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Welcome!We warmly welcome you to Saints Thomas Becket and Alphonsus Liguori Parish. We are so glad you're here and excited to connect with you. Whether you're new to our community or just looking for a place to belong, we invite you to experience our welcoming atmosphere and vibrant worship! Explore our website to learn more about our faith, upcoming events, and how to get involved.
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St. Alphonsus Liguori Regular Masses
St. Alphonsus Liguori Church - 411 N. Wheeling Rd., Prospect Hts., IL 60070
Adoration
Tuesday Evening Adoration (Holy Hour), 6:00-7:00 pm in church
Weekday Masses
- Monday - Friday 8:15 am (Fridays are School Masses & First Fridays include Adoration)
Weekend Masses
Saturday, 8:15 am
Saturday Vigil Mass, 5:00 pm
POLISH Saturday Vigil Mass at 7:00 pm (POLISH Youth Mass on last Saturday at 7:00 pm)
Sunday, 8:30 am
Sunday, 11:00 am (live-streamed)
Healing Mass with Reconciliation & Anointing / Holy Rosary
Reconciliation offered the FIRST Saturday of the month at 8:15am during the Healing Mass
-Holy Rosary (led by the American Heritage Girls) to follow the Healing Mass
____________________________________________________________________________Confessions
- Confessions offered every Saturday from 4:00pm-4:45pm
- Homebound and ill: call the parish office to schedule a First Friday home visit
by a priest: confession, communion and anointing.
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St. Thomas Becket Regular MassesSt. Thomas Becket Church - 1321 Burning Bush Ln., Mt. Prospect, IL 60056
Weekday Masses
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 9:00 am / Wednesday & Friday 7:00 pm Polish
Weekend Masses
- Saturday Vigil Mass: 4:00 pm
- Sunday: 9:00 am & 12:30pm
- Sunday Polish Mass: 7:30 am & 10:45 am
Confession
- Friday: 5:30 pm–6:45 pm
Adoration
- Friday: 5:30 pm—6:45 pm
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Live-Streamed Masses
Visit our Facebook page for live-streams at St. Alphonsus:
Sundays at 11am
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Holy Days of Obligation
- 8:15 am & 7:00 pm - Please check bulletin for exact dates and times.
Holy Days of Obligation:
On December 13, 1991 the members of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops of the United States of America (USCCB) made the following general decree concerning holy days of obligation for Latin Rite Catholics:
In addition to Sunday, the days to be observed as holy days of obligation in the Latin Rite dioceses of the United States of America, in conformity with canon 1246, are as follows:
These dates are on the calendar as well.
- January 1: The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
- Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter: The Solemnity of the Ascension
- August 15: The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- November 1: The Solemnity of All Saints'
- December 8: The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
- December 25: The Solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ
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Mass Rites & Rubrics
- The order of the Mass: http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/the-mass/order-of-mass/
- Words used during Mass: http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/the-mass/order-of-mass/upload/words-in-the-roman-missal.pdf
- Parts of the Mass: http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/the-mass/order-of-mass/upload/parts-of-the-mass.pdf
- General Instruction of the Roman Missal: http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/the-mass/general-instruction-of-the-roman-missal/
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Schedule / Colors of the Church Year
Advent - When: It is the 4 weekends before Christmas
•Color: Purple: Beginning of the Church's Liturgical Year.Christmas Season - When: December - January•Color: WhiteVigil Christmas Mass through Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
•Color: Green•Christmas Time and Easter Time highlight the central mysteries of the Paschal Mystery, namely, the incarnation, death on the cross, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ, and the descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. The Sundays and weeks of Ordinary Time, on the other hand, take us through the life of Christ. This is the time of conversion. This is living the life of Christ.•Ordinary Time is a time for growth and maturation, a time in which the mystery of Christ is called to penetrate ever more deeply into history until all things are finally caught up in Christ. The goal, toward which all of history is directed, is represented by the final Sunday in Ordinary Time, the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe.LENT - When: Ash Wednesday through Triduum Masses•Color: PurpleColor: Red/White
Triduum - When 3 days before Easter
•The summit of the Liturgical Year is the Easter Triduum—from the evening of Holy Thursday to the evening of Easter Sunday. Though chronologically three days, they are liturgically one day unfolding for us the unity of Christ's Paschal Mystery.• The single celebration of the Triduum marks the end of the Lenten season, and leads to the Mass of the Resurrection of the Lord at the Easter Vigil.•The liturgical services that take place during the Triduum are:•Mass of the Lord's Supper•Good Friday of the Lord's Passion•Mass of the Resurrection of the LordEASTER SEASON When: Spring•Color: WHITE•There are 50 days of Easter from Easter Sunday to Pentecost.