-PAST EVENTS-

LENTEN EVENTS

Ash Wednesday Mass Schedule - February 14, 2024

8:00AM - Shrine Of The Little Flower

10:00AM - St. Francis Of Assisi
12:00 Noon - St. Dominic
5:00PM - Most Precious Blood
7:00PM - St. Anthony Of Padua
 

STATIONS OF THE CROSS

Wednesdays @Noon
February 21 - St. Francis Of Assisi
February 28 - Shrine Of The Little Flower
March 6 - St. Dominic
March 13 - Most Precious Blood
March 20 - St. Francis Of Assisi

Fridays @7:00PM
February 16 - St. Anthony Of Padua
February 23 - St. Francis Of Assisi
March 1 - Shrine Of The Little Flower
March 8 - St. Dominic
March 15 - Most Precious Blood
March 22 - St. Francis Of Assisi

-January 21, 2024-

SFA Bull & Oyster Roast - January 21, 2024
 

Merry Christmas!

Please join us for Christmas Mass at The Shrine Of The Little Flower:
-Sunday, December 24 at 4:00PM-
-Monday, December 25 at 11:00AM-
All are Welcome!

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-CHRISTMAS MASSES AT THE SHRINE OF THE LITTLE FLOWER-

THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD - CHRISTMAS EVE
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2023 - 4:00PM

THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD - CHRISTMAS DAY

MONDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2023 - 11:00AM

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ADVENT & CHRISTMAS SEASONS SCHEDULE MPG/SAP/StD/SFA/SLF
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-CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE-

1st Sunday of Advent - Sunday, December 3, 2023
  

THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY - Friday, December 8, 2023
SLF MASS -  8:00AM
  

2nd Sunday of Advent - Sunday, December 10, 2023

3rd Sunday of Advent - Sunday, December 17, 2023

GAUDETE SUNDAY SOLEMN VESPERS AND BENEDICTION - 3:00PM
  

4th Sunday of Advent - Sunday, December 24, 2023
THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD
SLF CHRISTMAS EVE MASS - 4:00PM

Monday, December 25, 2023
 THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD
SLF CHRISTMAS DAY MASS - 11:ooAM
   

THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY & JOSEPH - Sunday, December 31, 2023
    

SOLEMNITY OF MARY, THE MOTHER OF GOD - Monday, January 1, 2024

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-December 5-16, 2023-

2023 sFA Christmas Giving by dec 5-16

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-December 7-8, 2023-

Holy Day - The Immaculate Conception

MASSES
December 7
St. Anthony of Padua - 7:00PM
December 8
The Shrine Of The Little Flower - 8:00AM
St. Francis Of Assisi - 10:00AM
Most Precious Blood - 12 Noon
St. Dominic - 5:00PM

Reconciliation
December 7
St. Anthony of Padua - 6:00PM
December 8
The Shrine Of The Little Flower - 9:00AM
St. Francis Of Assisi - 11:00AM
Most Precious Blood - 11:00AM
St. Dominic - 4:00PM

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-December 10, 2023-

2023 SD Giving Tree by dec 10

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-December 17, 2023-

SLF Gaudete Sunday - December 17, 2023
 

SOLEMN VESPERS AND BENEDICTION
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17th - 3:00 P.M.

Gaudete Sunday - Rejoice!

Sung by the Friends of the Shrine Schola Cantorum Celebrate the Reason for the Advent Season!   Please join us for an hour of prayer, music of the Advent season, and Solemn Benediction Free Will Offering.  Reception will follow the service at the Rectory.

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Please Join Us at The Shrine of The Little Flower on October 1st for
Little Flower Sunday!
 

October 1, 2023 @10:30AM - SLF Little Flower Sunday
Printable Version of - October 1, 2023 - SLF Little Flower Sunday (PDF)

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October 8, 2023 - SLF Alumni Bull Oyster Shrimp Roast

Oct 08, 2023 - SLF Alumni Bull Oyster Shrimp Roast Tickets Form (PDF)
Get Tickets before September 15.
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holy week/easter/DIVINE MERCY

Palm Sunday
Saturday, April 1, 2023
Mass - 4:00P.M.
Sunday, April 2, 2023
Mass - 8:00A.M./10:30A.M.

