Richard Friend and Mike Parish (the principle organizers of this Missa Cantata on August 26, 2009), with the help of the Una Voce San Bernardino President, Laurence Gonzaga (who handled promotion and filming), organized the first Mass in the Extraordinary form at St. James the Less in Perris, CA, in probably over 35 years.
Special thanks to the Pastor of St. James, Father Ed Gomez. Also, special thanks of course to the priest-celebrant, Father Carl Gismondi, FSSP, M.A., S.T.L., pastor of St. Ann Catholic Church, a personal parish for the EF Form of the Roman Rite in San Diego, CA. His assistant pastor, Father Federico Masutti, FSSP, assisted in hearing confessions before and during the Mass. Also, the FSSP seminarian assigned to their parish assisted in choir.
Laurence Gonzaga
President
Una Voce San Bernardino


August 30th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
Wow, congrats! I can imagine the difficulties in organizing a first TLM. May God continue to bless and reward your efforts!