How has Pope Benedict XVI’s motu proprio “Summorum Pontificum” increased the availability of the ancient Mass in the United States? National Catholic Register writer Trent Beattie explores this topic in an article that features extensive commentary by Mary Kraychy, executive director of the Coalition in Support of Ecclesia Dei. Read the article >
On Sunday, October 28, 2012, Traditional Catholics who are concerned with the growing belligerence toward the rights of the Church, the mounting threats to the free exercise of conscience, and the impending negative implications of the HHS mandate, are planning to gather around the country for public outdoor Processions of the Blessed Sacrament in honor of Christ the King. Through these processions, Catholics will publicly exert the social kingship of Our Lord Jesus Christ and pray for the protection of religious liberty as well as the spiritual well-being of the nation and its leaders.
To learn more and plan a procession in your community, visit www.processionstosaveamerica.com.
The board and members of Una Voce America mourn the passing of friend, mentor and spiritual guide, Fr. Raymond V. Dunn, S.J. who died at his home in Palo Alto, CA on June 3, 2012.
Fr. Dunn was one of the earliest supporters of Una Voce America and worked for several decades to promote the offering of the traditional Latin Mass in California. He was a voice of Catholic orthodoxy and tradition during an era when it was rare to find any priests willing to commit time and effort to the preservation of the traditional Mass, and Fr. Dunn travelled widely through the West Coast, offering Mass and supporting Latin Mass communities.
Fr. Dunn was also the founder of the St. Peter Claver Society, a charitable organization dedicated to offering financial support for Catholic seminarians.
He also served on the board of the Cardinal Kung Foundation and worked to gain support for persecuted Catholics in China and elsewhere around the world.
Fr. Dunn was also an attorney and he offered his legal service to defend the pro-life movement and offer assistance to Catholic priests and others who could not afford legal advice.
For a number of years, Fr. Dunn generously supported Una Voce Palo Alto as founding president and an active member.
We ask your prayers for him with thanks for his devoted service to God and the Church for so many years.
May he rest in peace.
Una Voce is sad to announce that Marlene Manion – longtime director, officer, and benefactor of Una Voce Canada – passed away on August 16, 2012. Ms. Manion was a
founding member of Saint Clement’s parish in Ottawa, and a Dame of the Order of Saint Gregory the Great by bestowal of Pope John Paul II, on the recommendation of His Grace, Marcel A. Gervais, then-archbishop of Ottawa. Please pray for the repose of her soul. Read the obituary >
On July 24, five cloistered Carmelite nuns arrived in Canyon, California where their new foundation – Carmel of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph – is being established. The nuns left the Carmelite monastery in the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska because that community had exceeded its limit of 21 women. In their beautiful new setting in the Diocese of Oakland, the five nuns hope to build a full monastery, capable of housing 21 community members. For more on this story, please visit Cal Catholic Daily.
Catholic faithful in Santa Rosa, California, now have the blessing of assisting at the traditional Latin Mass at St. Eugene’s Cathedral in Santa Rosa. Effective immediately, the once-a-month Sunday evening Mass in the small town of Sebastopol has been moved and replaced with a weekly Mass at St. Eugene’s. Beginning August 12, 2012, High Mass at St. Eugene’s will be every Sunday at 1:30 PM. Beginning August 21, 2012, there will also be a Low Mass every Tuesday at 5:30 PM. And beginning September 2, 2012, there will be Solemn Vespers and Benediction every Sunday at 4:30 PM.
For more information, visit this excellent lay-run website or the St. Eugene’s parish website.
Read this National Catholic Register interview to find out how Columbus Crew star midfielder Eddie Gaven rediscovered his Catholic faith – and grew to love the traditional Latin Mass, in spite of having grown up attending the Novus Ordo. Full story >
In your charity, please pray for the happy repose of the soul of Msgr. Gerard Schons, who had served since 1953 as a priest in the Diocese of Sacramento before his death on March 23 at age 92. Without Msgr. Schons’ tireless efforts, Sacramento’s magnificent traditional parish, St. Stephen the First Martyr, might never have come to fruition. Read more >
Father Stanley Klores, S.T.D., Pastor of St. Patrick’s Church in New Orleans, has announced the formation of a parish purgatorial society. The society’s purpose is to bring together lay people, clergy, and religious to pray for the poor souls in purgatory. A monthly sung Requiem Mass (1962 missal) will be offered for this intention each second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 PM, at the historic New Orleans church of St. John the Baptist, now a part of St. Patrick’s parish.
Although the society is being formed within the parish community, the Mass will be open to all who wish to attend. Enrollment in the society is not limited to the parish; all may send in the names of the departed.
For more information, please call the parish rectory at (504) 525-4413.
Mrs. Joy Lanfranchi reports from Una Voce Orange County, CA:
Mr. Bob Opelle, a longtime champion for the TLM, passed away Thursday, January 5 after a brief illness. He was in Hawaii, where he had been living with his wife for several years. He had served as a leader battling for the TLM many years ago when the fight was still new.
Una Voce America adds:
Mr. Opelle was President of the Traditional Mass Society, headquartered in San Juan Capistrano, for many years. The TMS was successor to the original Una Voce in the United States association that was founded and led by Dr. Dietrich von Hildebrand. After von Hildebrand died in 1977, Bob diligently represented the U.S. at meetings of the international Una Voce Federation. The TMS produced a bimonthly newsletter that focused on raising consciousness of Catholics of their liturgical patrimony. Bob led national petition drives to awaken the Curia to the desires, and indeed the rights, of Catholics to have access to the traditional Mass. His final petition effort netted nearly 50,000 names and was placed directly into the hands of Pope John Paul II in 1994 by Bob himself.
I had the honor of meeting Bob while in Huntington, CA for the UVA leadership conference there in 2002. He very graciously took me on a private tour of the beautiful San Juan Capistrano area, culminating in a visit to the Mission there, and made sure I would have a place to sit for Mass on Sunday morning in the crowded historic chapel.
Requiem aeternam dona ei, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat ei. Requiescat in pace.
Thank you, friend.
Byron Smith,
Secretary, Una Voce America