Holy Thursday
Thursday, April 6, 2023
Mass - 7:00P.M.
Night Prayer & Confessions after the mass

Good Friday
Friday, April 7, 2023
 Service - 3:00 P.M.
Penance/Confessions after the Service
Stations Of  The Cross - 7:00P.M.

HOLY SATURday
Saturday, April 8, 2023
Easter Vigil Mass - 7:30P.M.

EASTER Sunday
Sunday, April 9, 2023
Easter Day Mass - 8:00A.M./10:30A.M.

easter monday
Monday, April 10, 2023
Easter Monday Mass - 8:00A.M.

divine mercy sunday
Sunday, April 16, 2023
Mass - 8:00A.M./10:30A.M.
Divine Mercy celebration after 10:30am Mass.
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LENT & EASTER SCHEDULE 2023

- Sunday, March 19, 2023-
Evening Prayer & Benediction with the Shrine Schola for Laetare Sunday
3pm
Confessions from 2pm-2:45pm
A free will offering will be accepted

-Saturday April 1 & Sunday April 2, 2023-
Palm Sunday of The Lord’s Passion
Saturday Vigil Mass - 4pm
Sunday Mass - 8am & 10:30am
Confessions are Saturday April 1^st from 3-3:45pm

-Thursday April 6, 2023-
Holy Thursday - Evening Mass of The Lord’s Supper
7pm Mass
Night Prayer & Confessions after the Mass

-Friday April 7, 2023-
Friday of The Passion of The Lord (Good Friday)
3pm Service
Confessions after the Service
(Rectory Closed AoB Observance, Parish custom)

-Saturday April 8, 2023-
Holy Saturday at The Easter Vigil in The Holy Night of Easter
7:30pm Mass
This is the only Mass this day

-Sunday April 9, 2023-
Easter Sunday of The Resurrection of The Lord
8am & 10:30am Mass

-Monday April 10, 2023-
Easter Monday
8am Mass
(Rectory Closed AoB Observance, Parish custom)

-Sunday April 16, 2023-
Divine Mercy Sunday
8am & 10:30am Mass
Please join us after the 10:30am Mass
for the Divine Mercy celebration at The Shrine of The Little Flower.
We will recite the Divine Mercy Chaplet & Blessing of Images.
Please plan to join us and bring a family member or friends.
 
Stations of the Cross Schedule
Each Friday in Lent @ 3pm
 2/24  - 3/3  - 3/10  - 3/17  - 3/24  - 3/31
Good Friday, April 7 @7pm

-Lent & Easter 2023-

WEEKEND MASS TIMES
Saturday - 4:00P.M.
Sunday - 8:00A.M./10:30A.M.

Evening Prayer & Benediction with the Shrine Schola for Laetare Sunday
Sunday, March 19, 2023  @ 3:00P.M.

Stations Of The Cross
Friday, February 24, 2023 @ 3:00P.M.
Friday, March 3, 2023 @ 3:00P.M.
Friday, March 10, 2023 @ 3:00P.M.
Friday, March 17, 2023 @ 3:00P.M.
Friday, March 24, 2023 @ 3:00P.M.
Friday, March 31, 2023 @ 3:00 P.M.
Good Friday - Friday, April 7, 2023 @ 7:00P.M.

