Upcoming Events and Special Announcements

***THE WALKING PILGRIMAGE ON MAY 30 IS RESCHEDULED TO JUNE 27***

Our walking pilgrimage to the churches is Saturday, June 27, from 8:30am to 1:30pm. We take a bus from here to Sea Bright and then walk to Holy Cross Church, Nativity, Saint James, and then home to Saint Anthony’s. You can sign up for the bus at the office or in the entrance area of the church.

Click here for the flyer.

Click here for the registration form (please fill it out and give it to the office or email it to rboratory@gmail.com)

Join us for the feast of our great patron, Saint Anthony of Padua, at these times:

Novena (June 4-12)

Novena after the 7:30am Mass, Monday to Friday

40 Hours (June 11-13)

40 Hours of Eucharistic Adoration, beginning at 5pm on June 11 and ending at 8am on June 13

Procession, Mass & Festival (June 13)

The procession begins at 9:30am from the steps of Saint James' Elementary School, followed by a solemn Mass, and then street festival

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Mark your calendars for the new year of Forming Disciples & Faith Explorers!

Forming Disciples (Levels 1 to 8)

June 22 to 26 - Session 1 (Summer)

August 3 to 7 - Session 2 (Summer)

August 17 to 21 - Session 3 (Summer)

September 20 - Session 4 (Sundays)

Click here to for online registration forms for Forming Disciples.

Forming Disciples for Teens (Year 1 & 2)

August 10 to 21 - Evening Retreat (Monday to Friday, 6:30 to 9pm)

September 23 - Beginning of Classes during the Year (Wednesdays)

Faith Explorers

July 6 to 31 (Monday to Friday)

The Friends of St. Philip Neri invite you to join them for their next pilgrimage to the Shrine of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini and The Tenement Museum in New York City.

The trip is all day on July 7th. It's $127 per person.

Click here for the flyer and registration forms.

Form more information, please contact Helene Scipione at hts3sag@comcast.net. 

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.

May 24

May 31

June 7

June 27 - Walking Pilgrimage (8:30am to 1pm)

We invite all singers to join us as part of the Liberty Singers to celebrate Independence Day with a special concert with the Orchestra of St. Cecilia on Sunday, June 28th at 3:30pm at The Oratory Church.

The concert will include both sacred and secular music from various genres and time periods. After the concert there will be a BBQ.

If you are interested in singing, please register with the following link. Practices begin at the end of May. Click here to sign up to sing!

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:

June 27 (8:30-1pm) - 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

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. 

June 3

July 1

August 12

September 2

October 7

November 4

December 2

Here is the schedule of prayer during the day:

7am - Invitatory & Office of Readings

7:30am - Morning Mass

8am to 12pm - Exposition & Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

12:15pm - Mass in Latin

12:45 to 6:30pm - Adoration in the Church

6:30pm - Solemn Vespers & Benediction

Please join us for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament from 7pm on Friday to 7am on Saturday on the first Fridays of the month.

June 5

July 3

August 7

September 4

October 2

November 6

Admission for all concerts and recitals is a free will offering

Oratory Concert & Recital Series 2025-26

Liberty Extravaganza: Sunday, June 28, at 3:30pm. Join us for a celebration of the 4th of July with a selection of religious and patriotic songs.

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