Upcoming Events
Thomistic Reading Group
Our Thomistic Reading Group will meet on Thursday, April 16, at 7 PM in the Parlors at St. Vincent’s. We will discussThe Spirit of Mediaeval Philosophy by Étienne Gilson.
Contact Gregory McNiff for more info: gregorymcniff@gmail.com.
Married Couples Retreat
Through talks, prayer, and discussion, this Spring retreat invites married couples to come together to reflect on how Christ’s love transforms our hearts and our families. This will also be a time for building friendships with other married couples, learning from each other, and building a deeper relationship with our spouses and with God.
Join New Wine for their Spring retreat on Saturday, April 18, from 9 AM to 3 PM in the Lower Church at St. Vincent's.
Registration fee: $25
Register:
https://svsc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/63/responses/new
Midday Retreat with the Mystics
Join Fr. Ignatius Schweitzer, O.P., on Saturday, April 18, from 12-4 PM at St. Catherine’s for a Midday Retreat with the Mystics, featuring the luminous wisdom of St. Bonaventure.
12 NOON | Talk by Fr. Ignatius Schweitzer, O.P.
1-3 PM | Guided Meditation before the Blessed Sacrament
3-4 PM | Q&A and reception
Mystagogy
The Church Confronts the Modern World:
Eternal Truths in a Changing World
Topic:
French Revolution: An Imprisoned Pope and Père Lacordaire
Location: St. Vincent’s Lower Church
Mystagogy
The Church Confronts the Modern World:
Eternal Truths in a Changing World
Topic:
Nineteenth Century Liberalism: Bl. Pius IX, Ultramontanism and Cardinal Newman
Location: St. Vincent’s Lower Church
Solemnity of St. Catherine of Siena
For the Solemnity at St. Catherine of Siena, we will have a Solemn Mass at 5:15 PM and a Procession at St. Catherine’s. Following the Mass, a relic of our Patroness will be available for veneration. A reception will follow in St. Joseph’s Hall. All are welcome!
Our Prayer and Our Deification | Lecture by Fr. Andrew Hofer, OP
Our Prayer and Our Deification
A Lecture by Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.
What does it mean to become "partakers of the divine nature"? How does the Church's prayer draw us into the very life of God?
Join us for a rich and illuminating lecture by Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P., coeditor of The Oxford Handbook of Deification (Oxford University Press, 2024), as he explores the profound connection between Christian prayer and the mystery of deification.
To RSVP and receive details on the exact location at the Parish, email TuesdayNightBookGroup@gmail.com with “FR. HOFER" in the subject line. Seating is limited.
Thomistic Reading Group
Our Thomistic Reading Group will meet on Thursday, April 30, at 7 PM in the Parlors at St. Vincent’s.
Contact Gregory McNiff for more info: gregorymcniff@gmail.com.
Mystagogy
The Church Confronts the Modern World:
Eternal Truths in a Changing World
Topic:
“Isms” Predominate: Modernism, Marxism, Capitalism
Location: St. Vincent’s Lower Church
Solemnity of St. Vincent Ferrer
Tuesday, May 5, is the Solemnity of St. Vincent Ferrer. We will celebrate a Solemn Mass and Procession at 6 PM at St. Vincent’s. A relic of our Patron will be available for veneration. Following the Mass, we are all invited to a reception.
Solemnity of Dedication of St. Vincent Ferrer
Wednesday, May 6, is the observed Anniversary of Dedication of the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer. There will be a Sung Mass at 6 PM at St. Vincent’s, followed by our Wednesday Holy Hour.
Mystagogy
The Church Confronts the Modern World:
Eternal Truths in a Changing World
Topic:
Vatican II: A Medicine of Mercy
Location: St. Vincent’s Lower Church
The Ascension of the Lord
The Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord is a principal feast of the year and a Holy Day of Obligation. We will have a Solemn Mass at 6 PM at St. Vincent’s for which the Schola Cantorum will sing.
Thomistic Reading Group
Our Thomistic Reading Group will meet on Thursday, May 14, at 7 PM in the Parlors at St. Vincent’s.
