Monthly Devotions

St. John the Baptist (Daily Mass Chapel -Willoughby Ave. Entrance)
FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH / EL PRIMER VIERNES DEL MES:
9:30 AM - After the Spanish Mass  / Despues de la Misa en Espanol

St. John the Baptist 
THIRD WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH / TERCER MIERCOLES DEL MES:
7:00 PM - In the Church / En la Iglesia

Our Lady of Good Counsel (Daily Mass Chapel -  Inside  the Church Rectory)
FIRST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH / EL PRIMER JUEVES DEL MES:
6:00 pm - Before the Mass in Spanish / Antes de la Misa en Espanol

Seasonal Devotions

Posadas

The Tradition

Las Posadas (Spanish for“the inns”) is an Advent celebration revolving around the concept of hospitality. In Mexico and some parts of Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador, it is traditional to hold Posadas during the nine days before Christmas, beginning December 16 and ending December 24. The Posadas symbolize Mary and Joseph’s long, frustrating search for a place to stay where Jesus could be born. The tradition re-enacts with a twist, and a happy ending  the story told in Luke 2:1-7. We learn from the Posadas that by welcoming the poor and the needy, we are welcoming Jesus in our midst. (See Matthew 25:40).