The Brooklyn Oratory Parishes
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Boniface
May 24, 2022
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This Thursday, May 26, is the Feast of the founder of the Oratory, St Philip Neri. This year the 25th happens to also be Ascension Thursday, and therefore supplants St Philip’s feast. Philip would be pleased that he has to take second place to this important feast of Our Lord. Philip prized humility and obscurity. As the great English biographer of St Philip, Muriel Trevor, writes “What he did was done without means of power. He never held an important office. He was not even a priest till he was thirty-five. He wrote no books. He was in no sense a popular preacher or leader, he preached very little. His work was done by personal influence alone... Philip’s influence was love... Philip’s love found its full scope in a freedom and simplicity which has a special appeal today... (he had the) loveable qualities of sympathy and honesty, shrewdness and humor. He never denounced; he made contact with affection. He rarely commanded; he preferred to elicit co-operation. He hated coercion, hated pretense and pretension; loved spontaneity. He distrusted solemnity and made fun of the dignified. His gaiety and nonsense shocked some earnest people, much to his delight. For he liked to be taken as a fool.”
As we celebrate, quietly and humbly, the feast of our beloved St Philip Neri, may the Saint of Joy, the Holy Fool, touch our hearts and bring us peace and joy.
If you get a chance, why not follow along with us as we count down the days to his feast day, click here for Novena of prayers .
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May 26 Feast of the Ascension of the Lord,
a holy day of obligation.
Masses at Assumption – 8:00am and 6:00pm
St. Boniface – 12:10pm
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The new Mass schedule begins on Sunday, May 29.
The schedule will be as follows:
Assumption 5:00pm Saturday and 9:30am Sunday
St. Boniface 11:15am and 6:00pm Sunday
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Boloney Sandwich Sunday- May 29- 6pm Mass - STB
In support of Catholic Worker soup kitchen on the Lower East Side, we are collecting sandwiches next Sunday at the 6pm mass: one slice of baloney (any variety); two slices of American cheese; white bread; with a bit of mayo; each in its own bag; as many as you can. Thank you!
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LAST CALL - St Boniface Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) Seeking Nominations for Members–At–Large
If you have been seeking to perform an act of service to your faith community, opportunity knocks! Please consider nominating yourself or someone you admire to assist St. Boniface as it emerges from the challenges of the pandemic and looks towards a vibrant future in downtown Brooklyn as our new development project gets underway.
Responsibilities include attending a monthly meeting, being a conduit for communication between community members and the PPC, and assuming a leadership role with new or current initiatives of the PPC.
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Save the Date
June 5 - Mass of rededication at the 11:15am Mass feast of St Boniface (supplanted by Pentecost this year).
Vespers and lecture by Fr Anthony on the history of the parish and church at 3:00pm. Lecture - Germans in America and in Brooklyn: The Early Community of St Boniface (1854-1872)
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Upcoming Dates/Events
May
St. Philip’s Feast Day, May 26
Ascension of the Lord, May 26
Boloney Sandwich Sunday, May 29, 6pm, StB
Summer Mass Schedule begins May 29
June
First Friday of the month, June 3
First Saturday, June 4, 9am Mass, ABVM
Family Mass, June 5 10am, ABVM
Mass of Rededication, Feast of St. Boniface June 5, 11:15am, StB
Vespers & Lecture, June 5, 3pm, StB
First Communions, June 11 & 12
Baptism Sunday, June 26, 9:30am, ABVM
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Mass Intentions
If you would like to request a mass for someone living or deceased, mass intentions are available for the weeks or months ahead. Email info@oratorychurch.org. The offering is $20. Please pay by using Pushpay or by mailing a check to 64 Middagh St. Brooklyn, NY 11201.
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Mass Times and Church Hours
**Please note New Mass Times effective May 29**
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Weekday Mass: 8:00am Tuesday- Friday
Weekday hours: 7:45am-12:00 noon Tuesday through Friday.
Weekend Masses: 5:00pm Saturday and 9:30am Sunday
The church is closed on Mondays.
Confessions Saturday: 4:15pm-4:45pm
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St. Boniface
Weekday hours 11:30am-1:00pm
Weekday Mass at 12:10pm Monday- Thursday
Sunday Masses: 11:15am and 6:00pm
Sunday hours 11:00am - 12:30 pm & 5:30pm-7:00pm
Confessions during Eucharistic Adoration (12:30-1:00pm) on Wednesdays and before mass on Sunday 5:15pm -5:45pm.
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The Brooklyn Oratory Parishes
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Boniface
Roman Catholic Communities in
Downtown Brooklyn and Brooklyn Heights
Both parishes operate from one office:
64 Middagh Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718.875.2096
718.625.1161
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