Photos of New Years Day Mass in the Extraordinary Form at St. Agnes Church in Manhattan,
Father Joseph Koterski, SJ – celebrant. Photos by Arrys Ortanez.

This Sunday, January 5, at St. Mary’s Church, Norwalk, Ct., the Most Reverend Frank J. Caggiano, Bishop of the Diocese of Bridgeport,  will be presiding at the 9:30 am Extraordinary Form Mass, which will be a High Mass before a Greater Prelate (coram episcopo).   During the Mass the renovations of the church will be blessed.  The Mass to be celebrated will be the Feast of the Epiphany.  Clergy are asked to attend in choir dress of cassock and surplice.

 Afterwards everyone is invited to a reception in the church hall, with an opportunity to greet the bishop.  

(Photo from the Church of the Holy Innocents, Manhattan)

St. Gabriel Church in Stamford, CT will be offering a Solemn Mass in the Extraordinary Form for the Feast of the Epiphany on Monday, January 6 at 7:30 pm.  Refreshments will follow in the parish meeting room.

The following churches will be offering the Traditional Mass on January 1, the Octave of Christmas.

St. Mary Church, Norwalk, CT,   5:30 pm, Solemn Mass

St. Stanislaus Church, New Haven, CT,  Low Mass, 2 pm

St. Martha Church, Enfield, CT,  12 Noon

Holy Innocents Church, New York, NY, Solemn Mass, 1 PM
( Followed by singing of Veni Creator Spiritus – plenary indulgence may be gained)

Church of St. Agnes, New York, NY,  High Mass: 11:00 AM (with Schola Cantorum)

St. Anthony`s Church,  1776 Mansion Street,  Bronx, NY  8:30 a.m., Low mass

Immaculate Conception Church, Sleepy Hollow, NY,   Low Mass, 3 pm

Traditional 3rd Mass on Christmas Day. Pictures taken by Mr. Arrys Ortanez

SOURCE: TRADITIONAL CATHOLICISM

Some photos from the Christmas Day Mass at Immaculate Conception Church in Sleepy Hollow, Fr. Richard Munkelt, Celebrant. Photos courtesy of Jim Morlino.

More and more Catholic properties hit the market. Now it is the former school of the parish of Old St. Patrick’s cathedral. In the 1980’s it was apparent to the outside observer that this school shared the post-Conciliar decadence of so many other Catholic institutions. In 2010,after various vicissitudes, it closed with 129 pupils. Now the building is on the market for $29 million.

It is indeed a splendid building in a magnificent setting. It was erected in 1825 as an orphanage, after a fund raising concert in the cathedral featuring the soon-to-be-world-famous Maria Malibran. A few decades later, one of the first parochial schools in New York moved into the building. Now after nearly 190 years of Catholic use, this magnificent relic of glorious past is up for sale.

See the New York Daily News Article.

We at the Society of St Hugh of Cluny wish all our members, friends and readers a blessed and merry Christmas.

The Midnight Mass of Christmas…in the newly redecorated church of St. Mary, Norwalk.

Mr David Hughes directed the music – including the “Messe Solennelle” of Louis Vierne.

Fr. Greg Markey, pastor of St. Mary’s, was the celebrant. Mr. Steve Genovese was deacon: Fr. Richard Cipolla was subdeacon.

At 9:30 in the morning, the third mass for Christmas (below).

“In Principio erat Verbum…” Steve Genovese was deacon, Bill Riccio subdeacon. FR. Richard Cipolla was celebrant.

Music, performed the schola of St. Mary’s, included the Missa O Magnum Mysterium by Palestrina and the motet Verbum Caro Factum est by John Sheppard.

(Requested by our friends at St. Columba parish)

ST. COLUMBA EN LA RADIO

Desde el 19 de diciembre todos los jueves la comunidad hispana de San Columba coauspicia un programa de radio. A través del mismo queremos llegar a toda nuestra comunidad, en especial a los privados de libertad, los enfermos, los emigrantes solos y toda persona que busca a Dios. Sintonícenos todos los jueves a las 9 de la noche por WPAT-930AM o también por el internet donde quiera se encuentre en http://www.descubriendoelsiglo21.com/programaderadio.html#.UrJpPNJDuSp. El Padre Tomás del Valle dirige el programa y lo produce Descubriendo el Siglo XXI. Para más información favor de llamar al 212 244 4778, la oficina del Padre Tomás. http://www.descubriendoelsiglo21.com ; www.radiosiglo21.blogspot.com