The winter season will focus on five Americans who are at different stages of the Church’s process of canonization, whose lives show us that sanctity is possible even in our own time and place. 

Each year, the Church calls us deeper into the mysteries we profess. Our Parish’s Mystagogy, an unfolding of the faith for adults, returns this year on Monday evenings under the guidance of Fr. Francis Belanger, O.P., Fr. Peter Martyr Yungwirth, O.P., and several distinguished guests. Together, we will walk through the Scriptures, the lives of the saints, the mystery of suffering, and the Church’s witness across the ages.

• Fall: We will open the pages of the Deuterocanonical Books, the “extra” writings of the Catholic Bible, discovering the wisdom and light they offer to the Church’s life of prayer and teaching. (October 20, 2025 - December 1, 2025)

• Winter: Our focus turns to American witnesses of holiness from varied backgrounds. Three, with ties to New York City, offer a living portrait of what it means to follow Christ in America. (January 12, 2026 - February 16, 2026)

• Lent: We will enter the mystery of the Cross. Fr. Peter Martyr, O.P., will lead us through Light in the Darkness: A Theological Study of Suffering, a meditation on how God transfigures pain into grace.

• Easter Season: We will look to the Church’s engagement with modernity—from the storms of the French Revolution to the light of the Second Vatican Council—seeking to see how the Spirit continues to guide Christ’s Bride in every age.

Along this journey, we will also pause for a few “Mystagogy Extras,” special evenings of reflection and conversations.