* The Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecostt
Sunday, 8 November, at 2:00 p.m. Low Mass to be celebrated
by The Reverend Michael Mauriello, St. Roch, Greenwich.
The second offering will be for the benefit of the Saint
Gregory Society.

* The Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, 15 November, at 2:00 p.m. High Mass. Celebrant
to be announced.

* The Feast of All Saints
Sunday, November 1. High Mass at 2:00 pm, to be celebrated
by The Reverend John Ringley. Music for this festive service
to be performed by the full Schola Cantorum of the Saint
Gregory Society, will include William Byrd’s Mass for Four Voices,
polyphonic motets by Byrd and Robert Parsons, and the proper
Gregorian chants. The second offering will be to help defray the
utilities expenses at St. Stanislaus Church.

Please note that owing to a conflict with parish activities scheduled
at St. Stanislaus Church before the Latin Mass in New Haven was
moved from Sacred Heart Church, the Feast of All Souls will not
be celebrated for the St. Gregrory Society in a Latin Requiem Mass
this season. We will hope to resume the observance of this Feast
in the traditional liturgy next season.

* The Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, November 8. Low Mass at 2:00 pm, to be celebrated
by The Reverend Michael Mauriello, St. Roch, Greenwich.

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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/

SAINT GREGORY SOCIETY FINDS NEW HOME
AT SAINT STANISLAUS CHURCH

Sunday, 13 September, was a day of great joy for our friends and members in attendance at the first Mass offered in our new home: Saint Stanislaus Church in New Haven. The Mass of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross was celebrated on the eve of this great feast–also the second anniversary of the implementation of the Holy Father’s motu proprio “Summorum Pontificum,” an historic turning-point for Tradition in the faith and practice of the Universal Church.

The splendid Polish Baroque edifice that is St. Stanislaus Church provided the perfect setting for the ceremonies of Solemn Mass and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament that were celebrated with a large congregation present. The Rev. John Ringley celebrated the Mass assisted by the Rev. Richard Cipolla and Mr. Jeffrey Collins as deacon and subdeacon, respectively. The music of the liturgy, sung by the Society’s full Schola Cantorum included the Missa O Quam Gloriosum of Victoria and motets by Palestrina and their contemporary Polish composer Mikolaj Zelinski. The service concluded with a beautiful hymn to Our Lady, Protectress of Holy Mother Church, sung in Polish.

The Pastor, The Rev. Roman Kmiec, C.M., delivered an inspiring welcome to the Society and all there present, assuring us that we are part of the parish community where the priests of the Vincentian order stand ready to minister to all our sacramental and spiritual needs. We learned just today that a number of our group have already signed on as new St. Stanislaus parishioners.

The reception that followed provided a splendid repast, bringing together people of the parish and all newcomers in an atmosphere of common interests shared and high-spirited conviviality. We should all offer prayers of thanksgiving to Almighty God and our gratitude to the St. Stanislaus community for helping make possible a vigorous new beginning in the continued life of the Saint Gregory Society and its apostolate.

* Our Lord Jesus Christ the King
Sunday, October 25. Solemn Mass at 2:00 pm, to be celebrated
by The Rev. Stanley Miekina, C.M., of St. Stanislaus Parish,
The Rev. John Ringley as Deacon. Music to be performed by the
Chant Schola of the Society will include the “Missa in Festis
Solemnibus” ordinary (from Vatican Edition Masses II & III),
the hymns “Vexilla Christus inclyta” and “Te saeculorum Prin-
cipem, and the Gregorian chants proper to the feast.

* Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday October 11. High Mass at 2:00 pm, to celebrated by The Reverend
Michael Mauriello, St. Roch Church, Greenwich. Music for the service to be
performed by the Chant Schola of the Society will include the “Missa
Marialis” (from Vatican Edition Masses IX & X); the plainsong hymn
“Ave maris stella,” the responsory “Rosa vernans” and the proper
Gregorian chants of the day.

* Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, October 18. Low Mass at 2:00 pm. Celebrant to be announced.

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P. O. Box 891
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Telephone: (203) 624-2751
On the web: http://www.saint-gregory.org/

* Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi
Sunday, October 4th. Low Mass at 2:00 pm to be celebrated
by The Reverend Stanley Miekina, C.M., of St. Stanislaus Parish,
offered for the intentions of the St. Stanislaus Fraternity of the Third Order
of St. Francis.

The Third Order of St. Francis was established at St. Stanislaus Church
on September 1, 1924. It was primarily a Polish speaking Fraternity.
On July 13, 1958 a number of people transferred from St. Casimir’s
and formed an English speaking Fraternity. On the Feast of the
Most Holy Name of Mary, September 12, 1971, the Fraternity was
rededicated.

* Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday October 11. High Mass at 2:00 pm. Celebrant to be announced.
Music to be performed by the Chant Schola of the Society
will include the “Missa Marialis” (from Vatican Edition Masses IX & X);
the plainsong hymn “Ave maris stella,” the responsory “Rosa vernans”
and the proper Gregorian chants of the day.

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

*Seventeenth Suday after Pentecost
Sunday, September 27. High Mass at 2:00 p.m. to be celebrated
by the Reverend Michael Mauriello, St. Roch, Greenwich.
Music to be performed by the Chant Schola of the Society will
include Vatican Mass VIII (”Missa de Angelis”); the plainsong
hymn to the Sacred Heart, “Cor arca legem;” the Eurcharistic
responsory, “Unus panis;” and the proper Gregorian chants
of the day.

* Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi
Sunday, October 4th. Low Mass at 2:00 pm to be celebrated
by The Reverend Stanley Miekina, C.M., of St. Stanislaus Parish,
offered for the intentions of the St. Stanislaus Fraternity of the
Third Order of St. Francis.

The Third Order of St. Francis was established at St. Stanislaus Church
on September 1, 1924. It was primarily a Polish speaking Fraternity.
On July 13, 1958 a number of people transferred from St. Casimir’s
and formed an English speaking Fraternity. On the Feast of the
Most Holy Name of Mary, September 12, 1971, the Fraternity was
rededicated.

The Fraternity consists of those who wish to strive after holiness
according to the charism of St. Francis. Secular Franciscans,
as they are called now, strive to attend daily Mass, recite an office
(it can be The Divine Office, The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin
Mary, or 12 Our Fathers, 12 Hail Marys, and 12 Glory Be to the
Fathers.) Members promise to say grace before and after meals,
examine their conscience each night, and contribute according
to their means for the charities of the order. The Fraternity
supports a family in India and a seminarian at Holy Apostles
in Cromwell. Members seek to build up Christ’s Church.
Their Spiritual Assistants at Saint Stanislaus parish have
always been the Vincentian Fathers. The primary feast of
their order is October 4th, the Feast of Our Holy Founder,
St. Francis of Assisi. Mary Welborn, parish administrative
assistant at St. Stanislaus Church, is the current Minister
Praefect of the Fraternity.

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

Dear Friend of the Saint Gregory Society,

Our calendar for the next two Sundays is as follows:

* Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, September 20th. Low Mass at 2:00 pm to be celebrated
by The Reverend Michael Mauriello, Saint Roch, Greenwich.

* Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, September 27th. High Mass at 2:00 pm to be celebrated
by The Reverend Michael Mauriello, Saint Roch, Greenwich.
The music of the liturgy, sung by the chant choir of the Schola Cantorum,
will include the well-known Missa de Angelis and the proper Gregorian
chants for the day.

DIRECTIONS to St. Stanislaus Church, New Haven:
From the North: I-91 South to Exit 4, State Street. At the end
of the ramp turn right and then turn left at the light onto State Street;
proceed three blocks to the church on your right.

From the South: Take I-95 to Exit 48 onto I-91; proceed North to
Exit 3, Trumbull Street. Bear right at the end of the ramp,
and at the light turn right onto Orange Street. Take the first right
onto Bradley Street. Go to the end of Bradley Street, and take a left
onto State Street. The church is on the left, one block down.
Park in the city lot facing the front of the church across State Street,
or turn left onto Eld Street and take first right past church
into the church lot.

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

4 September 2009

Dear Friend of the Saint Gregory Society,

Our calendar for the next two Sundays is as follows:

* Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, September 6. Low Mass at 2:00 pm. to be celebrated
by Fr. James Richardson, Pastor, Sacred Heart Church.

N.B.: The Mass on September 6 will be the LAST Latin Mass
celebrated for the Society at Sacred Heart Church in New Haven
(Columbus Avenue at Liberty Street, near Union Station)

BEGINING ON SEPTEMBER 13, THE NEW HOME FOR THE SOCIETY
WILL BE SAINT STANISLAUS CHURCH, STATE STREET
AT ELD STREET, NEW HAVEN (Directions below).

* Eve of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.
Sunday, September 13, at 2:00 pm
Solemn Mass and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
Celebrant: Fr. John Ringley (St. Lawrence, Shelton).
Music for the liturgy performed by the full Schola Cantorum
of the Saint Gregory Society will include Tomas Luis de Victoria’s
Missa “O Quam gloriosum,” motets by Palestrina and Zielinski,
and the proper Gregorian chants. A reception will follow
the service.

DIRECTIONS to St. Stanislaus Church, New Haven:
From the North: I-91 South to Exit 4, State Street. At the end
of the ramp turn right and then turn left at the light onto State Street;
proceed three blocks to the church on your right.

