Una Voce Dicentes
“Crying out with one voice…” ( from the Preface of the Mass)
News from Una Voce of Northeast Florida
Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapter
Volume No. 3 Issue No. 7 Summer 2006
Thank God for His great Mercy. We still have a Church that celebrates the Latin Tridentine Mass. We now know that we should never take that for granted. The number of people coming to the Mass is growing and we need to be prepared to help in any way possible: education, fundraising or anything that is needed.
In the coming months ahead we will be looking forward to the many opportunities we will have to contribute to the well being of the Church. Everyone should try to be involved as much as possible. The stained glass window fundraiser is very important to Father Leon so we need to make sure it is handled properly. We are presently gathering recipes and hope to have enough to submit to a publisher for production. I don’t know if everyone is aware that Bob Hollman has written the Holy Father and the Bishop to ask for their favorite recipes. Mike Federico has indicated that he is also going to ask other dignitaries to submit their recipes. This is going to be a really fun project and I think that we can raise a lot of money for the windows project.
Father has also asked that we put together a directory for the people who attend the Latin Mass so that when a person is sick or has passed away we will have a way to get in touch with the other members to make them aware of the event. In this way we are assured of having a good turn out at any special services.
I want to take this opportunity to thank Mollie Garcia and her family for their tremendous efforts to get UNA VOCE up and running. Without her leadership and dedication this would not have been possible. Through all the suffering and work Mollie never complained and did most of the work. She is a good Traditional Catholic and an example for all of us. Thanks again Mollie.
While we are talking about sacrifice and suffering, we must not forget little Andrew Garcia who has endured much. Even though he is now once again serving at the Altar, it wasn’t to long ago that he was a very sick little boy. While his cancer is in remission we must still pray for his full recovery. He is very special to all of us.
Mike Federico announced that a new priest would be coming to Immaculate Conception in June. His name is Fr. Darrius and he will be celebrating the Tridentine Mass on the 2nd and 4th Sundays. Let’s all make sure that we acknowledge his great effort and help in any way we can.
We will continue to set the table up in the entrance and give away items that educate the people on the Latin Mass. We will also sell Missals and other items for what we pay for them (not for profit).Please volunteer to help if you get there early. We can always use the help.
God Bless-Jerry.
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Current News
R. Michael Dunnigan of San Antonio, Texas has been named chairman of Una Voce America, according to an announcement today by the organization's board of directors. An attorney with degrees in canon law and civil law, he works full time as General Counsel to the St. Joseph Foundation in San Antonio. Dunnigan first became interested in the traditional Latin Mass through his work at the St. Joseph Foundation, where he has provided canonical assistance to a number of Catholics attached to the traditional rite.
"I entered the cathedral through the side door, so to speak," he said. "My initial exposure to the traditional Mass did not come from the direct experience of assisting at the liturgy, but rather came indirectly through observing the dedication and charity of clients devoted to this rite. The enthusiasm of my clients was the impetus for the development of my own appreciation for the beauty of this Mass." UVA board members describe Dunnigan's appointment as a "bold move" for the traditionalist movement in the Catholic Church, which has sometimes been viewed as insular.
"Mr. Dunnigan believes, as we do, that Una Voce should reach out to bring people more knowledge about the traditional Mass, to raise the public consciousness, so that it can become more accepted and closely aligned with diocesan parish life," remarked board member Jason King of Seattle.
"The traditional Latin Mass, with its historic Gregorian chant, is part of every Catholic's patrimony," King added. "It is not reserved for a select few." The position of chairman in Una Voce was recreated last summer following a restructuring of the organization. The last person to hold the title was the philosopher and author, Dietrich von Hildebrand, who died in 1977. As chairman, Dunnigan will report to, assist and collaborate with the board of directors. He will represent the American association at meetings of the international Una Voce federation on turf already familiar to him: Rome. The position of chairman carries a three-year renewable term. (Una Voce America, May 2006)
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Last weekend the first of the weekly Tridentine Masses was celebrated at St. Lawrence Church in Alexandria. In March, Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde granted permission to two parishes to celebrate the pre-Vatican II form of Mass. The Mass was offered on the feast of Pope St. Pius V.
