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Catharina Oxoniensis, Iacobus and I plan to join this celebration at Mater Ecclesiae on Sunday morning:
To celebrate the promulgation of the Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum the following events will take place this Sun. July 8:
1. At the 8:30AM Sunday Mass we will end the Masses with the ringing of the bells and all verses of Holy God we Praise Thy Name (The Te Deum lite).
2. After the 11:00AM High Mass and Benediction, we will sing the Oremus pro Pontifice and then, with bells ringing, we will joyously sing the Solemn Te Deum.
3. There will be a surprise. A priest who has longed to sing the High Mass will be our guest celebrant for the first time. (The Motu Proprio in action)
4. Finally, after the High Mass, we will have champagne, sparkling cider, and cheese in the Hall. You may BYOC - Bring your own cigar.
(I left out the silly bit about the anticipated Mass - the so-called “vigil” Mass - on Saturday night.) We’ll be at the high Mass. I’ve never smoked a cigar, but I know how to drink champagne. I’m really looking forward to this.
Part of the reason I’ve posted this schedule is because it would be fun to meet any of our readers who may be in the area. My wife and I will be driving from Ithaca and will stay over on Saturday night. Iacobus, likewise, though coming from the Baltimore area, will stay over with us on Saturday night. Email us if you’d like to coordinate rides or would like to meet up for brunch after the Mass.
St. Louis-Marie de Montfort,
Pope St. Pius X,
St. Joseph,
St. Ambrose of Milan,
St. Thomas Aquinas,
St. Francis (and St. Clare),
St. Catherine of Siena,
St. Alphonsus Ligouri,
St. John Chrysostom,
I’ll be there. Hope to meet you! Father can point me out to you.
But the motu proprio won’t come into force until Holy Cross Day
Sounds like you’ll have a good time. By the Feast of the Exultation of the Holy Cross, I imagine there will be a Traditional Latin Mass in Ithaca.
But the motu proprio won’t come into force until Holy Cross Day
And. . . ?
Anyway, hope you fellows enjoyed your visit. Too bad the “mystery celebrant” punted!
I’m sorry for the disappointment of the mystery celebrant - about whom I forgot to ask while I was there, probably because I greatly enjoyed for the first time watching Fr. Pasley celebrate Mass and hearing him preach. Here is the sermon he gave.
The mystery celebrant was no mystery for those of us who have gone to Mater Ecclesiae for a while . . . he was there, but decided not to celebrate the Mass because of the presence of the press (the Philadelphia Inquirer was there, as well as Catholic Family News).