From the South: Take I-95 to Exit 48 onto I-91; proceed North to
Exit 3, Trumbull Street. Bear right at the end of the ramp,
and at the light turn right onto Orange Street. Take the first right
onto Bradley Street. Go to the end of Bradley Street, and take a left
onto State Street. The church is on the left, one block down.
Park in the city lot facing the front of the church across State Street,
or turn left onto Eld Street and take first right past church
into the church lot.

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

Thanks to the good offices of The Most Reverend Henry J. Mansell, Archbishop of Hartford, the Latin Mass celebrated for those in the New Haven community who are devoted to the old liturgy, shortly will have a new home at Saint Stanislaus Church in central New Haven.

As many of our members and friends have known for some time, New Haven’s Sacred Heart Church, which has been the home of the traditional Latin Masses celebrated for our society since its inception in 1985, is scheduled to close in the very near future.  We take this opportunity to express our deepest thanks to The Reverend James Richardson and the Parish of Sacred Heart Church for twenty-four years of hospitality and support.  We express our special gratitude to Fr. Richardson for his willingness in recent years to celebrate the old Mass, often at but a moment’s notice, to ensure the stability of our schedule.  We would be remiss if we did not offer our sincere thanks to Frs. Robert Newman, James Smith and Robert Ladish, who were brave pastors in making Sacred Heart Church available for the celebration of the old liturgy before its recent, more widespread acceptance.  Our gratitude to them can never be fully expressed.

Aware that the closure of Sacred Heart Church is imminent, the Officers of the Society wrote to the Most Reverend Henry J. Mansell, Archbishop of Harford, late in the spring expressing the concern that when the church closed, the members and friends of the Society who have faithfully attended the Latin Masses there would be without a home.  In his gracious response dated 23 June, Archbishop Mansell explained that he had consulted with clergy in the New Haven Deanery, and that The Reverend Roman Kmieç, C.M., pastor of Saint Stanislaus Church in New Haven, had offered his church as a new home for the Latin Mass in our community.

The Co-chairmen and Vice-chairman of the Society met with Fr. Kmieç on 10 July.  After a discussion of the history of the Society and an examination of the church with regard to its suitability for the celebration of the old liturgy, Fr. Kmiec extended his generous invitation to the Society to make St. Stanislaus its new home.   We accepted without hesitation since the opportunity presents so many benefits to the life of our group.

Located close to the center of New Haven at the intersection of State and Eld Streets, St. Stanislaus is an imposing edifice in the Baroque style, whose construction began in 1901 by Polish craftsmen and artisans from the old country.  Served by priests of the Congregatio Missionis, founded by St. Vincent de Paul in 1625 (commonly known as the Vincentians), the people of St. Stanislaus are strongly traditional in Catholic faith and practice, many of them desirous of the return of the older liturgy to their parish. The beautifully decorated church interior remains essentially the same since the day of its consecration and thus ideally suited for the celebration of the traditional rites.

Relocation will require a considerable planning and hard work on the part of the Society’s Executive Committee and our members.  With Fr. Kmieç we agreed on September 13 as the date on which the first Latin Mass will be celebrated at St. Stanislaus.  Falling on the eve of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (September 14th) this date is most appropriate, since it is the second anniversary of the implementation of Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI’s Motu proprio Summorum Pontificum.  So we are pleased to announce a festive celebration of that feast with Solemn Mass and Benediction on Sunday, 13 September at 2:00 pm.  We exhort our members and friends to mark this date on their calendars, to plan to attend the service with family and friends, and to offer prayers of thanksgiving for what promises to be a stimulus for an exhilarating new era in the life of the Saint Gregory Society.  You will receive reminders of this happy occasion with details as to location and parking.

SGS NEWS - THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOSt
28 August 2009

* Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, August 30th. Low Mass at 2pm, to be celebrated
by Fr. John Ringley (St. Lawrence, Shelton).

* Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, September 6. Low Mass at 2pm, celebrant
to be announced.

N.B.: The Mass on September 6 will be the LAST Latin Mass
celebrated for the Society at Sacred Heart Church in New Haven
(Columbus Avenue at Liberty Street, near Union Station)

Beginning on September 13, the new home for the Society will be
Saint Stanislaus Church, State Street at Eld Street, New Haven.

DIRECTIONS to St. Stanislaus Church, New Haven:
From the North: I-91 South to Exit 4, State Street. At the end
of the ramp turn right and then turn left at the light onto State Street;
proceed three blocks to the church on your right.

From the South: Take I-95 to Exit 48 onto I-91; proceed North to
Exit 3, Trumbull Street. Bear right at the end of the ramp,
and at the light turn right onto Orange Street. Take the first right
onto Bradley Street. Go to the end of Bradley Street, and take a left
onto State Street. The church is on the left, one block down.
Park in the city lot facing the front of the church across State Street,
or turn left onto Eld Street and take first right past church
into the church lot.

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