St. John the Baptist Church in Front Royal will begin celebrating weekly Tridentine Masses on Aug. 6. (Arlington Catholic Herald, May 4, 2006)
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Perhaps nowhere in America has the transition from a church focused on social engagement and lay empowerment to one more concerned with Catholic identity and evangelization been more dramatic, or in some ways more wrenching, than in the Kansas City-St. Joseph, Mo. diocese since the appointment of Bishop Robert Finn.
Finn has brought the diocese, for decades a model of the former category of church practice, to a screeching halt and sent it veering off in a new direction, leaving nationally heralded education programs and high-profile lay leaders and women religious with long experience abandoned and dismayed. (National Catholic Reporter May 12,2006)
[Bishop Finn] gave the [Latin Mass] community Old St. Patrick Church, in downtown Kansas City. The parish was suppressed in 1959, but the building, which dates from 1875, was used as an oratory under the care of the nearby cathedral.
Finn appointed a priest of the Institute of Christ the King, a religious community of priests specially trained to preserve the Latin Mass rituals, as rector to see to the community’s day-to-day needs, but he named himself pastor.
According to a story in the Aug. 19, 2005, Catholic Key, Finn told the Latin community, "You will be receiving my support in various ways. It is my intention to see this community prosper." He promised he would celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation for the parish at Old St. Patrick according to the pre-Vatican II rites.
"I love the Novus Ordo Mass [the post-Vatican II rite] as a priest," The Catholic Key quoted him as saying. "I love the church, and I love the [Second Vatican] Council. But I also have a love and a respect for the Tridentine rite," he said. "This also has a special place."(National Catholic Reporter, May 12, 2006)
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Today, (May 14, 2006) Cantate Sunday, the Superior-General of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X (FSSPX/SSPX), Bishop Bernard Fellay, celebrated Mass and delivered a sermon at the main Traditionalist church in France, Saint-Nicolas-du-Chardonnet.
Bishop Fellay mentioned both the possibility of the "liberation of the mass" and "lifting of the excommunications". In both cases he sounds reasonably optimistic, though cautious; he does not mention any specific date.
"In that which refers to the intentions of liberating the Ecclesia Dei people [ecclésiadéistes] from the yoke of the bishops, it is known, through the voice of Cardinal Ricard, that the Pope has mentioned it. But, considering the reaction of the bishops of France and of Cardinal Ricard himself, one may believe that this is not for tomorrow.
In that which refers to us, it [a solution] is even farther, much farther." (Roratecaeli.com)
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Bishop Donald Wuerl of the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh has been named archbishop of Washington D.C. ...."(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette May 16, 2006)
[On Holy Communion to pr-abortion politicians. . . ]
“ While one has a ‘clear
and grave obligation’ to vote against legislation that bolsters abortion, the
view of refusing Communion to politicians who support keeping abortion legal is
not part of the pastoral tradition of the church, Pittsburgh Bishop Donald W.
Wuerl said in a May 25[2004] address.”
“In fact, there seems to be a practice both in Rome and throughout the
diocesan churches in Europe of refraining from disciplinary actions in such
circumstances,’ he said.” (Catholic News Service, May 27, 2004)
[From a Pittsburgh traditionalist. . .]
In 1989, he was approached by a group at the independent traditionalist chapel in town, seeking reconciliation. After this group was unable to secure the existing chapel versus another group who wanted to hand it over to the SSPX, he gave them use of the Church of St. Agnes in the Oakland neighborhood, which is in a relatively nice area, was suitable for the traditional liturgy, near to the college communities, and had suitable parking facilities. He also allowed a number of traditional minded priests to get celebrets and to assist with Mass and confessions there. I have never heard of a Priest in Pittsburgh who wanted to get a celebret being denied one. The community was set up with an allowance for Sunday Masses at convenient times, Holy Day masses, and First Friday and First Saturday Masses. The Latin Mass group quickly gained permission for traditional Baptisms, Marriages, and Funerals. A tradition minded Benedictine Nun lent her services to the community to teach catechism, and soon enough, the St. Agnes group got to have traditional First Communions.
