• Saint Mary of Victories

    Catholic Church

    Reverent  Faithful  Welcoming 

    Since 1843

  • Saint Mary of Victories

    Catholic Church

    Reverent  Faithful  Welcoming 

    Since 1843

  • Saint Mary of Victories

    Catholic Church

    Reverent  Faithful  Welcoming 

    Since 1843

  • Saint Mary of Victories

    Catholic Church

    Reverent  Faithful  Welcoming 

    Since 1843

  • Saint Mary of Victories

    Catholic Church

    Reverent  Faithful  Welcoming 

    Since 1843

  • Saint Mary of Victories

    Catholic Church

    Reverent  Faithful  Welcoming 

    Since 1843

  • Saint Mary of Victories

    Catholic Church

    Reverent  Faithful  Welcoming 

    Since 1843

  • Saint Mary of Victories

    Catholic Church

    Reverent  Faithful  Welcoming 

    Since 1843

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About St. Mary of Victories

Historic Saint Mary of Victories Catholic Church, just south of the Gateway Arch, is a splendid and unique part of the heritage of old Saint Louis.

Founded in 1843 for German immigrants, it became the city's Hungarian Catholic Church and cultural center in 1956. Its acclaimed architecture, beautiful old paintings, ornate statuary and noted historical personalities have earned it a spot on the National Register of Historic Places. It is one of the few consecrated churches in the Archdiocese of St. Louis, and has a magnificent high altar with hundreds of sacred relics.

Saint Mary’s accordingly offers a classically reverent style of worship in proclaiming the joy of Christ's Gospel to locals and tourists alike. The 11 a.m. Sunday Mass is mainly in English, with a touch of Hungarian in Scripture and song.

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Reflections From Our Saints...

  • SMOV - Infant of Prague
  • St. Therese of Liseaux
  • St. Elizabeth of Hungary
  • SMOV - Cabrini
  • SMOV - Anthony (1)
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History

St. Mary of Victories has played an important role in the development of St. Louis... Read More
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Architecture

St. Mary of Victories is an excellent example of pre-Civil War architecture in St. Louis... Read More
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Hungarian Parish

St. Mary of Victories has been the official home of the Hungarian Catholics in St. Louis since 1957... Read More
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Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos

Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos once preached at St. Mary of Victories... Read More
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Latin Novus Ordo Mass

St. Mary of Victories is the only place in St. Louis that celebrates the Modern Rite, ad orientem, with Gregorian Chant... Read More
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Liturgy Schedule

Mass Times

11:00 AM Sunday - Third Sunday ONLY

Ordinary Form Mass, Traditional Music, Some Latin
Hungarian Lunch After Mass - Usually $10

Confessions:  Sundays at 10:30 am
Tours Conducted Sundays after Mass

The Facilties are Not Open Other Sundays Of the Month (No Lunch)

 THERE IS NO DAILY MASS AT SMV CHAPEL

Latin Ordinary Form Mass with Gregorian Chant - One Saturday Per Month

See Web Page or Facebook Group (or Call) for Details

                                                                                                           

Note:  the 7 pm Saturday and 9 am Sunday Masses have been discontinued.  

26 August, 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)

Introit: Inclina, Domine, begin on C# (as do)

Offertory: O bless the Lord, #548, begin on C

Communion: De fructu, begin on F (as fa)

Recessional: By all your saints still striving, #31, verses 1, 6*, and 3. Begin on Bb

The three phrases in the Introit antiphon are long, so we'll break them up:

  1. (a) Inclina Domine ad me
    (b) et exaudi me

  2. (a) salvum fac servum tuum,
    (b) Deus meus, sperantem in te

  3. (a) Miserere mihi Domine
    (b) quoniam ad te clamavi tota die.

 This is a very plaintive chant, but the key phrase in the antiphon, 2b above, comes to a brief resolution on fa before the plaintive tone resumes. That bit of the melody clearly states that our hope anchors us. Calmly, and with a wealth of assurance, the seconds ascend to high c. At the end of each word, however, a slight bending back of the melody occurs: g-f, b-a, c-a; in so prepares and introduces the thesis that follows. It is quite impossible to sing this passage too fervently or too ardently. In the first and third phrases, as well as in the psalm-verse, Domine should be well delineated.

The first phrase supports itself on a, the second on g, the third on f. The first half of the first phrase is made forceful by a, while the second half surprises us by its descent into the lower range. We have seen the same intonation in other chants. After the accent with the pressus, the remaining notes over Domine are modest and tender. In the second phrase, stress the three notes over salvum. The concatenation of the thirds a-f, g-e, and f-d characterizes the third phrase, as do also the low notes in its second half. It almost sounds like a De profundis, a call from the depths of human helplessness. Clamavi is a suppliant cry and resounds throughout the day. Over miserere, as frequently happens, principal and secondary accent have only one note, while each of the following syllables has three.

The Communion antiphon is taken from the magnificent creation Psalm, 103 (104). The connection of this psalm with the Eucharist is very ancient, and has a long tradition in the Fathers and the medieval commentators. It is placed here to connect God's gift of bread and wine the Psalm with the Gospel reading, which is the conclusion of the series taken from the 6th chapter of St John. There is a lengthy first phrase, then four shorter phrases:

  1. De fructu operum tuorum Domine satiabitur terra

  2. ut educas panem de terra

  3. et vinum laetificet cor hominis

  4. (a) ut exhilaret faciem in oleo
    (b) et panis cor hominis confirmet.

The melody is very compact, following a typical pattern for a Mode 6 Office antiphon with only slightly amplified neumes.

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Address and Phone

744 South 3rd Street (at Gratiot)
Saint Louis, MO 63102-1645
(314) 231-8101

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Our Lady of Victories, Pray for Us!  St. Stephen of Hungary, Pray for Us!
Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos and Venerable Cardinal Mindszenty, Pray for Us!