Last evening, a Solemn Requiem Mass was celebrated at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament in New York City. The Mass was celebrated for the repose of the soul of Alexander Klucik, tragically killed in an accident in 2010 at the age of 19. The Mass featured Mozart’s Requiem and chant, performed by the Higher Word orchestra, choir and soloists. Some 600 people filled one of the most beautiful churches in Manhattan. I applaud the organizers for making possible such a beautiful and spiritual evening!

Ash Wednesday is on February 18. The following churches will offer Traditional Masses. If you know of a church in the area that is not on our schedule, please contact us.

Connecticut

St. Mary Church, Norwalk, 8 am Low Mass; 7 pm Solemn Mass

Georgetown Oratory of the Sacred Heart, Redding, 6 pm

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

St. Patrick Oratory, Waterbury, Low Mass 12 noon, High Mass 6 pm

New York

Holy Innocents Church, New York, NY, 8 am, 6 pm

St. Josaphat Oratory, Bayside, Queens, Low Mass 7 am, High Mass 7 pm

St. Patrick Church, Glen Cove, Long Island, Low Mass 7 pm

St. Paul the Apostle, Yonkers, 12 noon

Immaculate Conception, Sleepy Hollow, 4 pm low Mass

St. Mary and St. Andrew, Ellenville, 7 pm

Sacred Heart Church, Esopus, NY, 11 am

New Jersey

Our Lady of Sorrows, Jersey City, 5 pm

Our Lady of Victories, Harrington Park, 6 pm

Our Lady of Fatima Chapel, Pequannock, 7 am, 9 am, 12 noon, 7 pm

St. Anthony of Padua Oratory, West Orange, Low Masses at 9 am and 12 noon; High Mass at 11 am

Holy Trinity, Hackensack, sung Mass 3:30, Fr. John Perricone celebrant (every Sunday at 12:30 pm)

Corpus Christi Church, South River, 6:15 pm

Shrine Church of Blessed Sacrament, Raritan, 7 pm

St. John the Baptist Church, Allentown, 7 pm

New Jersey: You are invited to a documentary screening of Foreclosing on Faith with director/producer Viktoria Somogyi and attorney Brody Hale.

3pm Sunday Feb 22

Knights of Columbus Hall

130 Main Street

Woodbridge, NJ 07095

Registration is free but required.

Register at Eventbrite.

Released in 2017, Foreclosing on Faith documents dramatic struggles that were then taking place in Cleveland, Boston, and New York which pitted faithful Catholics against bishops over church closures.

The Newark Archdiocese is presently undertaking a program of downsizing known as “We Are His Witnesses.” It will likely result in a considerable decrease in the number of Catholic parishes and churches in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, and Union counties. The aim of this presentation is to discuss the root causes of parish and church closures and to educate Catholics about the options and rights they have if they find their parish on the list when the Archdiocese of Newark releases it in the late spring or early summer of this year.

Speakers:

Co-producer and -director of Foreclosing on Faith, Viktoria Somogyi is a Hungarian journalist and economist based in Rome, Italy.

A native of Massachusetts, Brody Hale has a private law practice with a focus on nonprofit organizations, social entrepreneurship, and conservation. An expert in Canon Law, Brody has for over a decade provided assistance to groups of Catholics fighting to prevent their churches from being closed by dioceses.

Admission is free but registration is required. 

Please spread the word!

The next New York Purgatorial Society Sung Requiem Mass (Dominican Rite)will be offered on Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 7 p.m. at St. Vincent Ferrer Church, New York, NY
Fr. Leo Camurati, O.P., celebrant

Spring 2026 Schedule

• March 23rd (Monday)

• April 27th (Monday)

• May 21st (Thursday)

• June 22nd (Monday)

• July and August Masses said privately by our chaplain.

From the sponsors of this Mass:

“The Higher Word Orchestra and Choir will be playing Mozart’s Requiem in its entirety to accompany Mass celebrated in the Tridentine Rite. It is rare to hear the Requiem performed with a full orchestra and choir alongside the liturgy, as Mozart envisioned.

