We received the following schedule of special Masses at Holy Innocents Church, Manhattan.  All are according to the extraordinary form. On Tuesday, February 2, 2016 is the Feast of the Presentation (Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary). On that day, the Church of the Holy Innocents will have a Solemn Mass at 6 PM.  On […]

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At Immaculate Conception Church, 414 E 14th St, New York, there will be a votive mass in the extraordinary form in honor of St. John Bosco this Saturday, Jan. 30 at 6 pm. (Rumor has it that the Annual Meeting of the Pious Consumption of Chartreuse will follow immediately after in the church hall.)

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Beginning on Sunday, February 7, 2016, the Parish of St. Vincent Ferrer and St. Catherine of Siena in Manhattan will offer a three-part series of workshops on Dominican chant, the dialect of Gregorian chant used by the Order of Preachers. Led by Fr. Innocent Smith, o.p., the workshops will take place on three successive Sundays, […]

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As probably most of you know by now, Ross Douthat has written about “A Crisis of Conservative Catholicism.” And it’s remarkable that this article was first given as part of a lecture series sponsored by First Things and is now published on their website – the publication that is the very stronghold of Conservative Catholicism! […]

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Solemn High Mass in the Extraordinary Form will be celebrated on Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at 7:30 in the evening to celebrate the Feast of Saint Blaise. Location: Saint Mary Church 178 Greenwich Avenue Greenwich, Connecticut The traditional blessing of throats will follow Mass. The statues are located in the Cathedral of St. Blaise in […]

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As part of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity at the Parish of Saint Vincent Ferrer and Saint Catherine of Siena, a Solemn Mass according to the Missal of the Anglican Ordinariate will be celebrated at Saint Catherine’s (411 East 68th Street) on Saturday, January 23rd at 12:00 Noon. The Schola Dominicana (James D. […]

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Monsignor Charles Pope has written an article that’s created quite a stir in the Traditionalist world. It’s been received with glee in some entirely expected quarters. It seems that, according to Monsignor, the movement for the Traditional Mass has plateaued – or is even fizzling out. The remedy has to be that Traditionalists have to […]

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Mass celebrated on Sunday, January 3 (the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus). Fr. Sean Connolly was the celebrant. (Above) The magnificent altar – supposedly originally intended for St.Patrick’s, New York. (Photos courtesy of Ms. Diana Yuan)

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Some pictures of the Solemn Mass celebrated yesterday, Sunday, January 10 at St. Mary’s Church, Greenwich, CT.  Bishop Frank Caggiano of Bridgeport was present.  Fr. Cyprian La Pastina, pastor of St. Mary’s, was the celebrant. (Pictures Courtesy of Fr. Cyprian La Pastina, Pastor, Saint Mary Church Greenwich)

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