Author: St. Charles Borromeo

Events, Videos

Community Mass – Epiphany

| St. Charles Borromeo

On Sunday, January 2, 2022, join us in person or online for the Epiphany of the Lord.

Our current Mass times are:

  • 9 AM EST – Morning Mass
  • 11:15 AM EST – Community Mass
  • 7 PM EST – Evening Mass

    Watch the video live or on replay on demand via YouTube Live by clicking in the window above.
    Subscribe to our YouTube channel at youtube.com/stcharlesbklyn .

The readings will be from Cycle C.

Opening – O Little Town of Bethlehem – 446
Readings and Responsorial Psalm – 1011
Offertory – Away in a Manger – 448
Communion – Angels We Have Heard on High – 430
Recessional – Joy to the World – 437

The Gather 3rd Edition Hymnal/Missals are available for use in the church – pick one up as you enter and return it after Mass. Instructions on how to use the hymnal missal are available here: https://www.stcharlesbklyn.org/hymnal-missal/ .

Today’s readings are also available to read online at the USCCB website https://bible.usccb.org .

Homilies

Christmas and the Holy Family – Homily (Fr. Smith)

| St. Charles Borromeo

St. Luke was very much a Roman citizen and knew that the ultimate competition for Jesus was the emperor. He had lived through the reigns of several emperors and realized that the first – Augustus – was the most formidable, and so he begins the story of the birth of Jesus with him. We are meant to make comparisons.

The emperor was born Octavian in 63 BC. He came from a solid family but was not of the highest nobility. He was however the adopted son of Julius Caesar and demonstrated such military and political skill after his death that he became the most powerful man in Rome. He also understood how to use symbols and what we would now call public relations.

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Events, Videos

Community Mass – Holy Family

| St. Charles Borromeo

On Sunday, December 26, 2021, join us in person or online for the Feast of the Holy Family.

Our current Mass times are:

  • 9 AM EST – Morning Mass
  • 11:15 AM EST – Community Mass
  • 7 PM EST – Evening Mass

    Watch the video live or on replay via YouTube Live by clicking in the window above.
    Subscribe to our YouTube channel at youtube.com/stcharlesbklyn .

The readings will be from Cycle C.

Opening – O Little Town of Bethlehem – 446
Readings and Responsorial Psalm – 1007
Offertory – Away in a Manger – 448
Communion – Angels We Have Heard on High – 430
Recessional – Joy to the World – 437

The Gather 3rd Edition Hymnal/Missals are available for use in the church – pick one up as you enter and return it after Mass. Instructions on how to use the hymnal missal are available here: https://www.stcharlesbklyn.org/hymnal-missal/ .

Today’s readings are also available to read online at the USCCB website https://bible.usccb.org .

Bulletin

Christmas Schedule

| St. Charles Borromeo

Friday, December 24: 5 PM Christmas Mass During the Night

Saturday, December 25: 9 AM and 11:15 AM Christmas Day Mass (no evening Mass)

Sunday, December 26: 9 AM, 11:15 AM, 7 PM Sunday Mass in the Octave of Christmas (Holy Family)

Reservations are not required to attend our Christmas masses. All diocese-wide COVID-19 precautions (face masking of nose and mouth, hand sanitizing, social distancing, receiving the Host in the hand) remain in effect regardless of your vaccination status. Please follow the direction of the ushers.

Events, Videos

Community Mass – 4th Sunday of Advent

| St. Charles Borromeo

On Sunday, December 19, 2021, join us in person or online for the 4th Sunday of Advent.

Our current Mass times are:

  • 9 AM EST – Morning Mass
  • 11:15 AM EST – Community Mass
  • 7 PM EST – Evening Mass

    Watch the video live or on replay via YouTube Live by clicking in the window above.
    Subscribe to our YouTube channel at youtube.com/stcharlesbklyn .

The readings will be from Cycle C.

Entrance: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel – 395
Readings and Responsorial Psalm – 1002
Offertory: Christ, Be Our Light! – 590
Communion: Hail Mary: Gentle Woman – 889
Closing: O Come, Divine Messiah! – 401

The Gather 3rd Edition Hymnal/Missals are available for use in the church – pick one up as you enter and return it after Mass. Instructions on how to use the hymnal missal are available here: https://www.stcharlesbklyn.org/hymnal-missal/ .

Today’s readings are also available to read online at the USCCB website https://bible.usccb.org .