Announcements & Upcoming Events
Sermon Series for Advent & Christmas
'Tis the Season: Traditions of Advent & Christmas
November 30-December 1: The Glow of the Advent Wreath (English 1, English 2, Spanish)
December 7-8: O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree...The Tree & Its Lights (English 1, English 2, Spanish)
December 14-15: Singing our Way to Christmas...Hymns and Carols and Caroling (English 1, English 2, Spanish)
December 21-22: The Holy Creche (English 1, English 2, Spanish)
December 24-25: Good 'ole Saint Nicholas...Santa Claus (English 1, English 2, Spanish)
Christmas & Mary, Mother of God
Join us for the solemnities of the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) and Mary, Mother of God! These days are holy days of obligation. All Catholics are obliged (and have the privilege) to attend one of the Masses for these solemnities. Here is our schedule of Masses for these days:
Christmas
December 24 (Tuesday)
4pm (English) with concert 30 minutes prior to the Mass
6pm (English)
7:30pm (Spanish)
December 25 (Wednesday)
12am (English) with concert 30 minutes prior to the Mass
7:30am (English)
9am (English)
10:30am (English)
12pm (Latin)
1:30pm (Spanish)
Mary Mother of God
December 31 (Tuesday)
4pm (English)
5:30pm (Spanish)
January 1 (Wednesday)
12:15pm (English)
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:
December 14 - Hike and Hot Chocolate (Allaire State Park & Village; meet at Historic Village parking lot)
January 18 - To be determined
February 15 To be determined
March 15 To be determined
May 24 - Walking Pilgrimage to the Churches
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
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
November 10 at 3:30pm: Vyacheslav Gryaznov, pianist, in recital, performing Tchaikovsky (selections from Nutcracker Suite ballet), and his own arrangements of Russian and Western Classical music
December 22 at 3:30pm: A Festival of Lessons and Carols: Scripural readings and time-honored music telling the story of Christmas
February 23 at 3:30pm: Dr. Kairy Koesova, pianist, in recital
First Friday Adoration
Please join us for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on Friday, January 3 from 8:30pm to 7am on Saturday, January 4. (There is no first Friday adoration for the month of December due to the Messiah concert)
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 February 5.
(There will be no desert day for January due to the retreat of the fathers and brothers of the Oratory)
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