By Fr. Greg Markey (pastor of St. Mary’s Church, Norwalk) On Wednesday, March 30, I was blessed to attend a private ceremony at Bishop Lori’s residence in Trumbull for the Institution of Acolyte.   Bill Riccio, a parishioner here at St. Mary Church, had the unique distinction of receiving the Ministry of Acolyte from the hands of […]

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The Second Vatican Council: a Complex Problem by Francesco Agnoli Translated by Fr. Richard Cipolla The Second Vatican Council remains, after forty years, an event that fosters enthusiasm and that causes division. There is a continual conversation about the Council: the progressives like Cardinals Martini, Mancuso, Melloni, etc., see the Council as the time of […]

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Some wonderful photographs sent in by Ed Casey of the Holy Saturday services at Holy Innocents parish, New York. Fr. John Zuhlsdorf was the principal celebrant.

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Anchor Academy, an independent elementary school in the Catholic tradition in Norwalk, CT, has announced that it will add a ninth grade, in effect starting a new branch to the school, which will be called Cardinal Newman High School.    The idea for the school arose from the desire among parents to provide a high school […]

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Quite a few facts have gotten garbled in transmission, but this article does attempt to cover the musical accomplishments of two leading exponents of Tradition in Connecticut: The St. Gregory Society in New Haven and the parish of St. Mary in Norwalk. Article It’s welcome publicity for the musicians who are enjoying a well-deserved rest […]

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The 9:30 Extraordinary Form Solemn Mass was no less beautiful than the Easter Vigil of the night before. The choir sang Claudio Monteverdi’s “Mass for Four Voices” accompanied by organ and trombone. On behalf of the Society of St. Hugh of Cluny, we wish you and your loved ones a blessed Eastertide. Fr. Cipolla blesses […]

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Holy Saturday vigil in the Traditional rite – a further step in the contemporary Catholic adventure of the recovery of the Sacred. For four and one-half hours this unique liturgy, celebrated in its completeness, unfolded from the blessing of the new fire to the concluding double alleluia. What better illustration could there be of the […]

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The incensing of the Paschal Candle. Confirmation. The Litany of the Saints. The Mass. The unveiling of the images. First Communion. Ite missa est, alleluia, alleluia.

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The Chanting of the Passion. The Solemn Prayers. The Adoration of the Cross Ecce Lignum Crucis… Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, Ἅγιος ἰσχυρός, Ἅγιος ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. Vexilla Regis prodeunt…

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Holy Thursday in the Traditional rite at St. Mary, Norwalk – need we mention that the church was standing room only? (Please click to enlarge). The washing of the feet. The mass. The Procession through the church and then through the main doors to the chapel. The stripping of the altar (including the removal of […]

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