* The Second Sunday in Lent
Sunday 28 February. High Mass at 2:00 p.m., to be celebrated
by The Rev. John Ringley, St. Lawrence Church, Shelton.
Music to be sung by the Chant Schola of the Society will
include the “Missa Orbis Factor” ordinary (Vatican edition
Mass XI), the hymn “Audi benigne Conditor,” the canticle
“Attende Domine,” and the Gregorian chants of the day.
The second offering will be for the benefit of the St. Gregory
Society,

* The Third Sunday in Lent
Sunday, 7 March. Low Mass at 2:00 p.m., to be celebrated
by The Rev. Stanley Miekina, St. Stanislaus Church. The
second offering will be for the benefit of St. Stanislaus Church.

* The Fourth Sunday in Lent, or Laetare Sunday
Sunday, 14 March. Solemn Mass at 2:00 p.m., to be celebrated
by The Rev. John Ringley, St. Lawrence Church, Shelton.
Music to be sung by the full Schola Cantorum of the Society will
include the Palestrina’s “Missa Ave Regina caelorum,” motets
by Palestrina and Victoria, and the Gregorian chants of the day.
The second offering will be for the benefit of the St. Gregory
Society.

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The Saint Gregory Society
P. O. Box 891
New Haven, CT 06504
Telephone: (203) 815-8955
On the web: http://www.saint-gregory.org/

* The First Sunday in Lent
Sunday, 21 February. Low Mass at 2:00 p.m., to be celebrated
by The Rev. Stanley Miekina, St. Stanislaus Church

N.B.: The new home of the Latin Mass in New Haven
is Saint Stanislaus Church at State and Eld Streets.
For directions please visit our website at:
www.saint-gregory.org/directions

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Candlemas procession, St. Stanislaus Church,
7 February 2010

The officers of the Society wish to thank all who made our
festive observance of Candlemas on Sunday, 7 February,
at St. Stanislaus Church such a splendid and uplifting
celebration.

We thank The Rev. John Ringley; master of ceremonies
William Riccio, Jr.; assisting masters of ceremonies Jeffrey
Collins and Michael Nazzaro; acolytes Jacob Horvath and
Glenn Nelson; thurifer Anthony Carpanzano; and crucifer
Michael Murphy; and the members of the Knights of
Columbus honor guard who assisted at the service.

We express our gratitude to the members of the Society’s
Schola Cantorum who provided the beautiful music for the
procession and Mass.

We offer special thanks to Glenn Nelson and all who assisted
him in providing the elegant reception that followed the service.

We extend our deep gratitude to The Rev. Roman Kmiec, C.M.,
and Reverend Clergy of St. Stanislaus Church and members
of the parish for welcoming us into a new home so admirably
suited to the proper celebration of the Sacred Ceremonies.

And finally, we offer our most humbly thanks to Almighty God,
who has sustained us for twenty-five years in our mission
to preserve and promote the worship of God in the classical
Roman liturgy according to the Missal of Blessed Pope John XXIII.

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The Saint Gregory Society
P. O. Box 891
New Haven, CT 06504
Telephone: (203) 815-8955
On the web: http://www.saint-gregory.org/

10 January 2010, the Feast of the Holy Family, marked the
beginning of the the Silver Jubilee year of the Saint Gregory
Society, which will conclude with our 25th anniversary celebration
in 2011. The Officers of the Society are planning a year-long
series of events during this Jubilee year, each of which will
be announced in these posts.



photograph: Stuart Chessman

* The Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple
Sunday, 7 February. Procession and Solemn Mass at 2:00 pm,
to be celebrated by The Rev. John Ringley, St. Lawrence
Church, Shelton. The service will be celebrated with special
pageantry and ceremony.

A landmark occasion in the spiritual and cultural life of the Elm City,
this event will be the first in a series of public functions marking
the 25th Jubilee of the return of the traditional Latin Mass
to our community offered in its age-old form. Sponsored by the
Saint Gregory Society of New Haven, these services commenced
at Sacred Heart Church in New Haven in January of 1986.

This festive observance of Candlemas will include the Blessing
of Candles, Procession, and Solemn Mass. Music for the service
performed by the Society’s Schola Cantorum, a vocal ensemble
of professional musicians internationally recognized for performances
in concert, recordings and media broadcasts of sacred music
and Gregorian chant in its original context–the sung Latin liturgy.
Musical works will include Palestrina’s “Missa Sicut lilium,”
motets by Victoria, Palestrina and Lasso, and the Gregorian
chants of the day. All in attendance are invited to a reception
which will immediately follow the Mass.

10 January 2010, the Feast of the Holy Family, marked the
beginning of the the Silver Jubilee year of the Saint Gregory
Society, which will conclude with our 25th anniversary celebration
in 2011. The Officers of the Society are planning a year-long
series of events during this Jubilee year, each of which will
be announced in these regular messages and on the Society’s
website (www.saint-gregory.org).

* Septuagesima Sunday
Sunday, 31 January. Low Mass at 2:00 pm to be celebrated
by The Rev. Matthew Mauriello, St. Roch Church Greenwich.

* The Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple
Sunday, 7 February. Procession and Solemn Mass at 2:00 pm,
to be celebrated by The Rev. John Ringley, St. Lawrence
Church, Shelton. The service will be celebrated with special
pageantry and ceremony.

