17 Feb

2019

The Second Lepanto Conference – Part I

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The great church of St Vincent Ferrer was full for the conference.

The Second annual Lepanto conference took place Saturday amid the Gothic splendor of St Vincent Ferrer church in New York. I estimated that 700 were in the congregation for the Pontifical Mass; some 315 attended the conference itself. Thanks are due to Fr Walter C. Wagner OP, the pastor of St Vincent’s and to the Dominican order for hosting the conference.

The Most Reverend James Massa, auxiliary bishop of Brooklyn, celebrated Solemn Pontifical mass for St Pius V – the codifier of the Traditional Roman liturgy. Fr Richard Cipolla, of the Bridgeport diocese, was assistant priest. Rev. Mr Roger Kwan (Archdiocese of New York) served as deacon; Fr. Sean Connelly (Archdiocese of New York) was the subdeacon. William Riccio and Steve Quatela were the masters of ceremonies.

The Society of St Hugh of Cluny was proud to sponsor this event. The generosity of the late Fr. Ignacio Barreiro sponsored the memorable divine liturgy.

(Above and Below) James Wetzel, director of music and organist led the schola cantorum of St. Vincent Ferrer.
The setting of the mass ordinary was the Missa Tu es Petrus a 6 by Palestrina.
(Above) The procession to greet the bishop and escort him to the sanctuary.
The bishop processes into the sanctuary.
(Above and Below) the vesting of the bishop in the Friars’ chapel.
(Above) The procession begins from the chapel through the nave and into the sanctuary.
Keeping the incense and coals ready during the lengthy ceremony was a full time job for the two thurifers.
The subdeacon chants the epistle.
(Above and below) The chanting of the gospel: “Thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my Church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it.”
Bishop Massa preaches.
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