The Church of Saint Agnes

Trinity Sunday – Sunday, May 26th
This principal feast of the Church celebrates the dogma of the triune Godhead. The Schola Cantorum will sing Charles Wood’s Mass in F, H. Balfour Gardiner’s Te lucis ante terminum, and Robert Fayrfax’s O lux beata Trinitas.

Corpus Christi – Sunday, June 2nd
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ marks the end of the Schola’s regular season, with music of 20th century French composers: Charles-Marie Widor’s Messe, Op. 36, and Marcel Dupré’s O salutaris.

On both Sundays, the Schola Cantorum will sing at the 11:00 AM Latin Mass and 12:30 PM High Mass. The volunteer Parish Choir will sing at the 5:10 PM Mass on Saturday. The Schola and Parish Choir’s seasons are coming to an end. Please take this opportunity to show your support for their excellent contributions to the liturgical life at Saint Agnes by making a donation to the ‘Friends of Music’. Heartfelt thanks to those who have already responded to this year’s appeal. For more information, please contact Choirmaster James D. Wetzel at (412) 951-7441 or jwetzel@stagneschurchnyc.org.

James D. Wetzel will offer the final recital in this year’s Second Saturday Series on June 9th at 4:30 PM. A free-will offering will be taken to support the music program. The recital precedes the 5:10 PM Mass. A suggested donation of $10 will be taken to help support the music program.

Father’s Day is Sunday, June 16th.  Remember your father or other relatives and friends in the Father’s Day novena of Masses at Saint Agnes.  Cards and envelopes are available in the rear of the church and the rectory.  Please submit the envelope with your intended names and your donation.

Did you know that the Appeal dedicates $1,250,000 to the support of retired priests and religious who have served our parishes and communities well.  Your gift to the 2013 Cardinal’s Appeal will help to support these men and women who have dedicated their lives to the service of others as they live out their golden years.  Please find envelopes in the back of the church so you can make your donation.

New Arrivals
See How She Loves Us by Joan Carroll Cruz: an amazing collection of apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The miracles chronicled within, approved by the local bishops or the Vatican and ranging across 23 countries and two millennia, show Mary’s great love for man, her constant intercession on our behalf, and her role as protector of the Church. Perfect for Catholics and non-Catholics alike, the book sheds light on the many mysteries of the Church and Catholics’ love for the Blessed Mother.

Mary of Nazareth by Fr. Francisco Suarez. The Mother of Jesus Christ, Mary of Nazareth, can appear to be so perfect that she is beyond imitation. In this long-published work, Fr. Suarez sheds light on the hidden life of God’s most perfect creature as someone both possible to understand and to imitate. Her’s was a unique vocation but the way that she responded to it becomes a model for our own response to God’s call.

Maiden and Mother: Prayers, Hymns, Songs and Devotions to Honor the Blessed Virgin Mother – selected and arranged by M.M. Miles. In this inspiring collection, Margaret Miles has drawn together many of the finest Christian devotions in prose and verse, from liturgical and non-liturgical sources. Here, these prayers are brought together in their original language (mainly Latin) or vernacular. The book therefore fills a significant gap in devotional literature.

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