Mater Ecclesiae Roman Catholic Church – Celebrating the Traditional Latin Mass in Berlin, New Jersey

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Feast of the Assumption, August 15, 2016

Photos and Video, 2016 Mass for the Feast of the Assumption

Video from the Offertory of the Mass here

Coming Events 2016

Forty Hours Devotion Schedule:
Friday, October 7.
No 8:00 AM Mass
Confessions: 7:00 PM -7:25 PM
7:30 PM – Opening Mass of 40 Hours--
Sung High Mass and Procession, All Night Adoration

Saturday, October 8
No 8:00 AM Mass & No 5:00 PM Anticipated Mass
All Day Adoration
Confessions: 9:30 AM – 10:25 AM
10:30 AM – Mass of Peace – Sung High Mass
6 PM – Meditative Holy Hour
All Night Adoration

Sunday, October 9
7:00 AM Low Mass (No music or sermon) Adoration
Confessions: 9:30 AM – 10:25 AM
10:30 AM – Closing High Mass and Procession

Octoberfest! Sunday, October 9, 2016, 1 to 6 p.m., following the 10:30 a.m. closing Mass and procession for Forty Hours. Brats, beer, wine, pretzels, music, Moon Bounce and pony rides! Call 610-717-8857 for tickets: $25--all you can eat plus beer and wine; or $15--all you can eat. Free for children under 12.

Solemn Pontifical Mass, Sunday, October 23, 10:30 a.m., with The Most Rev. Athanasius Schneider, Auxiliary Bishop of Astana, Kazakhstan, followed by a conference on Christ the King and the Social Kingship of Christ. Seating is limited and tickets are required, which will be reserved first for active parishioners. Further ticket information will be available soon.

Mater Ecclesiae’s Pro-Life Newsletter

Bishop Sheen Article: A Plea for Intolerance

Mass Times

Sundays

Saturday 5:00 pm: Anticipated Low Mass (No Music)
Sunday 8:00 am: Low Mass with Hymns and Organ
Sunday 10:30 am: Missa Cantata High Mass (Solemn Form) followed by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
Confessions: 30 minutes before Mass

Weekdays

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 8:00 am: Low Mass
Wednesday 7:30 pm: Low Mass followed by Saint Jude Novena
First Friday 8:00 am: Lauds; 7:30 pm: Low Mass
Confessions: Daily - 15 minutes before each Mass;
Tuesday 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Holyday Schedule

Anticipated Mass: 7:30 p.m. (evening before Holyday)
Morning Mass: 8:00 a.m.
Evening Mass: 7:30 p.m.

Devotions

Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament following Sunday 11:00am Mass
St. Jude Novena following Wednesday 7:30pm Mass
First Friday - 8:00am Lauds, followed by all day Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament with Mass at 7:30pm. After Mass, Exposition and Adoration continue all night long until Sat. Morning.
First Saturday - Benediction at 7:30am, Confessions at 7:45am, Mass at 8:00am.
Forty Hours Devotion - Early Fall each Year
Rosary every day after the morning Mass
Novena to Saint Joseph - March 11 through March 19
Novena to Saint Michael the Archangel - September 21 - 29
Ember Days - days of fasting for the special sanctification of the four seasons and for obtaining God’s blessing on the clergy, for whose ordination the Ember Saturdays are specially set apart. The Propers of the Masses reflect the Season in which they occur and include additional Lessons said before the Gospel. Ember Days fall on the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday:
1. After The First Sunday in Lent
2. After Pentecost Sunday
3. During the third full week of September
4. After the Third Sunday of Advent.

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Mater Ecclesiae Parish

A Roman Catholic Church celebrating the traditional Latin Mass