At St. Mary Church in Greenwich, CT: “On Friday, September 29th we will celebrate Vespers using the older form of the Breviary for the Feast of Saint Michael at 7:30 in the evening. Vespers will be followed by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.”

We received this message from Fr. Matthew Reiman:

“I would like to inform you that a solemn high Traditional Latin Mass will be offered at the Church of Saint Francis Xavier in the Bronx on the Feast of Saint Michael the Archangel, September 29th, at 7 PM. The celebrant will be Father Matthew Reiman, curate at the parish.

“This is the first Traditional Mass at Saint Francis since the council. The Church is located at 1703 Lurting Avenue in the Bronx. Any publicity that can be given for this event would be very helpful. I have hopes that this will become a regular part of our parish life.”

A Traditional Mass is celebrated every Sunday at Blessed Sacrament Shrine in Raritan, NJ at 11 am.

On Friday, August 25, 2017, there will be the 4th Prayer Vigil Rally for Persecuted Christians and Minorities around the world.

We will celebrate Holy Mass (Extraordinary Form) beginning at 6 PM at Holy Innocents Church on West 37th Street and Broadway.

After Mass, we will gather at the main doors of the Church to prepare our signs, Rosaries, prayer books, candles and Icons, Relic of the True Cross and Canopy.  At 7:30 PM, we will begin the Procession to Herald Square, West 34th Street and Broadway, where we will pray the Holy Rosary.  We will then continue the Procession to Times Square, West 44th Street and Broadway where we will pray the Chaplet to Saint Michael.  The Procession will conclude in front of Holy Innocents Church with the praying of the Litany for Persecuted Christians and the Blessing with the Relic of the True Cross.

Route of the Procession

East on West 37th Street
South on Broadway
Prayer at Herald Square
West 34th Street and Broadway
West on West 34th Street
North on 7th Avenue
West on West 42nd Street
North on Broadway
Prayer at Times Square
West 44th Street and Broadway
South on Broadway
West on West 37th Street

Saturday, July 22, 2017 was the 6th Annual Traditional Mass Pilgrimage at Mt. Carmel, NYC. A few photos:

Fr. Matthew McNeely, FSSP, was the Celebrant. Fr. Karl Marsolle, FSSP, served as Deacon. Fr. McNeely and Fr. Marsolle belong to the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter and are from Our Lady of Fatima Chapel in Pequannock, NJ.

Before the Solemn High Mass, there was Confession and a talk on the Blessed Virgin Mary by Fr. Christopher Salvatori, SAC. After Benediction, there was veneration of the relics of St. Vincent Pallotti and St. Helen of Laurino. There was also investiture in the Brown Scapular by the Pallottine Fathers of Mt. Carmel.

(thanks to Diana Yuan for the photos and report)

Last year we posted an extensive table of data about the New York Archdiocese compiled by a friend of the blog, from whom we have recently received an updated spreadsheet with the 2016 figures. We distill a few of the trends in this chart: