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This evening the Office of Tenebrae was chanted at St. Mary’s Church, Norwalk, CT

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We have compiled a schedule of Traditional Masses and liturgies for Holy Week and Easter. Please go to this link.

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(Above) Raphael: The Ecstasy of St. Cecilia. From Bologna, Pinacoteca Nazionale (at the Exhibition Raphael: Sublime Poetry) Raphael: Sublime Poetry Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New  York March 29–June 28, 2026 The Metropolitan Museum has just opened a new exhibition on Raphael. Now Raphael Sanzio has been, even in his own lifetime and up […]

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The following churches will offer traditional liturgies during Holy Week. Please let us know about churches that are not on this list. Palm Sunday, March 29 Connecticut St. Mary Church, Norwalk, 10 am, Solemn Mass, Procession of Palms, St. Matthew’s Passion by Victoria Georgetown Oratory, Redding, 12 noon Sts. Cyril and Methodius, Bridgeport, 8:30 am […]

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The Terence Cardinal Cooke Building/ Church of St. John the Evangelist in its former “glory.” (2010) The former archdiocesan headquarters/parish/ school now being reconstructed. For the parish’s former appearance see “The Restoration of Christian Culture.” The facade has by now been largely stripped of its stone “Catholic” cladding. (Photos from March 26, 2026)

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Tomorrow, Wednesday March 25, is the Feast of the Annunciation. The following churches have traditional Masses for the feast: St. Mary Church, Norwalk, CT, 6 pm low Mass Georgetown Oratory of the Sacred Heart, Redding, CT, 6 pm, Missa Cantata Sts. Cyril and Methodius Oratory, Bridgeport, 7:45 am St. Patrick Oratory, Waterbury, 12 noon Transfiguration […]

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Les Sept Sacrements : d’Hier à Aujourd’hui (A brief critical examination of the New Rituals) Fr. Claude Barthe Preface by Bishop Athanasius Schneider (Contretemps, Versailles, 2025) 98 pp. (in French) Father Claude Barthe always can be relied on for outstanding contributions to the self-understanding of the traditionalist cause. The battle over Catholic tradition has up […]

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The Facade of Notre Dame seen later in the morning, after our visit. How has the restoration of the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris fared? In February we made a visit to find out. By arriving at opening time, we mostly avoided standing in line. Just an hour or so later, a queue wound […]

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