Contact Gregory McNiff for more info: gregorymcniff@gmail.com.
New Wine Ministry
“New Wine” is a chance for married couples who have been married for any length of time (whether or not you have children) to come together; enjoy wine and the word of Jesus; and strengthen your relationship, marriage, and family life. This will be a time for building friendships with other married couples, learning from one another, and creating a deeper relationship with your spouse and God. Join New Wine on Friday, May 29, at 7 PM in St. Vincent's Parlors.
RSVP online: tinyurl.com/NewWineSVF
New Wine Ministry
“New Wine” is a chance for married couples who have been married for any length of time (whether or not you have children) to come together; enjoy wine and the word of Jesus; and strengthen your relationship, marriage, and family life. This will be a time for building friendships with other married couples, learning from one another, and creating a deeper relationship with your spouse and God. Join New Wine on Friday, June 26, at 7 PM in St. Vincent's Parlors.
RSVP online: tinyurl.com/NewWineSVF
Mystagogy
The Church Confronts the Modern World:
Eternal Truths in a Changing World
Topic:
Servant of God, Dorothy Day: Holiness and the Lay Apostolate
by Prof. Kevin Ahern (Chair of the Religious Studies Department at Manhattan University)
Location: St. Vincent’s Lower Church
Organ Recital and Exposition
On the Second Sunday of Easter, also known as Low Sunday or Divine Mercy Sunday, the Parish’s Director of Music, James Wetzel, will offer an organ recital at 2:15 PM at St. Vincent’s. Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament will be offered at St. Vincent’s, with Exposition and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy at 3 PM, and Benediction at 4:30 PM. Confessions will also be heard from 3:15–6 PM.
Adoration at St. Catherine’s from 3–4:30 PM will also be offered as usual.
National Shrine of the Divine Mercy Pilgrimage
Join us for the Annual Divine Mercy Pilgrimage to the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, MA, sponsored by Our Lady Queen of Peace Prayer Group! All are welcome to take part in this beautiful day of prayer and devotion on the Eve of the Solemnity of Divine Mercy Sunday. We kindly ask you to bring your lunch and dress warmly (or according to the weather)!
Parish Offices Closed | Regular Mass and Confession Schedule
Our Parish Offices will be closed on Easter Monday, April 6. The Parish will offer regular weekday Mass and Confession schedule on Easter Monday.
Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday is on March 29, marking the beginning of Holy Week, the most sacred time of the Church’s year as we walk with Christ through His Passion, death, and Resurrection.
We will begin with the Blessing of Palms at St. Catherine's at 11:30 AM, followed by a Procession to St. Vincent's for our 12 NOON Solemn Mass.
New Wine Ministry
“New Wine” is a chance for married couples who have been married for any length of time (whether or not you have children) to come together; enjoy wine and the word of Jesus; and strengthen your relationship, marriage, and family life. This will be a time for building friendships with other married couples, learning from one another, and creating a deeper relationship with your spouse and God. Join New Wine on Friday, March 27, at 7 PM in St. Vincent's Parlors.
RSVP online: tinyurl.com/NewWineSVF
Solemnity of the Annunciation
For the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, we will have a Solemn Mass at 6 PM at St. Vincent’s.
Enrollment in the Holy Rosary Confraternity will also be made following the Solemn Mass.
Women's Retreat
Forgiveness and Freedom
Forgiveness can be one of the most challenging aspects of the Christian life, but it can also be one of the most freeing. With the Lord’s Prayer to guide us, join us as we reflect on challenges to forgive and the Lord‘s remedies to help find freedom.
Thomistic Reading Group
Our Thomistic Reading Group will meet on Thursday, March 19, at 7 PM in the Parlors at St. Vincent’s. We will discuss the first two chapters (about 40 pages) of The Spirit of Mediaeval Philosophy by Étienne Gilson.
Contact Gregory McNiff for more info: gregorymcniff@gmail.com.
