Saturday, January 3, 2026
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The Rosary and Shrine Prayers 
11:30 AMOur Lady of Fifth Avenue
This recitation of the Rosary is offered on the first Saturday of each month at 11:30 a.m. prior to the Holy Eucharist at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fifth Avenue and online as an audio livestream. It incorporates Shrine prayers, and the intercessions are offered at the beginning of each chaplet.
Saturday, February 7, 2026
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Today the church will be open to the general public from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The doors will reopen at 2 p.m. to ticket holders for this afternoon's 3 p.m. Grand Organ Recital. We will then close at 4:30 p.m.
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The Rosary and Shrine Prayers 11:30 AMOur Lady of Fifth Avenue
This recitation of the Rosary is offered on the first Saturday of each month at 11:30 a.m. prior to the Holy Eucharist at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fifth Avenue and online as an audio livestream. It incorporates Shrine prayers, and the intercessions are offered at the beginning of each chaplet.
Saturday, March 7, 2026
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Perpetua and Felicity
Perpetua and Felicity
O God, at the urging of whose love the Martyrs Saints Perpetua and Felicity defied their persecutors and overcame the torment of earth, grant, we ask, by their prayers, that we may ever grow in your love. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
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The Rosary and Shrine Prayers 11:30 AMOur Lady of Fifth Avenue
This recitation of the Rosary is offered on the first Saturday of each month at 11:30 a.m. prior to the Holy Eucharist at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fifth Avenue and online as an audio livestream. It incorporates Shrine prayers, and the intercessions are offered at the beginning of each chaplet.
Saturday, April 4, 2026
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Holy Saturday
O God, Creator of heaven and earth: Grant that, as the crucified body of thy dear Son was laid in the tomb and rested on this holy Sabbath, so we may await with him the coming of the third day, and rise with him to newness of life; who now liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Holy Saturday
O God, Creator of heaven and earth: Grant that, as the crucified body of thy dear Son was laid in the tomb and rested on this holy Sabbath, so we may await with him the coming of the third day, and rise with him to newness of life; who now liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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The Rosary and Shrine Prayers 11:30 AMOur Lady of Fifth Avenue
This recitation of the Rosary is offered on the first Saturday of each month at 11:30 a.m. prior to the Holy Eucharist at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fifth Avenue and online as an audio livestream. It incorporates Shrine prayers, and the intercessions are offered at the beginning of each chaplet.
Saturday, May 2, 2026
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Athanasius of Alexandria
Athanasius of Alexandria
O Lord, who established your servant Athanasius, through wisdom, in your truth: Grant that we, perceiving the humanity and divinity of your Son Jesus Christ, may follow in his footsteps and ascend the way to eternal life, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
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The Rosary and Shrine Prayers 11:30 AMOur Lady of Fifth Avenue
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Saturday, June 6, 2026
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The Rosary and Shrine Prayers 11:30 AMOur Lady of Fifth Avenue
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Saturday, July 4, 2026
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Independence Day
Independence Day
Lord God Almighty, in whose Name the founders of this country won liberty for themselves and for us, and lit the torch of freedom for nations then unborn: Grant, we beseech thee, that we and all the people of this land may have grace to maintain our liberties in righteousness and peace; 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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The Rosary and Shrine Prayers 11:30 AMOur Lady of Fifth Avenue
This recitation of the Rosary is offered on the first Saturday of each month at 11:30 a.m. prior to the Holy Eucharist at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fifth Avenue and online as an audio livestream. It incorporates Shrine prayers, and the intercessions are offered at the beginning of each chaplet.
Saturday, August 1, 2026
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Joseph of Arimathaea
Joseph of Arimathaea
Merciful God, whose servant Joseph of Arimathea with reverence and godly fear prepared the body of our Lord and Savior for burial and laid it in his own tomb: Grant to us, your faithful people, grace and courage to love and serve Jesus with sincere devotion all the days of our life; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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About to getLitDateData for date: Saturday, August 1, 2026
The Rosary and Shrine Prayers 11:30 AMOur Lady of Fifth Avenue
This recitation of the Rosary is offered on the first Saturday of each month at 11:30 a.m. prior to the Holy Eucharist at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fifth Avenue and online as an audio livestream. It incorporates Shrine prayers, and the intercessions are offered at the beginning of each chaplet.
Saturday, September 5, 2026
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The Rosary and Shrine Prayers 11:30 AMOur Lady of Fifth Avenue
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Saturday, October 3, 2026
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The Rosary and Shrine Prayers 11:30 AMOur Lady of Fifth Avenue
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Saturday, November 7, 2026
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Willibrord, Bishop and Missionary (739)
Willibrord, Bishop and Missionary (739)
O Lord our God, you call whom you will and send them where you choose: We thank you for sending your servant Willibrord to be an apostle to the Low Countries, to turn them from the worship of idols to serve you, the living God; and we entreat you to preserve us from the temptation to exchange the perfect freedom of your service for servitude to false gods and to idols of our own devising; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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About to getLitDateData for date: Saturday, November 7, 2026
The Rosary and Shrine Prayers 11:30 AMOur Lady of Fifth Avenue
This recitation of the Rosary is offered on the first Saturday of each month at 11:30 a.m. prior to the Holy Eucharist at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fifth Avenue and online as an audio livestream. It incorporates Shrine prayers, and the intercessions are offered at the beginning of each chaplet.
Saturday, December 5, 2026
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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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About to getLitDateData for date: Saturday, December 5, 2026
The Rosary and Shrine Prayers 11:30 AMOur Lady of Fifth Avenue
This recitation of the Rosary is offered on the first Saturday of each month at 11:30 a.m. prior to the Holy Eucharist at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fifth Avenue and online as an audio livestream. It incorporates Shrine prayers, and the intercessions are offered at the beginning of each chaplet.