In 1994, St. Agnes was closed, and the group was moved to St. Boniface, in an even more convenient location. The group was also given a Pastor, the outspoken Fr. Eugene Dougherty (since retired), and an assistant, Fr. Ken Myers (now the Pastor of the group), possibly the two most traditional priests in the diocese. In 1995, enough students having been taught by Sister Estelle, Bishop Wuerl came and celebrated the first traditional Confirmation ceremony in Pittsburgh since 1970. Since then, his auxiliary Bishops have regularly appeared to confirm more children coming of age. Bishop Wuerl allowed St. Boniface to openly advertise for new parishioners on billboards, radio, in print, etc., using a campaign aimed at bringing back lapsed Catholics to the Church. Most recently, a few years ago, the St. Boniface group was allowed to hold a Solemn Mass at the Cathedral.
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“Best Catholic Pilgrimages and Tours” is sponsoring a Traditional Catholic pilgrimage to Rome in November. Call 1-800-908-2378 for more information.
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From Rorate Caeli
rorate-caeli.blogspot.com (Fr. Laurent Demets, F.S.S.P.)
Allen and the "Consensus" Myth - A Chronology of Events
Sunday, April 16, 2006
"Quid est veritas?" ("What
is truth?"), we heard Pilate ask Our Lord in the Passion according to Saint
John, read last Friday. Maybe I cannot provide an answer to this question (an
answer you will find in your Catechism), but it is usually not difficult to see
that which is NOT true. Let us examine, for instance, the central account of the
conversation John Allen (National Catholic Reporter) he had with two
"Vatican Officials" (a term which could cover thousands of people around the
world) regarding the supposed "liberalization" of the Traditional Mass:
"Whenever there have been meetings about this among the cardinals, it's not
just that there's division," he said. "The overwhelming majority is against it
[universal permission to celebrate the old rite]. It's not like it's
fifty-fifty." ... "But Benedict is trying to operate on the basis of consensus,
and there's just no consensus," he said. Another senior Vatican official said
simply, "It is not a theme that is yet mature."
Anyone who has ever been in
charge of any operation with two or more subordinates knows it is great to work
in consensus -- if possible, with no dissension at all. We can be absolutely
sure that Benedict would like nothing better than to have no opposition
whatsoever to whatever he wishes to do. However, Benedict knows that this
perfect operation does not exist, and it certainly cannot be found at the
Vatican. No Vatican official truly knows what Benedict will do, for he will do
whatever he is willing to do (and Allen admits this by writing a disclaimer),
with no need for consensus -- even though very few are able to know what are his
plans.
His many meetings regarding the same issues are not to find consensus,
which he does not need to enact any measure, but to guide the Vatican machinery
to whatever he has planned to do, particularly in the cases where there is no
consensus at all: the need for meetings is greatly reduced when the issue
involved is the object of majoritarian consensus among the members of an
organization, and that is true in any organization of any size.
So allow me to dismantle this consensus myth by remembering the chronology of some verifiable events regarding the Traditional Mass and reconciliation with the SSPX in the past 12 months. I know some consider the SSPX-reconciliation process and the recognition of the Traditional Roman Liturgy (or Traditional Latin Mass, TLM for lack of a better abbreviation) as separate issues, but that is true only in a "structural" sense: both issues are very much related to each other in a logical level.
Behold the chronology:
May-July 2005: sometime during this period, by provocation of the Pope, certain dicasteries were asked to present their opinions on matters related to "the Traditionalist question", including the current status of the TLM.
August 29, 2005: Papal meeting with Bishop Fellay and Father Schmidberger; also present were Cardinal Castrillón Hoyos and the Papal secretary. Both sides vowed to proceed "gradually and in reasonable time".
September-October 2005:
sometime during this period, an internal memo prepared by the Secretary of the
Congregation for Divine Worship (CDW), Archbishop Domenico Sorrentino, was
signed by him and by the Prefect, Cardinal Arinze, and forwarded to some
dicasteries. It is not known if the Pope had knowledge of this memo (the
"Sorrentino Memo") immediately thereafter.
October 2005: 11th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops. The theme of
the Synod was the Eucharist, which made it the first major worldwide meeting of
Bishops to discuss the Holy Mass since the Second Session of Vatican II which
approved Sacrosanctum Concilium.
-October 13: In an interview to several journalists, the Prefect of CDW,
Cardinal Arinze, affirms that the "Tridentine" Missal "is not a priority, as no
one has spoken about it".
-October 15: Cardinal Castrillón speaks on the floor of the Synod on the
possibility for the universal usage of the TLM. Almost complete silence meets
his intervention (NCR report).
