Norwalk, Connecticut:

(Monday, December 8 at 5:30 PM) St. Mary’s, Latin Mass
Prelude: Ave Maria, Ave Maris Stella (Langlais)
Missa Ave sanctissima Maria (Pierre de La Rue, c.1452-1518)
Gregorian Mass of the Immaculate Conception: Gaudens gaudebo
Motet at the Offertory: Ave cujus conceptio (Nicholas Ludford, 1485-1557)
Motet at the Communion: Ave vera virginitas (Ave cujus conceptio, secund pars) (Ludford)
Postlude: Fantasie-Improvisation sur l’Ave maris stella (Tournemire)

Bronx, NY:

(Monday, December 8 at 10:00 AM.) St. Anthony’s Church

Brooklyn, New York:

(Monday, December 8, 2014 at 7:00PM) Church of St. Cecilia: Solemn High Mass. Fr. Joseph Zwosta will celebrate the mass and other clergy from the diocese of Brooklyn will assist at the altar.

New York, New York:

(Monday, December 8 at 8:00 AM: 6:00 PM) Holy Innocents Church, Latin Mass

Sleepy Hollow, New York:
(Monday,December 8, at 5:00PM) Immaculate Conception Church, Low Mass.

From Father La Pastina of St. Mary Church, Greenwich

Dear Friends in Christ,

There are many different customs linked to the celebration of Advent. One of these customs is called a “Rorate Mass” a special Mass celebrated in honor of Our Lady on the Saturdays of Advent. The title comes from the first words of the entrance antiphon for the Mass which translated means: ” Drop down ye heavens from above” This reminds us that the Lord came down from heaven and became Man in the womb of the Virgin. What makes this Mass so unusual is that it is celebrated in the early morning by candlelight. The celebration should be timed so that the sun begins to rise by the time of the consecration of the Mass.

We will celebrate a Sung “Rorate Mass” in according to the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite (1962 Missal in Latin) on Saturday, Dec 13th at 6:30 in the morning. If you are an early riser please join us!

With prayers and good wishes,
Father La Pastina
Saint Mary Church
178 Greenwich Avenue
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830

A Solemn High Mass for the First Sunday in Advent was celebrated by the Augustinian Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem at the Priory of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Charles Town, West Virginia. It was the last of a novena of masses for the health of Msgr. Ignacio Barreiro. Msgr. Barreiro is currently in residence at the headquarters of Human Life International in (relatively) nearby Front Royal, Virginia. While in the States he is also being treated for a serious illness. After the mass the congregation thanked Msgr. Barreiro for all his services for the Church and assured him of their continuing prayerful support.

Msgr. Barreiro at the reception in his honor.

Thanks to Jim Morlino of Navis Pictures, we have a short video of the recent Solemn Requiem Mass the Society co-sponsored on November 6 at St. Agnes Church, Manhattan.   We also have a recording of some of the stunning music from the Mass  here. The choir is the Schola Cantorum of St. Agnes under the direction of James Wetzel.  Father Richard Cipolla’s homily can be found here.

We have photos of the Mass on our site here.

The Karlskirche – the masterpiece of Fischer von Erlach.

Last Tuesday Evening, November 4th, Cardinal Raymond Burke celebrated a solemn Pontifical Mass at the church of St. Charles Borromeo in Vienna, Austria – the Karlskirche. The organizer of the liturgy was Una Voce Austria. A standing room only congregation assisted at the splendid liturgy in which splendid music, beautiful vestments and precise and complete ceremonial combined for a magnificent statement of faith.

(above and below) The vesting.

(Above and below) The Karlskirche is one of the main masterpieces of that flowering of the baroque in the lands of the Holy Roman Empire – primarily Austria, Bohemia and Germany – after 1683. The architecture of this church contains numerous references to Rome – such as the two columns standing before the facade modelled on Trajan’s column.

(Above) Cardinal Burke preached in German on St. Charles Borromeo (below), whose feast day it was. He recalled the days of struggle against the “Protestant Revolution” and the role of St. Charles at the Council of Trent and as a reformer, first in Rome and then in Milan. Cardinal Burke made reference to the liturgical reforms of that time. He spoke of the necessity – then and now – of remaining faithful to all teachings of the Catholic faith.

The Karlskirche was completely filled for the liturgy. The congregation seemed like a recreation of old Austria – what with men in traditional uniforms – and families with infants and young children. The church is currently under restoration (see above and below, right) so space was at an even greater premium.

We extend our thanks to Arrys Ortanez for sending us these beautiful photos of recent Masses in Brooklyn.

Solemn High Mass for commemoration of All Saints from the Cathedral-Basilica of St. James in Brooklyn, Fr. Joseph Wilson, Celebrant, Fr. Joe Zwosta, Deacon, Fr. Daniel Champoli, Sub-Deacon

All Souls Day Solemn Requiem Mass celebrated at St. Cecilia’s (Divine Mercy Parish) in Brooklyn,  Fr. Raymond Flores, Celebrant, Fr. Jason Espinal, Deacon, Mr. Roberto Barrientos, Sub-Deacon

N.B. This year in the Traditional calendar, All Souls Day falls on November 3rd.  On Sunday, November 2, the Mass for the 21st Sunday after Pentecost is celebrated.

From St. Casimir Church in Yonkers

St. Mary Church, Norwalk CT

All Saints Day, November 1, 9 am

All Souls Day, Nov. 3,  7:30 pm

St. Stanislaus Church, New Haven, CT

Saturday, November 1, All Saints @ 9:00am

Monday, November 3, All Souls @ 5:30pm.

Church of the Holy Innocents, Manhattan

All Saints Day, Nov. 1, 1 pm

All Souls Day, Nov. 3, 6 pm, Solemn Requiem Mass and Absolution,  Missa pro Defunctis for 5 voices by Cristobal Morales, Fr. Carlos Viego, celebrant.

Cathedral of St. James, Brooklyn, NY

All Saints Day, Solemn Mass, Nov. 1 at 1:30 pm

Church of St. Cecilia (84 Herbert Street, Brooklyn, NY)
All Souls Day, November 3rd, at 7PM
Solemn Mass with absolution after mass, celebrated by Fr. Raymond Flores

Immaculate Conception Church, Sleepy Hollow, NY

All Saints Day, Saturday, November 1,  3PM

All Souls Day, Monday, November 3, 7PM Low Mass

Church of St. Patrick in Glen Cove, NY (Long Island),
All Saints Day, Nov. 1, 10 am, Sung High Mass.

Church of St. Paul the Apostle, Brookville, NY (Long Island)
All Souls Day, Nov. 3, 7 pm, Solemn High Mass

In New Jersey:

All Souls’ Day
St. Anthony’s – West Orange
7:15 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 12:15 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.

St. Anthony’s – Jersey City
Sung Requiem Mass, 7:00 p.m.

Other Traditional Requiem Masses in the month of November:

Thursday, Nov. 6 at 6:30 pm,  St. Agnes Church, Manhattan,  Missa de Profunctis by Duarte Lobo performed by the Schola Cantorum of St. Agnes Church.

Tuesday, November 18th at 7:30, St. Mary Church, Greenwich, CT