Bishop’s Corner We begin our new season this September, and our Sunday School year in particular, with the Holy Name of Mary. We bless her holy name and process to her honor this day, blessing seeds and little seedlings which stand for new beginnings, and a renewed sense of perseverance in good. “Whatever you do, […]
Bishop’s Corner I hope you are having a pleasant Labor Day weekend, and that some thoughts of work, and worthwhile work, will inspire you to work well by working as St. Joseph did, in the sweet company of Jesus and Mary. Last week Fr. Saavedra took a break from his work to come down from […]
Bishop’s Corner The cool morning which greeted me upon my return from France this past Wednesday, as well as the calendar itself, call to mind the fading days of Summer, and Fall and school and the new season and year at St. Gertrude the Great which await us. “What did you do this Summer?” In […]
Also the week: Listen to Fr. Cekada’s short, but interesting sermon about “The Vigil of Assumption of the Blessed Mother” From Fr. Cekada Since Bishop Dolan will be in France until Tuesday, I’ve been asked to fill in for him in this space. There were sudden deaths to mourn this past week. Shirle Downing died […]
Bishop’s Corner The great feast of summer is the Assumption. I hope you will plan to bring yourself, your children, your garden produce and flowers to the High Mass at 9:00 AM. We begin at the Grotto with Rosary beforehand, and process into church with the blessed flowers, led by the children who represent the […]
Bishop’s Corner Last week was the week of departures. After three years with us, Fr. Larrabee left on Tuesday to go west, driving with his brother back to California. Also on Tuesday, I headed east, for three weeks of helping the Fathers in France, and visiting the faithful there. And lastly, we’ve had a change […]
Fr. Larrabee leaves for California this week to begin his new assignment working with Fr. Zapp. We all thank Fr. Larrabee for his devoted service at St. Gertrude the Great these last three years, the first fruits of his priesthood. We think especially of his work with the school children, in the confessional, and his […]
Bp. Dolan’s sermon from last Sunday, “Salt”, is now available. Sorry for the delay. Boys’ Camp is this week! July 24-26 Thanks to everyone who helped make our 2012 Girls’ Camp successful! Mass Location Update If you are traveling in Connecticut or Rhode Island this summer, visit the new St. Vincent Ferrer chapel, where new […]
Thanks to everyone who helped make our 2012 Girls’ Camp successful! Listen to This Week’s Bonus Sermon Bp. Dolan from Independence Day: “Christ the Democrat: His Church the Answer” Mass Location Update If you are traveling in Connecticut or Rhode Island this summer, visit the new St. Vincent Ferrer chapel, where new Fr. Stephen McKenna […]
Listen to This Week’s Bonus Sermon Bp. Dolan from Independence Day: “Christ the Democrat: His Church the Answer” Mass Location Update If you are traveling in Connecticut or Rhode Island this summer, visit the new St. Vincent Ferrer chapel, where new Fr. Stephen McKenna offers Mass every Sunday at 5 PM. Also, consult our extensive […]
Sacred Heart Podcast now available Nicholas Wansbutter and Steven Heiner had a great discussion with His Excellency, Bishop Daniel Dolan, on the Sacred Heart. It is now available for free download, as are all Restoration Radio podcasts, at this link. Save these dates for the St. Gertrude the Great Girls’ Camp! Girls ages 5 – […]
Sacred Heart Podcast now available Nicholas Wansbutter and Steven Heiner had a great discussion with His Excellency, Bishop Daniel Dolan, on the Sacred Heart. It is now available for free download, as are all Restoration Radio podcasts, at this link. Julia Brought her Turtle to the Blessing of Pets in honor of St. Anthony Save […]
Corpus Christi Procession to our Lourdes Grotto Veneration of the Blessed Sacrament Preceding Benediction The Procession Returns to Church Our 2012 First Communicants Save these dates for the St. Gertrude the Great Girls’ Camp! Girls ages 5 – 16+ are welcome to join us on July 11th, 12th and 13th for three days of fun […]
