The Newman Center at the Pittsburgh Oratory

Additional Summer Confession being added on Sunday evenings

Office Manager — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:10:28 +0000

Additional Summer Confession being added on Sunday evenings:

Beginning Sunday, May 20th for the summer we are adding a Sunday night confession, the time for the new confession will be:

Sunday’s 8:00pm – 8:45pm

Updated Mass Schedule Beginning on Monday, May 14

Office Manager — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:03:39 +0000

Updated Mass Schedule
Beginning on Monday, May 14, we will be discontinuing our 9pm daily Mass for the summer and adding a 7:30am Mass on Monday and Friday. Here is the updated Mass schedule:
Sunday: 9am, 11am, 4pm, 9pm

Monday: 7:30am, 5:15pm

Tuesday: 7:30am, 5:15pm

Wednesday: 7:30am, 5:15pm

Thursday: 7:30am, 5:15pm

Friday: 7:30am, 5:15pm

Saturday: 10am, 4pm, 5:15pm

Easter Triduum Schedule

Office Manager — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:50:42 +0000

Easter Triduum Schedule
Holy Thursday, April 5, 2012 4:00 – 4:45pm – Confessions 5:15pm – Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Good Friday, April 6, 2012 12:00pm – Stations of the Cross 12:00 – 2:00pm – Sacrament of Penance 3:00pm – Veneration of the Cross
Holy Saturday, April 7, 2012 3:00 – 5:00pm – Sacrament of Penance 9:30pm – Easter Vigil Mass
Easter Sunday, April 8, 2012 9:00am, 11:00am, 4:00pm, 9:00pm

Ash Wednesday Mass Schedule

Office Manager — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:01:37 +0000

Ash Wednesday Mass Schedule
Oratory Chapel: 7:30am, 5:15pm, 9:00pm St. Paul Cathedral: 6:45am, 8:15am, 12:05pm, 6pm
Regular Confession Schedule
Monday – Friday: 4:30pm – 5:00pm Saturday: 3:00pm – 3:45pm

“Confession heals, confession justifies, confession grants pardon of sin. All hope consists in confession. In confession there is a chance for mercy. Believe it firmly. Do not doubt, do not hesitate, never despair of the mercy of God. Hope and have confidence in confession.” (St. Isidore of Seville)

REDNAL BENEFIT

Office Manager — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:55:57 +0000

REDNAL BENEFIT

Saturday, February 25, 6:30pm, Oratory

Join in our annual evening of celebration that supports our Ligonier retreat house. The evening will include dinner, a raffle of nationality gift baskets, and the raffle of three grand prizes: a $1,000 gift certificate to Nordstrom’s department store, a $500 gift certificate to Henne Jewelers, and a $200 gift certificate to Macy’s department store. You do not have to be present to participate in the raffle. All proceeds go towards the upkeep and support of the Rednal retreat house, which is used to host spiritual, social, and educational retreats for our students. To reserve raffle tickets, see the front desk or email frmichael@pittsburghoratory.org.

Christmas Mass Schedule Changes

Office Manager — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:05:39 +0000

Christmas Mass Schedule Changes
Christmas Eve, Saturday, December 24 4pm, 5:15pm, Midnight
Christmas Day, Sunday, December 25 9am, 11am
Monday, December 26 – Friday, December 30 5:15pm ONLY
New Years Eve, Saturday, December 31 4pm, 5:15pm
New Years, Sunday, January 1 9am, 11am
Monday, January 2 5:15pm Tuesday, January 3 5:15pm
Wednesday, January 4 5:15pm, 9pm
Thursday, January 5 5:15pm, 9pm
Friday, January 6 5:15pm
Our normal Mass schedule resumes on January 7.

Newman, Apostle of Advent

Fr. Joshua — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:15:45 +0000

Wednesday, December 7, 2011, 7:30-8:30pm, Gailliot Center for Newman Studies
211 N. Dithridge Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 – one block north of the Oratory

The National Institute for Newman Studies is pleased to welcome all university students, faculty and staff to its first annual lecture on the spirituality of Blessed John Henry Newman. Dr. Kevin Mongrain, PhD, its Executive Director, and the first holder of the Ryan Chair of Newman Studies at Duquesne University, will offer an advent reflection on some of Newman’s key spiritual insights on, “Preparing for Christ’s Coming.”

In our day few are mindful of the religious meaning of Advent, and fewer still are mindful of the beautiful spirituality underlying the religious meaning. Advent is a preparation for the season of Christmas, which is a celebration of Jesus Christ’s birth. But in what sense is Advent a preparation for a celebration? John Henry Newman deeply engaged this question in several profoundly mystical sermons on the meaning of Advent. Please join us for a lecture on these sermons and a discussion of their meaning for us today.

Discussion and light – but festive – refreshments will follow. Please RSVP to newmanstudies@ninsdu.org, or 412-681-4375 by December 5.

Annual Turkey Drive

Office Manager — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:49:04 +0000

Annual Turkey Drive

We are now taking donations to buy Thanksgiving turkeys for the needy families of Risen Lord Parish in Burnsville, West Virginia. The suggested donation is $10. Please feel free to pin a feather on our lobby turkey. Please make checks payable to the Pittsburgh Oratory. Your generosity is deeply appreciated.

New Translation of the Roman Missal

Office Manager — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:47:58 +0000

New Translation of the Roman Missal A new translation of the missal, which contains all the prayers of the Mass, will be implemented on the first Sunday of Advent, November 27. Although the prayers remain the same, some of the wording will be different to be in line with the norms established by Blessed John Paul II to preserve the richness of the original latin text. Our CD kiosk in the lobby contains a dynamic explanation of the new translation by Dr. Ted Sri. For more information, be on the look out at the front desk or visit www.usccb.org/romanmissal/

Thanksgiving Mass Schedule Changes

Office Manager — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:45:51 +0000

Thanksgiving Mass Schedule Changes

On Thursday, November 24, and Friday, November 25, there will only be a 10am Mass. We will not have Mass at 7:30am, 5:15pm, and 9pm on those days.