Parking is not too bad as the church is across from the embankment to that whole block is open for on street parking. There is some off street parking in the convent lot on Brunswich before you get to 6th Street on the right. Then if you go West of Brunswich, the neighborhood just peters out so there is always parking there. Of course, the piled snow does not help, but those are shrinking as we speak. Hope you can make it and in any even have a very Merry Christmas.

sounds cool.. i might hit it up with my family. hows parking usually in the area?

I kid, of course. It sounds like a lovely ceremony. Merry Christmas.

Oh, spoke to soon. But that is friendly snark I would say.

Will Santa Claus be making an appearance?

Hey its been three days since I posted this and not one snarky comment! Maybe we are becoming a better on line community or perhaps its just an Xmas truce.

Peace on Earth to Men of Good Will!

OK, at the risk of raising the ire of some on this site, please accept this as a humble invitation to Holy Rosary on Christmas Eve. There will be a concert starting at 11:15 PM featuring a brass ensemble. In the prelude, the Choir wll also sing Victoria's Ave Maria and Tollite Hostias of St. Saens.

Mass begins at midnight (as it has since ancient times) with the congregational singing of Adeste Fideles to coincide with the the Gospel account of the birth of the Messiah as announced by angels bending near to earth.

The Ordinary of the Mass is Schubert's Mass in G, a masterpiece written when he was just 18 sung by the Holy Rosary Choir accompanied by strings. Monteverdi's Trumpet Voluntary will introduce the Gloria- which is the angel's Christmas saluation. The proper's for the Mass will be sung by the Schola and motets during the mass include compositions of Herbeck and Praetorius and other carols.

Mass will conclude with the procession to the creche to adore the Christ Child.

Christ Is Born- Alleluia!