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A Fond Farewell to Fr. Cipolla

Father Richard Gennaro Cipolla, Pastor of St. Mary's, 2015–2018 Fr. Cipolla's last Sunday as pastor was June 24, 2018, the feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. The music for Solemn Mass included works of Byrd, Mozart, and Monteverdi. The subject of his sermon was "Friendship." The parish gave a festive reception in his honor…
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Growth and Restoration

I am starting an article for publication that will be titled “Organic Development of the Traditional Roman Rite—as we speak.” I want to share with our parishioners who love the Liturgy only briefly why I think it possible and salutary that the Traditional Roman Mass should continue to grow organically. For some it will seem…
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Corpus Christi

The most beautiful thing now in Saint Mary’s Church is the Rood and the Rood Beam. The restoration of the Rood was something that I wanted to do as soon as I became pastor. When the renovation of seven years ago began, I suggested to Fr. Markey that we put in a rood beam. This…
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Trinity Sunday

The Easter Cycle feasts of the Church are all glorious in their very own way. We celebrated the feast of Pentecost last weekend: the empowerment of the Church by the descent of the Holy Spirit on Mary and the Apostles in the Upper Room. And it is that same Spirit who empowers the Church to…
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