Archive for March, 2008

SGS News - Octave of Easter (Low Sunday)

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Dear Friend of the Saint Gregory Society,

Surrexit Dominus vere, Alleluia!

Our calendar for the next two Sundays is as follows:

* Octave of Easter (Low Sunday)
Sunday, March 30th. Low Mass at 2pm, to be celebrated by
Fr. Kevin Fitzpatrick (Holy Cross, Fairfield). The second
offering will go to support the work of the Saint Gregory Society.

* Good Shepherd Sunday
Sunday, April 6th. High Mass at 2pm, to be celebrated
by Fr. Robert Boyd (St. Mary’s, Greenwich). The chant Schola
will sing the Gregorian Mass for Eastertide (”Lux et origo”),
plainsong hymns, and all the proper Gregorian chants.

ALL MASSES TAKE PLACE IN SACRED HEART CHURCH,
NEW HAVEN (COLUMBUS AVENUE AT LIBERTY STREET,
NEAR UNION STATION).

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The Saint Gregory Society
P. O. Box 891
New Haven, CT 06504
Telephone: (203) 624-2751
On the web: http://www.saint-gregory.org/


SGS News - Easter Sunday

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

Dear Friend of the Saint Gregory Society,

The Officers of the Society would like to take this opportunity
to wish you a holy Triduum and a joyous Easter.

Our calendar for the next two Sundays is as follows:

* Easter Sunday
Sunday, March 23rd. High Mass at 2pm, to be celebrated
by the pastor of Sacred Heart Church, Fr. Jim Richardson.
The full Schola Cantorum will sing Palestrina’s Missa
“Regina caeli”, motets by Verdelot and Gascogne, and all of
the proper Gregorian chants. The second offering will go to
support the work of the Saint Gregory Society.

* Octave of Easter (Low Sunday)
Sunday, March 30th. Low Mass at 2pm, to be celebrated by
Fr. Kevin Fitzpatrick (Holy Cross, Fairfield).

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Some people have been asking if the full Triduum is observed
in the traditional form at Sacred Heart Church. Regrettably, it
is not. As far as we are aware, the closest places outside of
northern New Jersey where either some or all of the Triduum
is celebrated in the Extraordinary Form are the Boston area
and Troy, NY. The details are as follows (PLEASE double-
check before making the trip — we can make no guarantees
of the accuracy of all of this information):

Mary Immaculate Church in Newton, MA
http://www.maryimmaculatenewton.org/
Easter Vigil at 8pm

Holy Trinity Church in Boston, MA
http://www.holytrinitygerman.org/
Holy Thursday at 7pm
Good Friday at 7pm

St. Peter’s Church in Troy, NY
http://stpeters-troy.tripod.com
Holy Thursday at 6:30pm
Good Friday at 6:30pm
Easter Vigil at 8pm

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The Saint Gregory Society
P. O. Box 891
New Haven, CT 06504
Telephone: (203) 624-2751
On the web: http://www.saint-gregory.org/


SGS News - Palm Sunday

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

Dear Friend of the Saint Gregory Society,

Holy Week is nearly upon us. As you probably know, Palm
Sunday and Easter are always observed with special solemnity
by the Saint Gregory Society. Please join us for for these
holiest days of the Church year. There is no better time of year
than Holy Week to experience the Latin Mass in all of its depth
and splendor, whether it be for the first time or just the first time
in a long time. Therefore we would like to encourage you to bring
your friends and families to Sacred Heart Church at some point
during this coming week, and to join us as we “draw water
joyfully from the font of salvation”.

Our calendar for the next two Sundays is as follows:

* Palm Sunday
Sunday, March 16th. High Mass at 2pm, to be celebrated
by Fr. Richard Cipolla (St. Mary’s, Norwalk). The full Schola
Cantorum will sing Lasso’s Missa “Douce m=E9moire”, motets
by Victoria, Palestrina, and Lasso, and all of the proper
Gregorian chants. The second collection will go to support
the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal.

* Easter Sunday
Sunday, March 23rd. High Mass at 2pm, to be celebrated
by the pastor of Sacred Heart Church, Fr. Jim Richardson.
The full Schola Cantorum will sing Palestrina’s Missa
“Regina caeli”, motets by Verdelot and Gascogne, and all of
the proper Gregorian chants.

ALL MASSES TAKE PLACE IN SACRED HEART CHURCH,
NEW HAVEN (COLUMBUS AVENUE AT LIBERTY STREET,
NEAR UNION STATION).

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The Saint Gregory Society
P. O. Box 891
New Haven, CT 06504
Telephone: (203) 624-2751
On the web: http://www.saint-gregory.org/


SGS News - Passion Sunday

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Dear Friend of the Saint Gregory Society,

Laetare Sunday was a great success — as you probably know
if you were there! Don’t forget that Palm Sunday and Easter
Sunday will be observed with similar musical and ceremonial
solemnity. Details will be forthcoming here over the next couple
of weeks, but the basic schedule is already published on our
website at http://www.saint-gregory.org/mass-schedule/

Our calendar for the next two Sundays is as follows:

* Passion Sunday
Sunday, March 9th. Low Mass at 2pm, to be celebrated
by Fr. Kevin Fitzpatrick (Holy Cross, Fairfield). The second
offering will go to support the Saint Gregory Society.

* Palm Sunday
Sunday, March 16th. High Mass at 2pm, to be celebrated
by Fr. Richard Cipolla (St. Mary’s, Norwalk). The full Schola
Cantorum will sing Lasso’s Missa “Douce m=E9moire”, motets
by Victoria, Palestrina, and Lasso, and all of the proper
Gregorian chants.

ALL MASSES TAKE PLACE IN SACRED HEART CHURCH,
NEW HAVEN (COLUMBUS AVENUE AT LIBERTY STREET,
NEAR UNION STATION).

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The Saint Gregory Society
P. O. Box 891
New Haven, CT 06504
Telephone: (203) 624-2751
On the web: http://www.saint-gregory.org/