A landmark occasion in the spiritual and cultural life of the Elm City,
this event will be the first in a series of public functions marking
the 25th Jubilee of the return of the traditional Latin Mass
to our community offered in its age-old form. Sponsored by the
Saint Gregory Society of New Haven, these services commenced
at Sacred Heart Church in New Haven in January of 1986.

This festive observance of Candlemas will include the Blessing
of Candles, Procession, and Solemn Mass. Music for the service
performed by the Society’s Schola Cantorum, a vocal ensemble
of professional musicians internationally recognized for performances
in concert, recordings and media broadcasts of sacred music
and Gregorian chant in its original context–the sung Latin liturgy.
Musical works will include Palestrina’s “Missa Sicut lilium,”
motets by Victoria, Palestrina and Lasso, and the Gregorian
chants of the day. All in attendance are invited to a reception
which will immediately follow the Mass.

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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/

* The Third Sunday after the Epiphany
Sunday 24 January. High Mass at 2:00 pm to be celebrated
by The Rev. John Ringley, St. Lawrence Church, Shelton.
Music to be sung by the Chant Schola of the Society will
include the “Missa Marialis” ordinary (from Vatican edition
Masses IX and X), the hymn “O sola magnarum urbium,”
the antiphons “Tribus miraculis ornatum” and “Alma
Redemptoris Mater,” and the Gregorian chants of the day.

SCHEDULE OF LATIN MASSES AT ST. STANISLAUS CHURCH

* The Octave Day of Christmas & Circumcision of Our Lord
(Holy Day of Obligation) Thursday, 1 January. Low Mass
at 2:00 pm, to be celebrated The Reverend John Ringley
(St. Lawrence Church, Shelton.)

* The Most Holy Name of Jesus
Sunday, 3 January. Low Mass at 2:00 pm to be celebrated
by The Rev. Waclaw Hlond, C.M.

N.B.: Watch for announcements of the forthcoming
Silver Jubilee (25th anniversary year) of the Saint Gregory
Society, which will commence on the Feast of the Holy
Family (January 10).

*The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
(Holy Day of Obligation) Tuesday, 8 December. Low Mass
at 5:30 pm to be celebrated the the Rev. Stanley Miekina,
St. Stanislaus Church.

*The Third Sunday of Advent or Gaudete Sunday
Sunday, 13 December. High Mass at 2:00 pm to be celebrated
by The Rev. John Ringley (St. Lawrence Church, Shelton.)
Music for the service to be performed by the full Schola of the
Society will include the Tomás Luis de Victoria’s Missa
Ave Maris stella, motets by Victoria and Sebastian Vivanco,
and the proper Gregorian chants of the day.
Stella” (Vatican Edition Mass XI); the plainsong hymn “Creator
alme siderum” the Advent prose “Rorate caeli desuper” and the
proper Gregorian chants of the day.

* The Fourth Sunday of Advent
Sunday, December 20, at 2:00 pm. Low Mass to be celebrated
by The Rev. Matthew Mauriello (St. Roch Church, Greenwich).

*Christmas Day
(Holy Day of Obligation) Friday, 25 December. High Mass
at 2:00 pm to be celebrated the the Rev. Stanley Miekina,
St Stanislaus Church. Music for the service to be performed
by the chant Schola Cantorum of the Society will include
the Vatican Edition Mass VIII (Missa de Angelis),
the hymns “Jesu Redemptor omnium” and “A solis ortus,”
and the Gregorian chant propers.

*** HOLIDAY SHOPPING WITH SAINT GREGORY SOCIETY ***
This holiday season remember that the recordings and publications
offered by our society make uniquely appropriate gifts. There is
still time to order these items in time for Christmas giving. Orders
received over our website are processed within 48 hours.

* The traditional Liturgical Calendar is a “must” for any
individual or family that is devoted to the older use; for every day
of the year it lists the appointed liturgy, class, liturgical color, along
with commemorations and information as to the traditional schedule
of fast and abstinence

* The Society’s Christmas Cards, Note Cards and Mass Cards are
singularly appropriate as gifts and greetings at Christmas time.
Our Christmas cards include a Latin text taken from the liturgy
of Christmas along with an English translation.

* Recordings. The compact discs produced by the St. Gregory Society
have received copious critical acclaim and have been purchased
by traditional Catholics and music lovers throughout the world.
Featuring seven of the great feasts of the Catholic calendar, they
present Gregorian chant and polyphonic works of the greatest
choral composers of the Renaissance in the context of the sung
Mass for each of these feasts. Every cd is accompanied by a booklet
containing the complete text of the liturgy in Latin and English,
along with historical notes. Each of these recordings is a testimony
to one of the Church’s greatest artistic treasures, her sublime
sacred music. As a gift at Christmastide it will serve as a reminder
to the recipient of the “Gift that is Eternal.”

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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/

* The Second Sunday of Advent
Sunday, December 6, at 2:00 pm. Low Mass.
Celebrant to be announced.

* The First Sunday of Advent
Sunday, 29 November. High Mass at 2:00 pm. Celebrant
to be announced. Music for the service to be performed
by the Chant Schola of the Society will include the “Missa Orbis
Factor” (Vatican Edition Mass XI); the plainsong hymn “Creator
alme siderum” the Advent prose “Rorate caeli desuper” and the
proper Gregorian chants of the day.

* The Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, 22 November, at 2:00 p.m. Low Mass. Celebrant
to be announced.