Pontifical Solemn High Requiem Mass for the souls of the enrollees of the Purgatorial Society of St Andrew Avellino. Enroll your deceased loved ones at purgatorialsociety.org before the mass to receive the benefits of this and 4 Latin Requiem Masses per year. Unlimited number of souls can be enrolled.

I found I had overlooked one sad item of recent news, of special significance to those familiar with Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Visitation Monastery and its all-girls academy have closed after 169 years. The convent and school were established in Brooklyn in the 1855; at least initially the nuns taught both Catholic and Protestant girls. The monastery moved to its location in Bay Ridge after 1900. The site has over seven acres, a lake – but only two remaining nuns. For those of us with no family connections to anyone studying or teaching there, the walled Visitation compound was a mysterious presence in Bay Ridge.

The closure of Visitation Academy was announced earlier this year.

“The Diocese of Brooklyn is truly saddened by the impending loss of the presence of the Sisters of the Visitation of Holy Mary in Brooklyn.”

Parents and alumnae organized against it, but, as usual in such cases, the opposition seems to have been unsuccessful. The neighborhood feels understandably threatened by the sale of such a valuable property. Fears for the continued existence of other Catholic schools are also rising. For Visitation Academy is just one more example of the ongoing decline of Catholic education in both the Brooklyn Diocese and the Archdiocese of New York.

For more details see:

Camille, Jada, “Nun you can do about it! Visitation Academy to shut down at end of school year,” Brooklynpaper.com (2/7/2024

Youtube, “Historic all-girls Catholic school closing Brooklyn campus after 170 years,” CBS NEWS NY

For complete details and information: National Latin Mass Pilgrimage (TLMPILGRIMAGE.COM)

29th Pilgrimage for Restoration in the footsteps of the martyrs returns to Our Blessed Lady’s Shrine of the Martyrs at Auriesville, NY, September 27-29 — Friday to Sunday!

The pilgrimage, now in its 29th year, is an journey of the faithful to Our Lady’s Shrine of the Martyrs in upstate New York, at Auriesville. Here, Jesuit Father Isaac Jogues and Companions were martyred, beginning with lay-brother René Goupîl and several Native American Converts in 1642, and later layman John de LaLande and Jogues himself in 1646.

Since 1996, pilgrims walk near and along the paths the saints followed as captives of the Iroquois. Their journey was hundreds of miles over 28 days under torture. Our journey, modeled on the ancient annual Pentecost Pilgrimage to Notre-Dame de Chartres, France, is 62 miles over 3 days and, though penitential, is full of joy. Our purpose is to honor Christ Our King publicly, to pray for the restoration of His Kingship in the family and civil society, and to make reparation for sins committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Pilgrims return to pray the traditional Roman (Latin) Mass, to confess, and to receive counsel and teaching from priests of solid faith every day.

Register online at https://pilgrimage-for-restoration.org/registration/

Questions?    mail@pilgrimage-for-restoration.org    484/240-5797    http://pilgrimage-for-restoration.org/blog/

Thursday, August 15 is the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a holy day of obligation. The following churches in the area will offer the Traditional Mass.

Connecticut

St. Mary Church, Norwalk, 8 am; 7 pm

Sacred Heart Oratory, Georgetown, 6 pm Missa Cantata

Sts. Cyril and Methodius Oratory, Bridgeport, 7:45 am low Mass; 6 pm high Mass followed by outdoor Marian procession and traditional blessing of herbs

St. Patrick Oratory, Waterbury, 8 am low Mass, 6 pm High Mass followed by veneration of the relic of Blessed Michael McGivney

St. Martha Church, Enfield, 7 pm

New York

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

Our Lady of Mt Carmel, New York, NY, 7 am low Mass; 7:45 am low Mass; 9:30 am to noon, adoration of the Blessed Sacrament; 7 pm Missa Cantata

St. Josaphat, Queens (Bayside), 7 pm Missa Cantata, blessing of flowers and procession

St. Rocco Church, Glen Cove, Long Island, 7 pm Missa Cantata

St. Matthew Church, Dix Hills, Long Island, 10:30 am

St. Paul the Apostle, Yonkers, 12 noon

Annunciation Church, Crestwood, 7 pm Missa Cantata

Immaculate Conception , Sleepy Hollow, 7 pm low Mass

Sacred Heart Church, Esopus, 11:30 am

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

Holy Trinity Church, Poughkeepsie, 7 pm Missa Cantata

New Jersey

Our Lady of Sorrows, Jersey City, 5 pm Missa Cantata

St. Anthony Oratory, West Orange, 9 am, 7 pm

Shrine Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament, Raritan, 7 pm Missa Cantata.

Corpus Christi Church, South River, 7 pm Missa Cantata.

The Annual Three Hearts Pilgrimage is scheduled for October 10-12 in Oklahoma. Deadline for registration is September 29. Please see this link to register and for more information: https://www.threeheartspilgrimage.org

From the organizer’s website:

Each October, the annual Three Hearts Pilgrimage guides thousands of participants through a rigorous terrain for 35 miles over 2 days  to their destination – the Benedictine monastery, Clear Creek Abbey. 

The 2023 sacrificial walk of reparation had over 2000 pilgrims from 43 states walk a 2-day journey that culminated in a Pontifical High Mass offered by His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke. 

We welcome you to join us in 2024 and discover how one can find beauty in great sacrifice! Join us in seeking all that is Good, True, and Beautiful!

To register go to this link.