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

In this homily, we reflect on how Blessed Fra Angelico’s artistic process reveals the true purpose of Lent. His sacred masterpieces were never meant to stop at beauty on the surface; instead, they draw the viewer beyond color and canvas into divine mystery. In the same way, the ashes placed upon our foreheads are not outward badges of holiness, but quiet invitations to interior conversion.

Through the lens of Angelico’s prayerful craftsmanship, we explore how fasting, prayer, and repentance are meant to reshape the soul. Lent, like sacred art, is a deliberate work of spiritual beauty. As we journey toward Easter, we are invited to look beyond external practices and allow God to transform us from within so that our lives themselves become masterpieces of divine grace.

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Fr. Peter Martyr reflects on the enduring legacy of faith through the story of an Irish immigrant, Jane Jane, and the generations who came after her at St. Vincent's. He invites us to see the beauty of our Parish as a living testament built from the humble sacrifices of immigrants who handed on the Gospel. Called to be “fishers of men,” Fr. Peter challenges us to carry that mission forward. The Parish’s capital campaign and ministries are acts of evangelization, ensuring that the light of faith continues to shine for generations yet to come.

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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.

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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.

Tuesdays in July | 6:45 PM

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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 

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. 

Tuesdays in July | 6:45 PM

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