The Feast of St. Joseph, celebrated at Sts. Cyril and Methodius Oratory, Bridgeport, CT. Photo from the Oratory’s Facebook page. (above)

The Feast of St. Joseph, celebrated at Holy Innocents Church, New York. Photos courtesy of Arrys Ortanez. (below)

The Feast of St. Joseph celebrated at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Newark. Photos courtesy of “At the Table with Tony” Facebook page. (below)

The Feast of St. Joseph celebrated at the Pontifical Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, New York. Photos courtesy of Teddy Thongratnachat. (below)

Just out! The brothers of the St. Benedict Center have put together a beautiful video of highlights of the Solemn Pontifical Mass of the Lepanto Conference, which took place on Saturday, Feb. 16 at St. Vincent Ferrer Church, New York.  Most Reverend James Massa, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn was the celebrant. 

Tuesday, March 19 is the the Feast of St. Joseph. The following churches will offer the traditional Mass.

St. Mary Church, Norwalk, CT, 8 am

St. Pius X, Fairfield, CT, 7 pm. Bring your bread and all religious articles to be blessed after Mass.

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

St. Patrick Church, Bridgeport, CT, low Mass, 7 am.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel, New York, Missa Cantata, 7:30 PM – followed by the blessing of St. Joseph’s table. We invite you to bring food to be donated to the poor, refreshments to be shared and any Statues, icons and images of St. Joseph you would like to be blessed. Food may be left in the Sacristy during Church hours and or the Rectory during office hours.

Holy Innocents Church, New York, Missa Cantata, 6 pm. St. Joseph’s Table after Mass in the parish hall.

Also at Holy Innocents: A triduum of prayers in honor of St . Joseph in preparation for his feast will be held as follows: Saturday, March 16 following the 1:00 pm Mass; Sunday, March 17 during Benediction following Vespers at 2:30 p.m.; and Monday, March 18 following the 6:00 pm Mass. 

St. Patrick’s Stone Church, 188 Church Place, Yorktown Heights, NY, Solemn Mass, 7 pm. Confession available 6-7 pm, Mass will be preceded by a brief reflection by Fr. John Wilson, “How to pary with the Traditional Mass.” Refreshments to follow.

St. Paul the Apostle, Yonkers, NY, Missa Cantata, 12 noon.

Our Lady of Mt Carmel, 259 Oliver St. Newark, NJ, Solemn Mass, 7 pm. Rev. Msgr. Joseph Ambrosio, celebrant. Choral music of Refice, Faure and Liszt (Refice Mass in Honor of St Joseph, Faure’s Cantique de Jean Racine, Liszt Domine Salvum Fac Regem). Ample and secure parking. After mass there will be a traditional St Joseph’s Table with meatless food and traditional Sicilian and Neapolitan St Joseph’s Zeopples. All are welcome, no tickets are required but do call the rectory so that there is enough food 973-589-2090.

Monday, March 25, is the Feast of the Annunciation. The following churches will offer the Traditional Mass:

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

St. Mary Church, Greenwich, CT, Solemn Mass, 7:30 pm

Sts. Cyril and Methodius Oratory, Bridgeport, CT, Solemn Mass, 6 pm.

St. Jerome Church, New Britain, CT, Solemn Mass, 7 pm, Fr. Peter Langevin, Chancellor of the Diocese of Norwich, celebrant.

St. Lawrence Church, Shelton, CT, 5:30 pm.

Pontifical Shrine of Our Lady of Mt Carmel, NY, Missa Cantata, 7 pm.

St. Josaphat Church, Bayside, Queens, NY, Missa Canata, 7:30 pm

St. Helen Church, 157-10 83rd St., Howard Beach, NY, Solemn Mass, 7:30 pm

St. Paul the Apostle, Yonkers, NY, Missa Cantata, 12 noon.

Our Lady of the Sign Chapel at St. Paul the Apostle Church Convent, 14 Greenville Ave., Jersey City, 7 pm

Our Lady of Fatima Chapel, Pequannock, NJ, 7 am and 8 am.

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

Church of St. Catherine Laboure, Middletown, NJ, noon

Mater Ecclesia, Berlin, NJ 8 am.

We ask your prayers for the repose of the soul of Father Thomas Kallumady, who passed away on March 9. Fr. Kallumady instituted the return of the Traditional Mass at Holy Innocents Church, New York, while he was pastor there. Se below for information about his funeral Mass (novus ordo) :

A Solemn Mass will be celebrated at St. John the Evangelist Basilica in Stamford on Friday, March 8 at 7 pm to pray for the underground Catholic Church in China. The Mass is on the occasion of the 19th anniversary of the death of Ignatius Cardinal Kung.

The celebrant will be Fr. Cyprian La Pastina, pastor of St. Mary Church, Greenwich. David Hughes will lead the Viri Galilaei men’s chant choir.

The Catholic Church has been persecuted in China for 70 years. Persecution has intensified since the signing of the provisional Vatican-China agreement in October, 2018.

This Mass is sponsored by the Cardinal Kung Foundation. http://www.cardinalkungfoundation.org

There will be a Solemn Mass for the Feast of the Annunciation at St. Mary’s Church, Greenwich, CT in March 25 at 7:30 pm.