Parish of St. Vincent Ferrer and St. Catherine of Siena

On Christmas Eve, Fr. Peter Martyr, O.P., reflects on the simple power of TubaChristmas at Rockefeller Center - a fleeting moment when faith gently surfaced in a public place. Returning to the words of the Nicene Creed, he invites us to contemplate the mystery of the Incarnation: Christ entering the world for our salvation. His homily calls us to carry this mystery into daily life, becoming gentle, joyful witnesses to God’s light beyond the church walls.

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For more than 160 years, our Parish has been rooted in an extraordinary beginning - a three-week Dominican mission that heard nearly 16,000 confessions and gave birth to a lasting community shaped by preaching, daily confession, and reverent liturgy.

That history becomes a call for today. Drawing on Scripture, Fr. Peter Martyr's homily invites each of us to evangelize with the same courage - simply by inviting others to encounter Christ, especially at Christmas.

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In this Thanksgiving Day reflection, we explore the deeper meaning of spiritual gratitude through the lens of It’s a Wonderful Life and the Gospel story of the healed leper. Just as George Bailey discovers that true riches aren’t material, we’re invited to recognize the unseen grace God pours into our lives through providence, the sacraments, and our relationship with Christ and the saints. Genuine gratitude is more than a feeling. It's a deliberate turning of the heart back to God. Consider how to respond to God’s blessings with the most profound offering we can make: the gift of our very selves.

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In the cells of the 15th-century Convent of San Marco, Bl. Fra Angelico, O.P., painted saints whose emotions come alive. Rejecting the lavish colors of prestige, he chose simplicity to mirror the humility of Christ and revealed heaven not as static or distant, but full of friendship, joy, and peace.

His art invites us to glimpse our inheritance: a life perfectly ordered in God. On the Solemnity of All Saints, we are challenged to live as they did - ordering our passions, shaping our hearts, and allowing grace to form in us the “stamp of heaven.”

Fr. Peter Martyr, O.P., invites you to see heaven as vivid, relational, and already calling us to live beautifully, even now.

Recent Pieces:
Fra Angelico and the Miracle of Faith Made Visible
Can a Painting Make a Skeptic Believe?

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Preaching for the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, O.P., reflects on the Rosary as a living image of the Christian life, rooted in prayer, marked by suffering, and blossoming in grace.

 

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Our Catholic Tradition lists the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit as wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of God. 

Join us as Br. Pius Henry, O.P., leads us in our final installment of our summer Parish Lecture Series.

Episode Notes: Q&A begins at minute 36:00

Tuesdays in July | 6:45 PM
July 1 - Introduction and Fear of God
July 8 - Fortitude and Piety
July 15 - Counsel and Knowledge
July 29 - Understanding and Wisdom

 

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In Fr. Cyril's homily, we reflect on the transforming power of love through the life of St. Mary Magdalene. Though once afflicted by sin and despair, Mary is restored by the love of Christ, a love that seeks not to use or condemn, but to heal and redeem.

Cover Art: The Repentant Magdalen, Georges de La Tour, c. 1635/1640, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC 

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Our Catholic Tradition lists the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit as wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of God. 

Join us in July as Br. Pius Henry, O.P., leads us in our summer Parish Lecture Series in the Lower Church to talk about the gifts of the Holy Spirit. 

Episode Notes: Q&A begins at minute 38:40

Tuesdays in July | 6:45 PM
July 1 - Introduction and Fear of God
July 8 - Fortitude and Piety
July 15 - Counsel and Knowledge
July 29 - Understanding and Wisdom

 

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