The Easter Vigil at St. Mary’s Church, Norwalk, CT, Part I. (Descriptions courtesy of John Pia)
21 Apr
2019
The Easter Vigil at St. Mary’s Church, Norwalk, CT, Part I. (Descriptions courtesy of John Pia)
20 Apr
2019
20 Apr
2019
The procession of Cristo Muerte and Our Lady of Sorrows though the streets of Norwalk, Connecticut on Good Friday evening. This year, the procession was sponsored by the Norwalk parishes of St. Mary and St. Joseph.
20 Apr
2019
Why is the Sacred Host brought into the church in this solemn procession on this Good Friday? In order for the priest, on the one day that the Sacrifice of the Mass is not celebrated, to hold the Host on high for all to see on this day, to behold the Sacrament of the One who […]
19 Apr
2019
19 Apr
2019
Sermon for Good Friday 2019 Fr. Richard Cipolla My son sent me a text: Nôtre Dame is on fire. I was doing something else and did not immediately check on the news. Then I did. I watched what was happening in Paris, the flames, the silent observers, the media, commentators who had no idea of what Nôtre […]
18 Apr
2019
Yesterday evening, the Office of Tenebrae for Maundy Thursday was chanted at St. Mary’s Church, Norwalk, CT. The Viri Galilaei, augemented by many priests and seminarians, chanted in choir, while the St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum sang polyphonic settings in the choir loft.
17 Apr
2019
Find a church near you! For a schedule of traditional liturgies during Holy Week in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey, go to Holy Week Schedule
17 Apr
2019
The office of Tenebrae will be sung this evening, Wednesday, April 17, at the following churches. St. Mary Church, Norwalk, 7 pm (note: no 6 pm Traditional Mass is scheduled) Church of the Holy Innocents, New York, 7 pm. St. Josaphat, Bayside, Queens, 7 pm.
16 Apr
2019
We have all seen the terrible images of yesterday’s tragedy. The destruction of the cathedral played out before the eyes of the whole world. What had seemed eternal and immovable came close to collapsing in a few hours. Yet, in the face of disaster, emotions and convictions long thought dead in the West reemerged. People […]