Announcements & Upcoming Events
Holy Week
Join us for the holiest week of the year as we walk in the footsteps of our Savior.
Holy Thursday (April 17)
Mass at 7pm, followed by Adoration until 12am
Good Friday (April 18) Service at 3pm & Solemn Stations of the Cross at 7pm
Easter Vigil (April 19)
Mass at 7:45pm (please remember there are no other Masses that day)
Easter Sunday (April 20)
6am Outdoor Sunrise Mass
7:30, 9, & 10:30am (English)
12pm (Latin)
1:30pm (Spanish)
There will be no 6pm Mass that day.
Divine Mercy Celebration
Join us for the celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday and the patronal anniversary of the establishment of the Red Bank Oratory as Congregation of Pontifical Right by our holy father, Pope Francis!
Divine Mercy Novena
April 18 - 5pm
April 19 - 3pm
April 20 - 3pm
April 21 to 25 - 7pm
April 26 - 8pm
Divine Mercy Sunday (April 27): Procession, Mass & Party
1pm - Meet for Procession at Parish Center
1:30pm - Bilingual Mass for the Divine Mercy Sunday
After Mass - Party in the Parish Center
Children's Summer Programs & Forming Disciples 2025-26
We are excited to announce the dates for Forming Disciples and Faith Explorers for the summer of 2025! We cannot wait to be with the children again for a summer full of games, fun, prayer, learning about the beauty of creation and our Catholic Faith, and, most importantly, growing in love for God and one another. Registration will open around March for all programs.
Forming Disciples (Catechism/Religious Education)
Session 1 (Levels 1-8) - June 20 to July 3, from 9am to 12:15pm (weekdays)
Session 2 (Levels 1-8) - August 4 to August 8, from 9am to 3pm
Session 3 (Levels 1-8) - August 18 to August 29, from 9am to 12:15pm (weekdays)
OCIA for Teens: Summer Retreat (Year 1 & 2) - August 18 to August 29, from 6:30 to 9pm (weekdays)
Session 4 - Classes on Sundays begin September 21, from 11:45am to 1:15pm
Faith Explorers
July 7 to August 1
9am to 12pm each weekday, except days when there are field trips (these days can run to late afternoon or early evening)
Lenten Sermon Series: Heart Speaks to Heart
Learn with us about the devotions to the Sacred & Merciful Heart of Jesus this Lent in our sermon series on these days:
March 8-9 - Misery Loves Company: The Reason Jesus Appeared to St. Margaret Mary (English 1, English 2, Spanish)
March 15-16 - Turn that Frown Upside Down: Jesus Reveals His Open Heart to Us (English 1, English 2, Spanish)
March 22-23 - Abiding in His Heart: Devotions to the Sacred Heart of Jesus (English 1, English 2, Spanish)
March 29-30 - Now Let Me Say It Again: Jesus Appears to St. Faustina (English 1, English 2, Spanish)
April 5-6 - Basking in the Rays of His Heart: Devotion to the Divine Mercy (English 1, English 2, Spanish)
First Friday Adoration
Please join us for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on Friday, May 2 from 7pm to 7am on Saturday, May 3.
Desert Day
Each month the Fathers and Brothers of the Oratory spend a day in prayer, silence and spiritual reading. We invite you to join us for our "Desert Day," a monthly retreat day, usually on the first Wednesday of the month.
The next Desert Day is May 7.
Here is the schedule of prayer during the day:
7:30am - Morning Mass
Immediately after morning Mass - Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Morning Oratory Prayer
All morning - Adoration in the Church
12:15pm - Mass in Latin
All afternoon - Adoration in the Church
6:30pm - Solemn Vespers & Benediction
Lent at St. Anthony's
Join us for the holy season of Lent!
You can find our full calendar of events for the season of Lent here.
Click here to read the Bishop's Regulations for Lent 2025.
The Ramblers' Hikes
The Ramblers is once-a-month hiking group for those 14 and older (those under 14 need a parent or guardian with them) meets at 8:30am on the following dates:
May 24 - Walking Pilgrimage to the Churches
June 28 - Buttermilk Falls (Parking lot, Miller Ln, Martinsville, NJ 08836)
You can join us for all or part of the trip. We hike rain, snow, or shine. The only thing that will stop us is lightning or a blizzard.
If you would like to receive text reminders, call Brother Dan at 732-747-0813 ext. 108
Oratory Groups for Children
Do you have children between kindergarten and 12th grade? We have great nights of fun, faith, and friendship coming up in the Youth Oratory (8th-12th grade), Junior Oratory (5th-7th grade), and Children's Oratory (kindergarten to 4th grade). We meet on Sundays at 7pm in the entrance of the Church.
Click here for the calendar of nights for:
St. Cecilia's Society Concert & Recital Series 2024-25
The Society of St. Cecilia at The Oratory Church of St. Anthony of Padua presents the 2024-25 season. Admission for all concerts and recitals is a free will offering.
Concert Series
December 6 at 7:30pm: George Frederic Handel's Messiah, Part One
April 4 at 7:30pm: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Requiem & Vespers
June 29 at 3:30pm Liberty Extravaganza 2025, featuring the Oratory Choir & Liberty Singers with the St. Cecilia Society Brass Ensemble
Recital Series
August 18 at 3:30pm: St. Hildegard of Bingen, Doctor of the Church: Music & Meditations to Awaken the Soul, An Afternoon of Music and Prayer with Melissa Thornton, Soloist
October 13 at 3:30pm: Mary Klein in Recital - Mary Klein, pianist, performing the works of Bach, Beethoven, and Schumann
February 23 at 3:30pm: Dr. Kairy Koesova, pianist, in recital