Recently, Father said to me in passing that I was part of the restoration. We may not see the fruits of the restoration in our lifetimes, but simply to know we are working towards it. Ever since he said this, it has renewed my enthusiasm to continue promoting the Traditional Latin Mass. I believe the Traditional Latin Mass, as it is celebrated here at the Pope John Paul II Polish Center, has been one of the most spiritually fullfilling celebrations of this form I have been privileged to participate in. One feels at home here, and not a foreigner. One feels as if this liturgy has become normative here, and not just a side-show.
I encourage everyone who has a love of the Traditonal Form of the Roman Rite to take the trip to Yorba Linda for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in this truly Extraordinary Form.
Laurence Gonzaga
President
Una Voce San Bernardino
For those who are familiar with the beautiful liturgies which unfold at the Pope John Paul II Center in Yorba Linda, celebrated by Dom Daniel Augustine Oppenheimer, prior of the Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem, then I hope you would be interested in 2 DVD’s that are being produced.
The first is the Mass of Ascension Thursday, and the second is the Mass of Corpus Christi.
For DVD copies in much better quality, contact Laurence Gonzaga at 909.498.4461 or email at laurencegonzaga@gmail.com
The experience of the mass in this form is beyond words, it truly is where heaven meets earth, where the deepest mysteries of the faith unfold, in a tangible and manifest way.
~ Sequoia Sierra, age 21
The homily was so profound. We need more homilies like that. I SO wanted to take notes. I found a deeper meaning of the Mass and the humility of Christ coming down from Heaven in the form of bread to be united with us in holy communion. I placed my intentions at the altar and I KNEW that it was being transformed through the hands of the priest. The priesthood is TRULY a gift for the Church. Catholic, Latin, Universal. Our Holy Mother Church is so wise to offer us both forms of the mass. The Mass enhanced my understanding of the dignity of the priesthood.
~ Meryl Bravo, age 31
The choir was, of course, amazing. They added just the right amount of edifying beauty without being overpowering or turning the mass into a concert. I was struck by the reverence and attention of the children who were attending; the three near me were paying particular attention, which did my heart good.
~ Dana Cash
Graces overflowed the church during this Glorious Mass that was said with such adoration and reverance. The Gregorian chant touched the depths of my soul and filled me with such joy and peace. It was as if I was living a thousand years ago, attending a Mass of the true and ancient teachings of our Man God. I recommend for all living beings to attend this Mass, where we unworthily approach the Holies of Holies and receive Sanctifying Grace…in which the world is in desperate need of.
For some reason, I forgot to publish this video on here.
On Sunday March 14, Laurence Gonzaga, Andrew Hedstrom, Vincent Padilla III, Josef Seno, Luke Enkosky, Josh McAleese, Dana Cash, Mark Lysecky and Benny Barrios, as an activity of Una Voce San Bernardino (www.unavocesb.org), traveled to the Norbertine Abbey of St. Michael’s in Silverado, CA. We were there to take part in a 14.3 mile pilgrimage organized by Una Voce Orange County (www.uvoc.org), from the Abbey to the Mission San Juan Capistrano Serra Chapel. For the majority of the pilgrimage we were accompanied by a Norbertine priest and the prior of the Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem, who trailed about 50 yards behind the procession hearing confessions. A priest who celebrates the Latin Mass for UVSB in Perris, the Rev. Fr. Paul Schmidt, SVD also came on pilgrimage with us. We departed the Abbey at 9 AM and arrived at the Chapel about 40 minutes prior to the scheduled 6 PM Latin Tridentine Low Mass said by a Norbertine Father. For two people in our group, Josh McAleese and Benny Barrios, it was their first time assisting at the Latin Mass. Though they were admittedly a little disoriented in the distinctly ancient form, they said after the Mass, in discussion with UVSB President Laurence Gonzaga, that they thought the Mass was very beautiful and reverent and were interested in continuing to assist at this form if it was available. They were informed that in our own diocese, there are 4 churches which offer this Ancient Liturgy: San Secondo D’Asti (Ontario, 10:30 AM, All Sundays), St. James (Perris, 6 PM, 1st and 3rd Sundays), Christ the Good Shepherd (Adelanto, 5 PM, 2nd Sundays), and Sacred Heart (Palm Desert, 2:30 PM, All Sundays). By the grace of God, more parishes in our diocese will offer this form of the Mass which nourished the Saints of God for 1500 years. This is the apostolate of Una Voce. For more information about the Latin Mass, please visit the UVSB website. We wish to be in solidarity with the will of Pope Benedict XVI when he explained his desire that every priest may now be able to celebrate this form of the Mass in 2007 when he wrote:
“In the history of the liturgy there is growth and progress, but no rupture. What earlier generations held as sacred, remains sacred and great for us too, and it cannot be all of a sudden entirely forbidden or even considered harmful. It behooves all of us to preserve the riches which have developed in the Church’s faith and prayer, and to give them their proper place.”
Laurence Gonzaga
Lecturer, Vocations Chairman, K of C 4488
President, UVSB
Archbishop Gomez is a native of Mexico and is 58 years old.
He is a member of Opus Dei, which is neither to be regarded as “conservative” nor “liberal”. Opus Dei is not concerned with these tendencies. It is concerned with the sanctification of daily realities of the lay-faithful in their professional and social lives. For more information about Opus Dei, please visit their website, www.opusdei.org.
Archbishop Gomez has given his support for the use of the Extraordinary Form in his Archdiocese of San Antonio, TX.
Let us pray for the transition process, for Archbishop Gomez, as well as Cardinal Mahoney. I think the traditionalists ought to be careful in their comments regarding our legitimate ecclesiastiacal authorities. Part of the reason for our communities being relegated to “middle of nowhere” parishes and inconvenient Mass-times, is because too many of us, or at least the more vocal of us, are quite unpleasant to deal with. Part of it is due to pride, but much of it is due to frustration and anger for having been persecuted as a community for decades. Even so, no matter what the cause, there is no excuse for being uncharitable , especially towards the hierarchy.
Laurence Gonzaga | 
06 9th, 2010| 
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