On Friday, July 26, at 7 PM, the Society of St Hugh of Cluny and Immaculate Conception parish will be sponsoring a Solemn High Mass for the feast of St Ann. The music will be directed by James Wetzel; refreshments will follow. the parish is located at 414 East 14th Street, New York.

Immaculate Conception is a historic church which was formerly an affiliate of Grace church prior to its purchase by the archdiocese of New York. The old parish of St. Ann was absorbed into Immaculate Conception after it was so tragically closed. In its last years it was the Armenian Catholic cathedral. It also was a national shrine of St Ann – as visitors may recall being proudly displayed on a lamp over an elaborate metal railing. (New York City still has a second shrine to St. Ann(e) at the church of St Jean Baptiste)

It also was the scene of the first officially approved Traditional Mass celebrated in the Archdiocese of New York since the Vatican Council. The time of the mass was maliciously set in the early afternoon on Saturday; that first Mass was cancelled by the Archdiocese on the day it was to be celebrated. But the Latin Mass did indeed resume at St Ann’s shortly thereafter and continued for many years. We know of priests and laymen involved in the Traditional Mass movement today who had their first experience of the Traditional Mass there.

We hope all of you can make it!

Fr. Damian Breen will offer the traditional Mass at Corpus Christi Church, 100 James St., South River, NJ, beginning this Friday, June 28 at 7 pm for the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Here is the traditional Mass schedule:

1. Every Wednesday, Low Mass at 6:15pm.  Confessions will be heard from 5-5:30pm.  Novena to Holy Spirit at 5:45pm.  (The Last Wednesday of the month will offer Communal anointing of the Sick at 5:45pm prior to Mass).  
2. Every First Friday (barring a national holiday), Low Mass at 7pm, Exposition at 3pm until 6:45pm for Benediction.  Confessions heard from 6pm to 6:30pm
3. Every First Saturday, Low Mass, 12noon.  Confessions heard from 11-11:30am.

This newly scheduled location for the traditional Mass is a grassroots lay initiative. Earlier this year, via word of mouth and forwarded emails, various donors funded Fr. Breens’s trip to Nebraska to learn the Latin Mass at the FSSP seminary, as well as to purchase vestments and liturgical books. 

This Friday, June 28, is the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The following churches will offer the Traditional Mass.

St. Mary Church, Norwalk, CT, 8 am, low Mass

St. Mary Church, Greenwich, CT, 7:30 pm, Solemn Mass

St. Patrick Church, Bridgeport, CT, 7 am.

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

St. Martha Church, Enfield, CT, 7 pm

Church of the Holy Innocents, New York, 6 pm, high Mass followed by a holy hour of reparation, a eucharistic procession and benediction.

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

St. Stephen Church, 141 Washington Ave., Kearny, NJ, 7:00 pm, Solemn Mass

Corpus Christi Church, 100 James Street, South River, NJ, 7 pm. New Central Jersey Location! First public low Mass offered by Fr. Damien Breen, Pastor. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament @ 3 pm, Confessions at 6 pm and Low Mass at 7 pm. All are welcome! Thank you to all who contributed to Fr. Breen’s training and vestments.

St. Catherine Laboure, Middletown, NJ, noon, low Mass.

St. John the Baptist, Allentown, NJ, 7 pm, Solemn Mass.

We received the following message from Mary Lawlor, who helps organize the Traditional Mass in Jersey City:

“Yesterday’s severe rainstorms caused a flooding problem in the chapel making it unusable.  

“As a result, Fr. Thomas permitted the use of the main church for our Corpus Christi Mass.  It was an historic event, as it was probably the first time the Traditional Latin Mass had been celebrated at the high altar in at least 50 years.  We are very grateful to Fr. Thomas for his kindness and support.
“However, due to the conditions in the chapel and having no other available location for a morning Mass, we regret that we have to cancel the 9:15 am Mass at St. Paul’s Chapel this coming Sunday, June 23.
“We will keep you informed about next Sunday’s Mass and of the progress in the repair to the chapel.  
“Please pray that repairs are completed this week and continue praying the Memorare asking Our Lady for her help in finding a permanent home for the Mass and our community.”

This Sunday, June 23, the following churches will celebrate traditional Masses on the external solemnity of Corpus Christi.

St. Mary Church, Norwalk, CT, 9:30 am, Solemn Mass followed by an outdoor procession and benediction. A festive reception follows in the church hall.

Immaculate Conception, Sleepy Hollow, NY, 3 pm, Missa Cantata followed by a procession and benediction.

Shrine Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament, Raritan, NJ, 11 am followed by an outdoor Eucharistic procession.

A Solemn Mass for the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus will be celebrated on Friday, June 28 at 7:30 pm at St. Mary Church, Greenwich, CT.

Here is a list of Traditional Masses for this Feast in the CT/NY/NJ area. If there are others of which we are currently aware, please let us know and we’ll update the post. Note that a rare traditional Mass in the Carmelite Rite will be offered in Troy, NY!

St. Mary Church, Greenwich, CT. Tuesday, July 16th at 7:30 pm

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Pontifical Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, 448 E. 116th St., New York City. Various events: see flyer below

Holy Innocents, New York City. Tuesday, July 16th, 6:00 pm

St. Rocco Church, Glen Cove, NY (Long Island) Tuesday, July 16th at 7pm

St. Joseph Church, 416 Third St., Troy, NY. Tuesday, July 16th at 5:30 pm, Low Mass in the Carmelite Rite (traditional).

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Poughkeepsie, NY, 7:30 pm, Solemn Mass

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Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Newark, NJ. Various events: see flyer below

Our Lady of Fatima Chapel, Pequannock, NJ. Missa Cantata on July 16th, 7:00 pm

St. Dominic Church, Brick, NJ, July 16, 7:00 pm

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A little further afield, there will be a Solemn Pontifical Mass on the Feast day at 5:00 pm at the Carmelite Monastery in Elysburg, Pennsylvania. Bishop Waltersheid is the celebrant.