This morning ,a Solemn Mass was offered at the Basilica of St. John the Evangelist in Stamford in the presence of a relic of St. Anthony of Padua. Father Cyprian La Pastina was the celebrant.

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This Sunday, June 19, 9:30 am,  at St. Mary Church, Norwalk, Timothy Iannacone will serve as deacon for the first time at a traditional Solemn Mass.  He will be ordained a transitional deacon for the Diocese of Bridgeport the day before, on Saturday June 18.   The St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum under the direction of David Hughes […]

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On the occasion of the visit of a relic of St. Anthony of Padua to the Basilica of St. John the Evangelist in Stamford, there will be a sung mass in the extraordinary form Tuesday, June 14 at 10 am. The flyer below lists other devotional events surrounding this visit.

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(Above) The “Old Cathedral” of St. Patrick’s – in the process of restoration. Today there took place a pilgrimage of parishioners of Holy Innocents Church to the Church of the Most Precious Blood. This has been designated as having a “door of mercy” for the Archdiocese. Msgr. Sakano, the pastor of Old St. Patrick’s, talked […]

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On Saturday July 16th, at 12 noon there will be a Solemn Pontifical Mass celebrated at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church (259 Oliver Street) in Newark NJ. The celebrant will be Most Rev. Arthur J. Serratelli, Bishop of the Diocese of Paterson. Mass will be followed by a street procession through the Ironbound. This photo was taken from the […]

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For the first time since Vatican II, on Saturday, June 4, 2016, at Holy Face Monastery, Clifton, New Jersey, a Solemn High Mass with Gregorian chant was celebrated in honor of Our Lady of Sacro Monte of Novi Velia, Salerno, at her shrine. (Above) Holy Face monastery is a treasury of Italian saints and devotions, […]

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  On Saturday, June 11, 2016, a group Holy Innocents of parishioners will go on pilgrimage to Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral for the Year of Mercy. The doors of The Shrine of the Most Precious Blood (merged with Old St. Patrick’s) have been designated Doors of Mercy. Immediately after the 1PM Mass at Holy Innocents […]

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  Tomorrow, June 3, is the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.  The following churches will offer the traditional mass. St. Mary Church, Greenwich, CT, 7:30 pm, Solemn High Mass with Sung Litany of the Sacred Heart and Benediction. Mass will be celebrated by a newly ordained priest who will offer his first priestly […]

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(Above and below) The procession begins in the church. A brass band added an Italian/Hispanic accent (although this is common elsewhere; e.g., Southern Germany and Austria) The spire of St. Mary’s in the background. Fireworks!

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The celebration of Corpus Christi at St. Mary’s Norwalk CT. Along with a visit by Monks of Norcia….. (Above) Since there were only two masses this day, the assembled musical forces of the parish performed – including the student schola.

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