Inside, St. Vincent’s offers a dark, mystical atmosphere. There is immensity and strength in the many powerful arches that create the interior. It is a place of prayer at any time of the day – what contrast to the non-stop chaos further south on Fifth Avenue and East 50th. In the obscurity glow the magnificent, […]

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St Vincent Ferrer 869 Lexington Avenue It’s hard to avoid superlatives in describing the church of St Vincent Ferrer. 1) The “Dominican Fathers” in their 1944 guide to this church, were only being candid in introducing it as the finest Catholic ecclesiastical building in New York. And is it the finest church in New York […]

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The liturgical feast occurring on the ancient astronomical summer solstice is a wonderful meditation on the virtue of humility. The traditional Roman Ritual provides for a Blessing of a Bonfire on the Vigil of the Nativity of the Precursor (but incomprehensibly omits rubrics concerning jumping over said bonfire). From a commentary on the Ritual by the […]

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One day Monsignor was visiting one of his parishioners, and, asking about her teenage son, discovered that she was worried about what career he would choose. The priest said he could tell by a simple test. He put on the coffee table a Bible, a wallet, and a bottle of scotch.   “If he chooses […]

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Immaculate Conception Parish, Sleepy Hollow, NY, home of a weekly Sunday Traditional Mass, will be hosting a parish  picnic this Saturday,June 22 at 6PM Reserve Ticket today:  Kay Camillieri 914-631-5767 $10 per person/$5 for children under 5 Chicken, hamburger, hot dogs, corn and all the goodies you want

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SOLEMN HIGH MASS FOR THE FEAST OF SAINT ALOYSIUS Friday June 21st at 7:30 in the evening Celebrated in Latin according to the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite. Veneration of the Relic of Saint Aloysius. Light refreshments to follow in Parish Meeting Room Church of Saint Gabriel 914 Newfield Avenue, Stamford, Connecticut

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Fr. George Rutler has been transferred to St Michael’s parish on West 34th street. He will also become the “administrator” of Holy Innocents ( well known to the Manhattan Traditional Mass community). In turn the pastor of St Stephen’s church – Fr. Robert Robbins, who had only held that position since last October – will […]

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On Friday, June 7, The Student Schola of St. Mary Church, Norwalk,  sang at  a Missa cantata in honor of the feast of the Sacred Heart at  the Carmelite convent in Brooklyn (341 Highland Boulevard). Fr. Michael Barone was the celebrant; Mr. David Hughes directed the music. Here are a few images of that mass and of […]

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June 23-28 (Sun-Fri)  Five Days of Gregorian Chant & Liturgical Music Ender’s Island Retreat House, Mystic, CT Teacher: Dr. William Tortolano Let the Chapel of Our Lady of the Assumption’s serene beauty infuse your spirit as you study Gregorian modes, neumes and more, plus the chant in English and chant’s role in Liturgy. We will explore […]

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Sung Dominican Rite Requiem Mass The Church of the Holy Innocents, Fr. Thomas Kallumady, Pastor Saturday, June 15, 2013 at 1PM Fr. Austin Dominic Litke O.P, NYU Catholic Center Chaplain will be the celebrant. There will be absolution at the catafalque following the mass. The Mass will be the Gregorian Chant Setting for Requiems.   […]

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