Our Parish Offices will be CLOSED ‍on Friday, November 28.

Masses and Confessions will take place as usual on Friday.

Parish Offices will be CLOSED on Thanksgiving Day.

As is our custom, the Schola Cantorum will sing all American music on Thanksgiving, including the world premiere of Missa Brevis ac tarda by Anthony Piccolo. Mr. Piccolo is an internationally regarded composer and the Director of the Children’s Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera.

Mass Schedule

• St. Catherine’s | 9 AM | Low Mass (Church will close midday)

• St. Vincent’s | 10 AM | Solemn Mass (Church will close at 12 NOON)

Masses and Confessions will take place as usual on Wednesday and Friday. The Wednesday evening Holy Hour at St. Vincent Ferrer (November 26) will also be offered as usual.

Our Parish Offices will be CLOSED on Wednesday, November 26 | Thursday, Thanksgiving Day‍ | ‍Friday, November 28.

Masses and Confessions will take place as usual on Wednesday and Friday. The Wednesday evening Holy Hour at St. Vincent Ferrer (November 26) will also be offered as usual.

Topic | Vatican II, Ecumenism and Bibles Nowadays

Location: St. Vincent’s Lower Church

Artwork: The Triumph of Judas Maccabeus, Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1634 - 1636

Sunday, November 23, is the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, the final Sunday of the liturgical year.

Following the 12 NOON Solemn Mass, the Parish will have its annual Eucharistic Procession from St. Vincent Ferrer to St. Patrick’s Cathedral, where Benediction will be offered by Cardinal Dolan. All are encouraged to attend.

For the Feast of St. Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr, and the patron saint of music and musicians, we will have a Mass in the Dominican Rite at 9:30 AM at St. Vincent Ferrer, for which the Schola Cantorum will sing Messe in G Major by Francis Poulenc. This masterwork, befitting the Feastday, is one of the most glorious (and difficult) settings of the Mass Ordinary written in the 20th century and is rarely sung in its liturgical context. A reception will follow the Mass. 

Our Thomistic Reading Club will meet on Thursday, November 20, at 7 PM in the Parlors at St. Vincent’s. Chapters seven and eight (pages 71-100) of A Brief Life of Thomas Aquinas: The Theologian in His Context by Jean-Pierre Torrell will be discussed.


Contact Gregory McNiff for more info: gregorymcniff@gmail.com.

Topic | The Deuterocanonicals
Baruch and Additions to Esther and Daniel

Location: St. Vincent’s Lower Church

Artwork: The Triumph of Judas Maccabeus, Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1634 - 1636

“New Wine” is a chance for married couples who have been married for any length of time to come together, enjoy wine and the word of Jesus, and strengthen your relationship.

RSVP: http://tinyurl.com/NewWineSVF

Parish Offices will be open. Regular weekday Mass schedule.

Topic | The Deuterocanonicals
First and Second Maccabees

Location: St. Vincent’s Lower Church

Artwork: The Triumph of Judas Maccabeus, Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1634 - 1636

On Friday, November 7, the Order of Preachers celebrates the Feast of All Dominican Saints, in which the Order honors those saints and blesseds of the Order who cannot be celebrated individually throughout the year, as well as those whose place in heaven is known only to God.

We will have a Sung Mass at 6 PM at St. Vincent Ferrer. Following the Mass, the Litany of Dominican Saints will be sung in Procession.

The First Friday Devotions will follow the 6 PM Mass and Procession as usual.

Artwork: The Dominican Blessed: Outer Left Pilaster Panel, Bl. Fra Angelico, O.P., ca. 1423-1424, The National Gallery, London

Chapters 1 through 6 (70 pages) of A Brief Life of Thomas Aquinas: The Theologian in His Context by Jean-Pierre Torrell will be discussed.

Contact Gregory McNiff for more info: gregorymcniff@gmail.com

Location: Parlors at St. Vincent's | 869 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10065

Topic | The Deuterocanonicals
Sirach & Wisdom

Guest speaker:
Fr. Albert Paretsky, O.P.