“Alex Klucik, who died in an accident at age 19, was a uniquely virtuous young man devoted to the Eucharist and the Rosary, and his family is launching a Catholic fraternal residence in NYC in his honor. This Requiem Mass will be an opportunity to pray for Alex’s soul and also raise awareness about his life and the legacy being built through this housing project.

“Attending the Mass is Free and open to all. You are requested to register for this event by clicking going to this website to secure your spot. Tickets to the Post-Mass reception can be purchased separately at that same link. The reception includes a full dinner and drinks.”

On February 1 a remarkable concert took place at St. Mary’s church in Norwalk CT. Performers from the Juilliard school presented 17th century music: first of Italy, then of Bohemia (at the time part of the Holy Roman Empire). Charles Weaver, the music director at St. Mary’s and a teacher at the Juilliard, led the concert and performed on the theorbo and guitar. The other performers were mainly his students:

Marisa Karchin and Elizabeth Weaver, sopranos

Lydia Becker and Ryan Cheng, baroque violins

Nathan Francisco, baroque cello

Amanda Beranek, triple harp

Highlight of the evening was a performance of the Loutna Česká (the Czech Lute) composed in 1653 by Adam Michna. It is an early song cycle of religious poetry – MIchna both wrote the text and composed the music. Only recently have all parts of the score been rediscovered. This is the second performance of the work in its restored form in the United States. It was performed in the Czech language.

Loutna Česká is an extraodinary work of baroque poetry, audacious in its bold images. The text was matched by the complexity of the music. Now Adam Michna was Catholic, and worked with the Jesuits in restoring Catholicism in Bohemia, Let us remember that in 1648, five years before the Loutna Česká appeared, the horrific Thirty Years’ War had ended. It had begun and ended in Bohemia, devastating much of the country. Prague was the capital of lands of the Bohemian crown (which included more than just Bohemia) and functioned as a kind of subordinate capital of the Habsburg domains, most of which were in turn a part of the Holy Roman Empire. Thanks to the efforts of Michna and others, the glorious age of the Bohemian Baroque -in art, architecture and music – began in those years of recovery from the trials of war. We can see its world-famous legacy even today in Prague and elsewhere in Czechia.

SAVE MOST HOLY REDEEMER invites you to a documentary screening with a talk by the director/producer, other speakers, and a panel discussion.

This event will take place at Maryhouse, 55 East 3rd Street, New York, NY on Saturday Feb. 21 from 6 to 8 pm.

Released in 2017, Foreclosing on Faith documents dramatic struggles that were then taking place in Cleveland, Boston, and New York which pitted faithful Catholics against bishops over church closures.

The event will include a screening of Foreclosing on Faith and a talk by the film’s co-producer and co-director, Viktoria Somogyi. Another speaker will be Brody Hale, a lawyer who has for more than a decade made it his personal mission to help Catholics fighting to keep their churches from being shuttered, sold, and demolished or put to profane use.

There will be a panel discussion and a question-answer opportunity.

Follow this link for more information about this event and to reserve a spot.

SAVE MOST HOLY REDEEMER is a group of parishioners and friends of Most Holy Redeemer Church on 3rd Street between Avenues A and B in the East Village of Manhattan. In August of 2025, we were told that our beautiful, 174-year old church was being closed. With the guidance of our lawyer, Brody Hale, we have petitioned Rome for redress. We are a small but dedicated group of people who are volunteering our time to save our church. For more information about Most Holy Redeemer Church and to sign our open letter to the cardinal, click here.

The funeral of Monsignor Joseph Pekar will be held at Saints Cyril and Methodius on Tuesday, February 10th at 11 a.m. This will be a Solemn Requiem Mass in the presence of Bishop Caggiano.

Burial will follow at Saint Michael’s Cemetery in Stratford. In keeping with Monsignor’s wishes, there will not be a visitation.

Following the burial, you are invited back to church for a reception in the church hall. If you will be attending please contact the church office by Friday (stscyrilandmethodius@institute-christ-king.org) so that we can get an accurate count. If you are able to help with the reception, volunteers are welcome!