Una Voce America

A review of Dr. Peter Kwasniewski’s Reclaiming Our Roman Catholic Birthright.

When all the “numbers” are down — the numbers of regular Mass attendees, that of vocations, of seminarians, of baptisms, etc. — the faithful need to turn to God on high, with utter confidence, to the immemorial Mass. In turn, they will be blessed with wisdom and enlightenment.

https://www.ncregister.com/blog/evinger/reclaiming-our-catholic-birthright

Latin Masses offered by FSSP priests are livestreamed daily from one of four apostolates:

Warrington, England
Sarasota, Florida
Fribourg, Switzerland
Guadalajara, Mexico

http://www.livemass.net/

Beauty, Goodness, and Truth
By Lynne Bissonnette Pitre, MD, PhD

For the last seven years I’ve been involved in the organization of conferences focusing on the importance of sacred liturgy and music in the life of the Church. This journey began with my own longing for the sacred which led me to form Schola Cantus Angelorum in 2007 as a response to Pope Benedict XVI‘s request for liturgies to be celebrated with the beauty and solemnity of the traditional Gregorian chant.
From its modest beginnings in 2013 The Sacred Liturgy Conference has grown into a premiere annual event with participants coming from throughout the United States and beyond. The 2017 and 2018 conferences attracted nearly 400 participants and included Bishops, Archbishops and a Cardinal. So how did this happen? As Cardinal Burke said: “The growth of this conference is evidence of a great thirst in the people for the Truth of the Sacred Liturgy and its beauty.” It was exactly this thirst which caused the Sacred Liturgy Conference to come into being. How is it possible to study the encyclicals and writings of Popes and Saints throughout Christian history and not thirst for the depth and breadth and beauty of the liturgy? How is it possible to read the declarations of Councils of the Church on the importance of sacred music in the liturgy and not ask the question: “All of these documents prescribe Gregorian chant as the preeminent choice for the sacred music of the liturgy, why do we not hear it in our local parishes?”

Keep reading

Registration and background information for this conference is available via this link:

Sacred Liturgy Conference

An article on the background and purpose of the event can be read here:

Beauty, Goodness and Truth

September 18-22, 2017 – St.Adelaide Parish – Peabody, MA

The conference will provide attendees with the opportunity to enhance their liturgical and spiritual formation. Dom Alcuin Reid, the featured speaker, will instruct clergy, seminarians, and liturgical musicians about the riches of the Sacred Liturgy. Delegates will rehearse and participate in the Missa cantata, the Missa solemnis, and the Solemn Pontifical Mass, all conducted with reverence, dignity, and attention to the ars celebrandi. In addition to the communal lectures of mutual interest to both clergy and laity, those interested in liturgical music will have the opportunity to study Gregorian chant, sacred polyphony, and a 19th century choral-organ Mass. Get more info and register >

Fr. Shannon Collins and Fr. Sean Kopczynski will present a Day of Recollection at St. Anthony of Padua Church, 160 Court Street, Buffalo on September 16, 2017, according to an announcement today by Amy McGuire, President of Una Voce Buffalo.

The day will begin with Mass in the Extraordinary Form at 9:00 a.m., followed by a conference by Fr Collins. After Confessions and a conference by Fr. Kopczynski, the day will conclude with Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament. Complete information is available on the chapter’s Facebook site, and in the event flyer: Buffalo Day of Recollection

The traditional Latin Mass is celebrated every Sunday at 10:00 AM at St. Bridget’s Catholic Church in Las Vegas. Learn more about the Latin Mass community in Las Vegas by visiting the group’s new website >

A new Carmelite Monastery has officially opened in Kensington, California.  The Carmelite Sisters of the Carmel of Jesus Mary and Joseph–the daughter community of the Carmel in Valparaiso, Nebraska–have moved from their temporary location in Canyon to their new home located at 68 Rincon Road, Kensington, CA 94707. To view a Mass schedule and learn more about the community, visit their website.

Fr. Kenneth Walker, FSSP was born in Upstate New York near Poughkeepsie, the middle of 11 children (6 boys and 5 girls). His family moved frequently when he was young. While his father was working construction in Wilmington, N.C, the family decided to build, with their own hands, a log cabin on some land they owned in nearby Tennessee. Their intention was to sell the home, but they changed their minds and moved in. While living there, they visited a used book store and found a book called The Incredible Catholic Mass. It described the Tridentine Mass, which they had never seen nor heard. The book was considered worthless and the storeowner gave it to them for free.

The family was intrigued. The more they learned about the Traditional Mass, the more they wanted it in their daily lives. On his own initiative, Fr. Walker began learning Latin. The family decided to sell their log cabin and move to rural Pennsylvania near Scranton where the Traditional Mass was offered. Fr. Walker eventually became an altar server at the FSSP Apostolate, and after attending Our Lady, Seat of Wisdom Academy in Ontario, entered the seminary.

He was ordained to the Sacred Priesthood in 2012, and currently served as Assistant Pastor of Mater Misericordiae Mission, the FSSP Apostolate in Phoenix.

Father Kenneth Walker, 28, was shot and killed in the rectory of Mater Misericordiae (Mother of Mercy) Mission, the small church he served near downtown Phoenix. Though badly beaten, Father Joseph Terra, 56, the senior pastor, administered the Last Rites to Walker.

(Contributed by Bill Mooney)

EWTN has announced the debut of Extraordinary Faith, a television series showcasing the beauties of Sacred Tradition and the Tridentine Mass. Episode 1 was filmed at the historic Mission San Juan Capistrano in California, located about one hour south of Los Angeles.

Episode 1 includes some background information about the series, as well as an interview with George Sarah, a Hollywood composer who was asked to become president of Una Voce Los Angeles after he organized a number of special high-profile Tridentine Masses in historic churches. Joy Lanfranchi of Una Voce Orange County discusses the annual Lenten Pilgrimage from St. Michael’s [Norbertine] Abbey to the Mission, culminating, not surprisingly, with a Latin Mass.

DVD copies of this and every episode of Extraordinary Faith will be available for sale from EWTN’s Religious Catalog. Our contract with EWTN also permits us to post each episode on our web site, one month after it debuts on the network. Beginning Wednesday, May 14, 2014, Episode 1 will be available for viewing on www.extraordinaryfaith.tv. Please note that the site is not yet up, but will go live no later than Tuesday, April 8. At that time, you will be able to view a trailer introducing the series on the site.

EWTN beginning Monday, April 14, 2014 at 1:30 AM Pacific time. The episode will be re-run on Good Friday, April 18, 2014 at 11:00 PM Pacific time. The network wanted to run the episode during Holy Week because of the Lenten Pilgrimage segment. EWTN is considering future airings of Episode 1 at more convenient times of the day.

Over two years in the making, Extraordinary Faith was co-founded by two veteran promoters of traditional liturgy: Executive Producer, Writer, and Host Alex Begin, a long-time organizer of Latin Masses in the Archdiocese of Detroit, Michigan and the Diocese of London, Ontario, Canada; and London, England-based journalist Mary O’Regan, who served as Writer, Producer, and Co-Host on the first two episodes.