-October 20: The propositions made by the Synod Fathers are made public,
in a first leak to the press, with no mention of the TLM.
And with this I interrupt
this first part of the chronology of events. Let me emphasize: THERE WAS NO
CONSENSUS WHATSOEVER for the Traditional Missal. Actually, there was a clear
consensus, by representatives of all episcopal conferences, seconded by the
silence of most Curial Synod Fathers, AGAINST ANY concession to Traditionalists.
So, if Benedict wished to solve "the Traditionalist question" through some
kind of "consensus", the whole matter would obviously have been dead and buried
in October 2005. The "Vatican official" interviewed by Allen is certainly
correct: it is not a "fifty-fifty" matter; it is not even a 95-5 matter (against
Traditionalists)... It is worse than that.
Let us now see Benedict work against the overwhelming consensus in the
second part of this chronology of events.
-October 22: On the eve
of the closing of the Synod, the secret "Sorrentino Memo", with the conclusion
that the Traditional Liturgy "was abolished", is made public by Vaticanist
Andrea Tornielli in Il Giornal.
November 15, 2005: 5-hour-long meeting between Cardinal Castrillón,
Bishop Fellay, and Father Schmidberger (some reports mention that the meeting
extended into November 16).
November 19, 2005: The Bollettino surprisingly published the dismissal of
the only Dicastery secretary removed in the first year of the pontificate.
Domenico Sorrentino, author of the "Sorrentino Memo" on the "abolition" of the
Traditional Mass, is promoted to Assisi.
December 10, 2005: Archbishop Albert Ranjith P. Don, a known proposer of
a "reform of the reform" and sympathetic to Traditionalist claims, is brought
from the Nunciature in Jakarta to the Secretariat of CDW.
December 2005-January 2006: Dicasteries are informed that the studies and
proposals regarding Traditionalist matters are to be discussed in an early
February meeting of the heads of Dicasteries.
February 13, 2006: First meeting of the Pope with the heads of
Dicasteries during the Pontificate. The only issue was the "Traditionalist
question", both in terms of liturgical law and of possible canonical structures.
The Pope guides the discussion, but mostly listens, and asks for specific
proposals to be offered in a March 23 meeting (the consistory had not yet been
announced) and also in an early April meeting.
March 23, 2006: Pre-consistory meeting with the College of Cardinals. The
main issues of the day were "the Question of Abp. Lefebvre and of the liturgical
reform willed by the Second Vatican Council". It is known that, as it had
happened during the Synod, most cardinals who intervened were opposed to any
openness to Traditionalists, though, in view of the obvious willingness of the
Pope to discuss this issue, many yielded some aspects. In the end, the general
feeling was that the Pope merely wanted a "via libera", the go-ahead, which he
achieved at some level.
March 30, 2006: ACI (Spanish version of the Catholic News Agency) is the
first news outlet to mention a possible "liberalization" of the Traditional
Missal.
April 6, 2006: Reporting from the assembly of the French Bishops, at
Lourdes, the semi-official daily of the Catholic Church in France, La Croix,
is the first respectable source to mention the words "Motu Proprio" regarding a
document for the "liberalization" of the Missal.
April 7, 2006:-In Rome: the second meeting of the heads of dicasteries
with the Pope. It is important to mention that not a single word of this meeting
has actually been made known. It was expected that the Pope would speak more and
listen less. Whatever was discussed or decided then is unknown.
In Lourdes: the General Assembly of the French Episcopal Conference (CEF)
published its final conclusions Regarding the "Traditionalist Question", the
bishops recognize that the Pope "has a concern" and that "in the weeks or months
ahead, [the pope] shall lay down the directives to facilitate the way to a
possible return to full communion" [of the SSPX/FSSPX]. The bishops, with little
subtlety, attack the apparent Papal willingness to grant some kind of canonical
structure.
So much for a "blogosphere" fever... It is obvious that, whatever he wishes
to do, Pope Benedict wishes to do so in a smooth way. But one cannot simply say
he wants "consensus", and dismiss all that is related to the issue because a
"Vatican Official" said "there is no consensus". The Pope already got his
consensus: an almost unanimous consensus from representatives of all bishops of
the world meeting in the Synod of Bishops that "the Traditionalist question" was
irrelevant to them; and they were clearly AGAINST any concession. This
"consensus" did not prevent the developments of the subsequent months.
