Shrine Prayers

Thursday, December 4, 2025

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John of Damascus

John of Damascus

Confirm our minds, O Lord, in the mysteries of the true faith, set forth with power by your servant John of Damascus; that we, with him, confessing Jesus to be true God and true Man, and singing the praises of the risen Lord, may, by the power of the resurrection, attain to eternal joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.


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Shrine Prayers (Intercessions) and Mass speaker icon emds-cat
12:00 PMThe Lady Chapel
Daily Shrine Prayers and Mass will be available via audio livestream.

Friday, December 5, 2025

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Clement of Alexandria, Priest and Theologian, c. 210

Clement of Alexandria, Priest and Theologian, c. 210

O God of unsearchable wisdom, you gave your servant Clement grace to understand and teach the truth as it is in Jesus Christ, the source of all truth: Grant to your church the same grace to discern your Word wherever truth is found; through Jesus Christ our unfailing light, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.


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Shrine Prayers (Intercessions) and Mass speaker icon emds-cat
12:00 PMThe Lady Chapel
Daily Shrine Prayers and Mass will be available via audio livestream.

Saturday, December 6, 2025

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Saint Nicholas

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Shrine Prayers (Intercessions) and Mass speaker icon emds-cat
12:00 PMThe Lady Chapel
Daily Shrine Prayers and Mass will be available via audio livestream.

Monday, December 8, 2025

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The Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

O God, who by the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin prepared a worthy dwelling for your Son, grant, we pray, that, as you preserved her from every stain by virtue of the Death of your Son, which you foresaw, so, through her intercession, we, too, may be cleansed and admitted to your presence. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.


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Shrine Prayers (Intercessions) and Mass speaker icon emds-cat
12:00 PMThe Lady Chapel
Daily Shrine Prayers and Mass will be available via audio livestream.

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

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Today the church will be open to the general public from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The doors will reopen at 6:30 p.m. to ticket holders for tonight’s presentation of Handel’s Messiah.

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Shrine Prayers (Intercessions) and Mass speaker icon emds-cat
12:00 PMThe Lady Chapel
Daily Shrine Prayers and Mass will be available via audio livestream.

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

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Shrine Prayers (Intercessions) and Mass speaker icon emds-cat
12:00 PMThe Lady Chapel
Daily Shrine Prayers and Mass will be available via audio livestream.

Thursday, December 11, 2025

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Today the church will be open to the general public from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The doors will reopen at 6:30 p.m. to ticket holders for tonight’s presentation of Handel’s Messiah.

About to getLitDateData for date: Thursday, December 11, 2025
Shrine Prayers (Intercessions) and Mass speaker icon emds-cat
12:00 PMThe Lady Chapel
Daily Shrine Prayers and Mass will be available via audio livestream.

Friday, December 12, 2025

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Our Lady of Guadelope

Our Lady of Guadelope

O God, Father of mercies, who placed your people under the singular protection of your Son’s most holy Mother, grant that all who invoke the Blessed Virgin of Guadalupe may seek with ever more lively faith the progress of peoples in the ways of justice and of peace; through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.


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Shrine Prayers (Intercessions) and Mass speaker icon emds-cat
12:00 PMThe Lady Chapel
Daily Shrine Prayers and Mass will be available via audio livestream.

Saturday, December 13, 2025

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Shrine Prayers (Intercessions) and Mass speaker icon emds-cat
12:00 PMThe Lady Chapel
Daily Shrine Prayers and Mass will be available via audio livestream.

Monday, December 15, 2025

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Shrine Prayers (Intercessions) and Mass speaker icon emds-cat
12:00 PMThe Lady Chapel
Daily Shrine Prayers and Mass will be available via audio livestream.

Tuesday, December 16, 2025

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Shrine Prayers (Intercessions) and Mass speaker icon emds-cat
12:00 PMThe Lady Chapel
Daily Shrine Prayers and Mass will be available via audio livestream.

Wednesday, December 17, 2025

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Shrine Prayers (Intercessions) and Mass speaker icon emds-cat
12:00 PMThe Lady Chapel
Daily Shrine Prayers and Mass will be available via audio livestream.

Thursday, December 18, 2025

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Today the church will be open to the general public from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. We will then reopen at 4:30 p.m. for ticket holders to this evening's concert: Christmas on Fifth Avenue.

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Shrine Prayers (Intercessions) and Mass speaker icon emds-cat
12:00 PMThe Lady Chapel
Daily Shrine Prayers and Mass will be available via audio livestream.

Friday, December 19, 2025

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About to getLitDateData for date: Friday, December 19, 2025
Shrine Prayers (Intercessions) and Mass speaker icon emds-cat
12:00 PMThe Lady Chapel
Daily Shrine Prayers and Mass will be available via audio livestream.

Saturday, December 20, 2025

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Ember Day
O Clavis David — “O Key of David”

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Today the church will be open to the general public from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. We will then reopen at 11 a.m. for ticket holders to this afternoon's concert: Christmas on Fifth Avenue, and then close at 4 p.m.

About to getLitDateData for date: Saturday, December 20, 2025
Said Mass
9:00 AMThe Lady Chapel
This brief service of Holy Eucharist is offered in the Lady Chapel on the south side of the church.

Monday, December 22, 2025

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Shrine Prayers (Intercessions) and Mass speaker icon emds-cat
12:00 PMThe Lady Chapel
Daily Shrine Prayers and Mass will be available via audio livestream.

Tuesday, December 23, 2025

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Shrine Prayers (Intercessions) and Mass speaker icon emds-cat
12:00 PMThe Lady Chapel
Daily Shrine Prayers and Mass will be available via audio livestream.

Wednesday, December 24, 2025

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Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve

[caption id="attachment_308237" align="alignnone" width="1500"] The Nativity depicted in the South Stall Woodwork of Saint Thomas Church[/caption] Eternal God, who made this most holy night to shine with the brightness of thy one true light: bring us, who have known the revelation of that light on earth, to see the radiance of thy heavenly glory; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.


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Shrine Prayers (Intercessions) and Mass speaker icon emds-cat
12:00 PMThe Lady Chapel
Daily Shrine Prayers and Mass will be available via audio livestream.

Friday, December 26, 2025

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Saint Stephen

Saint Stephen

We give the thanks, O Lord of glory, for the example of thefirst martyr Stephen, who looked up to heaven and prayed for his persecutors to thy Son Jesus Christ, who standeth at thy right hand; where he liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.


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Shrine Prayers (Intercessions) and Mass speaker icon emds-cat
12:00 PMThe Lady Chapel
Daily Shrine Prayers and Mass will be available via audio livestream.

Saturday, December 27, 2025

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Saint John

Saint John

Shed upon thy Church, we beseech thee, O Lord, the brightness of thy light; that we, being illumined by the teaching of thine apostle and evangelist John, may so walk in the light of thy truth, that at length we may attain to the fullness of life everlasting; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.


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Shrine Prayers (Intercessions) and Mass speaker icon emds-cat
12:00 PMThe Lady Chapel
Daily Shrine Prayers and Mass will be available via audio livestream.
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