Family Masses
M&M Masses

• 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/index.cfm

(as of 10/13/2016)

• St. Alphonsus – Sunday 5:00 pm
• St Emily – Sunday 6:00 pm
• St. Joseph the Worker - Every 1st, 3rd and 5th Sunday – 7:00 pm (youth mass)
• St. Thomas Becket - none

Advent

• Color: Purple

Begining of the Church's Liturgical Year.

When: It is the 4 weekends before Christmas
 

• Christmas (More than 1 day, it is a season)

• Color: White

Vigil Christmas Mass through Feast of the Baptism of the Lord

When: December - January
 

Ordinary Time

• 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.

When: Usually January - Lent and After Pentecost until Advent

LENT

• Color: Purple
  When: Ash Wednesday through Triduum Masses

Triduum 

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

When: During Holy Week
EASTER (more than 1 day, it is a season)

• Color: WHITE

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

  When: Spring

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Masses:

• WGN TV – Chicago: Sundays at 9:00 am - Check your local listing or visit online: https://www.mercyhome.org/sunday-mass/#local-listings
• Catholic Masses - (Daily and Sunday Masses) Multiple Videos, Resources, and more: http://www.catholictv.org/masses/catholictv-mass
• Mass online: https://mass-online.org/
• EWTN Masses – (Daily and Sunday Masses). Please check your local station or visit online: https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/daily-readings
• Vatican Masses with Pope Francis – (Daily and Sunday Masses): http://www.catholictv.org/shows/pope-francis-daily-mass

THE BELLS WILL BE RINGING!

Cardinal Blase J. Cupich and the Archdiocese of Chicago has requested that churches ring their bells beginning, Saturday, March 21st, at 9:00 AM and continue every three hours each day.

The last bells will be rung at 9:00 PM.

Each of the 5 prayer times will be dedicated to a specific group particularly impacted by the pandemic.

Beginning Saturday, March 21st, the prayers and intentions for each hour of prayer are below:

• 9:00 AM - Prayer for those infected with the virus and all who are ill.
• 12:00 PM - Prayer for health care workers and those attending to the sick.
• 3:00 p.m. - Prayer for first responders and essential workers
• 6:00 PM -  Prayer for people of every nation and their leaders.
• 9:00 PM - Prayer for those who have died today.

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Dear Sisters and Brothers,

I am Fr. Joseph Le, your new Pastor. It is my great joy to greet all of you who are my new family. Since the moment I received the official assignment to come to St. Alphonsus Church, even though I have had all kinds of feelings and thoughts, my heart has been
overwhelmed with joy and excitement because of this new mission.

I came to America in 1999. After studying in a college seminary in Iowa for one year, I was sent to Mundelein Seminary where I spent seven more years. When I finished the formation training at Mundelein, I was ordained a priest with my classmates at Holy Name Cathedral by Cardinal George.

My first assignment was at St. Raymond in Mount Prospect where I served for five years.
In the last six years, I worked at St. Joseph Church in Libertyville.

With the encouragement of a lot of priests and bishops in Chicago and the permission of my Bishop in Vietnam, I officially joined the Archdiocese of Chicago five years ago. I became an American citizen in 2014 and used my Christian name, Joseph, as my first name. I prefer you to call me Fr. Joe.

Fr. Joe's Letter of 3/20/2020
PDF of Letter

• 8:15am & 7:00 pm - Please check with bulletin for exact dates.

Holy Days of Obligation:

• 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