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'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)

CLICK HERE FOR THE FLYER OF ADVENT EVENTS AT ST. ANTHONY'S.

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 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

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

Click here for the flyer for this season.

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)

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