All Souls' Day at Our Lady of Lourdes, Overbrook

Here are some photos from the All Souls Requiem Mass, in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Overbrook. (Some of the photos are a slightly blurry since I was sitting at the back.) The celebrant was the pastor, Fr. James W. Mayer, O. de M.

All Saints' Day at St. Paul's Church, Christian Street

Photographs courtesy of Mr. Thomas Rudolph:




The celebrant and preacher was Fr. Kevin McGoldrick of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Wolf Street in South Philadelphia; the deacon of the Mass was Fr. Gerald Carey, pastor of St. Paul's Church; and the sub-deacon was Friar David Spencer, O. de M. of the Monastery of Our Lady of Mercy and Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Overbrook. The High Mass vestment set used the previous week was borrowed again.

Photos from Philadelphia's First Weekly High Mass in the EF

Photographs courtesy of Mr. James Capaldi and Mr. Thomas Rudolph (you can click on the photos to see a larger version):

Weekly High Mass in Philadelphia

Beginning on October 25, St. Paul's Church, Christian Street will begin having a weekly Latin Mass in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite. The parish is located in South Philadelphia and encompasses both St. Paul's Church and the Church of St. Mary Magdalen of Pazzi. St. Mary Magdalen of Pazzi was founded in 1852 by St. John Nepomucene Neumann, then Bishop of Philadelphia, as the first Italian National Parish in this country.

The Traditional Latin Mass will be every Sunday at 12 noon at St. Paul's Church. There will also be Masses for each of the six Holy Days of Obligation in this country as well as for other feast days.

A Traditional Latin Mass in the Church of St. Mary Magdalen of Pazzi is being planned for that church's Patronal Feast on May 29, 2010. The parish is scheduled to have its Forty Hours Prayer beginning on Lætare Sunday next Lent, and Fr. Carey hopes to have it according to the Traditional Roman Rite. The public recitation of the Divine Office is also being planned for the future.

The normal Sunday Mass at St. Paul's will be a Sung Mass/ Missa Cantata (solemn form). However, Solemn Masses (with deacon & sub-deacon) have been scheduled for the first two Sundays--October 25 and November 1--being the feasts of Christ the King and All Saints, respectively. Solemn Masses will also be scheduled for various other Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation throughout the year.

A schola cantorum is in the process of being formed to sing the chants. As well, professional singers will be used for feast days. The choir and schola cantorum will be directed by Dr. Robert Hall and the organist will be Mr. Lee Milhous. On the first Sunday, the Mass setting will be Sir Richard Terry's "Short Mass in C". The motets will be Sir Edward Elgar's Ave Verum Corpus, Lorenzo Perosi's Laudate Dominum, and Te Sæculorum Principem sung to plainsong and falsobordone.

The parish can be reached from north of the city vîa the Delaware Expressway (I-95) by taking the Columbus Boulevard Exit, turning right onto Columbus Boulevard, and then turning right onto Christian Street; from south of the city vîa the Delaware Expressway (I-95), exiting onto PA-611 toward Pattison Avenue, making a slight left onto Broad Street, following Broad Street for about 2 miles, and making a right onto Christian Street; or from west of the city vîa the Schuylkill Expressway (I-76), merging onto the Vine Street Expressway (I-676), exiting at Broad Street, turning right onto Broad Street and following it all the way around City Hall, then turning left onto South Street, and right onto 10th Street. There is limited parking (approximately 25 spaces) in the church's parking lot directly across the street. Parking is also available around the church in the Italian Market neighborhood. The area is fairly safe, though I would not park west of 11th Street.

The church is also accessible vîa public transportation. If coming from the suburbs, take the train into Market East Station (Reading Terminal); exit onto Market Street in front of the Pennsylvania Convention Center. From 12th & Market Streets, catch the 23 Bus southbound to Oregon Station in South Philadelphia. Exit the bus at 12th & Christian and walk two blocks east to St. Paul's Church. For other information visit http://www.septa.com/ and click on "Plan My Trip".

