On Thursday, December 5, at 6:00 PM, the Society of St. Hugh of Cluny will be sponsoring a Solemn High Mass – with orchestral music – at the magnificent church of the Most Holy Redeemer at 173 E 3rd St, New York.  

The music will include Joseph Haydn’s Nikolaimesse (“Nicholas Mass” —likely first performed on St. Nicholas’s Day, December 6, 1772).

The celebrant will be the pastor of Most Holy Redeemer, Fr. William Elder.   Mr. James Wetzel will direct the music.

The Mass will be on the eve of the Feast of St. Nicholas, and also will be an occasion to reflect on the German community that once flourished in this neighborhood. For, in the past. Most Holy Redeemer and the nearby, regrettably destroyed archdiocesan parish of St. Nicholas served primarily German congregations. 
We hope you can attend this festive Mass, which will conclude with a reception featuring special guests!

The mass will be followed by a reception with seasonal refreshments. I hear that we should expect two special guests. One we know well:

And his sidekick too:

A Solemn High Mass will be offered at St. Mary Church, Greenwich, CT, on Friday, November 22 at 7:30 to celebrate the Feast of St Cecilia.
Looking ahead, St. Mary’s will offer a Rorate Mass in honor of Our Lady during Advent on Saturday, December 14th at 6:30 in the morning.

This Friday, November 1 is All Saints Day, a holy day of obligation. November 2 is All Souls Day. We have posted a schedule of traditional Masses: Link

It’s off the record, on the QT, and very hush-hush… our coverage of the visit of Bishop Athanasius Schneider to Providence, Rhode Island to ordain a priest for the Fraternity of St Peter today.

Friday, November 1 is All Saints Day, a holy day of obligation. Saturday, November 2 is All Souls Day. The following churches will offer Traditional Masses.

All Saints Day, Friday, November 1

Connecticut

St. Mary Church, Norwalk, CT, Low Mass at 8 am, Solemn Mass at 6 pm.

St. Pius X, Fairfield, CT, 7:30 pm, Missa Cantata.

St. Augustine Cathedral, Bridgeport, 6 pm high Mass.

St. Patrick Church, Bridgeport, 7 am low Mass

Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church, Bridgeport, Low Mass at 7:45 am, Solemn Mass at 6 pm.

St. Stanislaus Church, New Haven, 5:30 pm, low Mass.

St. Patrick Church, Waterbury, CT , 8 am low Mass and 7 pm high Mass.

St. Martha Church, Enfield, CT, 7 pm

St. Francis Church, New Britain, CT, 7 pm

New York

Holy Innocents Church, New York, NY, 6 pm.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Shrine, 448 E. 116th St., New York, NY, Low Mass at 7:45 am; Missa Cantata at 7 pm followed by a procession, litany of the saints and veneration of the relics of the saints.

Immaculate Conception, Sleepy Hollow, NY, 7 pm.

St. Paul Church, Yonkers, NY, noon.

Annunciation Church, Yonkers (Crestwood section), NY, 6:45 am.

Our Lady of the Way Chapel at the Culinary Institute, Hyde Park, NY, 10 am.

St. Matthew Church, Dix Hill, NY (Long Island), 10:30 am

St. Josaphat Church, Bayside, Queens, 7:30 pm followed by compline and adoration.

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

New Jersey

St. Joseph’s Church, 511 Pavonia Avenue, Jersey City (parking lot on Magnolia Ave.), Missa Cantata, 7 pm

Our Lady of Fatima Chapel,  Pequannock, NJ,  7 am, 8 am, noon, 7 pm

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

St. Catherine Laboure,  Middletown, NJ  9 am.

Shrine Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament,  Raritan, NJ  5 pm

Corpus Christi Church,  South River, NJ,  7 pm.  Father Damian Breen’s first Missa Cantata

Mater  Ecclesiae,  Berlin, NJ,  8 am and 7:30 pm.

St. John’s the Baptist, Allentown, NJ, Solemn Mass at 7pm with a good reception to follow.

All Souls Day, Saturday, November 2

Connecticut

St. Mary Church, Norwalk, CT, 9 am

Pius X Church, Fairfield, CT, 10 am Missa Cantata, 12:30 pm, Missa Cantata.

St. Augustine Cathedral, Bridgeport, CT, Solemn Requiem Mass, 2:15. (there is also a one-day silent retreat led by Fr. Michael Novajoskey, 8:30 am to 3:30 pm, $25, see flyer below to register)

Sts. Cyril and Methodius, Bridgeport, CT, Low Mass at 7:45 am, Solemn Mass at 10:15 am.

St. Stanislaus Church, New Haven, 11 am, Solemn Requiem Mass.

St. Patirck Church, Waterbury, CT, 8 am low Mass followed by a consecutive low Mass; 10:30 am requiem high Mass.

St. Francis Church, New Britain, CT, Missa Cantata, 1 pm.

St. Martha Church, Enfield, CT, Low Requiem Mass, 9 am

New York

Holy Innocents Church, New York, NY, 1 pm

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Shrine, 448 E. 116th St, New York, NY, Requiem Missa Cantata, 9 am.

St. Josaphat Church, Bayside, Queens, 9:15 am

Discalced Carmeline Nuns of Brooklyn, 3 pm.

Immaculate Conception, Sleepy Hollow, NY., 11 am

St. Paul Church, Yonkers, NY, noon.

Annunciation Church, Yonkers, NY (Crestwood section), 9 am

Our Lady of the Way Chapel at the Culinary Institute, Hyde Park, NY, 10 am.

St. Joseph Church, Middletown, NY, Solemn Mass, 12 noon, followed by a procession through the parish cemetery

Sacred Heart of Jesus, 33 Water St., Albany, NY, 8 am

New Jersey

Assumption All Saints Church, 344 Pacific Ave., Jersey City, 12 noon. Parking lot adjacent to the church.

St. Anthony of Padua Oratory,  West Orange, NJ,  9 am

St. Catherine Laboure,  Middletown, NJ  9 am.

Shrine Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament,  Raritan, NJ  11 am.

Corpus Christi Church,  South River, NJ,  Noon.

Mater Ecclesiae, Berlin, NJ,  8 am.

St. John the Baptist, Allentown, NJ, Solemn Requiem Mass, 10 am.