The third annual Lepanto Conference was held in New York City this past  Saturday February 15.  The event  opened with a Solemn Pontifical Mass from the Throne, at St. Vincent Ferrer Church with is Eminence Joseph Cardinal Zen, Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong, as celebrant.

Father Robert Pasley of the Diocese of Camden served as assisting priest.  Father Michael Novajosky of the Diocese of Bridgeport served as deacon.  Father Rufus Kenny of the Archdiocese of New York served as subdeacon.   Father Richard Cipolla of the Diocese of Bridgeport was the homilist.   William Riccio,  Steven Quatela and John Pia were the masters of ceremony.  The Schola Cantorum and Brass Ensemble of St. Vincent Ferrer were directed by James Wetzel.

Preparations for the Mass:

Cardinal Zen awaits the start of Mass.

Priests hear confessions before Mass while a long line forms for confessions.

The NYPD Holy Name Society rehearses before Mass.

Members of chivalric orders assemble.

An honor guard processes to meet the Cardinal at the West Porch.

At the West Porch the Cardinal kisses a crucifix and blesses the people with holy water.

The Cardinal processes to the Rosary Altar where he offers prayers before the Blessed Sacrament.

The Cardinal repairs to the Friars’ Chapel where he vests for Mass.

Ministers vest for Mass in the Sacristy.

Our photos of the Mass continue in Part II

Immaculate Conception Church,  414 E. 14th Street, New York,  will be offering a Solemn Mass  for the feast of St. John Bosco, patron saint of youth and educators on January 31 at 7 pm.  A reception will follow in the Parish Center. RSVP iccya@yahoo.com if you are coming to the reception.

Beautiful patronal Solemn Mass at Holy Innocents in Neptune for the Feast of the Holy Innocents on December 28.

Above and below:  photos from the Solemn Pontifical Mass of last year’s Lepanto Conference, held at St. Vincent Ferrer Church.

The third annual Lepanto Conference will be held in New York City on Saturday February 15. We are most honored to have as our celebrant and  speaker at our conference His Eminence Joseph Cardinal Zen, Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong.

The event will open with a Solemn Pontifical Mass from the Throne, at St. Vincent Ferrer, 869 Lexington Avenue (at 66th Street), New York, NY at 11 am. There will be about a one hour break for lunch, at which point attendees can disperse, recharge, and reconvene for the talks.  The talks will be held at the school building owned by the Parish of St John Nepomucene, a few blocks from St. Vincents,  from 3-5 PM. The address is 406 East 67th Street.   The speakers will be His Eminence Cardinal Zen,  Fr. George Rutler, and Professor Michael Foley.

A  donation of $10 per person  at the entrance to the talks is suggested.  There is no advance registration.  (n.b. Unlike last year’s conference, food will not be provided.)

His Eminence Cardinal Zen

There will be a solemn high Mass for the feast of the Conversion of St Paul at 12 Noon Jan 25 at St Paul the Apostle Church, 602 McLean Ave., Yonkers, NY. The music will be Gregorian chant Missa de Angelis and Credo III. It is the patronal feast day of the parish.  Father Leonard Villa will be the celebrant.  The parking lot is behind the church and school on Lee Avenue.

This beautiful relief is in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

This Monday,  January 6th, is the Feast of the Epiphany.   The following churches will offer the traditional Mass:

St. Mary Church, Norwalk, CT,  8 am  Low Mass, 6 pm Solemn Mass, Fr. Matthew Clark celebrant

Sts. Cyril and Methodius Oratory, 7:45 am,  6 pm.

St. Patrick Parish and Oratory, Waterbury, CT, 8 am low Mass.

St. Francis Church,  New Britain, CT,  6:15 Missa Cantata.

Church of the Most Holy Redeemer,  New York, NY,  6 pm Solemn Mass, Fr. Richard Cipolla celebrant.

Church of the Holy Innocents,  New York, NY,  6 pm Missa Cantata.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel,  New York, NY,  7 pm Solemn Mass.

