Tridentine Community News - Detroit's Ste. Anne Church This Tuesday; St. Paul Albanian Mass Sets Attendance Record; Shrine of the Little Flower Mass Report; Reminder: Dr. Phil Blosser Talk at OCLMA on Oct. 16; TLM Mass schedule

October 9, 2016 – Twenty-first Sunday After Pentecost


"I will go in unto the Altar of God
To God, Who giveth joy to my youth"
Tridentine Community News by Alex Begin (October 9, 2016):

This month is busy season for special Tridentine Masses in our region. This Tuesday, October 11 at 7:00 PM. the Oakland County Latin Mass Association has arranged a special High Mass in the Extraordinary Form at Detroit’s historic Ste. Anne Church. Fr. Mark Borkowski will be the celebrant, and Wassim Sarweh will lead the music. Ste. Anne is the oldest parish in Detroit, dating back to the time of University of Michigan co-founder Fr. Gabriel Richard, whose tomb is in the church’s chapel.

Ste. Anne until recently was run by the Basilian Fathers, as is its sister church on the other side of the Ambassador Bridge, Windsor’s closed-for-now Assumption Church.


St. Paul Albanian Mass Sets Attendance Record

Between 700-900 of the faithful attended the first Tridentine Mass held at St. Paul Albanian Church in Rochester Hills last Sunday, October 2. This Mass set the record for attendance at a local Tridentine Mass in the post-Vatican II era. A handful of people traveled from as far away as Saginaw to be part of the event, which was supported by volunteers from the Oakland County Latin Mass Association and Windsor’s St. Benedict Tridentine Community. Feedback from the parishioners and pastor was enthusiastic, and St. Paul’s plans additional Tridentine Masses in the future.


Shrine of the Little Flower Mass Report

Approximately 400 faithful turned out for the Solemn High Mass at Royal Oak’s Shrine of the Little Flower last Monday, October 3. At least 200 of them appeared to be locals, new to the Extraordinary Form. [Photo by Teresa Chisholm]


Reminder: Dr. Phil Blosser Talk at OCLMA on Oct. 16

Sacred Heart Seminary Professor of Philosophy Dr. Phil Blosser will speak on “Liturgy and Beauty” at a reception following the 9:45 AM Mass at the Academy of the Sacred Heart Chapel in Bloomfield Hills next Sunday, October 16.

Tridentine Masses This Coming Week

• Mon. 10/10 7:00 PM: Low Mass at St. Josaphat (St. Francis Borgia, Confessor)
• Tue. 10/11 7:00 PM: Low Mass at Holy Name of Mary, Windsor (Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
• Tue. 10/11 7:00 PM: High Mass at Ste. Anne de Detroit (Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
• Sat. 10/15 8:30 AM: Low Mass at Miles Christi (St. Teresa of Avila, Virgin)
• Sun. 10/16 12:00 Noon: Solemn High Mass at St. Joseph (Twenty-second Sunday After Pentecost) – First Mass of Institute of Christ the King

[Comments? Please e-mail tridnews@detroitlatinmass.org. Previous columns are available at http://www.detroitlatinmass.org. This edition of Tridentine Community News, with minor editions, is from the St. Albertus (Detroit), Academy of the Sacred Heart (Bloomfield Hills), and St. Alphonsus and Holy Name of Mary Churches (Windsor) bulletin inserts for October 9, 2016. Hat tip to Alex Begin, author of the column.]