Marie Reine du Canada Pilgrimage, Sept. 2-4

The 20th annual Marie Reine du Canada pilgrimage from Lanoraie, Quebec to the miraculous shrine of Notre Dame du Cap will take place on September 2-4 this year, a 100 km (62 mile) walk along the St. Lawrence River in the footsteps of the North American Martyrs. Pilgrims from Ontario, Quebec and the United States are served en route by priests of the Fraternity of Saint Peter, as well as diocesan priests; Mass is celebrated daily in the traditional Roman Rite.

Marie Reine du Canada is a lay-led organization of the FSSP’s apostolate in Ottawa, St. Clement Parish. For registration forms, see: www.mariereine.ca. Inquiries can be directed to mariereineducanada@gmail.com.

Some pictures of last year’s pilgrimage:

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Una Voce Canada Meeting on Oct.12, with Guest Speaker Dr John Pepino

The annual general meeting of Una Voce Canada (Vancouver Traditional Mass Society) will be held on Saturday, October 12, following the 9 a.m. Mass at Holy Family Church, which is located at 4851 Beatrice Street, Vancouver, British Columbia. For more information, please see the Una Voce Canda website: https://unavocecanada.org/

The meeting will take place in the parish hall. The guest speaker will be Dr John Pepino, Professor of Greek, Latin, Patristics, and History at the FSSP Seminary of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Lincoln, Nebraska; the title of his talk is “The Roman Mass from the Eve of Trent to the Present and Beyond: An Overview.” Besides his study of the development of the Roman Mass and writing on the liturgy, he has translated the memoirs of Fr Louis Bouyer and the recent biography of Annibale Bugnini, both published by Angelico Press.

Faithful in All Generations: The History of the First TLM Parish

A little-known fact about the movement to restore the usus antiquior is that the first diocesan parish established for the exclusive use of the traditional Mass after the liturgical changes of the 1960s is located in Canada: Saint Clement Parish in Ottawa.

The remarkable story of this intrepid community in the country's capital is certainly unique. It began with a small group of concerned lay Catholics in 1968 who requested permission to retain the traditional Mass. The archbishop of Ottawa at the time, Joseph-Aurele Plourde, responded favorably and arranged for the chaplain of the Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood, Canon Rene Martin, to celebrate a Low Mass according to the Missal of 1962 every Sunday for this fledgling group of traditionalists.

Moving from place to place for Masses, the group eventually got so big that it essentially created its own parish from scratch. In 1993, it purchased its first proper church building and became a quasi-parish. In 1997, the community was canonically erected as a full parish of the Archdiocese of Ottawa. St Clement Parish was therefore the first traditional Mass-only diocesan parish since Vatican II, a distinction confirmed by a 2005 letter from Cardinal Hoyos to the Archbishop of Ottawa, Marcel Gervais. It was also the first parish to be given to the care of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter.

St. Clement's celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2018. To mark the occasion, a group of parishioners compiled a thorough and colorful book, Faithful in All Generations, detailing the exciting events, dramatic successes, unfortunate setbacks, tragic losses, and the incredible displays of Divine Providence in the development of the parish. This book is a must-have for anyone interested in the history of the preservation of the usus antiquior. Full of historic documents, letters, reports, and photos, Faithful in All Generations is well worth adding to your personal library. It stands alongside Leo Darroch's history of Una Voce as a valuable witness to the courage of the faithful, the strength of the sensus fidelium.

The book is lavishly produced in full color, with the highest design standards. Sample pages will be found below.

I myself had the great blessing of visiting St. Clement's last year to give a lecture as part of their 50th anniversary celebrations, and I was deeply impressed with what I saw. The Sunday Mass was packed with faithful, both French- and English-speaking, who were drawn together by and united in the ancient solemn sacrifice conducted in Latin. I had a powerful conviction of how well the Latin Mass would continue to unite our increasingly multilingual and fragmented Church, if only it were available everywhere in the same way.

This book may be purchased from the bookstore of the Fraternity of St. Peter.

