"I will go in unto the Altar of God
To God, Who giveth joy to my youth"
Tridentine Community News by Alex Begin (February 24, 2019):
February 24, 2019 – Sexagésima Sunday
Detroit Catholic Features OCLMA Pontifical Mass and Confirmations
The Oakland County Latin Mass Association has had a noteworthy two weeks. First, on Sunday, February 10, because the Academy of the Sacred Heart Chapel was needed by the school that day, the OCLMA’s Mass was relocated temporarily to Old St. Mary’s Church. That also happened to be the day when Auxiliary Bishop Donald Hanchon was to celebrate a Pontifical Low Mass and confer the Sacrament of Confirmation to members of the OCLMA. Old St. Mary’s graciously welcomed the OCLMA and granted the prime time slot of 10:00 AM for this Mass.
The Detroit Catholic was on hand, as this was the first Sunday Mass to have been offered in the Extraordinary Form at Old St. Mary’s in almost 50 years. The Detroit Catholic is the on-line successor to the now-discontinued Michigan Catholic newspaper. The Detroit Catholic publishes local, national, and global news stories and offers a no-charge e-mail subscription for daily news. On Monday, February 11, the Detroit Catholic’s lead story was “Extraordinary times: Old St. Mary's hosts Tridentine Sunday Mass, traditional form Confirmations”, available here:
On Friday, February 15, this same article was featured in the Clergy News e-mail broadcast sent out by the Archdiocese. Clearly substantial progress has been made over the past 15 years, from the TLM being a subject best not discussed in public to having it be considered worthy to be the lead story of the week. We are grateful to the staffers who thought to create such an uplifting report.
Detroit Catholic photographer Paul Duda also published an album of beautiful shots of the church and ceremonies here:
Deacon Mike McKale at OCLMA
Last Sunday, February 17, Deacon Mike McKale served as Deacon for a Solemn High Mass for the first time at the OCLMA/Academy. Deacon McKale for many years served as Director of the Permanent Diaconate program for the Archdiocese of Detroit. He is presently assigned to Holy Name Parish in Birmingham. We welcome Deacon McKale’s interest in the Traditional Mass and hope to see him at future Solemn High Masses in our region.
World’s Largest Catholic Parish in Dubai
On Saturday, February 9, Catholic Professor of Theology and speaker Dr. Edward Sri published on Facebook photos of a visit he made to the largest Catholic parish in the world, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. With 500,000 parishioners, the parish “has dispensation from Vatican to do Sunday obligation Masses all day Friday & Saturday. 10 Masses each day from 6 am to 9 pm on weekend, with thousands of people each Mass inside the church and outside watching on multiple Jumbotrons.” This is, of course, the Ordinary Form. Not exactly the best environment for prayer, and certainly a reason to give thanks for the numerous opportunities we have to assist at the Traditional Latin Mass in more…comfortable…circumstances here in metro Detroit and Windsor.
Tridentine Masses This Coming Week
- Tue. 02/26 7:00 PM: Low Mass at Holy Name of Mary, Windsor (Feria)
- Fri. 03/01 7:00 PM: High Mass at Old St. Mary’s (Votive Mass for the Defense of the Church) – Celebrant: Fr. Joe Tuskiewicz. Choir will sing Missa O Quam Gloriósum by Tomás Luis de Victoria. Devotions to the Sacred Heart before Mass. Reception in the parish hall afterwards.
- Sat. 03/02 8:30 AM: Low Mass at Miles Christi (Saturday of Our Lady)
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