The creche at St. Mary’s Norwalk. This morning a congregation, completely filling the Church of St. Mary’s, welcomed the birth of the Saviour at the midnight Solemn Mass. A glance at our prior posting on Christmas masses, moreover, reveals that such splendid Traditional liturgies are no longer “extraordinary” at least in the greater New York […]

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Tradionalism seems on a roll at, of all places, the New York Times. We link to an article on reactions to ongoing clerical abuse scandals. The photograph is of last Sunday’s Solemn Mass (Gaudete Sunday). (The vestments were provided by the Society). http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/21/nyregion/21diocese.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&ref=nyregion

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The following churches in the area will offer the Traditional Mass for the feast of Christmas this year.Connecticut St. Mary Church, Norwalk, Solemn High Midnight Mass; Christmas morning Mass at 9:30. Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church , Bridgeport, 10:15 A.M. Msgr. Joseph Pekar. St. Stanislaus Church, New Haven, High Mass at 2:00 pm to be […]

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The following churches in the area will offer the Traditional Mass for the feast of Christmas this year.Connecticut St. Mary Church, Norwalk, Solemn High Midnight Mass; Christmas morning Mass at 9:30. Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church , Bridgeport, 10:15 A.M. Msgr. Joseph Pekar. St. Stanislaus Church, New Haven, High Mass at 2:00 pm to be […]

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On the St. Mary’s website there is a complete description of the renovation that will begin in January. The first phase should be completed by Palm Sunday. It is an ambitious program of renewal and I encourage everyone to read the description and, if possible, help out any way you can. Mr Duncan G. Stroik […]

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For the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on December 8, the following churches will be offering the Traditional Mass: Connecticut St. Mary Church, Solemn Mass, Norwalk, CT, 5:30 pm. Prelude: Prélude à l’Introït pour l’Immaculée Conception (from L’Orgue Mystique) (Tournemire)Missa de Beata Maria (Tomás Luis de Victoria, 1548-1611)Gregorian Mass of the Immaculate Conception: Gaudens gaudeboMotet […]

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For the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on December 8, the following churches will be offering the Traditional Mass: Connecticut St. Mary Church, Solemn Mass, Norwalk, CT, 5:30 pm. Prelude: Prélude à l’Introït pour l’Immaculée Conception (from L’Orgue Mystique) (Tournemire)Missa de Beata Maria (Tomás Luis de Victoria, 1548-1611)Gregorian Mass of the Immaculate Conception: Gaudens gaudeboMotet […]

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Our readers may have seen an op-ed piece in yesterday’s New York Times by Kenneth J. Wolfe casting a favorable light on the return of the Traditional Mass.An excerpt:“At the beginning of this decade, Benedict (then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger) wrote: “The turning of the priest toward the people has turned the community into a self-enclosed […]

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Beginning this Wednesday, December 2nd, Fr. Michael Barone will lead a monthly program for those who serve (or wish to learn to serve) the Traditional Latin Mass in the church hall (basement)of Holy Innocents Church, 128 W. 37th Street, NY, NY. The program will begin immediately after the 6 PM Low Mass. It is being […]

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Beginning today, Monday, November 30th – the Feast of St. Andrew the Apostle – there will be a new daily Low Mass (Extraordinary Form) every weekday at 6 PM at the Church of the Holy Innocents in Manhattan (on 37th between 7th Avenue and Broadway). First Friday and First Saturday in December There will be […]

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