2010/2011 Vesper Schedule Mater Ecclesiae, Berlin, New Jersey

Unless otherwise noted, all Vespers' services will be on a Sunday, start at 1:30pm and be followed by Benediction.

December 19, 2010 (4th. Sunday of Advent)

January 16, 2011 (2nd. Sunday after Epiphany)

February 20, 2011 (Septuagesima Sunday)

March 13, 2011 (1st. Sunday of Lent)

April 13, 2011 (Passion Sunday)

May 8, 2011 (2nd. Sunday after Easter)

June 19, 2011 (Trinity Sunday)

July 17, 2011 (5th. Sunday after Pentecost)

August 14, 2011 (1st. Vespers of the Assumption w/ Comm. of the 9th. Sunday after Pentecost). Possibly a potluck dinner before or after Vespers.

September 18, 2011 (14th. Sunday after Pentecost)

October 16, 2011 (18th. Sunday after Pentecost)

November 20, 2011 (Last Sunday after Pentecost)

December 18, 2011 (4th. Sunday of Advent)

Traditional Palm Sunday Procession and Sung Traditional Latin Mass

St. Mary Magdalen De Pazzi Church
714 Montrose Street
(Alternate worship site of St. Paul Parish)

St. Paul Church
Between 9th and 10th Street on Christian Street
Philadelphia, PA  19147
215-923-0355

Re: Traditional Palm Sunday  Procession from St. Mary Magdalen of Pazzi Church to St. Paul's Church though the Italian Market in South Philadelphia

Sodales:
The Church of St. Mary Magdalen of Pazzi at 7th and Montrose Sts. In  South Philadelphia will be used as the ecclesia collecta on Palm Sunday, April 17, 2011, weather permitting, for the traditional Latin Blessing and Distribution of Palms at 12 noon. The celebrant, congregation and schola will then process through the Italian Market to St. Paul's Church at 9th and Christians Sts. while singing Gloria, Laus et Honor Tibi Sit and antiphons and psalms in the traditional liturgy. The sung traditional Latin Mass will start at St. Paul's Church at 12:30 PM where those not able to walk in the procession may wait. In the event of rain, the Blessing of Palms and Procession will take place at St. Paul's Church.
Montrose Street is one full block south of Christian Street.

Holy Week Offices at Mater Ecclesiae

Mater Ecclesiae Roman Catholic Church
261 Cross Keys Road
Berlin, NJ  08009-9431

The full schedule of Holy Week ceremonies at the Mater Ecclesiae may be found at its website www.materecclesiae.org.

As a reminder for the Confraternity of St. Benedict, the following Offices will be prayed publicly at Mater Ecclesiae:

Maundy Thursday

9 am - Tenebrae (Matins & Lauds) chanted in full

Around 9:45pm - Compline recto tono following the Stripping of the Altars
(N.B. Compline is prayed in the main chapel not at the Altar of Repose)

Good Friday

 9am - Tenebrae (Matins & Lauds) chanted in full

7:30pm - Compline recto tono - following Stations of the Cross

Holy Saturday

9am - Tenebrae (Matins & Lauds) chanted in full

Around 11pm - Solemn Lauds (shortened version) of Easter after Communion at
the Mass of the Easter Vigil