There will be a sung requiem with absolution at the catafalque on Memorial Day (Monday, May 30th) at 1 pm at the Church of the Holy Innocents in Manhattan.

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Fr. Rutler has written an insightful reflection on the “Mass for Artists” celebrated recently at his own church of Our Saviour’s.  The final passage of his essay takes up a memorable example Fr. Rutler gave in his sermon on that day. “Last Sunday, our church was overflowing for a Solemn High Mass to inaugurate a Society of Catholic […]

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  There will be a Missa Cantata for the Feast of St. Phillip Neri tomorrow, Thursday, May 26th at 7 pm at the Church of St. Phillip Neri in the Bronx, Father Steven Markantonis, Celebrant.  (To travel by subway to the church — which is located at 3025 Grand Concourse, Bronx, New York  10468 — […]

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Fr. Greg Markey, pastor of St. Mary Church, Norwalk, has published a book, Discovering the Camino de Santiago, about his experiences walking the medieval pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in Spain in summer of 2009. The book is based on the inspiring weekly installments that Fr. Markey wrote to his parishioners while on his […]

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Completing our coverage of the Traditional services celebrated on Sunday, May 15,  we are pleased to show  pictures from the 25th Anniversary Jubilee Mass of the Saint Gregory Society, at Saint Stanislaus  Church, New Haven. The Solemn Pontifical Mass in honor of Saint Gregory the Great was celebrated by the Most Reverend James C. Timlin, […]

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Freedom is restored to the Old Rite: Martin Mosebach on the recent papal letter on the Latin liturgy By Paul Badde (Die Welt, May 23, 2011) Four years ago, Pope Benedict XVI, against the opposition of the great majority in the Catholic Church, restored the old Latin liturgy to equality with the new vernacular form […]

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On Friday, May 20, David Hughes led the Student Schola of St. Mary’s parish, Norwalk, and the Schola of the Sisters of Life in a joint concert of sacred music. The venue was incomparable: St. Vincent Ferrer, the  most magnificent Catholic church in Manhattan. The student schola has attained almost professional competence under Mr Hugh’s direction […]

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Juventutem USA is preparing to travel to Spain for World Youth Day. They will leaving from Washington, DC –  places are still available.  Fr. Armand de Malleray, FSSP will serve as the spiritual director and Matthieu Bonnin, choir master at the cathedral of Blois, France, will serve as choir master for the Juventutem events.  For more information […]

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Continuing our coverage of Sunday’s “events”, the Catholic Artists Society sponsored its first Solemn High Mass for Artists at Our Saviour’s Church on Park Avenue in New York. A capacity congregation, very proficient in singing the responses, filled the church. But that seems to be the rule for Solemn Masses at this parish. David Hughes and […]

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This Sunday was quite a day for the Tradition of the Church in the greater New York area.   From New Haven to Park Avenue there were extraordinary events demonstrating the breadth and depth of Traditionalism in this region. Summorum Pontificum has found wide acceptance here – Friday’s  “Instruction”  only serves to reinforce an already active scene. We […]

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