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.

Statue of the Virgin in the Unterlinden Museum, Colmar, France

Thursday, May 25, Solemnity of the Ascension,  schedule

Friday, May 26, 7:30 pm, St. Mary Church, Greenwich, CT, Solemn Mass for the Feast of St. Philip Neri

Wednesday, May 31, 7:30 pm, Our Lady of Fatima Church, Jackson Heights, NY will offer a Solemn Mass for the Feast of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary. information

Wednesday, May 31, 7pm,  Missa Cantata for the Queenship of Mary at St. Mary’s Church in Roslyn, NY (Nassau County).

Wednesday, May 31, 6 pm,  Missa Cantata, 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.

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

Our Lady of Fatima Church,  Jackson Heights, NY will offer a Solemn Mass on Wednesday, May 31 at 7:30 pm for the Feast of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

For more information, contact Brian Hilley at HilleyB@gmail.com

DIRECTIONS: TAKE THE 7, E, F, M, OR R TRAINS TO 74TH STREET – ROOSEVELT AVENUE
IN JACKSON HEIGHTS; TRANSFER TO THE Q47 BUS GOING TOWARDS LA GUARDIA AIRPORT;
GET OFF THE BUS AT 25TH AVENUE AND 79TH STREET;
THE CHURCH IS RIGHT OUTSIDE THE BUS STOP

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

We are happy to share with our readers the following press release from the St. Cecilia Society at St. Mary’s Church in Norwalk:

St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum Releases Lux Fulgebit

CD features premiere recording of William Rasar’s Mass Christe Jesu

On April 17, St. Mary’s Church in Norwalk, Connecticut and the St. Cecilia Society announced the release of Lux Fulgebit—The Mass at Dawn of Christmas Day. Performed by the St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum under the direction of David J. Hughes, organist and choirmaster of St. Mary’s Church, Lux Fulgebit features the world premiere recording of William Rasar’s Mass Christe Jesu—a magnificent 16th Century English composition.

Titled after the Introit of the Mass, Lux Fulgebit is a unique compact disc recording. From beginning to end, it typifies the sung Masses celebrated at St. Mary’s Church on Sundays and feast days. The CD features the scripture readings and chants of the Mass at Dawn of Christmas Day, with the polyphony of the Rasar Mass and motets by William Byrd, Alfonso Ferrabosco and Walter Lambe; the priest chants those parts of the Mass proper to him, such as the Collect, Epistle, Gospel and Preface.

“We are enthusiastic about the release of Lux Fulgebit,” said David Hughes. “Not only is this the first recording made by the St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum, to our knowledge it is the only William Rasar composition ever recorded. If not for the manuscript of his Mass, this gifted composer might have been lost to history. In addition, the Propers for the Mass at Dawn of Christmas Day are beautiful but not frequently recorded, and we believe they deserve a wider audience. We are thrilled to make this CD available to lovers of sacred music.”

“Pre-Reformation English composers are widely recognized as having produced extraordinary music,” said Charles Weaver, associate director of music at St. Mary’s Church and a Schola musician. “The Tallis Scholars and other ensembles, for example, have popularized music by English composers such as John Taverner and Robert Fairfax. We believe Rasar’s Mass deserves to be ranked among pieces by the great composers of this period.”

Lux Fulgebit captures the musical splendor of the traditionally-oriented life of St. Mary’s Church, internationally recognized as a beacon of liturgical renewal in the Roman Catholic Church. The St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum is the heart of the multi-faceted sacred music program that contributes to making St. Mary’s a stand-out among Catholic parishes.

“One of the most important ways of restoring beauty to the Mass is through the use of music,” said Father Richard G. Cipolla, pastor of St. Mary’s Church. “The music of the Mass must be sacred music, not merely religious music, because the Mass is the icon of the worship of God in heaven. At St. Mary’s, we offer Mass adorned with music written specifically for it by some of the greatest composers in history. Lux Fulgebit will help more people experience the beauty of Rasar’s music and the ancient and venerable Tridentine Rite.”

St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum is a professional ensemble of five talented and versatile musicians who are proficient in singing the most complex polyphony in the canon of Western sacred music: soprano Elizabeth Baber Weaver, mezzo-soprano Judith Malafronte, countertenor Terrence Fay, tenor Richard Dobbins and bass Charles Weaver. The St. Cecilia Society, chaired by Thomas B. Heckel, provides critical financial support for the Schola in order to bring to life Gregorian chant, Renaissance polyphony and the great organ repertoire.

Artfully rendered to lofty standards by accomplished musicians, Lux Fulgebit faithfully transmits to our time a priceless musical treasure from an age of great faith. This deeply inspirational recording will appeal strongly to those interested in sacred music and the transcendent liturgical traditions of the Roman Catholic Church.

The release of Lux Fulgebit will be celebrated with a festive wine and cheese reception at St. Mary’s Church, 669 West Avenue, Norwalk on Sunday, April 23 from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m., during which the Schola will perform excerpts from Rasar’s Mass.

Lux Fulgebit will be available for purchase at the reception. It can also be purchased through the St. Mary’s Church website (www.stmarynorwalk.net/cd), at the St. Mary’s Church Bookstore and through Amazon.com and iTunes. The attractively packaged CD includes the complete text of the Mass at Dawn in English and Latin, as well as an informative essay on Rasar’s Mass and the music of his period, and is available for US$20.00. To request a review copy of Lux Fulgebit, please contact Tom Heckel at 203-656-2389 or theckel51@gmail.com.

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