The consensus myth makes even less sense when we remember who Pope Benedict
is: he is not a Cardinal with little Curial experience, arriving from Krakow. He
is the man who knows the Curia best; he KNOWS the opinions of all heads of
dicasteries and of all cardinals on the matters he wished to discuss. If he had
been looking for consensus, he would never have brought up for discussion this
delicate matter in the first place.
It is obvious SOMETHING is going to happen, though we do not know what: the
French bishops themselves wrote the first official document with the admission
that something (or some things...) will happen "in the weeks or months ahead".
One thing is certain: the Pope will do whatever he believes to be just,
regardless of a lack of "consensus". The consensus he wishes to portray is to
make known that whatever he does will have been done with his full knowledge of
the positions taken by the bishops in the October Synod, by the heads of the
Roman Dicasteries, and by the members of the College of Cardinals.
**Note- the Fraternity of St. Pius X will hold its General Chapter in July.
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Liturgy Forms Christ in Us
Excerpts from article by Nicholas Postgat
Latin Mass Magazine Spring 2006
Just as the Virgin bears Christ in her womb and presents Him to us, so the liturgy bears Christ and gives Him to us. We go to Him through her—as Jesum per Mariam—and He comes to us through the Church and her worship as through a mother. In this sense, the Virgin Mary prepares for us the body which becomes the heart of the Mass. Likewise, one sees the throughness, so to speak, of the liturgy—its need to be transparent, to be a vehicle that hides itself in the presence of the mystery of the Word made flesh.
To say, then, as so many Catholics [lay and clergy] do, that the form of the liturgy doesn’t matter that much (“because, after all, Christ is truly present when the consecration is valid; what difference ultimately should it make? Should so much trouble be made over Tridentine vs. Novus Ordo, when we just ought to be humbly grateful that our Lord is truly present?”) is like saying it doesn’t matter what kind of mother Jesus has, what kind of woman or what kind of character Mary has—virginal, sinless, graceful, gently, or their opposites. These things would be accidental, incidental, not of the essence of the Christ who comes to us through her.
The liturgy has two purposes: to worship God with all due reverence and love, and to feed, nurture, shape, and perfect the worshiper. . .The liturgy is [meant] to form our souls in the beauty of holiness. The “spirit of the liturgy” rightly understood cannot change. By attending poor liturgy one implicitly accepts it—that is, one says to it: “Shape me, shape my soul, form my spirit. Make me like yourself.” But this is what one must not allow to occur with experimental, horizontal, anti-sacral liturgy; its habits, as it were, must not become my habits. Sadly, the vast majority of Catholics who still attend Mass, including their bishops and priests, have been habituated precisely to this poverty, so much so that it is no longer possible for most to be made aware of the impoverishment, let alone persuade them of its remedies. This is one among many reasons that the Church, for all who have eyes to see things as they are, has entered upon a second and more perilous “Babylonian captivity,” from which she cannot be liberated until the empire of rationalist liturgiology and neo-modernist theology crumbles under its own dead weight.
What is certain is that we have no more excuse for despair than had the Jews or our brethren six and a half centuries ago. The arm of the Lord is not shortened, however crippled His earthly members may seem. We are in a waiting pattern where humility and patience, longsuffering and prayer, is the lesson we are forced to learn, if we wish to remain faithful to the Lord. For now, there is the hard, dusty road of privation, a road stretching through a wilderness, and we need—and need to ask for—the grace to persevere along this way until it reaches the destination God in His mercy has already provided. We are not alone on this way, for it is the way of the Cross trodden by Jesus Christ in His Passion. It is the way, in short, of the Holy Sacrifice. And so we are participating in the spirit of the Mass even in the darkest period of liturgical anarchy and deprivation.
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Reflection
From Una Voce Rochester
Divided Loyalties
by Guillermo de Carndonagh
The two young men worked
their way up the narrow road to the cemetery chapel. Far below in the valley the
rising sun was washing the domes and walls of the city a golden yellow. Checking
carefully that all was as it should be, they cautiously entered the small
building with their large and carefully handled packs.
Guided by the light of oil lamps, brooms and rags soon subdued the
collected dust and then candles were lit and two Icons hung. A noise at the door
startled them, but joy replaced the shadow of fear, as the itinerant priest
slipped in. Like themselves a fugitive from the empires justice and the
machinations of the Arian clergy who controlled the churches of the city below.
