For the feast of Candlemas, February 2: mass, blessing of the candles and procession at the historic church of the Transfiguration on Mott Street.
3 Feb
2023
For the feast of Candlemas, February 2: mass, blessing of the candles and procession at the historic church of the Transfiguration on Mott Street.
21 Jan
2023
The feast of St. Agnes is January 21. The complex of ancient Christian buildings erected around her tomb from the time of Constantine to the 7th century is one of the most impressive sights in Rome.
(Above) The interior of the basilica. The columns were all taken from earlier Roman buildings. Note how those closest to the apse are of more splendid stone.
See Macadam, Alta (with Annabel Barber), Blue Guide Rome at 490-492(Somerset Books, London, Tenth Edition, 2010)
13 Dec
2022
Reliquary in the Cathedral of Syracuse, Italy – her home town.
(Above and below) Closer to home, the epic neo-baroque decoration of the Church of St. Lucy, Newark, NJ.
(For even more images from St. Lucy’s Church, see our report.)
(Above and below) Finally, tragically, two statues from the now-shuttered parish of St. Lucy in East Harlem (photos from 2014).
8 Dec
2022
The library of the once famous French Oratorian school of Juilly, closed in 2012. Now a monument to Catholic intellectual decline.
Courtesy of Le Forum Catholique (posted by JVJ).
4 Dec
2022
Today at the altar of Our Lady at the Church of St Cyril and Methodius, Bridgeport, CT. See our post : Novena of the Immaculate Conception in Bridgeport and Waterbury.
8 Sep
2022
In honor of the Nativity of Our Lady, the students, faculty and parents attended a Solemn Mass today to mark the opening of the school year. 13 students expertly served as acolytes. Following the Mass the teachers, administrators and trustees recited a profession of Faith and oath of fidelity to the Church. New students were invested in the Brown Scapular. The Society of St. Hugh of Cluny sponsored this Mass.
23 Jun
2022
At St. Mary’s Church in Norwalk, CT, the feast of Corpus Christi has been celebrated with great flourish in the Traditional Rite since promulgation of Summorum Pontificum–excepting that one year—the Covid year. Those of you who love this parish, enjoy these pictures.
17 Apr
2022
The Easter Vigil at St. Mary’s Church, Norwalk, CT.
17 Apr
2022
17 Apr
2022
The Easter Vigil at St. Mary’s Church, Norwalk, CT, Part I. (Descriptions courtesy of John Pia)