Last Monday Professor Roberto de Mattei addressed issues of the papacy in a lecture at St. Mary’s church. Prof. de Mattei carefully laid out the theological basis of the papacy and pointed out how the lack of understanding of this framework has led to the crisis of papal government we are facing today. The text of Professor de Mattei’s address can be found HERE on the Rorate Caeli blog. Afterwards discussions continued at a lively reception. The lecture and reception were preceded by a beautiful solemn mass which included rare orchestral sacred music of the Mexican baroque as well as works by Monteverdi and others.

We at the Society of St Hugh of Cluny are grateful for Prof de Mattei’s visit and the response it generated. We hope to be able to announce several new events of this kind shortly!

A Requiem Mass (Missa Cantata) was celebrated today at St. Mary Church, Norwalk, for the repose of the soul of Msgr. Ignacio Barreiro, who died one year ago.

A Solemn Requiem Mass will be celebrated for the repose of the soul of Msgr. Ignacio Barreiro at St. Mary Church, Norwalk, CT on Saturday, April 14 at 9 am.  Msgr. Barreiro died one year ago, on Holy Thursday, April 13, 2017.  His last assignment was curate at St. Mary’s Church.

The first annual Lepanto Conference will be hosted by the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Waterbury, Connecticut, where several hundred Catholic high schoolers, college students, and young professionals from all over the East Coast are expected to attend. Three guest speakers will explore this year’s theme, A Sign of Contradiction: Catholic Identity in the Modern World, after which we will celebrate a Solemn High Mass in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite upstairs in the basilica. Lunch will follow the Mass, where attendees will have the opportunity to meet other young Catholics.

For further information, contact Bradley Morley,   bradleymorley4@gmail.com

This Monday, April 9, is the Feast of the Annunciation.  The following churches will have traditional Masses:

Saint Mary Church, Norwalk, CT, low Mass at 7:30 am; Solemn Mass at 6 pm featuring music of Monteverdi, Billoni, Biber and Torres.

Lecture at 7:30 to follow Mass, “Tu es Petrus: True Devotion to the Chair of St. Peter” by Roberto de Mattei.

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

Our Lady of Fatima Church, East Elmhurst, NY, Solemn Mass, 6 pm.

St. Mary Church, Roslyn, NY, 7 pm.

Annunciation statue group in western portal of  Amiens Cathedral, France.

The Society of St Hugh of Cluny and the parish of St Mary, Norwalk will be sponsoring a lecture by Prof. Roberto de Mattei on Monday, April 9 at the church of St Mary, Norwalk, CT. The title of Prof. de Mattei’s presentation is:

Tu es Petrus: True Devotion to the Chair of St. Peter

The lecture will follow a festive orchestral Mass in honor of the Feast of the Annunciation. The music will include works by Billoni, Monteverdi, Torres and Biber.

Solemn High Mass for the Feast of the Annunciation: 6:00 PM
Lecture by Prof. de Mattei: 7:30 PM

A Reception will follow.

All are welcome – no charge!

In this presentation  Prof. de Mattei will discuss  the Papacy as established by Christ, the real “authentic magisterium,” the Pope’s authority, the errors of Papalotry, and what must be our reception and reaction to the present Pontificate.

Prof.. de Mattei is a well-known historian, professor and writer. The president of the Fondazione Lepanto (Lepanto Foundation), de Mattei also directs the Radici Cristiane (Christian Roots) magazine and the Corrispondenza Romana (Roman Correspondence) news agency. Dr. de Mattei is also one of the organizers of the Marcia per la Vita (March for Life) held in Rome, the largest annual pro-life event in Europe. The author of many books, he has gained fame in the English-speaking world for The Second Vatican Council – An Unwritten Story, Blessed Pius IX, and Holy War, Just War. A professor at several Roman universities, Dr. de Mattei has also spoken at international conferences such as those held by Angelus Press and the Rome Life Forum.

See also Here (in Italian)

Palm Sunday at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, New York. Photos provided by Teddy Thongratnachat.

Office of Tenebrae at Church of the Holy Innocents. Photos by Diana Yuan

Office of Tenebrae at St. Anthony of Padua Church, Jersey City. Photos by Mark Anthony

Holy Thursday Altar of Repose, St. Anthony of Padua Oratory, West Orange, NJ

Holy Thursday at Sacred Heart Church, Albany.  Photo from Extraordinary Form in the Albany Diocese Facebook page.

Holy Thursday at St. Joseph Church, Troy, NY .  Photo from Extraordinary Form in the Albany Diocese Facebook page.

Good Friday at Church of the Holy Innocents, New York.

Good Friday at Sacred Heart Church, Albany.  Photo from Extraordinary Form in the Albany Diocese Facebook page.

Good Friday at St. Joseph Church, Troy, NY. Photo from Extraordinary Form in the Albany Diocese Facebook page.

Easter Sunday at Immaculate Conception Church, Sleepy Hollow, NY. Photos by Ann Whelan.

Easter Sunday at Sacred Heart Church, Albany. Photo from Extraordinary Form in the Albany Diocese Facebook page.