The setting of the Ordinary will be Duruflé’s Messe “Cum Jubilo”, Op. 11. The Consecration to St. Joseph will take place immediately after Mass.

The Latin Mass Community of Jersey City has announced a schedule of upcoming Masses and liturgies.

Location: Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 75 Claremont Avenue, Jersey City

Celebrant: Fr. John Perricone

Weekly Sunday Masses: 3 PM

Feast of the Annunciation: Thursday, March 25 * 5 PM Sung Latin Mass

Palm Sunday: Sunday, March 28 * 3 PM Sung Latin Mass

Holy Wednesday: March 31 * 7 PM Tenebrae  (Chanted Divine Office with guest quintet Musica Vera)

Holy Thursday: Thursday, April 1 * 5 PM Sung Latin Mass

Good Friday:Friday, April 2 * 3 PM Solemn Liturgy & Street Procession

Holy Saturday: Saturday, April 3 * 10:30 PM Great Vigil of Easter

There will be no afternoon Mass on Easter Sunday, April 4

Fr. Donald Kloster has announced that there will be a Missa Cantata every Sunday at 12:30 at St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Church in Brookfield, CT. He is in need of altar boys. He said, ” The Mass is new, so I am hopeful to have more boys or train some to help with the Sunday Mass.”

The address of the church is 138 Candlewood Lake Road, Brookfield, CT.

Great news from the diocese of Trenton, New Jersey. Starting yesterday there’s a new TLM scheduled at St. Dominic’s Parish in Brick – that’s the name of a town – at 12 PM, every Sunday. But this good news is just the tip of the iceberg. Catholic Traditionalism in Trenton has grown by leaps and bounds, and the diocese now offers its own official website for the TLM:

The Diocese of Trenton: Celebration of the Mass in the Extraordinary Form (Traditional Latin Mass)

It contains an enormous amount of information, such schedules, contacts and as this user-friendly introductory guide to the Traditional Mass:

The Extraordinary Form: A View from the Pew

The Traditional Mass is currently celebrated at the following locations in the Trenton Diocese:

Saint John the Baptist
Roman Catholic Church
1282 Yardville-Allentown Rd
Allentown, NJ  08501

Wednesday: 7:00pm Low Mass
Friday: 8:00am Low Mass
Sunday: 12:30pm 
High or Solemn Mass
Lunch Convivium will resume
when COVID restrictions are lifted

Holy Innocents Church
3455 West Bangs Ave.
Neptune NJ 07753
Third Sunday
3:00pm Sung Mass

The Church
of St. Catherine Laboure
110 Bray Avenue
Middletown, NJ 07748
Monday and Friday: Noon
Sunday: 9:00am

Holy Cross Church
30 Ward Avenue
Rumson, NJ 07760
As announced.

Saint Dominic Church
250 Old Squan Road
Brick, NJ   08724
Sunday: Noon
Missa Cantata

It’s been quite a journey to here from the initial days of the “Latin Mass” movement in the Trenton diocese. For example, in the mid 1980’s, thanks to the initiative of the laity and several priests, Novus Ordo Latin Masses were celebrated at St. Paul’s parish in Princeton – after discussions with the diocese. Sadly, many of the pioneers of those days have passed away.

Then, in 1989, the bishop gave permission for the celebration of a Nuptial TLM in the chapel of Princeton University – reputed, perhaps wrongly, to be the first such Mass in the US since the 1960’s. The late Msgr. Ignacio Barreiro was the driving force behind that. I later heard, however, that the bishop was quite irritated when word of this mass got out – was the wedding supposed to be secret?

Obviously, in the new era of Summorum Pontificum, these doubts and reservations have been largely dispelled (at least in the Trenton diocese). I look forward to reporting many more inspiring stories!

The (Brooklyn) Tablet recently carried an informative article by Joaquin Badajoz on the devlopment of Traditionalism in the Brooklyn Diocese:

Latin in Mainstream TV Series and the Newly Thriving Mass of the Ages (The Tablet p.29, 1/30/2021)

Despite the title, the article deals almost exclusively with the blossoming of the Traditional Catholic liturgy. As Archbishop Alexander Sample of Portland, Oregon (“known for its massive Latin Masses” ) says to the interviewer:

“There is a definite increase in the youth interest in the Extraordinary Form Mass…. One thing anyone who attends or celebrates the Extraordinary Form Mass notices is the high percentage of young people and young families that are present.”

Archbishop Sample believes young people are looking for a more supernatural experience.

“The beauty of the Extraordinary Form of the Mass offers them a transcendent experience which touches hearts and minds,” Archbishop Sample said. “The reverence, the ceremony, and the sacredness, all contribute to this.”

