St. Anthony of Padua Church

Come home for Christmas! Tornate a casa per il santo Natale! Mass Schedule - Le S. Messe Christmas Eve: Thursday, December 24 ... 5 PM: English 12 AM Midnight: Traditional Latin (Carols at 11) Christmas Day: Friday, December 25 9 AM: Traditional Latin 11 AM: Italian-English La Santa Messa in italiano (ed inglese) sarà celebrata alle ore 11 il giorno di Natale.

This year, our presepio (Nativity scene) is a noticeably-different one. It comes to us from the Dominican Nuns of the Perpetual Rosary, who left their home of 115 years on Doat Street in Buffalo for Newark, Ohio, in September. At the monastery, it was displayed year-round in their cloister for private prayer. One of the nuns, Sr. Mary Agnes of the Infant Jesus (Baudo), O.P., 88 years old, was baptized and grew up in our parish, and has prayed for us throughout her almost-70(!) years of religious life. The Nuns are very happy that the beautiful crèche has found a new loving home in our church. Please keep the Sisters in your prayers, as they pray for us.

Celebrating Saint Lucy - Santa Lucia - this weekend! Colúmna es immóbilis, Lúcia, sponsa Christi: quia omnis plebs te exspéctat, ut accípias corónam vitæ, allelúia.

Today is Fr. Michael Zuffoletto's birthday! Would everyone say 3 Hail Mary's for him? Pray that he may have the best year ever and for God to bestow many blessings and graces on him. Happy Birthday Fr. Zuffoletto!!

Masses today at 12:05 pm (English) and 6:00 pm (Traditional Latin). Le Sante Messe oggi sono alle 12:05 pm in inglese e alle 18 in latino. Happy feastday! Buona festa dell'Immacolata!