LENT
Ash Wednesday - Wednesday, February 22, 2023
1st Sunday of Lent - February 26, 2023
2nd Sunday of Lent - March 5, 2023
3rd Sunday of Lent - March 12, 2023
4th Sunday of Lent - March 19, 2023
5th Sunday of Lent - March 26, 2023

holy week/easter
Palm Sunday - Sunday, April 2, 2023
Holy Thursday - Thursday, April 6, 2023
Good Friday - Friday, April 7, 2023
EHOLY SATURday - Saturday, April 8, 2023
EASTER Sunday - Sunday, April 9, 2023
EASTER monday - Monday, April 10, 2023
divine mercy sunday - Sunday, April 16, 2023
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-Advent & Christmas 2022-

Advent
 1st Sunday, November 27, 2021
 2nd Sunday, December 4, 2021
 3rd Sunday, December 11, 2021
 4th Sunday, December 18, 2021

Vigil - Saturday - 4:00 P.M.
Sunday - 8:00 A.M./10:30 A.M.

THE Solemity of Immaculate Conception OF The Blessed Virgin Mary 
(Holy Day of Obligation)
Thursday, December 8, 2021 - 8:00 A.M./6:00 P.M.

SLF GAUDETE SUNDAY - REJOICE! SOLEMN VESPERS & BENEDICTION(PDF)
 Sunday, December 11, 2022 - 3:00 P.M.
SHRINE OF THE LITTLE FLOWER
with the Northeast Catholic Community
Deacon Andrew Lacovara, Celebrant - Fr. Matthew Buening, Preacher
Sung by the Friends of the Shrine Schola Cantorum
Please join us for an hour of prayer, music of the Advent season, and Solumn Benediction
Free will Offering - Reconciliation from 2 - 2:45pm
SHRINE OF THE LITTLE FLOWER ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
3500 BELAIR ROAD, BALTIMORE, MD 21213

Christmas eve & christmaS DAY

Christmas Eve - Saturday, December 24, 2022
4:00 P.M.
(Confession 3:00 P.M. - 3:45 P.M.)

Christmas Day - Sunday, December 25, 2022
8:00 A.M./10:30 A.M.

HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND jOSEPH
Friday, December 30, 2022 - 8:00 A.M.

SOLEMNITY OF MARY THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD
Vigil - Saturday, December 31, 2022 - 4:00 P.M.
(Confession 3:45 P,M, - 4:00 P.M.)
Sunday, January 1, 2023 - 8:00 A.M/10:30 A.M.

EPIPHANY OF THE LORD
Vigil - Saturday, January 7, 2023 - 4:00 P.M.
Sunday, January 8, 2023 - 8:00 A.M./10:30 A.M.

BAPTISM OF THE LORD
Monday, January 9, 2023 - 8:00 A.M.

Please donate to the Shrine of The Little Flower Baby Shower November 19-December 11, 2022
"Save a Life...Save a Soul"

Christmas Altar Flower Memorials due before Monday, December 12, 2022

-Sunday, December 11, 2022-

Please Join Us...

SHRINE OF THE LITTLE FLOWER
with the Northeast Catholic Community
Deacon Andrew Lacovara, Celebrant - Fr. Matthew Buening, Preacher
Sung by the Friends of the Shrine Schola Cantorum
Please join us for an hour of prayer, music of the Advent season,
and Solumn Benediction
Free will Offering - Reconciliation from 2 - 2:45pm
SHRINE OF THE LITTLE FLOWER ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
3500 BELAIR ROAD, BALTIMORE, MD 21213
SLF GAUDETE SUNDAY - REJOICE! SOLEMN VESPERS & BENEDICTION (PDF)

-December 3-4, 2022-
Reflection

     
In this Sunday’s Gospel there comes from the wilderness a disruptive voice calling God’s people back to faithful relationship. While John the Baptist criticizes the hypocritical and the entitled, he is also making, on God’s behalf, an invitation to all to make a move or a return to the God who is always calling to us, often through the prophetic voices, the human voices around us.

This weekend, your pastor, Fr. Jack Lombardi, will be returning to western Maryland to serve as pastor there. I will remain as administrator for the foreseeable future, and we will continue to be blessed with a cohort of priest-celebrants for the Sunday and weekday Masses. I understand news of Fr. Jack’s change in assignment will be met in different ways by different parishioners. I ask that all of us keep him and the success of his ministries in our prayers, and that we all try to continue to come together in responding to God’s call to repentance and preparation, hallmarks of the Advent season.

