The following churches have scheduled Traditional Masses on January 1 to celebrate the Octave of Christmas, the Circumcision of Our Lord. Please contact us with information about traditional Masses that are not on this schedule. Connecticut St. Mary Church, Norwalk, Solemn Mass 9 am. St. Roch Church, Greenwich, 8 am. Sts. Cyril and Methodius Oratory, Bridgeport, […]

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Below is the notice of the ritual in the current parish bulletin. N.B.: St. Mary’s, New Haven is NOT traditionalist.

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By 2013 – the year of Pope Benedict’s resignation  – the stalemate that has arisen at the end of the 1960’s had lasted for 45 years. The popes had not dared to force a showdown with the progressive forces on a significant issue. That would have called into question the Council. But neither would they adopt […]

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Amid the surrounding unbelief, the lonely Holy Family. Courtesy of “The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights.” Even if the Christ Child appeared some ten days before Christmas Day….

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In the first installment of these historical reflections, I briefly reviewed the triumph and maturity of “ultramontanism” in the Catholic Church. Fundamentally a defensive strategy, it aimed at block-like unity, centralized control and absolute subordination to superiors. Especially up to 1945, its catalogue of achievements was remarkable. Yet,  like all defensive stances, it could not be […]

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John Stulich has provided us with some beautiful photos of the Rorate Mass from last Saturday, Dec. 19 at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Jersey City.

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The following churches have scheduled Traditional Masses on Christmas. Please let us know about Masses that are not on our list so that we can complete our schedule. Connecticut St. Mary Church, Norwalk, Midnight Mass; Solemn Mass 10 am. St. Roch Church, Greenwich, 8 am Sts. Cyril and Methodius Oratory, Bridgeport, CHRISTMAS EVEOffice of Prime and […]

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Traditional Latin Masses within the Diocese of Metuchen for Christmas and the Octave: Christmas Midnight Mass: Solemn Mass at the Shrine Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament, Raritan Missa Cantata at Corpus Christi Church, South River Christmas Day: Missa Cantata at the Shrine Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament, Raritan, 10:00 am St. Stephen’s Day: Normal Sunday […]

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The actions of present Pope have put incredible stress on the Church’s constitution – the papal absolute monarchy.  I’d like to offer some reflections on this system of government: ultramontanism.   To understand it, though,  we have to go back in history, starting with the reign of Pius IX when the ultramontanist regime received its “classic” form.  I will focus […]

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The second phase of Pope Francis’ war of annihilation against Catholic Traditionalism, unleashed by Traditionis Custodes,  was launched Saturday by the Congregation for Divine Worship.  The “Responses to the Dubia” of the prefect Arthur Roche aim to reduce the practice of the traditional liturgy to a bare, temporary minimum. In most cases only the Mass will be […]

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