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About our Masses
St. Francis is a vibrant, diverse parish and all of our Sunday Masses reflect this.
The 5:00 pm Saturday Vigil Mass has primarily Organ-based Traditional Catholic music with a Choir and a Cantor.
The 7:00 am Spanish Mass has music provided by our “Instrumento de Tu Paz” Choir, providing the sound and authentic songs from the Hispanic culture, with an expression of faith and devotion.
The 7:30 am English Mass does not have music.
The 8:00 am English Mass has primarily Organ-based Traditional Catholic music with a Choir and a Cantor.
The 9:30 am English Mass has Organ Based Traditional music focusing on classical Catholic Hymnody, and is more of a High Mass -- including the use of incense at this Mass. The music is led by a Choir and Cantor.
The 10:00 am Spanish Mass is led by the “Soldados de Cristo” Choir and instrumentalists. This is a Choir with a mix of musical styles with Spanish praise and worship music, contemporary and traditional music.
The 11:00 am English Mass is a Contemporary music Mass, utilizing the best of Catholic Contemporary Liturgical music by Catholic composers, and is led by a Choir and Cantor.
The 12:00 pm Ad Orientem Mass: Beginning December 8th and continuing on the 2nd Sunday of each month at 12:00pm we will be having an Ad Orientem Mass using the Novus Ordo in Latin. It will be held in the chapel. Please keep in mind, this is not the Traditional Latin Mass. Vatican II gave us the Novus Ordo, or new order of the Mass. We will be using the Novus Ordo. For more information, read below.
The 12:30 pm English Mass is a Young Adult Led Mass.
The 2:00 pm Spanish Mass has music provided by a Mariachi band, in typical Mariachi style, and has guitars, trumpets, and violins.
The 4:30 pm Mass is our Youth Led Mass and features praise and worship music.
The 6:00 pm Spanish Mass is led by the “Divina Providencia” Choir. Their music is Contemporary progressive, utilizing current Catholic Contemporary music. They also do Traditional Spanish hymns, with a new twist on them.
Choir Rehearsal Schedule
We are welcoming new choir members and cantors! The only requirements are a pleasing voice and the desire to serve.
Please email our music director, Jon Zellhart, at jzellhart@stfoafrisco.org to connect with any of our ensembles.
5:00 pm Saturday Vigil Mass Choir: Rehearsal beings at 3:45 pm, Saturdays, in the Choir Room.
7:00 am Spanish Mass Choir: Rehearsal begins at 7:15 pm Thursdays, in the Church.
9:30am High Mass Choir: Rehearsal begins at 6:30 pm Wednesdays, in the Church.
11:30 am Ad Orientem Choir: Rehearsal begins at 8:30 pm, Wednesdays, in the Chuch.
11:00 am Contemporary Mass Choir: Rehearsal begins at 6:30 pm, Tuesdays, in the Choir Room.
10:00 am Spanish Mass Choir: Rehearsal begins at 7:15 pm, Fridays, in the Chapel.
Spanish Children's Choir: Rehearsal begins at 6:00 pm, Thursdays, in the Choir Room.
English Children's Choir: Rehearsal begins at 5:00 pm, Wednesdays, in the Church.
12:30 and 4:30 pm Praise Band Mass Choirs: Rehearsal begins during the break between the two Mass times.
6:00 pm Mass: Rehearsal beings at 5:30 pm, Tuesdays, in the Church.
Ad Orientem Mass
At Saint Francis we offer an array of Mass options in the hope that everyone one will find a Mass that helps them worship and elevate themselves to God more fully. The Ad Orientem, Novus Ordo Mass in Latin is one more option.
Vatican II gave the Church the Novus Ordo, or new order of the Mass. It allows the Mass to be celebrated in the local language instead of Latin as it was previously. Latin remains the official language of the Church, however, as it has been for more than sixteen centuries. We honor the Vatican II intentions of fuller participation and dialog among the people in the Mass by including the readings, homily and prayers of the faithful in English. We maintain the traditions of the Church by having the prayers and hymns in Latin, the language of the Church. Please note that the Ad Orientem Novus Ordo Mass is not the Tridentine Latin Mass.
After Vatican II priests often began to face the people to increase interaction with them, even in prayer. The rubrics or directions of the Missal do not specify or assume this change. East is traditionally and biblically associated with the coming of Christ. In the Ad Orientem Mass the priest along with the congregation looks liturgically (spatially) East (whenever possible directional East) focusing on the Lord, especially during the Eucharistic Prayer. The community facing East together is a symbolic sign of unity, elevating our unified prayers to our Lord.
Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi. (As we pray, so we believe.)