Location: St. Vincent’s Lower Church

Artwork: The Triumph of Judas Maccabeus, Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1634 - 1636

This year, the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, commonly known as All Souls Day, falls on a Sunday, displacing the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. We will offer a regular weekend schedule.

The Saturday evening Masses will, as always, satisfy the Sunday obligation and will also be Masses of All Souls.

Artwork Detail: Saint Teresa of Ávila's Vision of the Holy Spirit, Peter Paul Rubens, 1612-1614, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Netherlands

A Solemn Dominican Rite Mass will be offered at 9:30 AM at St. Vincent Ferrer, with the Schola Cantorum singing Missa L’homme armé à 5 (Morales) and Ecce Dominus veniet (Victoria).

The 8 AM Mass at St. Vincent’s and 9 AM at St. Catherine’s will also be Masses of All Saints. As the feast falls on a Saturday, the obligation is abrogated, and Friday evening Masses will be for the weekday.

Artwork: The Trinity Adored by All Saints, Spanish Painter, ca. 1400, The Met, New York, NY

Topic | The Deuterocanonicals
Tobit and Judith

Location: St. Vincent’s Lower Church

Artwork: The Triumph of Judas Maccabeus, Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1634 - 1636

On Saturday, October 25, young adults in their 20s to mid-30s are invited to a day retreat in the Lower Church of St. Vincent Ferrer.

Guided by the words of the disciples, “Lord, teach us to pray,” we’ll enter into a deeper encounter with Christ through reflection, silence, and communal prayer. The day will also provide an opportunity for conversation and fellowship with other young adults seeking to live their faith more fully in the heart of the city.

“New Wine” is a chance for married couples who have been married for any length of time to come together, enjoy wine and the word of Jesus, and strengthen your relationship.

RSVP: http://tinyurl.com/NewWineSVF

Topic | The Canon
The Church’s List of the Books of the Bible

The fall season will focus on the seven books and two portions of books that are distinctive to the Catholic Bible. We will reflect on how the Church discerned which books belong in the Bible, then consider the content and doctrine of each of the books.

Location: St. Vincent’s Lower Church

Solemn White Mass for the Dominican Healthcare Ministry | 12 NOON | St. Catherine’s

The 6 PM Mass at St. Vincent’s on Friday, October 17, will be celebrated by Giorgio Cardinal Marengo, the Apostolic Prefect of Mongolia. A light reception will follow in the Lower Church, where Cardinal Marengo will also share a talk on the life of the Church in Mongolia. All are invited! 

Mass and Confession times remain the same

In honor of the month of the Holy Rosary, we invite you to a Solemn Mass at 6 PM on Tuesday, October 7, at St. Vincent Ferrer, followed by a Rosary Procession to Bethesda Fountain in Central Park.

October is dedicated to the Rosary, the prayer Our Lady entrusted to the Church as a source of peace and strength. Join us as we lift our voices in prayer and carry the light of faith into the heart of our city.

Join us for the 3rd Annual Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage in Washington, DC, on Saturday, September 27.  This is a national pilgrimage celebrating the Rosary at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. This full-day event is hosted by the Dominican Friars of the Province of St. Joseph. We will depart from St. Vincent’s at 5 AM and return to New York during the Hillbilly Thomists concert between 7:30 PM and 8 PM.

Departure Time from NYC: 5 AM
Departure Location: St. Vincent Ferrer Church  |  869 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10065
Departure Time from DC: 7:30 PM – 8 PM
Cost: $75

Bring the whole family for an afternoon filled with fun: bubbles, face painting, games, and more for kids; plus food trucks, raffles, live music, dance lessons, and guided tours of the church. Explore exhibition tables from different parish groups and discover all the ways to get involved.

Where: 65th and Lexington Avenue | New York, NY | Upper East Side, Manhattan