St. Alphonsus Liguori

Prospect Heights, IL

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Come to Mass

Please see the November 20th bulletin for a letter from Cardinal Cupich announcing the end of the dispensation from the obligation of attending Sunday Mass.

Sunday Mass attendance is once again an obligation.
December 3, 2022 - 2nd Sunday of Advent
Upcoming Masses, Liturgies & More
Daily Masses
- Monday - Thursday, 8:15 am
- During the School Year, Friday's Mass is at 8:30 am
Adoration
- Tuesday evenings, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- In-Church and Livestream
Weekend Masses
- Saturday evening, ** 5:00 pm
- Sunday morning, ** 8:30 am (parking lot w/communion)
- Sunday morning, ** 11:00 am (livestream)
Healing Mass - with the sacrament of Reconcilation
- HEALING MASS - 1st Saturday of the month at 8:15am
- Reconcilation will be offered, 8am - 9am
- Rosary (led by the American Heritage Girls) to follow the Healing Mass
Livestream Masses are on our Facebook Page

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Regular Sunday Mass at 11:00 am / Adoration - Tuesdays at 6:00 pm
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Holy Days of Obligation
- 8:15am & 7:00 pm - Please check with 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 (except for 2022)
- 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

Advent & Christmas Masses
Immaculate Conception Masses
- 8:15am
- 7:00pm
  
  Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass
  
  8:15am
  
  Christmas Eve: December 24, 2022
1. 3:00pm - in church
2. 5:00pm - in church
3. 10:00pm - in church
Christmas Day: Sunday, December 25, 2022
1. 8:30am (w/parking lot Mass) - in church
2. 11:00am (w/livestream) - in church
3. 12:45pm POLISH MASS - in church
Upcoming Masses, Liturgies & More
Daily Masses
- Monday - Thursday, 8:15 am
- During the School Year, Friday's Mass is at 8:30 am
Adoration
- Tuesday evenings, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- In-Church and Livestream
Weekend Masses
- Saturday evening, ** 5:00 pm
- Sunday morning, ** 8:30 am (parking lot w/communion)
- Sunday morning, ** 11:00 am (livestream)
Healing Mass - with the sacrament of Reconcilation
- HEALING MASS - 1st Saturday of the month at 8:15am
- Reconcilation will be offered, 8am - 9am
- Rosary (led by the American Heritage Girls) to follow the Healing Mass

December 2022

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Parish History - January 15, 1956
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/
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 (More than 1 day, it is a season) - When: December - January

•Color: White
Vigil 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: Purple

Triduum - When 3 days before Easter
Color: Red/White

•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 Lord

EASTER (more than 1 day, it is a season) When: Spring

•Color: WHITE

•There are 50 days of Easter from Easter Sunday to Pentecost.