This Friday, April 9, the UGNAYAN Filipino Ministry is hosting a Mass of Visibility

6:15 PM in the upper church at the Church of St. Francis of Assisi.

The ministry is inviting you to join live or virtually.  The Mass can be seen on livestream on Facebook HERE or on our Website HERE.

Also, please be reminded to wear your masks when entering the church and to social distance. Thank you.

The Online 40 Hours Immigration Advocates Course is designed to equip participants with the necessary knowledge of the U.S. Immigration Laws enabling them to become effective immigration advocates.   This year’s course will include the latest changes in the law like crimes grounds of inadmissibility & deportability, U visas and T visas, asylum and withholding of removal, new public charge rules, Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act & many more.

The cost of the course is $750.00 which includes a 2-volume manual.  The Migrant Center offer 25% tuition discounts to members of not-for-profit organizations.

The course will run for 14 Tuesdays starting April 13 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., some sessions will be shorter.  Mr. Hasan Shafiqulla, Attorney-in-Charge of the Immigration Law Unit at The Legal Aide Society, will be the course instructor.

For more information, please call (212) 736-8500 ext. 328 or email me at jjagudilla@stfrancisnyc.org 

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: APRIL 2, 2021

Click here for our brochure: 40 HOURS ONLINE IMMIGRATION COURSE 

Violence against Asians is on the rise! Is there anything we can do to stop it?

The Migrant Center of New York, Inc. and the Asian American Federation has organized a zoom conversation on this issue.

Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. EST, 6 p.m. CST, 5 p.m. MST, 4 p.m. PST
Register here: whatsnext21.eventbrite.com

Along with experts, let us address this issue as one faith community.

Please join!

Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion • March 28*
*see below for attendance policies for Holy Week

Saturday Vigil Masses: 4:00 pm

Sunday Masses: 8:00, 9:15 (Korean), 11:00 AM, 12:30, and 5:00, PM

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Monday – Wednesday • March 29, 30 and 31

Daily Masses: 7:30 AM, 12:00 PM, 5:00 PM

Confessions: 8:00 – 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 4:00 – 5:00 PM

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Holy Thursday • April 1

Lenten Mass: 12:00 PM (Lower Church)

Mass of the Lord’s Supper, Washing of the Feet and Procession to the Repository: 6:00 PM

Confessions: 8:00 – 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

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Good Friday • April 2

The Seven Last Words: 12:00 Noon

Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion: 3:00 PM

Stations of the Cross: 5:30 PM

Confessions: 8:00 – 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

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Holy Saturday • April 3

The Great Vigil of Easter: 8:00 PM

The Upper Church will remain closed until 7:00 PM.

There will be no confessions on Holy Saturday.

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Easter Sunday • April 4

Masses: 8:00, 9:00 (Korean), 11:00 AM, 12:30 & 5:00 PM

There will no confessions on Easter Sunday.

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Easter Monday • April 5

Mass at 12:00 PM only

There are no confessions on Easter Monday and the church offices are closed.

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ATTENDANCE IN PERSON:

The Church of St. Francis of Assisi is able to welcome up to 140 people at each Liturgical celebration to maintain safe social distancing. Masks are mandatory covering both your nose and mouth.  We are not taking reservations for our celebrations.  People will simply be allowed into the church until we hit our maximum number.  Please be kind and patient with one another as we navigate together how to celebrate this Holy Week with these restrictions in place and please follow the instructions of the ministers of hospitality.

All of our Liturgies will also be available on Livestream on our website and on our Facebook page.

Join us live or virtually on the Friday’s of Lent!

February 26, March 5, 12, 19, 26
6:30pm in the Upper Church

Let the power of music help you release fears, worries, negative thoughts, and anything holding you back. Begin to cultivate peace, love, gratitude, and forgiveness in your life.

We welcome all who want to come and relax and meditate.

While we would love for everyone to join us live on Fridays so we can pray together, whether in church or from home, below is the latest Taize from last Friday:

The Stations of the Cross will be prayed every Friday during Lent following our 12 noon and 5 PM liturgies.

You can join this prayer in person in the church or on livestream at the end of the Mass.

“In a new Apostolic Letter entitled Patris corde (“With a Father’s Heart”), Pope Francis describes Saint Joseph as a beloved father, a tender and loving father, an obedient father, an accepting father; a father who is creatively courageous, a working father, a father in the shadows.

The Letter marks the 150th anniversary of Blessed Pope Pius IX’s declaration of St Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church. To celebrate the anniversary, Pope Francis has proclaimed a special “Year of St Joseph,” beginning on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception 2020 and extending to the same feast in 2021.” (From Vatican News, Dec. 8, 2020)

In this special year dedicated to St. Joseph, we will celebrate a festive Mass on:

Friday, March 19th, the Feast of St. Joseph
at 12:00 PM.  

You can join us in person in the church or on livestream.

Pope Francis concluded his letter with a prayer to St. Joseph for this special year:

Hail, Guardian of the Redeemer,
Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
To you God entrusted his only Son;
in you Mary placed her trust;
with you Christ became human.

Blessed Joseph, to us too,
show yourself a father
and guide us in the path of life.
Obtain for us grace, mercy, and courage,
and defend us from every evil.  Amen.

Join us for Lenten Vespers (evening prayer) each Monday of Lent as we take time to slow down and pray during this sacred season of hope and renewal.  Add some extra time to tend to spiritually prepare for the celebration of Easter.

Vespers, 5:45 PM in the upper church and on livestream.

Monday, February 22nd

Monday, March 1st 

Monday, March 8th 

Monday, March 15th 

Monday, March 22nd

Monday, March 29th

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The St. Benedict the Moor Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order is pleased to announce there will be a

Rite of Profession
during the 11 AM Mass
on Saturday March 13th.

Father Joseph Cavoto, OFM Spiritual Assistant to the Fraternity, will be the celebrant.

Alex Angeles, Mary Havey, and Cherylann Vescio, having completed three years of formation, will profess their permanent commitment to live the Gospel following the example of St. Francis of Assisi. Following the Mass there will also be a Rite of Admission to the Fraternity for Joseph Lapponese, Paul Frediani, and Antonia Fusco, after which they will embark on their three-year journey towards profession.

This Mass may be attended in person in the church and it can also be seen live on our website at St. Francis Live or on our Facebook page.