St. Augustine Church
Saturday, May 4, 2024
11:30am.
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All souls day
ALL SOULS DAY envelopes are in the
vestibule of the Church. If envelopes are mailed to you, one will be in that packet.
Please place the names of your loved ones you would like to be remembered in the envelope.
Please return the envelopes to the wooden receptacle in the vestibule or the
weekly collection basket in order for
them to be placed on the Altar.
Thank you for submitting your prayer intentions with us this All Souls Day.
We will be praying for your loved ones during Mass throughout the month of November.
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Solemn High Latin Mass
Monday, August 28th 2023
7:00 pm
The Patronal Feast of
St. Augustine Church
Please join us for a very special mass event with
Rev. Fr. Michael Connolly
Rev. Fr. Seán Connolly
Rev. Fr. John Figueroa
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St. Augustineby Gaspar De Crayer
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Saint Augustine & the Trinity, the child & the seashell
by Gaspar de Crayer Ca. 1655. Oil on canvas.
De Crayer was a Flemish painter who painted many portraits and altar pieces.
This painting depicts St. Augustine walking along the shore where he encounters a small child who was using a seashell to scoop water from the sea. The child would run back to the beach and pour the water into a small hole he had dug in the sand.St. Augustine was comtemplating the Trinity, trying to understand how God could be three persons in one God, and stopped to watch the child run back and forth. Finally he asked the child what he was doing.
“I’m putting the sea into this hole,” the child explained.“But that is impossible!” Augustine cried.
“The hole is not big enough to contain the entire sea!”The boy stopped for a moment, stood and looked into the eyes of the saint, and replied,
“It is no more impossible than what you are trying to do — comprehend the immensity of the mystery of the Holy Trinity with your small intelligence.”Augustine turned away in amazement — and when he looked back, the child had disappeared. Augustine then understood that no mortal man can understand the Trinity, because it’s a mystery which only God can comprehend. God had used this child — thought by some to be an angel, by some to be the Christ Child himself — to teach him this valuable lesson.
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