On Monday, July 18 (Feast of St. Camillus de Lellis), the parishioners of the Church of the Holy Innocents will have a Going-Away Party for Canon Jean-Marie Moreau — he has been assigned to go to Mauritius. It will start with Mass at 6PM and the reception will be in the parish hall after the Mass.

Anyone who would like to contribute toward this event should contact Mark Froeba (marknf@aol.com) or Eddy Toribio (ejtm83@aol.com).

The traditional Mass community in Jersey City is having a fundraising evening for the music program for the traditional Mass at the Church of St. Anthony (Jersey City).

The Taste of Spain fundraiser for Cantantes In Cordibus, a 501c3 entity that supports and cultivates sacred music in Jersey City will take place on Thursday June 23rd, 7 pm to 10 pm.

Tickets are $100 a piece and limited to 60 people.

With absolutely no political message at all (except perhaps to the contrary of the eponymous developer), the event will take place at the Trump Plaza in Jersey City and will feature food, wine music and dancing of Spain. Restaurants such as Raval and Satis in Jersey City will be contributing food.

Please consider enjoying this event that will help sustain civilization as stasis envelopes it since, as Dostoevsky said, “only beauty will save the world.”

If you cannot make this event, donations are always accepted!
For more information, please contact Mr. Daniel Sexton:
Cell: 201 406 9960
E-mail: danielsextonesq@gmail.com

(Above) The “Old Cathedral” of St. Patrick’s – in the process of restoration.

Today there took place a pilgrimage of parishioners of Holy Innocents Church to the Church of the Most Precious Blood. This has been designated as having a “door of mercy” for the Archdiocese.

Msgr. Sakano, the pastor of Old St. Patrick’s, talked about the restoration project.

“A lot more people than expected.”

There followed a tour of the crypt.

The group of pilgrims then assembled to head south to the “Shrine of the Most Precious Blood,” which is joined with Old St. Patrick’s since “Making all Things New.”

Solemn Vespers followed.

(Above and below) This church, just steps away from the chaos of Little Italy and Canal Street, is a quiet sanctuary of Catholic devotions – both those of Italian cities and villages and those known throughout the Church. A relic of St Anthony of Padua is coming next week!

(Above) “The National Shrine of San Gennaro.”

On Saturday, June 11, 2016, a group Holy Innocents of parishioners will go on pilgrimage to Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral for the Year of Mercy. The doors of The Shrine of the Most Precious Blood (merged with Old St. Patrick’s) have been designated Doors of Mercy.

Immediately after the 1PM Mass at Holy Innocents on that Saturday, the group will meet outside of Holy Innocents and take the train to Old St. Patrick’s. We will aim to arrive there at 2:30PM. The group will be received by the Rector, Msgr. Donald Sakano (who used to be Pastor at Holy Innocents). The parishioners will then get a tour of the recent renovations and be led in prayer for the Year of Mercy.

At 3:30PM, the group will walk over to Most Precious Blood where the Holy Doors (of Mercy) are located for the indulgences for the Year of Mercy — the Shrine is about 5-6 blocks away.

Finally, at 4PM, newly-ordained Fr. Jon Tveit will celebrate traditional Vespers at the Shrine Church of the Most Precious Blood.

For information on the Plenary Indulgences, please go to Old St. Patrick’s website here: http://oldcathedral.org/extraordinary-jubilee-year-of-mercy

(Above and below) The procession begins in the church.

A brass band added an Italian/Hispanic accent (although this is common elsewhere; e.g., Southern Germany and Austria)

The spire of St. Mary’s in the background.

Fireworks!

The celebration of Corpus Christi at St. Mary’s Norwalk CT. Along with a visit by Monks of Norcia…..

(Above) Since there were only two masses this day, the assembled musical forces of the parish performed – including the student schola.

EVENING OF RECOLLECTION BY DOMINICAN BROTHER JOHN PAUL KERN, O.P.

On Wednesday, June 8, 2016, Dominican (student) Brother John Paul Kern, O.P., will offer an evening of recollection at the Church of the Holy Innocents (West 37th Street, NYC).

PROGRAM:

5:15PM – The evening will start with the recitation of the Rosary (according to the Dominican practice) in the Presence of the Most Blessed Sacrament.

5:45PM – Reposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament.

6:00PM – (Traditional) Mass.

7:00PM – Brother Kern will offer a talk titled: “Living Mercy: A Recollection for the Jubilee Year of Mercy,” which will help us meditate on the Mercy of God, how to better receive God’s healing Mercy, and living as a missionary of Mercy.

8:00PM – Recitation of (Dominican) Compline in English. After the recitation of the Canonical Hour of Compline, there will be a wine & cheese reception in the parish hall.

Biographical information:
Br. John Paul Kern, O.P was in the Navy on the West Coast & he lived with his family settled in Alexandria. He attended Penn State University in Mechanical Engineering. After graduate school (in Nuclear Engineering), he converted to the Catholic Church. He got a job with the Nuclear Regulation Commission in Washington, D.C. and was eventually transferred to the Southeastern PA office. He discerned a Religious vocation and entered the Order of Preachers. He is very personable, has a good sense of humor, and is well grounded.

This event explores the riches of English Catholic musical and religious culture under the Tudors. The lecture by Dr. Samuel Schmitt will describe the musical life of recusant Catholics in the time of Elizabeth, with live examples provided by Grant and Priscilla Herreid and Charles Weaver. The mass which follows, in the traditional Dominican rite, features the Missa Regali of Robert Fayrfax, essentially in its original liturgical context, in the English Gothic Revival setting of the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer. The contrast in musical styles will serve to highlight what was lost and what was gained in sacred music in the tumultuous passing from the age of Fayrfax to that of Byrd.

Samuel A. Schmitt has dedicated the better part of twenty years to making beautiful music for the Church as an organist, conductor, composer, teacher, and choral singer. He studied the Solesmes method of chant with Dr. Theodore Marier at the Catholic University of America, and earned both a master’s degree in liturgical music with a concentration in organ performance, and a doctorate in musicology for his research into the music and liturgical practice of persecuted Catholics in Elizabethan England. Dr. Schmitt has served as music director and organist at churches in several states and was an assistant organist at the Cathedral of St. Matthew and the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, both in Washington, DC. He currently serves as assistant organist at St. Theresa’s Church in Trumbull, CT, while promoting the artistic legacy of his grandfather as executive director of the Carl Schmitt Foundation.