Father Dennis Perkins will be celebrating a Saturday 7 AM Traditional Mass starting January 2 every first and third Saturdays at St Michael Church, Pawcatuck, in the Diocese of Norwich, CT.

Several churches will be offering the Traditional Mass for the Feast of the Epiphany on January 6.

St. Mary Church, Norwalk, CT, 7 pm, Missa Cantata Please note that the main church will be closed on January 4 for a 3 month restoration project. This Mass and all other Masses will be offered downstairs in the St. Patrick’s Chapel during this time. Because of space constraints in the sanctuary, during this time the Sunday 9:30 traditional Mass will be a Missa Cantata instead of a Solemn Mass.

Saint Gabriel Church, Stamford, CT, 7:30 pm, Solemn Mass

Holy Innocents Church, Manhattan, 6 pm.

Please inform us if you know of a church that has scheduled a Traditional Mass for the feast of the Epiphany.

Our Lady of Guadalupe Friary in Griswold, CT will hold “A Day With Mary” on Saturday, January 16 from 9 am to 3 pm. The schedule includes the celebration of a Traditional Mass in honor of Our Lady at 11 am.

“A Day with Mary” is a beautiful day of prayer and devotion organized by the Mission of the Immaculate Mediatrix Movement (M.I.M.). It is based on the message of Our Lady of Fatima. In 1917 Our Lady requested:“Pray, pray much: make sacrifices for poor sinners; there are many souls who go to hell because there is no one who prays and does penance for them.”

The day includes a procession of Our Lady, a crowning ceremony, Rosary, exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Benediction and much more. For the full schedule and directions to the friary, go to this link.

There will be a Solemn Requiem Mass on Saturday, Jan. 2 at 11 am for the repose of the soul of John Sheehan, a parishioner who regulary attended the Traditional Mass, who was killed in a car accident last month.

There will be a Missa Cantata this Saturday, Jan. 2, 1pm, at Holy Innocents Church, Manhattan. This Mass is sponsored by the Confraternity of the Sacred Heart. The sponsors have sent us this message, “Please, make an effort to attend. The more people who attend, the greater the chances to begin to have a Mass on Sundays as well.”

From the Traditional Midnight Mass this Christmas at St. Margaret’s, Waterbury.

(Courtesy of Rodger Phillips)

Michael Pacher, Altar of St. Wolfgang, 1470-1480.

The following churches in the area have scheduled Traditional Masses for the Feast of the Circumcision, January 1. Please let us know if your church has scheduled a Traditional Mass and we will publicize it.

Connecticut

St. Mary Church, Norwalk, 5:30 pm.

St. Bridget of Kildare, Moodus, 9 am, Missa Cantata

St. Mary Church, New Britain, Missa Cantata, 2 pm.

St. Stanislaus, New Haven, Low Mass, 2 PM (Fr. John Ringley, celebrant)

New York

St. Agnes Church, Manhattan, 11 am.

Holy Innocents Church, Manhattan, 1 pm, Low Mass.

Church of the Guardian Angel, Manhattan, 6:30 pm, Missa Cantata.

Immaculate Conception Church, Sleepy Hollow, 3 pm, Low Mass.

St. Matthew Church, Dix Hills, 10:30 AM, Missa Cantata(in main church)

St. Joseph’s Church, Troy, Missa Cantata, 12 noon.

New Jersey

Holy Rosary Church, Jersey City, 10 am, Missa Cantata.

St. Anthony of Padua, West Orange, 9:00 AM Low Mass, 11:00 AM High Mass, 7:00 PM Low Mass.

Our Lady of Fatima, Pequannock, 7 am (low), 9 am (low), 11 am (high) & 5 pm (low).

The creche at St. Mary’s Norwalk.

This morning a congregation, completely filling the Church of St. Mary’s, welcomed the birth of the Saviour at the midnight Solemn Mass. A glance at our prior posting on Christmas masses, moreover, reveals that such splendid Traditional liturgies are no longer “extraordinary” at least in the greater New York area. And I do not believe that list is exhaustive. We welcome receiving any pictures or reports of these other masses.

We wish all our readers Merry Christmas and we will be posting on the masses on January 1 shortly.

The Mass was preceded by a musical program followed by a procession concluding with the placing of the Christ Child above the tabernacle.

The reading of the gospel: “In illo tempore, exiit edictum a Caesare Augusto….”

Tradionalism seems on a roll at, of all places, the New York Times. We link to an article on reactions to ongoing clerical abuse scandals. The photograph is of last Sunday’s Solemn Mass (Gaudete Sunday). (The vestments were provided by the Society).

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/21/nyregion/21diocese.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&ref=nyregion

The following churches in the area will offer the Traditional Mass for the feast of Christmas this year.

Connecticut

St. Mary Church, Norwalk, Solemn High Midnight Mass; Christmas morning Mass at 9:30.

Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church , Bridgeport, 10:15 A.M. Msgr. Joseph Pekar.

St. Stanislaus Church, New Haven, High Mass at 2:00 pm to be celebrated the Rev. Stanley Miekina, C.M. Music will include the Vatican Edition Mass VIII (“Missa de Angelis”) the hymns “Jesu Redemptor omnium” and “A solis ortus,” and the Gregorian chant propers.

St. Bridget of Kildare Church, Moodus, Missa Cantata, 10:30 am.

St. Margaret Church, 289 Willow Street, Waterbury, Midnight Mass, Celebrant: Rev. Robert Villa, (203) 754-6101.

New York

Holy Innocents Church, Manhattan, Midnight Mass, Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, celebrant.

Church of Our Saviour, Manhattan, Missa Cantata, 10 am.

St. Agnes Church, Manhattan, 11 am.

Our Lady of Peace, Brooklyn, 11 am.

Immaculate Conception Church, Sleepy Hollow, Missa Cantata, 3 pm. Directions: www.unavocewestchester.org

New Jersey

Holy Rosary Church, Jersey City, Solemn High Midnight Mass. Beginning at 11:15pm on Christmas Eve, there will be a musical prelude. The Mass will begin at midnight and will include the choral setting of Schubert’s Mass in G with string accompaniment, motets by Herbeck and Victoria as well as Gregorian chant. 344 Sixth Street,Jersey City, NJ 07302, (201)795-0120.

St. Anthony of Padua Church, West Orange, Dec. 24, 10:30 PM Traditional Christmas Carols, 11:00 PM Solemn High Mass (First Mass of Christmas), Dec. 25, 7:30 AM Low Mass (Second Mass of Christmas),9:00 AM Low Mass (Second Mass of Christmas), 11:00 AM High Mass (Third Mass of Christmas)

Our Lady of Fatima, Pequannock, Sung Midnight Mass 7:00 AM – low; 9:00 AM – low; and 11:00 AM- Solemn High.

If you know of any other churches in the area that are offering the Traditional Mass for Christmas or the Octave Day of Christmas, please let us know. We will add it to our list.