Transfiguration Church

The whole mass was in Filipino. Not Tagalog either which is more colloquial: Filipino. This means I barely understood the message. Not the priest’s fault. I’m just visiting and came with my aunt.
The people are warma nd friendly. The church building and the priest was not stuffy and overbearing.
Sorry I had to take one star out but half of the reason we go to church is to learn God’s word and I couldn’t…

Transfiguration of Our Lord Parish is home to many Catholic parishioners. It was originally a home for the polish immigrants in the early 1900’s. This church is 1 of 6 churches in the Lincoln Square area. The church is not as enormous as a cathedral nor does the church contain wall-​to-​wall paintings. This church is rather more rich in the traditions they celebrate annually through different cultures. Transfiguration of Our Lord parish of course is open to all, but the community is majority Spanish & Filipino.
Every Sunday there is a Spanish mass at 11am, which is always full to the capacity. There is also a Filipino mass offered every Sunday at 5pm, which is the only Tagalog-​spoken mass offered in the Chicago land area. There are also regular English-​spoken masses offered at 5pm on Saturdays and 8am, 9:30am, & 12:30pm every Sunday.
The regular parishioners of the parish are very friendly and very welcoming. Although the cultures are diverse, the church still comes together as one. Every year toward the end of summer, the parish has a trilingual mass. In the trilingual mass, different parts of the mass are spoken in various languages. After the mass, there is a bbq reception that follows.
Transfiguration of Our Lord Parish is a superb spiritual home. Although this church is small in size, the heart and faith of transfiguration’s parishioners are vast and everlasting.