Announcements & Upcoming Events

Join us on Thanksgiving Day as we give thanks to God in the Holy Mass:

November 28 at 9am (bilingual)

The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception will be on Monday, December 9. On this day, we celebrate the fact that God preserved our Blessed Mother Mary from original sin from the first moment of her conception in view of her role as the Mother of our God and Lord, Jesus Christ. This day is a holy day of obligation. All Catholics are obliged (and have the privilege) to attend one of the Masses this day. Here is our schedule of Masses that day:

Monday, December 9

7:30am (bilingual)

12:15pm (Latin with readings & homily in English)

6pm - Holy Hour with Procession of the children, followed by Candlelight Mass at 7pm

Join us for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas:

December 11  (Mañanitas)

Holy Hour begins at 7pm in gym

December 12

5pm - Meet in Johnny Jazz Park at the corner of Drs. James Parker Blvd. and Shrewsbury Avenue for prayer and music

6pm - Procession through the streets

7pm - Solemn Mass in the Church

After Mass - Party & Music in the Gym

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 December 4. 

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

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)

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)

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

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.

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.