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22 Jun

2014

Meanwhile, in New York….

Posted by Stuart Chessman 

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On this same beautiful Sunday, several hundred process from the church of St. Catherine of Siena through the streets of New York. The Corpus Christi procession was preceded by mass – Novus Ordo, but employing more Latin and traditional music of all kinds than I ever heard before the early 1980’s and itself preceded by a clear exposition of the nature and advantages of celebration ad orientem.

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(Above and below) The first altar is in busy St Catherine’s park – named after the nearby church. 1)

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In contrast to Norwalk, the processsion encounters along the way numerous bystanders and motorists – mostly friendly if somewhat mystified. (“Do you do this every Sunday?” someone asks.)

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(Above and below) The second altar set up before one of the hospitals of the neighborhood (Sloane Kettering, I believe).

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1) For an account of some extraordinary details of this extremely busy park, allegedly borrowed from St. Maria sopra Minerva, see HERE.

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