Whether you are looking for information about Mass and confession times, interested in joining us for Christmas caroling, or searching for an address for a Dominican friar or sister who formerly served at St. Gertrude, here is everything you need to know about celebrating Christmas at St. Gertrude Parish this year.
To view changes to the normal liturgical schedule, please scroll to the bottom of this page.
To view changes to the normal liturgical schedule, please scroll to the bottom of this page.
Christmas Mass Times
We invite you to join us for the Nativity of the Lord!
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Christmas Eve | Tuesday, December 24, 2024
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Christmas Day | Wednesday, December 25, 2024
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*The Capella is our choir of professional singers. The Laudare is our contemporary ensemble. The Parish Choir is a group of 20 volunteer singers, high school Choral Scholars, and professional section leaders that sings the full breadth of the Church's musical tradition, from medieval plainchant to newly composed works.
We will be streaming Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve (December 24) and the 10 a.m. Mass on Christmas Day (December 25). To participate, please visit our YouTube channel on the respective day and at the scheduled Mass time. If you wish to be alerted when we are live, please subscribe to our YouTube channel, and then click on the bell.
We will be streaming Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve (December 24) and the 10 a.m. Mass on Christmas Day (December 25). To participate, please visit our YouTube channel on the respective day and at the scheduled Mass time. If you wish to be alerted when we are live, please subscribe to our YouTube channel, and then click on the bell.
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Christmas Novena
Remember your family, friends, and loved ones in a special way this Christmas with our annual Christmas novena of Masses, offered here at St. Gertrude Church. The novena will begin on Christmas Day, December 25, 2024, and go through Thursday, January 2, 2025. Novena cards are available at the entrances of the church and in the parish office. Please return your novena offering envelope in the collection basket or to the parish office before Christmas.
Sacrament of Reconciliation
The confession schedule will be as usual through Monday, December 23. There will be no confession offered Tuesday, December 24, or Wednesday, December 25.
Confessions will be heard at 4 p.m. on Thursday, December 26, Friday, December 27, and Monday, December 30, as well as at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 28. There will be no confessions on Tuesday, December 31, and no evening Holy Hour and confessions on Wednesday, January 1.
Our regular schedule will resume on Thursday, January 2, 2024.
Confessions will be heard at 4 p.m. on Thursday, December 26, Friday, December 27, and Monday, December 30, as well as at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 28. There will be no confessions on Tuesday, December 31, and no evening Holy Hour and confessions on Wednesday, January 1.
Our regular schedule will resume on Thursday, January 2, 2024.
Wish Them a Merry Christmas
If you are interested in contacting Dominican friars or sisters who formerly served at St. Gertrude Parish, please see this list of contact information, or call the parish office at (513) 561-5954.
Changes to Normal Schedule
DECEMBER 24, 2024–JANUARY 1, 2025
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Tuesday, December 24, 2024–Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Adoration chapel closed Tuesday, December 24, 2024 No 7 a.m. Mass No Moms & Littles Holy Hour (8:40-9:40 a.m.) No 11:30 a.m. Mass No confessions (4 p.m.) Wednesday, December 25, 2024 No afternoon confessions (4 p.m.) No evening Holy Hour and confessions (7:30-8:30 p.m.) |
Tuesday, December 24–Friday, December 27 2024
Parish office closed Tuesday, December 31-Wednesday, January 1, 2024 Parish office closed No Moms & Littles Holy Hour (8:40-9:40 a.m.) No afternoon confessions (4 p.m.) 4:30 p.m. Solemnity of the Mother God Vigil Mass Wednesday, January 1, 2024 Parish office closed No afternoon confessions (4 p.m.) No evening Holy Hour and confessions (7:30-8:30 p.m.) |
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