Fr. McElerhon celebrating traditional Mass at St. Adalbert Church in Enfield, CT. Traditional Mass is celebrated there every Sunday at 12:30 pm. Photo courtesy of Una Voce Hartford.

Yesterday, the Schola Cantorum of the London Oratory School sang at the evening Mass at the Church of the Holy Innocnets in New York for the Feast of St. Raphael.

Last Thursday, October 19, St. Mary’s Church, Norwalk, hosted a conference and Solemn Pontifical Mass commemorating the 10 year anniversary of the Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum.

The first speaker was His Excellency Bishop Athanasius Schneder, auxiliary bishop of Astana, Kazakhstan.

The second speaker was Father Innocent Smith, OP of St. Vincent Ferrer, New York.

After the talks, preparations were made for a Solemn Pontifical Mass of the Blessed Sacrament.

Bishop Schneider ceremonially arrived at the door of the church (accompanied by master of ceremonies John Pia)  and was greeted by pastor Fr. Richard Cipolla. He was given a crucifix to venerate.

Bishop Schneider knelt before the Blessed Sacrament at a side altar before approaching the high altar.

The Bishop is vested for Mass and sits at a faldstool before the altar.

The Bishop blesses the Deacon, Steven Genovese, in preparation for the proclamation of the Gospel.

The Bishop with Fr. Richard Cipolla,  as assistant priest.

Proclamation of the Gospel

The Sermon, delivered from the faldstool.

The offertory

After Mass, Bishop Schneider, greeted many of the congregation at an reception in the church hall.

The next morning, Bishop Schneider celebrated the 7:30 am low Mass.

His Excellency Bishop Athanasius Schneider, auxiliary bishop of Astana, Kazakhstan, arrived in the United States last night. This morning he visited Regina Pacis Academy in Norwalk, CT. He will be speaking in a conference tomorrow night at 5:30 pm at St. Mary Church, Norwalk and offering a Solemn Pontifical Mass. information

The annual parish Forty Hours Eucharistic Devotion will take place at Church of the Holy Innocents on October 27-29. Traditionally, the Eucharistic Adoration is not interrupted during this time but should go all night Friday and all night Saturday. To ensure that this devotion is carried out properly, volunteers are needed to cover all the hours of adoration, especially the night/early morning hours.

Before the schedule for the 40 Hours is finalized, those slots during the night need to be covered. If no one signs up to cover the night hours then the adoration will be interrupted Friday night and Saturday night and resume in the morning. Please commit to a specific time of adoration by signing the sign-up sheet located on the bulletin board in the vestibule.

This beautiful devotion is very rare these days, especially in its traditional form. The devotion was permanently established by Pope Clement VIII “in order that day and night the faithful might appease their Lord by prayer before the Blessed Sacrament solemnly exposed, imploring there His divine mercy.”