St. Mary Church in Norwalk, CT will offer two Traditional Latin Masses for the Feast of the Ascension this Thursday, May 1. An anticipatory low Mass will be held Wednesday evening at 7:00. On Thursday there will be a Mass at 5:30 pm. Please note that both of these Masses are downstairs in the St. Patrick Chapel.
We hope to publish a listing of Traditional Latin Masses for Ascension Thursday available in the area. If you know of one, please send us an e-mail.
Other events at St. Mary’s: Tonight Christopher Check, executive vice president of the Rockford Institute, will speak at St. Mary’s about the Cristeros, the Mexican Catholic group which inspired many saints during persecutions of the Church in the 20th century. The talk is at 7:00 pm.
Fr. Markey classes on the Extraordinary Form of the Mass continue, this Monday, plus May 5 and 12 from 7:45-9:00 pm. Last Monday, Father’s class was very well attended, so arrive early to get a good seat.
Speaking of Fr. Markey, he was featured in Fr. Zuhlsdorf’s widely read website “What Does The Prayer Really Say?” See “A Priest teaches his flock about the TLM, this guy gets it!” He reproduced Fr. Markey’s excellent piece about the TLM that appeared on the St. Mary’s website last week. Said Fr. Zuhlsdorf of Fr. Markey: “This priest gets it!”
For those of you who missed Fr. Markey’s remarks, I reproduce a portion here:
“One can reflect on the issue that has defined Pope Benedict’s papacy more than any other up to this point: his motu propio Summorum Pontificum. Pope Benedict made the Traditional Latin Mass acceptable in the main stream Catholic Church practically overnight in one of the few dramatic papal initiatives since the Second Vatican Council. Pope Benedict has become convinced of Traditional Latin Mass’ enduring beauty as well as the necessity of restoring authentic Catholic worship. As he wrote, “I am convinced that the crisis in the Church that we are experiencing today is, to a large extent, due to the disintegration of the liturgy.”
“We are very blessed to have the Traditional Latin Mass here at St. Mary Church, the Extraordinary Form, every Sunday at 9:00 am. Personally, I would like to say that one of the greatest graces I have received from the Lord since my ordination was to learn the Traditional Latin Mass. To me it expresses both the mystery and fullness of the Catholic Faith like nothing else, and I would like to share this grace with as many people as possible.
“In order to help people understand the Mass I have included a stuffer in this week’s bulletin on the Traditional Latin Mass. Please take some time to read it. Like many treasures in life, this Mass takes time to appreciate and understand, but is well worth the effort.
“Furthermore, I will be preaching all of the English Masses next weekend, April 19th and 20th, specifically about the Traditional Latin Mass. Then I will then be having classes on the Traditional Latin Mass beginning Monday April 21st, in the evening, based a new excellent book on the topic, Sacred Then and Sacred Now, by Thomas Woods. Books will be sold after Mass next weekend at a discount price.
“It is my sincere desire that more people in our parish will become exposed to this gift of the Traditional Latin Mass. I also hope to bring the Mass up from St. Patrick Chapel to the main church every Sunday. St. Mary Church is the “Mother Church of Norwalk”, with a history of leadership in the community. This is another opportunity for us to show leadership, and to truly implement what the Holy Father is praying for, a renewal in our Catholic Faith.”
Father Markey has a column in the St. Mary Church website that changes weekly. link
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