Una Voce San Bernardino

This comes from a reader for the brick by brick file.

Dear Father Z, 

After yesterday’s, February 21, 2010, TLM at San Secondo d’Asti Parish, Guasti, Ca, Una Voce San Bernardion handed out a pamphlet including their accomplishments in 2009. Among the many articles they reported that the Midnight Christmas Sung TLM at St. Catherine of Sienna Parish in Rialto, Ca, had 1,000 faithful in attendance. The count was reported by the Pastor, Fr. Stephen Porter.

My wife and I were in attendance and I knew that the church was packed. So many presented themselves for communion that toward the end Father was down to about 1/8 of a regular sized host per person. Father even hat to return to the altar and take a good portion of the large host that he used in Consecrating the body of Christ. It was obvious that the overwhelming attending had never been to a TLM.

I have been to many TLM’s in Ca. none have been anywhere close to a 1,000. I do not know if this normal in the rest of the USA.

So… how is your Mass attendance?

http://wdtprs.com/blog/2010/02/brick-by-brick-in-san-bernardino/?comments=true

John Pierce funeral arrangements.

I spoke with Jean Pierce today. Funeral arrangements for John Pierce, husband of Jean and father of
Adam Nathan (RIP), Amanda, Gabriel and Dominick, are as follows:
 
Monday, July 26, 2010
St. Therese Catholic Church in Alhambra
9:30 am Rosary (there will be no public viewing)
10 am Requiem Mass (offered by Fr. Robert Bishop)
Graveside services at 1:15 Riverside National Cemetery directly after Mass.
 
There will be a reception at approximately 4pm at:
Duarte Elks Lodge - (bring Potluck - ask for Mike at the door)
2436 E. Huntington Dr.
Duarte, CA 91010
 
Cards, offerings of Masses, etc. may be sent to the Pierce family’s home address:
1253 E. Gladstone St.
Glendora, CA 91740
 
Gabriel and Dominick served for the Indult Mass and at St. Therese, and Gabriel helped Andrew Peters train our altar servers on occassion.
 
Serving for the Requiem Mass: Andrew and Ian Peters; with Charles Coats as substitute server in case Andrew must work that day. If there are any other older servers from our Knights of the Altar program who are experienced in serving the Traditional Requiem Mass and if they would be available to serve as a substitute if necessary, please call Mrs. Peters at 562-944-4402. Thank you.
 
Please join us in prayer for John and his family. John’s livelihood was teaching piano, and this loving family has lived a humble life dependent on the Providence of our Dear Lord and their faith & trust in Him.
 
May the soul of John Pierce and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the Mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
 
Please also pray for Gabriel Pierce, 18, who must have heart surgery asap (now postponed to perhaps early Sept.) to replace a heart valve.
 
In Christ,
Vicki Peters

By Damian Thompson

Pope Benedict XVI celebrates Mass in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite in private, according to the head of the Society of St Pius X, Bishop Bernard Fellay. Speaking at a gathering in Brazil this month, Bishop Fellay also claimed that an unnamed Italian bishop had threatened to resign if the Pope ever celebrated the traditional Latin Mass in public.

According to Fellay, the Holy Father’s secretary, Mgr Georg Gänswein, also uses the 1962 Missal; Father Z suggests that the Pope may sometimes serve Mass for him (in the older form, he implies, though this isn’t clear).

The rumours that Benedict XVI says the old Mass in his own chapel have been circulating for a long time; just last week, a senior Westminster priest with strong links to the Vatican told me he had reason to believe them. But Fellay is on the record here and I don’t think he would make such a claim unless he knew it to be true.

This cheers me up. I’ve deliberately stuck the word “Tridentine” in the headline to this post because, although it’s been largely superseded by “Extraordinary Form”, I want to remind all those English liberals who are hastily reinventing themselves as fans of the Holy Father that he profoundly loves the Mass they spent decades sneering at – and indeed celebrated it publicly when he was head of the CDF.

As for the bishop who’ll resign if the Pope celebrates the old Mass in public, I think he should just go anyway, don’t you?

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/damianthompson/100047655/pope-benedict-xvi-celebrates-the-tridentine-mass-privately-says-bishop/

Dear All Latin Mass Community Leaders:

I received a report today about a suspicious “nun” in a black and white habit going by the name of Sister Monica Choi. The source has done some background investigation and has found that this woman’s former communities have indicated that she has been released from her vows. She now goes around the country seeking financial and other kinds of support. She seems to frequent the Latin Mass communities. Please be advised.

The following are the background notes submitted to UVSB:

Born 1949
in Buchon City, Korea

September 1971  joined Benedictines in Korea
dismissed 2-3 yrs. later

worked with Maryknoll orphanages bringing children to USA to be adopted
on her last trip over she stayed in USA

1980 entered Benedictines in Nebraska
made temporary vows
no final vows
vows expired

1986-1988  lived with relatives in California possibly San Jose

1988  Entered Adorers of the Precious Blood Portland, Oregon
1993  Perpetual Vows made

ALLEGATIONS OF POSSIBLE ABUSE OF ELDER NUN (PHOTOS WERE TAKEN) AND REPORTED BY FRIEND OF ELDER NUN TO PORTLAND OREGON DIOCESAN OFFICE.

PROCEDURE STARTED FOR SR MONICA CHOI’S TERMINATION OF VOWS

1994 OR 1995 Adorers of the Precious Blood sold Monastary to Vietnamese Order of Nuns.
The older nuns went to APB convent in New Hampshire
Monica Choi went to Alberta Edmonton for approx. 5yrs.

June 1999  Decree issued vows terminated
2000 dismissed APB

Monica Choi went to Japan and joined another order.

Laurence Gonzaga
UVSB President

Photo by Tony Resendez

In August 2010, the TLM at Christ the Good Shepherd in Adelanto will be on the Third Sunday of the Month.