Soon the small group of orthodox faithful assembled, most residents of the
city below who had begun there trek in the false dawn of early morning. It was a
hard trek for many, not just the distance and the hill or even the early hour,
but rather the separation. The separation from the parish churches where their
families had worshiped for generations, from friends of life, long acquaintance
from the familiar comforts of their home place. But they were men and women of
conviction, true to the orthodox understanding of the Trinity. They denied
themselves the comfort of the familiar in order to worship in spirit and in
truth. They knew that their salvation lay not in a precarious balance between
the orthodox and the heretic, not in divided loyalties based on sentiment, but
rather in an unequivocal support of orthodoxy.
And, two men and a boy broke from the gloom of the hedge row carefully staying
below the band of light cutting across the barren ridge top. Quickly finding the
gully they sought, they made their way down the slope to the ancient hermit's
den of rock. Pulling aside the covering brush they entered the low western door
of the small oblong structure.
They carefully cleaned the interior as light began to creep through the
slit windows above. Then lifting a paving stone they brought out the candles,
and lamps and lit them. A low bird call announced the arrival of another small
group including a young man newly back from France. In a short time others
gathered quietly in the gloom. First the young man heard confessions, then
vesting baptized a few infants and blessed a new marriage. After a brief rest,
the young man assisted by an older man dressed the ancient altar and set out the
sacred vessels. Retiring to a small side structure he prayed briefly and
returning began the Mass. All grew quiet as the sound of hoofs and the jingle of
the harnesses and weapons of Cromwell's's soldiers rose from the road below.
When Mass was over the people returned to their cottages scattered along
the floor of the valley below, and the young priest and his guides melted into
the hedgerows and trails of the hills. As the people returned home they passed
the churches of their ancestors and the church yards where they lay. The same
old priest who had baptized them now conducted the
Queen's new service, and many of their neighbors attended, but these folk knew
that you could not have divided loyalties and so they risked death in order to
worship in spirit and in truth.
And, the car started with a protest and sputter, noisily disrupting the
quiet of the early spring morning. As the man drove through the sleeping village
and past the village church towards the expressway the car warmed and quieted.
His destination was almost an hour away, a church fully across the county in an
old and dangerous part of the city to the north. There he would join with others
who like himself were dedicated to worshiping in the manner of their ancestors.
He no longer attended or supported the village church but rather the distant one
where he now worshiped his God. He knew as many before him knew, you cannot have
divided loyalties, you must whole heartedly support the community that sustains
your faith.
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Requiescat in Pace
Gloria Elder died last month, and her funeral requiem Mass was on May 2. It was Mrs. Elder who was instrumental in obtaining permission from Bishop Snyder for the Latin Mass to be at Immaculate Conception, convincing him that many who had strayed to other “independent” chapels would come home to the Church if they had the opportunity. Indeed that did occur; but she also made it possible for all of us to worship in the way we desire-in the truth, beauty, and dignity of the ancient liturgy. Her friends remember her piety and devotion to her faith, and the Mass. Please remember her in your prayers. We owe her a real debt of gratitude.
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New to the Latin Mass?
All newcomers are encouraged to come downstairs after Mass and join the parishioners for coffee and donuts. To get downstairs, exit through the main front doors, and walk to the left and enter the courtyard gates. The stairs are immediately on your left. There is also an elevator located just beyond the stairs. You may also get downstairs through the bookstore, located down the stairs on the Ocean Street side of the church.. Newcomers should feel welcome and free to ask any questions. We look forward to seeing new faces, so please join us!
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1st Class Feast Days for June, July, and August
June 4-Pentecost
June 11-Most Holy Trinity
June 15-Corpus Christi
June 23-Sacred Heart of Jesus
June 24-Nativity of St. John the Baptist
June 29-Sts. Peter and Paul
July 1-Most Precious Blood
August 15-Assumption (Holy Day of Obligation)
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REMINDER
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We need ALL MEMBERS to help with the information table. This activity was approved by all, and is very successful, so please take your turn at working the table. Members will be assigned if we are short of volunteers.
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In Closing
The next meetings of Una Voce Northeast Florida will be on Sunday, June 18, July 15, and August 19 after the 8 a.m. Mass. The monthly meeting is held the 3rd Sunday of every month.
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