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About St. Mary of Victories
Historic Saint Mary of Victories Catholic Church, just south of the Gateway Arch, is a splendid and unique part of the heritage of old Saint Louis.
Founded in 1843 for German immigrants, it became the city's Hungarian Catholic Church and cultural center in 1956. Its acclaimed architecture, beautiful old paintings, ornate statuary and noted historical personalities have earned it a spot on the National Register of Historic Places. It is one of the few consecrated churches in the Archdiocese of St. Louis, and has a magnificent high altar with hundreds of sacred relics.
Saint Mary’s accordingly offers a classically reverent style of worship in proclaiming the joy of Christ's Gospel to locals and tourists alike. The 11 a.m. Sunday Mass is mainly in English, with a touch of Hungarian in Scripture and song.
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Architecture
St. Mary of Victories is an excellent example of pre-Civil War architecture in St. Louis...
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Hungarian Parish
St. Mary of Victories has been the official home of the Hungarian Catholics in St. Louis since 1957...
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Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos
Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos once preached at St. Mary of Victories...
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Latin Novus Ordo Mass
St. Mary of Victories is the only place in St. Louis that celebrates the Modern Rite, ad orientem, with Gregorian Chant...
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Liturgy Schedule
Mass Times
11:00 AM Sunday - Third Sunday ONLY
Ordinary Form Mass, Traditional Music, Some Latin
Hungarian Lunch After Mass - Usually $10
Confessions: Sundays at 10:30 am
Tours Conducted Sundays after Mass
The Facilties are Not Open Other Sundays Of the Month (No Lunch)
THERE IS NO DAILY MASS AT SMV CHAPEL
Latin Ordinary Form Mass with Gregorian Chant - One Saturday Per Month
See Web Page or Facebook Group (or Call) for Details
Note: the 7 pm Saturday and 9 am Sunday Masses have been discontinued.
For Bulletins, Mass Sheets and Homily Recordings from 2015 and 2016 - Click Here.
The Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, Apostle
Extraordinary Form, Missa Cantata
January 25, 2017
Introit: 2 Tim 1: 2
Epistle - Acts 9: 1-22
Gradual - Gal. 2: 8-9
Gospel: Mt 19: 27-29
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
January 22, 2017
First Reading - IS 8: 23--9:3
Responsorial Psalm - PS 27: 1, 4, 13-14
Second Reading - 1 COR 1: 10-13, 17
Gospel: MT 4: 12-23
Text of Bible Readings (USCCB Web Site)
Homily Recording (mp3) - Rev. Brian Harrison, O.S.
Gregorian Chant
Mass Sheet for Latin Novus Ordo
Bulletin
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
January 15, 2017
First Reading - IS 49: 3, 5-6
Responsorial Psalm - PS 40: 2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10
Second Reading - 1 COR 1: 1-3
Gospel: JN 1: 29-34
Text of Bible Readings (USCCB Web Site)
Homily Recording (mp3) - Rev. Brian Harrison, O.S.
Gregorian Chant
Mass Sheet for Latin Novus Ordo
Bulletin
The Epiphany of the Lord (Year A)
January 8, 2017
First Reading IS 60: 1-6
Responsorial Psalm - PS 72: 1-2,7-8,10-11, 12-13
Second Reading - EPH 3: 2-3A, 5-6
Gospel: MT 2: 1-12
Text of Bible Readings (USCCB Web Site)
Homily Recording (mp3) - Rev. Brian Harrison, O.S.
Gregorian Chant
Mass Sheet for Latin Novus Ordo
Bulletin
The Octave of Christmas
The Solemnity of the Great Mother of God (Year A)
January 1, 2017
First Reading NM 6:22-27
Responsorial Psalm - GAL 4:4-7
Second Reading - EPH 3: 2-3A, 5-6
Gospel: LK 2:16-21
Text of Bible Readings (USCCB Web Site)
Homily Recording (mp3) - Rev. Brian Harrison, O.S. (no homiliy recorded)
Gregorian Chant
Mass Sheet for Latin Novus Ordo
Bulletin
Pontifical Mass with Cardinal Raymond Burke - Mass Has Not Been Canceled
Saturday morning, January 14, at 10 am, Cardinal Raymond Burke will be celebrating a pontifical low Mass at St. Mary of Victories. The event is sponsored by Juventutem. All are welcome. Overflow parking will be provided in the lot at the southeast corner of 3rd and Gratiot.
