Especially in the summer when Regina Pacis Academy is not in session, the priest who celebrates the 7:30 a.m. Mass often has no server. The Mass should always have a server where possible. If you are a man who regularly goes to the 7:30 Latin Mass, please consider learning how to serve that Mass. I…
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Feast of Sts. Peter & Paul: Fri, Jun 29
Masses at 7:30 AM (Low Mass, Latin), 12:10 PM (Low Mass, English), and 6:00 PM (Missa Cantata).
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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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Nativity of St. John the Baptist (Fr. Cipolla’s Last Sunday)
I write this column as the last one before I retire as Pastor of St. Mary’s. As I said to Bishop Caggiano at Confirmation last Sunday, I have been privileged and blessed to be the Pastor of St. Mary’s for these past three years and two months. This is has been one of the most…
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Reception for Fr. Cipolla: Sun. June 24, 3-5PM
Save the Date! SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 2018, 3-5PM: A RECEPTION IN HONOR OF FR. RICHARD G. CIPOLLA on his last Sunday as Pastor of Saint Mary Church.
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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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Organ Recital & Vespers: Sun. June 3 at 4pm
Student Schola alumnus Zacchaeus Lock, having recently graduated Franciscan University with a degree in organ, will be returning to the area to perform his organ recital tour, “France and America: the Old World Meets the New.” On Sunday May 27, at 4:45pm, he will perform at St. Augustine Cathedral in Bridgeport; the following Sunday, June…
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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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Chant Camp 2018
Download the Chant Camp 2018 Flyer To register for Chant Camp: Download the Chant Camp 2018 Registration Form
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