Access to the Church During Sunday Vespers

As we remind our friends and benefactors that Vespers in Gregorian chant will be sung (as on every Sunday) tomorrow, Sunday January 4, at 15:00 (3 P.M.) at Our Lady of the Rosary in Little Italy (1668 State St, San Diego, CA 92101), we wish also to inform that access to the church will be from the side door through the courtyard (south door). Happy New Year!

Now Vespers Every Sunday!

Peter Paul Rubens:
The Virgin and Child Surrounded
by the Holy Innocents (1616).
 

 Sunday, December 28, 15:00 (3:00 P.M.)

 Christmastide Vespers of the Holy Innocents

Hebdomadary: TBD

Our Lady of the Rosary

Catholic Church

1668 State Street

San Diego, CA 92101

 Text with translation for printing or mobile devices.

We are glad to announce that we will sing Vespers on every Sunday of the year at Our Lady of the Rosary in Little Italy. We are thankful to Fr. Joseph Tabigue, C.R.S.P., the pastor, for his generous hospitality. The level of solemnity of the ceremony will depend on how many of us can be present, on the availability of a priest, and on the feast itself. However, we can safely promise that we will sing the full Gregorian antiphons, psalmody, and hymns from the Liber Usualis. We will try to post a weekly reminder, but we will definitely inform you if the service is canceled due to circumstances beyond our control. Please come, spread the news, and join us!

Late December Events

 Sunday, December 21, 15:00 (3:00 P.M.)

 Vespers of the 4th Sunday of Advent

Hebdomadary: TBD

Our Lady of the Rosary

Catholic Church

1668 State Street

San Diego, CA 92101

 Text with translation for printing or mobile devices.

The 21st of December coincides with the winter solstice, the longest night of the year in the northern hemisphere. Dawn never seems to come in a world enveloped in darkness. Our Lord Jesus Christ is the true daybreak and sun of justice, who has come to enlighten mankind engulfed in sin and will come again to judge each one according to his deeds. 

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 Wednesday, December 24, 15:00 (3:00 P.M.)

 First Vespers of Christmas

Hebdomadary: TBD

Our Lady of the Rosary

Catholic Church

1668 State Street

San Diego, CA 92101

 Text with translation for printing or mobile devices.

In these times it is rare to hear Gregorian Vespers of Christmas outside of monasteries. Start to celebrate the birth of the Child-God with us at the church dedicated to His Mother!

Friday, December 26, 18:00 (6:00 P.M.)

 1st Vespers of St. John the Evangelist 

Hebdomadary: TBD 

St John the Evangelist Catholic Church

1001 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas, CA 92024

An even rarer opportunity is to be able to sing Vespers of St. John the Evangelist, since mention of the exile in Patmos is normally confined to a commemoration within Vespers of Christmas, sung through the octave. However, in a church dedicated to the beloved disciple, he takes precedence and Vespers of an Evangelist are sung. Come and join us in Encinitas! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Friday, October 31: 1st Vespers of All Saints (All Hallows' Eve)

Beato Angelico (circa 1395–1455)
The Forerunners of Christ with Saints and Martyrs

Friday, October 31, 18:00 (6:00 P.M.)

 1st Vespers of the All Saints 

with Benediction

Hebdomadary: Chaplain (LCDR) Brad Guillory, U.S. Navy 

St John the Evangelist Catholic Church

1001 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas, CA 92024

Come and join us at St. John the Evangelist in Encinitas to reclaim the All Hallows' Eve for Christ by celebrating it with His angels and saints in Gregorian Chant. 

Saturday, Oct. 11: Sung Mass of the Maternity of Mary

The famous mosaic of the
Theotokos at the Hagia Sophia.

Saturday, October 11, 9:00 A.M.

 Sung Mass of the Motherhood of

the Blessed Virgin Mary

Celebrant: Fr. John Lyons, F.S.S.P.

St. Anne Catholic Church

621 Sicard St. San Diego, CA 92113-2396

Join us this Saturday in singing the glories of the Theotokos, the God-bearer, the Mother of God, Mary most holy, who is also our very own Mother. A Votive Chant to Our Lady under the title of Our Lady of the Pillar will also be sung in honor of her feast the following day.

Thursday, Aug. 14: First Vespers of the Assumption

Thursday, August 14, 19:00 (7:00 P.M.)

 1st Vespers of the Assumption

of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Hebdomadary: Rev. Fr. Earl Eggleston

St. Anne Catholic Church

621 Sicard St. San Diego, CA 92113-2396

Text of Vespers with translation for printing or reading on mobile devices.

Join us in praying First Vespers of the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. May our Lord's Blessed Mother, who fell asleep in the grace of God and was promptly taken up both body and soul into heaven, continue to pray for us who have to recourse to her here on earth!

Cardinal Newman, Newest Doctor of the Church

His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has confirmed that St. John Henry Newman will be named a Doctor of the Church. When the former Anglican priest came across the Oratory in Rome, he was moved to bring the family of St. Philip back home to England, and from there began the rise of Oratorian communities in London, Birmingham, and beyond. 

Much has been written about Cardinal Newman already, but for those who wish for some basic information on this new development,  New Liturgical Movement has published an article.

By God's grace and the prayers of St. Philip Neri, we'll be singing O Doctor optime for the first Oratorian Doctor on his feast day!