Only one week before Easter is left to make your confession. (Street in the old town of Geneva, Switzerland)

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The blessing of palms and the procession. Gloria, Laus et Honor…cantors within the church sing. The subdeacon then bangs on the church doors three times with the foot of the cross, the doors are opened and the procession enters.     Mr. David Hughes conducts the assembled forces of the choirs and scholae of St. […]

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This Note comes from John Henry Crosby, founder and director of the Dietrich von Hildebrand Legacy Project (http://hildebrandlegacy.org): “I write on behalf of Alice “Lily” von Hildebrand to invite you to a special Requiem mass in honor of her husband, Dietrich von Hildebrand. The Tridentine (or extraordinary) mass, complete with Gregorian chant, will be said […]

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From our friends of the Catholic Artists Society: The Catholic Artists Society is pleased to invite you to its annual Mass for Artists, Sunday May 4th at 3pm at the Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral, Manhattan. Members, patrons and friends of the society are invited to attend with their families. This year’s Mass will […]

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The following churches will be offering Traditional Masses and liturgies during Holy Week. The stained glass window appears in St. Bernard Church, Manhattan. Connecticut St. Peter Church, Hartford, CT Easter Sunday 7:30 AM  St. Mary Church, Norwalk, CT Palm Sunday, Apr. 13, 9:30 am Solemn Mass, begins with outdoor procession Wed. Apr. 16, The Solemn […]

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A Solemn Requiem Mass was celebrated today in St. Mary’s Church Norwalk, for the repose of the soul of Kathryn (Kay) Luff, who passed away on April 7. Father Richard Cipolla was the celebrant.  The music, including the “Officium Defunctorum a 6” by Tomas Luis de Victoria, was performed by a schola under the direction […]

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4. The Era of the Indult (Part II) 1993-2007 In 1992 Roger McCaffrey launched a new magazine, The Latin Mass. In 1996 the same publisher launched Sursum Corda. The Latin Mass, aimed at traditionalists, concentrated on liturgy and aired broad issues of policy dominated by a pessimistic, critical view of Church and society. Sursum Corda, […]

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Yesterday evening in the venerable church of St. Patrick – New York’s first cathedral – the office of vespers was sung for Friday in the fourth week of Lent. The schola was directed by Charles Weaver, Fr. Richard Cipolla presided and Bill Riccio and John Pia were the MCs. The Society of St. Hugh of […]

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Notizia importante per Roma!     Prendiamo conoscenza di questa BELLA E IMPORTANTE NOTIZIA  e ne diamo diffusione.    Il Vicariato di Roma ha concesso a don Mark Haussman di riprendere l’apostolato fondato da Mons. I. Barreiro e che si svolge ormai a San Giuseppe Capo le Case (via Crispino).  “The Vicariate of Rome  has […]

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3. The Era of the Indult (Part I) 1985-1993 We have seen that the so-called “Traditionalists” of the United States had had very little influence on the course of the defense of Tradition in the world. But prompted by events in Europe, the Vatican had executed a remarkable about–face. It had extended permission to celebrate […]

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