The priests of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri in Cincinnati will celebrate a sung Latin Mass (Extraordinary Form) for the Feast of the Ascension on its traditional day. All welcome. New to the old Mass? Latin-English missals are available at the doors.

Follows the 11 am Latin Mass, a Sung High Mass (Tridentine -- 1962 Missal). For those new to the Latin Mass, aids are available on tables behind the pews. All welcome.

Twice a year Italian dinners at Sacred Heat have been a Cincinnati tradition for decades -- make it yours too! Our hand-made dinner uses recipes brought from Northern Italy by Catholic immigrants. Eat in or take out -- or both! Ravioli, meatball, and sauce sales begin at 10:00 a.m. Dinners begin at noon and end when the food runs out (usually between 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.)! Come after your parish Mass or have Mass with us -- buy your take-out after our 9…

This meditative concert on the meaning of Lent and Passiontide will feature Chant and Polyphony from composers Palestrina to contemporary. No fee; a donation will be asked to help fund the Sacred Heart/Old St. Mary's Sacred Music Retreat in August (see calendar entry). Concert begins at 1;15.

A tradition for more than 100 years! Sit-down dinners begin at noon; take-out sales at 10 am. A twice-a-year tradition for people from around the city (there’s a Fall Dinner as well) it features hand-made ravioli and meatballs, made from authentic Northern Italian recipes, to eat in or carry out. Volunteers spend days making vats of sauce, and hundreds of thousands of spinach and cheese ravioli squares, and meatballs by the tens of thousands. Wear comfortable shoes: The lines stretch down the…

Tenebrae ("shadows") is an ancient service celebrated for Holy Week celebrated in a church lit only by candles held in a special, 15-candle holder called a hearse. As the service continues, the candles are extinguished one by one, until the church is dark and the choir and priests make a loud noise ("strepidus") meant to recall the earthquake that took place at Christ's death. Until 1955 it was celebrated on Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday at almost every Catholic…

Tenebrae ("shadows") is an ancient service celebrated for Holy Week celebrated in a church lit only by candles held in a special, 15-candle holder called a hearse. As the service continues, the candles are extinguished one by one, until the church is dark and the choir and priests make a loud noise ("strepidus") meant to recall the earthquake that took place at Christ's death. Until 1955 it was celebrated on Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday at almost every Catholic…

Sunday Tridentine Latin Mass (Extraordinary Form) will be followed by a procession moved from its ordinary celebration (Thursday evening on the pre-1962 calendar). English/Latin books available.

Patronal Mass for the urban parish. Latin-English missals available.

Traditional Italian Dinner that brings hundreds to Sacred Heart, Sunday, October 21st. Carryouts begin at 10:00 a.m.; Dining Room opens at 12:00 noon; $12 for adults & $5 for children