On a personal note, I thank all of you who have been so welcoming and supportive to me. It has been a great joy to get to know these parishes and the extraordinary persons who enliven them. Part of preparing for Jesus’ return is building communities that support disciples and that witness, prophetically and to a wider world, to Christ’s invitation to relationship and restoration. As a worshipping community, we should all endeavor to respond to and to extend that invitation.

Deacon Andrew Lacovara
Administrator Shrine of the Little Flower & St. Francis of Assisi Parishes
Mobile:  240-731-6213 Andrew.Lacovara@archbalt.org

-Sunday, November 13, 2022-
Shrine of The Little Flower Roman Catholic Church

Memorial Mass for Michael Britt
A Celebration of Life
In Music and Prayer

Sunday November 13th - 3:00 PM
Prelude beginning at 2:30 PM

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Michael Britt Memorial Fund at
Brown Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian Church.  Contributions will support
the commissioning of new compositions for organ, choir, and congregation.

We invite choristers who worked with Michael in his many years of talented ministry and would like to sing an anthem in the memorial Mass to please contact Sean O'Connor at smatthewoconnor@gmail.com for more information.

Parking is available in the Belair-Edison School lot,
which is accessable via Chesterfield Avenue to Cardenas Avenue

SHRINE OF THE LITTLE FLOWER ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
3500 BELAIR ROAD, BALTIMORE MD 21213

 -The Shrine of The Little Flower Mass Schedule Changes-

As of November 1, 2022, Daily Masses will be on Mondays, Wednesdays,
& Fridays at 8:oo AM.
Adoration will be on Fridays until 10:00 AM.
In the event of a Holy Day of Obligation, a morning Mass will be added that day.

 -St. Francis of Assisi Mass Schedule Changes-

As of November 1, 2022, Daily Masses will be on Tuesdays & Thursdays at 7:30 AM, & on Saturdays at 9:00 AM.
Adoration will be on Thursdays until 12:00 Noon.

-Sunday, November 1, 2022-
All Saints Day Masses
The Shrine of the Little Flower
 Tuesday, November 1, 2022
8:00 AM
7:00 PM-With Music

 -October 2, 2022-
Today we celebrate the Memorial of St. Therese of the Child Jesus...

Archdiocese of Baltimore Memorial of St. Therese of The Child of Jesus Virgin & Doctor of the Church -
https://www.facebook.com/ArchBalt/photos/[b.107704176960.-2207520000../10158802856651961/?type=3&theater

 -Sunday, October 2, 2022-
LITTLE FLOWER SUNDAY MASS
The Shrine of the Little Flower
 Sunday, October 2, 2022
10:30 AM
3500 Belair Rd Baltimore, MD 21213 U.S.A.

Please plan to join us this Sunday October 2, 2022 @10:30 AM as we celebrate Little Flower Sunday.  Fr. Mike is the celebrant.  A choir will sing the Mass under the direction of Dr. Sean O'Connor.  A small reception in the vestibule will take place after the Mass.  Come and worship with us!

-September 29, 2022-

Archdiocese of Baltimore announces Seek The City To Come -
https://www.archbalt.org/seekthecity/

                                                      -September 14, 2022-
    
Dear Friends in Christ,
       
It is with great sadness that we announce that this afternoon (September 14, 2022) our organist emeritus Michael T. Britt passed from this world to the next.  Michael died peacefully surrounded by his family and close friends.  Fr. Mike gave Michael the announting and last rites.  Please keep Michael, his family and friends, as well as the all the parishioners at the the parishes he served, in your prayers.  Most recently Michael was the music minister at Brown Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian Church as well as Beth El Synagogue and Shrine of The Little Flower.
  
Once arrangements are made, we will share them with you. (Check our Facebook Page also - https://www.facebook.com/ShrineoftheLittleFlower ).
  
Michael served as organist and Director of Music at SLF for 26 years.
   
May he Rest in Peace!

-September 4, 2022-