Brooklyn Carmelite Monastery,  8:30 am Missa Cantata.

St. Josaphat Church,  Bayside (Queens) , NY,  7:30 pm

St. Paul the Apostle Church, Yonkers, NY,  12 noon

Our Lady of the Way Chapel, Culinary Institute of NY,  Hyde Park, NY,  10 am

St. Joseph Church,  Middletown, NY,  7 pm Solemn Mass

Assumption Church, Jersey City,  7 pm Missa Cantata.

Our Lady of Fatima Chapel, Pequannock, NJ,  7 am,  8 am

Stained glass window in the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer, New York, NY

Wednesday, January 1, the Circumcision of Our Lord, the Octave of Christmas, is a Holy Day of Obligation.  The following church will offer the traditional Mass.

Connecticut

St. Mary Church, Norwalk, CT, 9:30 am Solemn Mass.

St. Patrick Church (the Cathedral Parish)  Bridgeport, CT, 12:15 pm, High Mass.

Saints Cyril and Methodius Oratory, Bridgeport, CT,  8:30 am low Mass;  10:15 am high Mass.

St. Stanislaus Church, New Haven, CT,  2 pm

St. Patrick Parish and Oratory, Waterbury, CT,  8:30 am, Low Mass; 10:30 am High Mass.

St. Francis Church, New Britain, CT,  5 pm

St. Martha Church, Enfield, CT,  11 am.

New York

Church of the Holy Innocents, New York, NY,  New Year’s Eve:  11:30 pm, High Mass; New Years Day,  9 am, Low Mass; 10:30 am High Mass

St. Agnes Church, New York, NY,  10:30 am

Our Lady of Mount Carmel, New York, NY, 10:30 am Missa Cantata

St. Josaphat Church, Bayside (Queens), NY,  9:30 am.

St. Paul the Apostle Church,  Yonkers, NY,  12 noon.

Annunciation Church, Yonkers (Crestwood), NY,  10 am

Immaculate Conception Church,  Sleepy Hollow, NY,  3 pm

Our Lady of the Way Chapel, Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, NY,  10 am

Holy Trinity Church, Poughkeepsie, NY, 6 pm, Solemn Mass.

St. Rocco Church, Glen Cove, NY  (Long Island)  11:30 am

St. Matthew Church, Dix Hills, NY  (Long Island),  10:30 am

St. Peter Church, Amagansett, NY  (Long Island),  12 noon

New Jersey

Assumption Church,  344 Pacific Avenue, Jersey City, 12 noon.  Fr. Perricone, celebrant. Convivium after Mass.  Please bring food to share.

Our Lady of Fatima Chapel,(FSSP) 32 West Franklin Ave., Pequannock, NJ (Northern NJ)  7 AM, 9 AM, 11 AM, and 5 PM. (No 7 pm Mass on Tuesday, December 31) Confessions 15 minutes before each Mass.

St. Anthony of Padua Oratory (ICKSP), 1360 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ  (suburbs not far from Newark Basilica via I-280) 9 AM and 11 AM. Confessions heard 30 minutes before each Mass.

Corpus Christi Parish, (near Rutgers New Brunswick) 100 James Street, South River, NJ:  6:15 p.m. Low Mass.

The Church of St. Catherine Laboure, (Raritan Bayshore) 130 Bray Avenue, Middletown, NJ – 9 AM

St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church (western Monmouth County), 1282 Yardville Allentown Rd, Allentown, NJ  11 AM

Mater Ecclesiae, 261 Cross Keys Road, Berlin, NJ: Tuesday, December 31 – 5 pm anticipated Low Mass; Wednesday, January 1, 2020 – 8 am Low Mass, 10:30 am High Mass. Confessions heard half hour before Mass. (Half hour east of Philadelphia)

St. Gianna Beretta Molla Parish, 1421 New Road, Northfield, NJ, 12:30 PM (near Atlantic City)