Wednesday, June 03, 2015

Dominican Rite Sung Mass of Thanksgiving, Berkeley CA

On June 3, 2015, the newly-ordained Fr. Gabriel Thomas Mosher, O.P. celebrated a Missa Cantata in the Dominican Rite, Votive Mass of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, at the Carmel of the Holy Family in Kensington (North Berkeley) CA.  The Mass was sung by the Carmelite Nuns and served by Bro. Gregory Liu, O.P. and Bro. Christopher Brannan, O.P., students of the Western Dominican Province.  Fr. Peter Hannah, O.P. was thurifer and took these photos. 

The Opening Collect

Reading of the Gospel
Fr. Gabriel Greeting the Nuns
The Genuflection during the Creed
Reading the Offertory Verse
Behold the Lamb of God
Final Blessing
Genuflection during the Last Gospel
Returning to the Sacristy
 Fr. Gabriel will celebrate four more Masses of Thanksgiving in the Bay Area: 


Saturday, June 6, 10:00 a.m., Missa Cantata in the Dominican Rite, Votive Mass of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (First Friday Devotion: Confessions from 9:30 to 9:50, Rosary after Mass), Saint Albert the Great Priory, Oakland CA.  

Sunday June 7, 10:00 a.m., Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, in the Ordinary Form Roman Rite, Corpus Christi Monastery, Menlo Park CA.  

Thursday, June 11, 8 p.m., Solemn High Mass in the Dominican Rite, Votive Mass of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, St. Dominic’s Church, San Francisco CA.  

Sunday, June 14, 12:30 p.m.,  Solemn High Mass in the Extraordinary Form Roman Rite, External Solemnity of the Sacred Heart, St. Margaret Mary Church, Oakland CA.

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