The Festival of Lessons and Carols is one of the most beloved holiday traditions at Assumption University. The one hour celebration features scriptural and non-scriptural readings as well as music from a variety of styles. Music will be led by Music Ministry, Chorale and VOCE, and Sr. Nuala will preside. All are welcome and parking will be available in the lot adjacent to the Chapel.
Friday, December 5th at 7:30pm
Chapel of the Holy Spirit
Masses for Immaculate Conception Holyday
(Monday, December 8)
Icon of Holy Motherhood
Monday, December 8 is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a Roman Catholic holyday of obligation.
Mass will be celebrated in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit at 12:00 and 5:00 PM.
“The dogma that Mary was kept free from original sin from the first moment of her conception was solemnly declared by Pope Pius IX in 1854, but it was by no means a new invention. The Eastern Church had celebrated this day from as early as the eighth century, and it soon spread to the West. It has been on the Church’s universal calendar since 1708. The Immaculate Conception is a singular grace, given to Mary to enable her to say ‘yes’ to God. No stain of original sin touches her who is to become the Ark of the Covenant, the Temple in which God comes to dwell. This is a unique grace. And yet, Mary is our model for holiness. By our Baptism, we have been washed clean of the stain of original sin to become temples for the Holy Spirit. And we look to Mary for an example of the life of discipleship, open to God’s word, obedient to God’s will.”
(from Companion to the Calendar: A Guide to the Saints, Seasons, and Holidays of the Year, Liturgy Training Publications, 2012)
Chapel Schedule (Christmas Break)
Saturday, December 13 – Saturday, January 3
Sunday
8 AM: Morning Prayer
10 AM: Mass
4:45 PM: Evening Prayer
Monday-Saturday
8 AM: Morning Prayer and Mass
5:35 PM: Evening Prayer
Christmas
Saturday, December 24: Christmas Eve Mass at 8 PM
(musical prelude starts at 7:30, reception with refreshments after Mass)
No Mass on Christmas Day, December 25
The academic year Chapel schedule will resume on Sunday, January 4.