Corpus Christi Procession to our Lourdes Grotto Veneration of the Blessed Sacrament Preceding Benediction The Procession Returns to Church Our 2012 First Communicants Save these dates for the St. Gertrude the Great Girls’ Camp! Girls ages 5 – 16+ are welcome to join us on July 11th, 12th and 13th for three days of fun […]
Save these dates for the St. Gertrude the Great Girls’ Camp! Girls ages 5 – 16+ are welcome to join us on July 11th, 12th and 13th for three days of fun and spiritual activities. We will be joined by three Sisters of St. Thomas Aquinas for days filled with camp favorites such as archery, […]
Our New Soldiers of Christ Save these dates for the St. Gertrude the Great Girls’ Camp! Girls ages 5 – 16+ are welcome to join us on July 11th, 12th and 13th for three days of fun and spiritual activities. We will be joined by three Sisters of St. Thomas Aquinas for days filled with […]
Also, this week, listen to Fr. McKenna’s sermon from the Ascension. Save these dates for the St. Gertrude the Great Girls’ Camp! Girls ages 5 – 16+ are welcome to join us on July 11th, 12th and 13th for three days of fun and spiritual activities. We will be joined by three Sisters of St. […]
SSPX Bishops’ Showdown: Fr. Cekada Radio Interview Live SSPX head Bp. Bernard Fellay is set to make a historic agreement with Benedict XVI regularizing the Society. But the other three SSPX bishops sent him a letter in April opposing the agreement. And Bp. Fellay fired back. What in the world in going on here? Former […]
Save these dates for the St. Gertrude the Great Girls’ Camp! Girls ages 5 – 16+ are welcome to join us on July 11th, 12th and 13th for three days of fun and spiritual activities. We will be joined by three Sisters of St. Thomas Aquinas for days filled with camp favorites such as archery, […]
Our school children sing at their spring spaghetti dinner fundraiser. Bishop’s Corner I am writing this on the feast of the Mother of Good Counsel, who graciously shared that day’s honors with her Son’s first Evangelist, St. Mark. The Divine Child she holds and the Man-God held out by the first Gospel, both present to […]
Bishop’s Corner Last week, Low Week was high Spring for us, cool and sunny, with birds and a bunny (I spied one as I knelt to pray the other morning), all the sweeter because it came after such a short but strong taste of Summer last month. Christ is risen! Our Fr. Valeriy in Ukraine […]
The historic April 15th deadline for the SSPX to make an agreement with Benedict XVI has arrived. What will SSPX head Bp. Bernard Fellay do? A former SSPX priest, Fr. Anthony Cekada, will join Restoration Radio to talk about this event and similar situations in SSPX in 1983, 1988, 2000, and 2007. • Date: Sunday, […]
Bishop’s Corner Happy and Holy Easter to you! As I pen these greetings, our “little village” at St. Gertrude the Great is humming with life and activity, as we prepare for the Triduum Sacrum. Now, “it is accomplished,” another Holy Week at St. Gertrude the Great and we bask in the sunshine of our Risen […]
Holy Week Schedule: Bishop’s Corner It seems that our early Spring burned through the calendar–and temperatures–in record time, doesn’t it? But last week’s Annunciation brought us a “grateful coolness in the heat,” one more image of God the Holy Ghost Who overshadowed the Virgin Mary. His refreshing shadow spanned two days of celebration for the […]
Save these dates for the St. Gertrude the Great Girls’ Camp! Girls ages 5 – 16+ are welcome to join us on July 11th, 12th and 13th for three days of fun and spiritual activities. We will be joined by three Sisters of St. Thomas Aquinas for days filled with camp favorites such as archery, […]
Save these dates for the St. Gertrude the Great Girls’ Camp! Girls ages 5 – 16+ are welcome to join us on July 11th, 12th and 13th for three days of fun and spiritual activities. We will be joined by three Sisters of St. Thomas Aquinas for days filled with camp favorites such as archery, […]