Please note time change for this Mass:

The Reverend Father Timothy Iannacone was ordained a priest by Bishop Frank Caggiano on Saturday June 24.  The following day, he celebrated his first Mass at St. Mary Church, Norwalk, CT.  The Mass was a Solemn Mass in the Extraordinary Form.  The Deacon of the Mass was Rev. Mr. Michael DeSaye of Visitation Parish in Brick; William Riccio served at Sub-Deacon.  Master of Ceremonies was John Pia.  Father Richard Cipolla was the assistant priest.

(above) Father Iannacone gives his first priestly blessing following his ordination at the Cathedral of St. Augustine in Bridegeport

The Rev. Doctor Edward Enright, OSA, of Merrimack College in North Andover delivered the homily.

Fr Iannacone administers Holy Communion to his parents.

Father Iannacone blesses the altar boys after Mass.

After Mass there was a large reception, during which Fr. Iannacone gave his first priestly blessings.

Father presents gifts to his parents: the stole worn by him hearing his first confession (to his father) and the manutergeum, used to dry the chrism from his hands following anointing (to mom). Both are supposed to be buried with them to show they gave a son to the priesthood.

Father introduces Father Samuel Kachuba, the pastor of St. Pius X Church in Fairfield, where he will serve as curate.

First priestly blessings

The following churches will offer the Traditional Mass for the Solemnity of Corpus Christi. Please let us know about any Masses that are not on this schedule.

Thursday, June 15

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Pontifical Shrine, 448 E. 116th St., New York, 7 pm, Solemn Mass, outdoor candlelight procession, Benediction.

Church of the Holy Innocents, New York, 6 pm, Mass and Outdoor procession.

Church of St. Vincent Ferrer, New York, 7 pm, a Dominican rite Missa Cantata followed by a Eucharistic procession to the Church of St. Catherine of Siena. The procession will be followed by a parish party at St. Catherine’s. The Schola Cantorum will sing the Missa Papae Marcelli of Palestrina.

St. Mary Church, Roslyn, NY (Long Island), 7 pm.

Our Lady of Peace Church,  Fords, N.J, 7 pm, Solemn Mass and Eucharistic Procession (the first to be celebrated at this church since Vatican II). Reception to follow. information 

St. Anthony of Padua, Jersey City, 7 pm

Sunday, June 18, External Solemnity

St. Mary Church, Norwalk, CT, Solemn Mass, 10:00 am, Procession through streets of Norwalk, Benediction, reception (bring your picnic lunch)  Note time change

St. Stanislaus Church, New Haven, Missa Cantata, 2 pm.

Church of Our Lady of Peace, Brooklyn, Solemn Mass, 9:20 AM with a Eucharistic Procession.

Immaculate Conception Church, Sleepy Hollow, NY, 3 pm, Missa Cantata, procession, Benediction, followed by convivium.

Saint Matthew’s Church, Dix Hills, NY (Long Island), 12:30 pm,  Solemn Mass in the main church with full choir.

(Photos: at top, the monstrance at the Church of St. Jean Baptiste, New York.  Below, Corpus Christi celebration at St. Mary Church, Norwalk, 2015)

Traditional Mass at Immaculate Conception Church in Sleepy Hollow, New York, for the Feast of Pentecost, celebrated by Father Richard Munkelt. Photo courtesty of Dennis DeVito

Wood relief from the reredos in St. Michael Church, Niederrotweil, Germany

Wednesday, May 31, is the feast of the Queenship of Mary. The following churches will have traditional masses.

Our Lady of Fatima Church, Jackson Heights, NY will offer a Solemn Mass for the Feast of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary at 7:30 pm, information

St. Mary’s Church in Roslyn, NY (Nassau County) , Missa Cantata, 7 pm.

St. Mary Church, Norwalk, CT. For the feast of the Queenship of Our Lady, a guest choir will be performing, St. Paul’s Choir School from Harvard Square, joining the St. Mary’s Student Schola at 6 pm.

A photo of St. Paul’s Choir, Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Fr. Leonard F. Villa offered traditional Sung Mass at his parish in Yonkers (St. Paul the Apostle) for the 100th Anniversary of the Apparition at Fatima, Portugal.  During Mass, Fr. Villa consecrated the parish to the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Photo Courtesy of Diana Yuan.

Chanting of Te Deum in thanksgiving for the 30th Anniversary of Ordination to the Priesthood of Fr. Marian Wierzchowski, SAC at the Pontifical Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, New York, May 19. Photo courtesy of Diana Yuan.

New York Purgatorial sung Requiem Mass in the Dominican Rite at St. Vincent Ferrer Church on Monday, May 22. Photo courtesy of Diana Yuan.

(above and below)  Solemn Mass, Procession, & Feast in honor of Madonna del Sacro Monte di Novi Velia at Holy Face of Jesus Monastery in Clifton, NJ, May 21.  Photos courtesy of Anthony Scillia and John Napoli.

This Thursday, May 25, is the Solemnity of the Ascension of Our Lord.  The following churches will offer traditional masses.

St. Mary Church, Norwalk, CT, 5:30 pm, Solemn Mass

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

Church of the Holy Innocents, New York, Low Mass 8 am, Missa Cantata 6 pm

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Pontifical Shrine, New York, NY, Solemn Mass, 7:30 pm.

Church of Saint Anthony, 1496 Commonwealth Avenue, Bronx, NY, Low Mass, 8:00 p.m.

St Matthew Church, Dix Hills, NY (Long Island), 10:15 am.

St. Ladislaus, Hempstead, NY, Low Mass, 9am

Immaculate Conception Church, Sleepy Hollow, NY, Low Mass, 7 pm

Our Lady of the Way at the Culinary Institute, Hyde Park, NY, 5:30 PM

St. Anthony of Padua, Jersey City, 8 pm

Our Lady of Victories, Harrington Park, NJ, 6 pm

Stained glass window in the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer, New York

“Le Musée d’Art Religieux de Fourvière” (attached to the church of Fourvière in Lyons) has been burglarized. Among the objects taken is a crown for a statue of the Virgin Mary donated in 1899 by families of Lyons. HERE is a description of the museum’s treasury

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St. Paul’s the Apostle Church on McClean Ave in Yonkers NY offers the Traditional Latin Mass at 1:30pm on 1st-3rd Sundays , and at 2:30pm on the 4th Sunday of the month. This Saturday, May 13th,  the parish will offer a Solemn High Mass at 1pm in honor of Our Lady of Fatima.