Announcements & Upcoming Events
All Saints' Day
Join us for the Solemnity of All Saints at the following Masses:
October 31 (Thursday)
4pm (English)
November 1 (Friday)
7:30am (Bilingual)
12pm (Latin)
6pm (English)
7:30pm (Spanish)
All Saints' Day is a Holy Day of Obligation. All Catholics are obliged to attend one of the Masses for this solemnity.
All Souls' Day
All Souls' Day is Saturday, November 2. On this day, we remember all our loved ones who have died and pray for them. We will have a special Mass at 11am that day.
On that day we invite everyone to bring a photo of your deceased loved ones. Also, if you'd like us to remember all your deceased loved ones, you can get an envelope at the information booth and hand it in at the Mass for All Souls. The names on these envelopes will be placed next to the Tabernacle and prayed for during all the Masses of the month of November.
The Torch of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Our parish is hosting the diocesan torch of Our Lady of Guadalupe from October 27 to November 2. Please join us at these times as we honor and pray with our Blessed Mother Mary in a special way this week:
October 27 at 1:30pm - Reception of the Torch and Rosary after Mass
October 28 at 7pm - Rosary (led by the Oratory)
October 29 at 7pm - Rosary (led by Cursillo)
October 30 at 7pm - Procession around the Parish & Rosary (led by OCIA groups)
October 31 at 7pm - Rosary (led by Marriage Groups)
November 1 at 8:30pm - Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament & Rosary (led by Juan XXIII)
November 2 at 8pm - Rosary (led by Rosary Group in Spanish)
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 November 13.
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
First Friday Adoration
Please join us for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on Friday, November 1 from 8:30pm to 7am on Saturday, November 2.
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:
November 16 - Holmdel Park & Rasmussen Trail (meet at Longstreet Farm parking lot)
December 14 - 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
The Friends of St. Philip Neri: Lives of the Saints
Meetings are on Thursdays from 2 to 3pm in St. Crispin House.
Join us in reading about the lives of these saints:
For more information contact Br. Donald at dronning@redbankoratory.net or 732-747-0813 ext. 104.
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