Celebrating the Blessed Mother

In August the Church of St. Francis of Assisi will be celebrating the Blessed Mother with a series of reflections, talks and a special liturgical celebration in honor of Mary, the Mother of God.

A Week of Prayer in Honor of Our Lady Untier of Knots

August 17-21, 2020 Devotion prayers will be prayed after each of our daily Masses in church and prayers with reflections by the friars of St. Francis of Assisi will be posted online here each day

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We Sing of Mary Musical Meditations in honor of the blessed Mother with Meredith

August 17-21, 2020 Join us on our Facebook page and here on our website for a hymn to Mary each day by our own musical director, Meredith Augustin

Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5

Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Saturday, August 15, 2020 Feast day Mass Presider: Fr. Andrew Reitz, OFM, Pastor 11:00 AM in church and live online on our website and Facebook page.

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A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. She was with child and wailed aloud in pain as she labored to give birth. Then another sign appeared in the sky; it was a huge red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and on its heads were seven diadems. Its tail swept away a third of the stars in the sky and hurled them down to the earth. Then the dragon stood before the woman about to give birth, to devour her child when she gave birth. She gave birth to a son, a male child, destined to rule all the nations with an iron rod. Her child was caught up to God and his throne. The woman herself fled into the desert where she had a place prepared by God.

Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: “Now have salvation and power come, and the Kingdom of our God and the authority of his Anointed One.” (RV 11:19A; 12:1-6A, 10AB)

What We Stand on, What We Stand For: Introduction to the Creed

In this six week course we will explore the foundational beliefs of Christian faith as they are summarized by the Nicene Creed.

Presented by Fr. Bill Beaudin, OFM and Mr. Joseph Nuzzi
Wednesdays, July 1 to August 5, 2020
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Live on Zoom

This is a free course, registration required.
limited to the first 100 people to sign up.

PLEASE REGISTER BELOW (free of charge):

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. WE HAVE REACHED CAPACITY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST!

In conjunction with the parishes of the Archdiocese of New York we will have a special day of celebration of the Sacrament of Reconciliation on the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Confessions will be heard Friday, June 19th
10 a.m. to noon and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
in the Upper Church.

Please observe all social distancing rules posted when you come to the church, and masks are required for everyone while you are in the church.

The feast of St. Anthony will be celebrated online this year due to the Coronavirus restrictions still in place.

The Feast this year will consist of the following:

Novena to St. Anthony with reflections by Fr. Bill Beaudin, OFM

June 4 – 12 prayers will be posted on our Novena page, on our Facebook page and on our Vimeo site.

Click HERE for the Novena page.

Baking St. Anthony Bread with Fr. Michael Carnevale, OFM

June 11, 4:00 PM. this is a live event that will be streamed on our Facebook page

Picturing St. Anthony with Fr. Tim Shreenan, OFM

June 12 the pre-recorded presentation will be posted at this page, on our Facebook page and on our Vimeo site.

Festive Mass in honor of St. Anthony of Padua, presided by Fr. Andrew Reitz, OFM

June 13, 11:00 AM Our Mass will be streamed live on our homepage, on our Facebook page and on our Vimeo site.

Catholicism 101: The Holy Spirit & Pentecost
A One Hour Lecture & Zoom Discussion
Presented by: Joseph Nuzzi
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
at 12:00 Noon and 6:30 PM
limited to the first 100 people to sign in.

Joseph Nuzzi will present a one hour lecture and zoom discussion on the Holy Spirit and what the feast of Pentecost is all about. This presentation will cover the Church’s understanding of the activity of the Third person of the Blessed Trinity in Salvation history and the Spirit’s activity in the life of the Church and individual people.

Lectures will be offered at 12:00 Noon and 6:30 PM

Each class will be limited to the first 100 people who register.

PLEASE REGISTER BELOW (free of charge):

CATHOLICISM 101 REGISTRATION:
(please make sure you chose your time slot)

Join us to Celebrate the Holy Spirit & Pentecost

Join us as we celebrate the Holy Spirit and the Feast of Pentecost at the Church of St. Francis of Assisi

Our celebration will include:

Mass on the Feast of the Ascension
Thursday, May 21 at 11:00 AM
available live on our website and our our FaceBook page.

Our new NOVENA to the Holy Spirit
May 22 – May 30 starting at 8:00 AM
available on our website HERE and our our FaceBook page

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Catholicism 101: The Holy Spirit & Pentecost
A One Hour Lecture & Zoom Discussion
Presented by: Joseph Nuzzi
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at 12:00 Noon and 6:30 PM
limited to the first 100 people to register.
Click here for more details and to register.

Mass for the Sunday of Pentecost
Sunday, May 31 at 11:00 AM
available live on our website and our our FaceBook page.

Come Holy Spirit,
fill the hearts of your faithful
and kindle in them the fire of your love.
Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created.
And You shall renew the face of the earth.

O, God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit,
did instruct the hearts of the faithful,
grant that by the same Holy Spirit
we may be truly wise and ever enjoy His consolations,
Through Christ Our Lord,
Amen.

Stay Connected: Join a St. Francis online scripture sharing group

The Church of St. Francis of Assisi is creating small groups to gather together online to pray and share the Sunday scripture readings.

These groups will meet for one hour, once per week for six weeks. The groups will be led by dedicated volunteers who are trained to lead groups. Resources, prayers and reflections will be provided by the staff of the Church of St. Francis.

We encourage you to give it a try as we try to remain connected to the Lord, to the Word and to each other during this time that we are apart.

What are the requirements to join:

A willingness to pray together and share your faith around the Word of God with other members of our community.
Ability to commit to meeting once per week for a six week commitment
Comfortable using Zoom (Click here a tutorial on how to get started with zoom). It’s easy folks… don’t worry
Ability to locate the weekly readings for Mass which are available for free at the US Bishops website here.

How to sign up:

If you are interested, please reply to this email (or email Joseph Nuzzi at jnuzzi@stfrancisnyc.org) with the following information:

Your full name
Day of week you prefer to meet (we will try our best to match you with a group forming on that day, but there are no guarantees)
Time of day you prefer to meet:
Morning, afternoon or evening

We will do our best to accommodate your preferences, but again we cannot guarantee that we will be able to meet everyone’s preferences.

We are forming these groups to begin right after Memorial Day, so please submit your information as soon as possible. Thank you.

Prayer and Liturgies of the Easter season 2020

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All of our liturgies are archived online at our Vimeo page.
Click the button below for all of our past liturgies and prayers.

St. Francis video archive

The Via Lucis:

We are all familiar with the Via Crucis, the Way of the Cross and the suffering that the Lord endured for our salvation. But the Cross is only half of the story… or maybe even less. The cross was overcome by the Lord’s resurrection. He broke the bonds of death and opened for all the glory of eternal life. The Via Lucis invites us to contemplate the crowning event of salvation history as we walk the way of Light.

We invite you to make this devotion part of your prayer during the Easter Season.

This prayer was pre-recorded at the Church of St. Francis of Assisi, April 19, 2020.