It’s off the record, on the QT, and very hush-hush… our coverage of the visit of Bishop Athanasius Schneider to Providence, Rhode Island to ordain a priest for the Fraternity of St Peter today.

St. Paul’s Church in Yonkers, NY will observe Forty Hours Devotion beginning at 12:15 pm, Sunday, October 27 to Tuesday, October 29.

Latin Mass will be celebrated on Sunday at 2:30 pm in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament.

The hours are as follows:

Sunday: Opening Mass at 12:15. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 10 Pm.

Monday: Adoration continues after the 9 am Mass until 10 pm.

Tuesday: Adoration continues after the 9 am Mass until the closing Mass at 7 pm.

The Church of the Holy Innocents will start its annual Forty Hours Devotion this coming Friday, October 25, 2019.    

 First Day: The opening Mass will be on Friday, October 25 at 6PM, and it will be a Votive Mass of the Most Blessed Sacrament.  At the end of the opening Mass, the Blessed Sacrament will be solemnly exposed, there will be a Eucharistic procession inside the church, and the Pange lingua, the Litany of the Saints, and some other special psalms, versicles, and prayers will be chanted.       

Second Day: On the second day, Saturday, October 26at 1PM, we will have the traditional Votive Mass Pro Pace.   

Third Day: The closing Mass will be on Sunday, October 27 at 10:30AM, which will also be the 1st class Feast of Christ the King. This closing Mass will be celebrated coram Sanctissimo (in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament exposed throughout the entire Mass).  At the end of the closing Mass, the Litany of the Saints and other special psalms and prayers will be chanted and we will have another Procession of the Blessed Sacrament inside the church. This Procession will end with Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament, the Divine Praises, and the recitation of the Act of Consecration of the Human Race to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. 

While in the Roman Catholic Church there are many Feasts and devotions throughout the year, the Forty Hours Devotion is always awaited and received with extreme joy. “Devotion to the Blessed Sacrament is the queen of all devotions. It is the central devotion of the Church. All others gather round it and group themselves there as satellites; for others celebrate His Mysteries; this is Himself” (~Father Faber). 

The Forty Hours Devotion is surrounded with 3 special dimensions: 1) The protection from evil and temptation; 2) Reparation for our own sins and for the poor souls in purgatory; and 3) Deliverance from political, material and spiritual calamities. All these three things are very much needed in the Church and in society these days!   These petitions (for ourselves, for our neighbors, and for the entire Church) are also expressed in detail in the beautiful Litanies of the Saints that are chanted as part of the opening and the closing Masses for the Forty Hours.  

This beautiful devotion was permanently established by Pope Clement VIII “in order that day and night the faithful might appease their Lord by prayer before the Blessed Sacrament solemnly exposed, imploring there His divine mercy.”  

**The Church of the Holy Innocents (NYC) is still the only parish in the entire Archdiocese of NY that has the Forty Hours Devotion in its traditional form.

A one-day Marian Eucharistic retreat with the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate took place this Saturday at St. Mary’s Church in Stamford and included a traditional Mass celebrated by Father Matthias. The photos are courtesy of Edwin Gonzales.

This Saturday, October 19 from 8:45 am to 3 pm, there will be a free Marian Eucharistic one-day retreat with the Franciscan Friars fo the Immaculate at St. Mary Church in Stamford, CT.

This event will feature an extraordinary form low Mass.

No greater love than a bond between mother and child. And the greatest Mother was Mary the Mother of Jesus.

You are invited to a free retreat to experience the love and peace that only Mother Mary can bring, through her son Jesus.

• Recitation of the Rosary
• Stations of the Cross
• Exposition, Benediction, adoration and procession of the Holy Eucharist 
• Confession 
• Extraordinary Form Low Mass
• Conferment of the Brown Scapular and Miraculous Medal
• Marian Procession and Crowning
• Preaching by the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate
• Our Lady of Fatima Video

The day is free, but bring a bag lunch

A video describing the retreat is offered at this link.

The Newman shrine in the church of Our Saviour, New York, that is. You may even pick up a Newman bookmark. But if you want to celebrate his canonization, this parish apparently only refers you to the Brooklyn Oratory for vespers.

Ot you can come to the solemn mass sponsored by this Society at St. Catherine of Siena Church, 411 E. 68th Street, New York, at 7:00 PM on October 9.

STUDY COURSE ON THE CHURCH FATHERS

Instructor: Father Richard G. Cipolla, Ph.D., D.Phil. (Oxon)

Why a course for the laity on the Church Fathers?  And why at this particular time?  The basic answer is that an educated laity, that is, educated in the Faith, is vital and necessary for the well-being of the Church.  This is true especially at a time when the Church is beset both from without and within.  The study of the Church Fathers gives us a grounding in the development of doctrine that led to the content of the Tradition of the Church that is the basis of our Catholic Faith.

Some years ago I taught Patristics, which is the study of the Church Fathers, at Holy Apostles Seminary in Cromwell.  Now, because I am a “retired priest”, I have the time to do this course for the laity.  Each session we will read passages from one of the Church Fathers and discuss their meaning.  The discussion is as important as my commentary on the readings themselves.  

The Course will be divided into two semesters:  Fall and Spring.  There will be eight meetings in each semester. All meetings will be at St. Pius X church in Fairfield from 7:30-9:00 pm.  Below is the schedule for the Fall semester. 

The cost of the course is $100 per semester.  Included in the cost is a book that contains all of the readings from the Fathers that we will study and discuss.  There is a limit of 25 students for each semester.  To register please contact me directly by email:  richardcipolla84@gmail.com

I look forward to teaching this course and the discussions that will be a vital part of the course.

Father Richard Gennaro Cipolla

September 12                                                  Introduction, St. Clement of Rome

September 19                                                  St. Ignatius of Antioch

October 3                                                      St. Justin Martyr

October 10                                                    St. Irenaeus

October 31                                                   Tertullian

November 7                                                  Origen

November 14                                                   Athanasius

November 21                                                   The Nicene Creed