And Vincent Bongiorni, 28, who has been serving at the altar for ten years and helped organize a Latin Mass at St. Finbar’s parish, witnesses:

“My generation is growing up in such a chaotic time where the oneness of God is more evident in the traditional form to us. This Mass connects us to thousands of years of Catholic worship. It’s like coming home to a family that’s awaiting us. Our chaotic culture doesn’t exist in that Mass. The culture of our work, our social life, our entertainment. This Mass supersedes that. You feel that sense of completion that makes our minds focus on God. And it’s almost like therapy in a sense.”

I am grateful to Joaquin Badajoz and The Tablet for this most favorable report – but not everything is perfect. Badajoz focuses on interest in the Latin language as the main motivating factor in the revival of the Traditional Mass – it is much, much more than that (as the people he interviewed make very clear)! Our author seems to think that the 1984 “special indult” Quattor Abhinc Annos is the governing decree authorizing the Traditional Liturgy – he mentions Ecclesia Dei only in passing and Summorum Pontificum not at all. Indeed, the procedures of the Brooklyn diocese as set forth in this article seem to be very much an indult-style regime.

But please read the article! And below, from The Tablet, is a schedule of the Latin Masses in Brooklyn and Queens.

TRADITIONAL MASSES IN THE BROOKLYN DIOCESE:

• Our Lady of Peace Church
  522 Carroll St., Brooklyn
  Every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. (Low Mass. Sung Mass on Certain Solemnities)
• St. Josaphat Church
  34-32 210th Street, Bayside
  Every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. (Sung Mass)
• Divine Mercy Parish, St. Cecilia Church
  84 Herbert St., Brooklyn
  Every Sunday at 7:00 p.m. (Low Mass. Sung Mass on 1st Sundays)
• Transfiguration-St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish, Transfiguration Church
  64-25 Perry Ave., Maspeth
  Every Sunday at 12:30 p.m. (Low Mass)
• St. Finbar Church
  138 Bay 20th St., Brooklyn
  First Sundays at 3:00 p.m. (Sung Mass)
• St. Fidelis Church
  123-06 14th Ave., College Point
  First and Third Fridays at 7:15 p.m. (Low Mass)

Thanks for the tip to Prof. Walter Petrovitz.

The following churches have scheduled traditional Masses for Ash Wednesday, February 17.

Connecticut

St. Mary Church, Norwalk, CT, 8 am low Mass, 7 pm solemn Mass.

Sts. Cyril and Methodius, Bridgeport, CT, 7:45 am low Mass, 6 pm Missa Cantata.

Sacred Heart Church, Georgetown, CT, noon

St. Joseph Church, Danbury, CT, 6 pm

St. Patrick Oratory, Waterbury, CT, 8 am and 6 pm.

St. Stanislaus Church, New Haven, CT, 5:30 pm

St. Michael the Archangel, Pawcatuck, CT, 6 pm Solemn Mass

St. Martha Church, Enfield, CT, 7:00 pm

New York

Holy Innocents, New York, NY, 8 am, 6 pm.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel, New York, NY, 7:45 am low Mass, 7:30 pm Missa Cantata

St. Josaphat Church, Bayside, Queens, 7:30 pm Missa Cantata

St. Rocco Church, Glen Cove, NY (Long Island), 7:30 pm

St. Paul the Apostle, Yonkers, NY, 12 noon

Immaculate Conception, Sleepy Hollow, NY, 7 pm low Mass.

St. Mary’s Church, Ellenville NY, 7 pm

New Jersey

Our Lady of Sorrows, Jersey City, 5 pm.

Our Lady of Fatima Chapel, Pequannock, NJ, 7 am, 9 am, 1 pm, 7 pm

St. Anthony of Padua Oratory, West Orange, NJ, 7:30 am, 9 am, 7 pm

St. Catherine Laboure, Middletown, NJ, 9 am

Corpus Christi, South River, NJ, 6:15 pm

The Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary is this Tuesday, February 2. The following churches will offer traditional Masses. Please notify us with any additions to our schedule.

Connecticut

St. Mary Church, Norwalk, CT, 8 am low Mass, 7 pm solemn Mass, Fr. Michael Novajosky, celebrant.

Sacred Heart Church, Georgetown, CT, 12 noon.

St. Joseph Church, Danbury, CT, 6 pm. CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER

Sts. Cyril and Methodius, Bridgeport, CT, 6 pm.

St. Patrick Oratory, Waterbury, CT, 8 am low Mass, 6 pm Missa Cantata.

St. Martha, Enfield, CT, 7 pm

New York

Holy Innocents Church, New York, NY, 6 pm

Our Lady of Mount Carmel, New York, NY, 7 pm, Missa Cantata. Includes blessing and distribution of candles and procession.

St. Michael’s Church, Staten Island, 7 pm, Missa Cantata

St. Josephat, Bayside (Queens), 7:30 pm

Our Holy Redeemer, Freeport, NY, 7:30 pm

St. Paul’s Church, Yonkers, NY, 7:30 pm

Holy Trinity, Poughkeepsie, NY, 7 pm, low Mass.

New Jersey

Our Lady of Sorrows, 95 Clerk St., Jersey City, 5 pm. CANCELLED