Please make every effort to support this holy endeavour with your regular attendence, prayers, or financial contributions.

All Souls Mass

From Dr. Rudolph Masciantonio, Chairman of the Philadelphia Chapter of Latin Liturgy Association, Inc.

Sodales:

1.) Please note that there will be a High Mass in the Extraordinary Form at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in the Overbrook section of Philadelphia (63rd & Lancaster), on All Souls' Day, November 2, 2009, at 7:30 PM. The choir will sing portions of the Requiem Mass by Cristóbal Morales, and the balance will be sung to plainsong. The pastor of the parish--Father James Mayer, O. de M.--will be the celebrant.

2.) Also, please note that the regularly scheduled TLM at Sacred Heart Church in Swedesboro (Bridgeport) PA has been moved from the 1st Sunday of the month to the 4th Sunday. This TLM will continue to be at 8:45am.

Thank you for giving this notice your attention

Per Virginem Matrem concedat nobis Dominus salutem et pacem!

Most cordially,
Rudy Masciantonio

Missæ Cantatæ in Diocese of Camden, New Jersey

From Dr. Rudolph Masciantonio, Chairman of the Philadelphia Chapter of Latin Liturgy Association, Inc.

Sodales.

I am happy to tell you that special choral TLMs will be celebrated at St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church located at 43 W. Maple Avenue in Merchantville, New Jersey (Diocese of Camden) on the Feasts of Christ the King and All Saints. Each Mass will be sung by a four-voice professional chorus, the money for which was donated by generous parishioners. The Rev. Anthony J. Manupella, Pastor of St. Peter's, will be the celebrant. LLA member Michael Lawrence is the Organist and Master of the Schola Cantorum. Here is the program for the Masses:

October 25 at noon, Feast of Christ the King:
G.P. da Palestrina: Missa Brevis
William Byrd: Ave Verum Corpus
Organ Pieces: Louis Vierne's Berceuse (from the Pieces de Fantasie), and Samuel Adler's Festive Proclamation

November 1 at noon, Feast of All Saints:
William Byrd: Mass for Three Voices
Hans Leo Hassler: Cantate Domino
Organ pieces: Dietrich Buxtehude's Prelude in D Major, and Olivier Messiaen's Le Banquet Celeste

As many of you know, St. Peter in Merchantville (Diocese of Camden) has a weekly TLM at noon on Sunday. The TLM is a High Mass from September through June. The special choral High Masses are new. The Pastro, the Rev. Anthony J. Manuppella, has already conducted an instructional program on “Getting Ready for the Traditional Latin Mass”. The website of the church (www.stpeterrcc.com) also contains informative material on the Traditional Latin Mass. The telephone number of the church is 856-663-1373.

We are very grateful to Michael Lawrence, Organist and Master of the Schola Cantorum at St. Peter, for bringing this information to our attention, and, of course, for his hard work in making this special music possible.

Ipsa Virgo Virginum intercedat pro nobis ad Dominum!

Most cordially,
Rudy Masciantonio

Sung Mass & Forty Hours Prayer

From Dr. Rudolph Masciantonio, Chairman of the Philadelphia Chapter of Latin Liturgy Association, Inc.

Sodales:

On Sunday, October 25, 2009, the Feast of Christ the King, the regularly scheduled Traditional Latin Mass celebrated at 11:30 AM at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church (454 Fairfield Road) Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania (Chapel of Holy Saviour, Norristown) will be a Missa Cantata. The traditional Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus will also take place at that Mass.

Also, on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, October 18, 19, 20, the Forty Hours Prayer [in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite] will take place at Holy Saviour Church (407 E. Main Street) Norristown, Pennsylvania. Devotions are at 7:00 PM each evening consisting of the traditional prayers and hymns, with the procession of the Blessed Sacrament taking place on Tuesday evening. The preacher is Father Ronald Check.

We are very grateful to Monsignor Charles Sangermano, Pastor of Holy Saviour Parish for providing this information.

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini!

Most cordially,
Rudy Masciantonio