The following piece appeared in the Catholic Herald in England. I want to share it with the whole parish, because Cardinal Sarah’s witness to the Catholic faith and the liturgy is so important to the Church at this time. May God continue to bless him with courage and faith. —Fr. Richard Gennaro Cipolla Cardinal…
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Sermon: The Special Mission of St. Mary’s Church
I am preaching at all Masses this weekend to talk about the special mission of St. Mary’s church. To be sure St. Mary’s shares in the mission of every parish church: to worship God reverently in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, to hear the word of God preached authentically, never based on the preacher’s…
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The Special Mission of St. Mary’s Church
This past Tuesday we began the regular celebration of the Traditional Mass (Extraordinary Form) at the daily Mass at 7:30 a.m. For me this was a moving event in so many ways. There is a straight line from when Fr. Markey introduced Solemn Mass in the parish over seven years ago to making the Traditional…
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The Bells of St. Mary’s
We are very fortunate to have a real bell in our steeple that actually functions, thanks to one of our parishioners, Gerhard Hutter. Probably the original function of the steeple bell was to announce the beginning of Mass or Vespers to the townspeople. St. Paulinus of Nola in the fourth century is credited with first…
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Our Patronal Festival
I want to thank everyone who helped making the celebration of our patronal festival so beautiful and so joyous. Bishop Caggiano was genuinely pleased to be with us once again. The Mass was splendid with Mozart's Sparrow Mass as the setting. And who could have a dry eye after hearing the Laudate Dominum after Communion? Such perfect weather for our…
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ASSUMPTION
The Traditional Roman Rite of the Mass lies at the very heart of Saint Mary’s parish. Since Father Markey introduced it in the parish some seven years ago, it has become integral to the very existence of this parish both in spiritual ways and in eminently practical ways. The Solemn Mass on Sunday has brought…
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Our Lady of Norwalk
Someone asked me the other day: "Where did the statue of Our Lady of Norwalk come from?" I replied that I wish that I could say that she flew here like Our Lady's house flew to Loreto by a miracle. But I can say that Our Lady of Norwalk flew here, not carried by angels,…
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Transfiguration
The Chapel of St. Patrick will be ready for use in a very short time. We look forward to being able to pray quietly in the chapel, light candles, allow prayer groups to meet and pray and resume Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on Wednesdays and Fridays. All Masses will continue to be in the…
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8th Sunday after Pentecost (17th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
The Diocese has informed me that we have achieved our goal for the Annual Catholic Appeal. Many thanks to our parishioners for their generosity even after the campaign for the new HVAC. May God bless you as you have blessed this parish. Tickets will be on sale after all Masses every weekend for the celebratory…
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7th Sunday after Pentecost (16th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
Some of you know that I went to Quito, Ecuador, this past week to celebrate a Nuptial Mass for one of our former parishioners, Matthew Balkey (a singer in our Viri Galilei group) now married to Maria de los Angeles Sanchez Lopez. The wedding was in the Jesuit church of La Compañia de Jesús. The…
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