Solemnity of St. Joseph
For the Solemnity of St. Joseph, spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Patron of the Universal Church and of the Eastern Province of the Order of Preachers, we will have a Solemn Mass and Procession at 6 PM at St. Vincent’s, for which the Schola Cantorum will sing.
The Mass will include the Roman tradition of blessing St. Joseph’s Day bread. Parishioners are also invited to bring any images, statues, or devotionals of St. Joseph from their homes and to place them in the St. Joseph Chapel on the north side of the church prior to Mass so that they may be blessed alongside the traditional sweets.
A reception will follow the Mass.
Solemnity of St. Patrick
For the Solemnity of St. Patrick, the Patron of the Archdiocese of New York, we will have a Sung Mass and Procession at 6 PM at St. Vincent’s.
Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas, O.P.
For the traditional feastday of St. Thomas Aquinas, O.P., we will have a Dominican Rite Mass at 9:30 AM at St. Vincent’s for which the Schola Cantorum will sing Missa Pange lingua by Josquin des Prez.
This Mass will take place amid our Annual Forty Hours Devotions.
Forty Hours Devotion
Solemn Exposition will begin following the 12:10 PM Mass at St. Vincent’s on Friday, March 6, and conclude on Sunday, March 8, at 4 PM with 30 minutes of choral music followed by Solemn Benediction.
Thomistic Reading Group
Our Thomistic Reading Group will meet on Thursday, March 5, at 7 PM in the Parlors at St. Vincent’s (entrance is in the red building next to the church). Question 48: The Efficiency of Christ's Passion, parts 1, 2, and 3, will be discussed.
Contact Gregory McNiff for more info: gregorymcniff@gmail.com.
Mystagogy
Intro + Job
Philosophical and Theological Foundations + Suffering and the Second Personal
Location: St. Vincent’s Lower Church
Men's Retreat
Lift Up Your Hearts: The Importance of a Deep Prayer Life
Join us for a day of prayer, formation, and fellowship as we explore the beauty of both the Church’s public prayer and the hidden life of prayer in the heart.
New Wine Ministry
“New Wine” is a chance for married couples who have been married for any length of time (whether or not you have children) to come together; enjoy wine and the word of Jesus; and strengthen your relationship, marriage, and family life. This will be a time for building friendships with other married couples, learning from one another, and creating a deeper relationship with your spouse and God. Join New Wine on Friday, February 27, at 7 PM in St. Vincent's Parlors.
RSVP online: tinyurl.com/NewWineSVF
Mystagogy | CANCELLED
Intro
Philosophical and Theological Foundations
Location: St. Vincent’s Lower Church
St. Vincent Ferrer Church Tour
Join us for an hour-long architectural tour of St. Vincent’s. As we look ahead to the restoration of this landmark building designed by Bertram Goodhue, these monthly tours will offer parishioners and friends a chance to see our church through a new lens.
Midday Retreat with the Mystics
St. Catherine of Siena
411 E. 68th St.
Manhattan
Join us for a special Lenten midday retreat centered on a real encounter with Jesus Christ, truly present in the Eucharist. Rooted in the Church’s mystical tradition, this event invites us into silence, prayer, and Eucharistic Adoration, where Christ waits to meet us and draw us into deeper communion with Him.
The retreat will be led by Fr. Ignatius John Schweitzer, O.P., former Carthusian monk, professor, spiritual director, and coauthor of How to Be His: A 33-Day Dedication to Our Eucharistic Jesus.
All are welcome. Free of charge. No pre-registration required.
Feel free to attend all or part of the retreat as your schedule allows.
Thomistic Reading Group
Our Thomistic Reading Group will meet on Thursday, February 19, at 7 PM in the Parlors at St. Vincent’s. Question 48: The Efficiency of Christ's Passion, parts 1, 2, and 3, will be discussed.
Contact Gregory McNiff for more info: gregorymcniff@gmail.com.
Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, February 18, is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent and a day of fasting and abstinence. We will have a Solemn Mass at 6 PM at St. Vincent’s.
Imposition of Ashes at all Masses.