About the Parish
St. Gregory’s Hall is a ministry of Mary, Mother of God Parish, which is made up of three churches: St. Ita, St. Thomas of Canterbury, and St. Gregory the Great. The parish is served by the Conventual Franciscan friars. Founded in 1209 by St. Francis of Assisi, the Order of Friars Minor Conventual is an international religious order with a spiritual tradition of fraternity, reconciliation and outreach rooted in the Holy Eucharist and devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. This Franciscan charism takes the form of plentiful access to the sacraments through daily Mass and confessions, Eucharistic Adoration and other devotions, and multiple ministries to the poor and immigrants.
As a religious community, the friars are brothers, sharing life and prayer in the friary located at Saint Ita. The Order of Secular Franciscans, for lay people living out the Franciscan tradition in their daily lives, also has a fraternity at the parish.
As a religious community, the friars are brothers, sharing life and prayer in the friary located at Saint Ita. The Order of Secular Franciscans, for lay people living out the Franciscan tradition in their daily lives, also has a fraternity at the parish.
About St. Gregory the Great Church"A Medieval jewel in a modern setting" Saint Gregory the Great Church has served the north side of Chicago since 1904, when the Luxembourgers of the neighborhood petitioned for the creation of a new parish. Education is at the heart of St. Greg’s— from the magnificent Norman Gothic church that teaches the faith through its stunning altars, windows and very design, to the countless graduates of its elementary and high school.
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Officially classified as a church in the Norman Gothic style (Norman referring to the French influence on English architecture following the Norman Conquest of England in 1066), St. Gregory's is a direct descendant of the great flowering of churches in the Medieval style that began in the early 19th Century. The movement, called Gothic Revival, began in England as a spiritual/cultural revolt against the Industrial Revolution and embraced not only architecture but art, poetry, literature and music as well.
St. Gregory the Great Church is one of the finest examples of Gothic Revival architecture in the Archdiocese of Chicago, and as such acts as a complete spatial instruction in the truths of the Christian faith. Everything, from the paintings and sculptures to the architecture elements itself, not only tells a story but invites deeper into the heart of the mystery that is Christ's Church. The journey into St. Gregory's Church is a journey into life, death and re-birth, from Alpha to Omega, from darkness to light.
Msgr. Michael Klasen, the founding pastor of St. Gregory the Great Church, created a booklet entitled The Church Beautiful in which he explains the symbolism and meaning of the various shrines, stained glass windows, and other liturgical decorations that can be found in our Church. Click on the link below to learn more about our Church Beautiful.
St. Gregory the Great Church is one of the finest examples of Gothic Revival architecture in the Archdiocese of Chicago, and as such acts as a complete spatial instruction in the truths of the Christian faith. Everything, from the paintings and sculptures to the architecture elements itself, not only tells a story but invites deeper into the heart of the mystery that is Christ's Church. The journey into St. Gregory's Church is a journey into life, death and re-birth, from Alpha to Omega, from darkness to light.
Msgr. Michael Klasen, the founding pastor of St. Gregory the Great Church, created a booklet entitled The Church Beautiful in which he explains the symbolism and meaning of the various shrines, stained glass windows, and other liturgical decorations that can be found in our Church. Click on the link below to learn more about our Church Beautiful.