NOTE: We are still scheduled to have Mass. The decision was made this morning at 6:30 am NOT to cancel the Mass. We are proceding as planned.
Help save Saint Mary of Victories Catholic Church!
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Our liturgies are reverent, faithful and welcoming. We accordingly feature many traditional options in our sacred liturgies, including a unique Latin Ordinary Form Mass offered Ad Orientem (facing the high altar), with Gregorian Chant. We also continue to have an English Mass with many special Hungarian touches. We periodically have Missa Cantata Extraordinary Form (Traditional Latin) Masses featuring our excellent Gregorian Chant Schola.
Read what one parishioner wrote about discovering St. Mary of Victories.
Must Read: Learn about our recent success with Mass Mob VI on Palm Sunday in the St. Louis Review. (Sadly weekly attendance has not improved.)
We need your help!
Over the years, as the neighborhood has changed, fewer and fewer of our original German and Hungarian parishioners regularly attend Mass. Only 60 people regularly attend our church now. This is partly because we are nearly completely hidden in our location south of the Poplar Street Bridge. In any case, our finances each month continue to fall short, sometimes by as much as $3,000. Our savings are limited and will not last forever, should the situation remain unchanged!
So please we ask you to be generous with your treasure, your time and your talent to keep old St. Mary of Victories around for another generation of Catholics in St. Louis. Be a part of saving this historic and religious treasure. The donate button below gives several options for helping us. All donations are 501 c(3) tax deductable.
We have included some links below, so you can learn more about this wonderful church.
Our Home Page
Stories and Videos About Us
Hungarian Parish
Early History
Architecture
Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos
Sisters of St. Mary
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Safe Environment Program (Protecting God's Children)
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"Certainly children are a gift from the LORD..." St. Mary of Victories Catholic Church follows the requirements of the Archdiocese of St. Louis Safe Environment Program (Protecting God's Children). The program is designed to help protect the youth, elderly, and vulnerable adults of our parish as they participate in activities within our community. All volunteers and employees who work with children at St. Mary of Victories Chapel must be in full compliance with the program. These requirements are mandated by the United States Council of Catholic Bishops and are followed by every diocese in the country. The policies are the Church’s attempt to ensure the suitability of all adults who work or volunteer around your children. If you have any questions, or have taken these steps at another Parish in the Archdiocese of St. Louis, please contact Mary Brende (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) at the Parish Office. Phone Number 314-231-8101. For more details, including a program schedule of workshops, please connect to the Safe Environment Program website at |
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Listen to Today's Homily from Fr. Brian W. Harrison, O.S. Click Here.
The Book of Wisdom (1st reading) speaks to us of the inestimable value of prudence -- a treasure far more precious than riches, power or fame. Prudence -- the 'queen' of the four great cardinal (natural) virtues -- corresponds very closely to the biblical concept of wisdom: it is that practical good sense that enables us to set our priorities right, act with foresight, and order our lives, time and resources rightly according to God's will. The lectionary links this reading to today's Gospel (Mark, ch. 10), in which our Lord builds on the Old Testament's warnings against making worldly wealth and power our supreme goal: he goes beyond that, holding out as a supremely wise decision -- for those who can accept this challenge -- the sacrifice of all personal possessions and family life in order to follow Christ with an undivided heart. This is the call to what we now know as the religious (consecrated) life -- a perennially necessary spiritual powerhouse at the living heart of the Church. This is authentic human wisdom; but today's second reading (Hebrews) reminds of the supreme wisdom that is God's alone: His Word (Logos) is Wisdom itself -- a "two edged sword" that penetrates to every secret of our hearts. It sees, knows and judges all.
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Latin Novus Ordo |
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9:00am |
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English-Hungarian |
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11:00am |
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Confession |
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30 Minutes prior to each Mass |
St. Mary of Victories Sunday Mass Times
9:00 AM - Latin "Novus Ordo" Mass
The Modern Roman Rite in Latin with Gregorian Chant
11:00 AM - English / Hungarian Mass
The Modern Rite in English with a "touch of Hungarian"
Confession 30 Minutes Before Every Mass
Reverent - Faithful - Welcoming
Important Links
Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos and Venerable Cardinal Mindszenty, Pray for Us!