One of the rare compassionate bishops in those days

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Photos of the Marie Reine du Canada Pilgrimage

Every year, Marie Reine du Canada, a lay-led apostolate based at the FSSP’s parish in Ottawa, Ontario, St Clement’s, organizes an annual pilgrimage to the miraculous shrine of Notre Dame du Cap, Canada’s national shrine to the Blessed Mother. Pilgrims walk 100 kilometers (62 miles) on foot in 2 and a half days through the historic countryside of New France, following the St Lawrence River, along the route which the North American Martyrs took. Early on the first day of walking, the group stops to pray at a monument marking the spot where Ss Isaac Jogues and Rene Goupil were captured by the Mohawks.

The pilgrims are divided into three chapters, one English-speaking, one French, and one scout troop. Daily Mass is celebrated in the traditional Roman Rite. With approximately 120 pilgrims, this year’s was the largest pilgrimage to date since the first one took place in 2004. The chaplains were Father Peter Do of the diocese of Pembroke, Ontario, and Father Jacques Breton and Adrian Debow of the FSSP.

The morning Mass on Saturday, the first day of walking, was a Pontifical Low Mass celebrated by His Excellency Terrence Prendergast, SJ, the archbishop of Ottawa, who ordained Fr Debow last year in Nebraska.

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Upcoming Lectures with Dr. Kwasniewski in Canada — Award Ceremony for Bishop Schneider in Winnipeg

The end of May will see a number of lectures and Latin liturgies of interest to tradition-loving Catholics in the cities of Ottawa and Winnipeg.

OTTAWA

In celebration of its 50th anniversary, St. Clement Parish presents a lecture by Dr. Peter Kwasniewski: “The Supreme Expression of the Lex Orandi: Twelve Truths of the Faith Transmitted by the Roman Canon.” In this lecture, Kwasniewski will discuss the rich theological content and awesome reverence towards of the sole Eucharistic prayer used in the Roman Rite of the Church for nearly 1,400 years, with its roots going back even further, as well as the problems implicit in having abandoned this tradition in favor of a multiplicity of anaphoras.

The lecture will take place on Saturday, May 26, at 7:00 pm, at St. Paul’s University, 223 Main Street, Ottawa. Free admission (suggested donation $10). Refreshments and book signing with the lecturer to follow.

WINNIPEG

The Society of St. Dominic will be honouring Most Rev. Athanasius Schneider, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Mary in Astana, Kazakhstan, with the Regina Sacratissimi Rosarii award at the Fort Garry Hotel on Wednesday, May 30th, 2018. His Excellency will deliver an address.

The Society has commissioned New York iconographer Mr. Ken Woo to create the inaugural award, which will be presented by Dr. Peter Kwasniewski. The Master of Ceremonies for the evening will be Mr. Alex Begin, Executive Producer and Host of EWTN’s Extraordinary Faith. Music for the evening will be provided by the Rembrandt String Quartet.

Tickets are $100 per person, payable by cash or cheque. (To minimize transaction costs, we are not accepting credit card payments.) Cheques should be made payable to the SOCIETY OF ST. DOMINIC. NB: Deadline for registration is May 23rd.

For further inquiries, email or call the Society of St. Dominic:
Email: societyofstdominic@gmail.com
Telephone: (431) 800-5803 / Toll Free: (866) 244-7136
https://www.facebook.com/SocietyofStDominic/

Bishop Schneider will be offering the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass on Wednesday, May 30th, and Thursday, May 31st (Corpus Christi), at 9:30 am each day. On Thursday afternoon, Mr. Begin and Dr. Kwasniewski will be speaking at the Canadian Mennonite University.

SCHEDULE

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

9:30–11:00 am   Extraordinary Form Low Mass celebrated by Bishop Schneider
                           (music by a men’s choir under the direction of Dr. Kwasniewski)
                           St Anthony of Padua Church, 250 Burrin Ave.
                           Winnipeg MB R2V 1E5

6 pm–12 am      Regina Sacratissimi Rosarii Award Dinner
                           Bishop Schneider, Dr. Kwasniewski, Mr. Begin (MC)
                           The Fort Garry Hotel, 222 Broadway
                           Winnipeg, MB R3C 0R3
                           [Registration required]

Thursday, May 31: Corpus Christi

9:30–11:00 am   Extraordinary Form Low Mass celebrated by Bishop Schneider
                           (music  by a men’s choir under the direction of Dr. Kwasniewski)
                           St Anthony of Padua Church, 250 Burrin Ave.
                           Winnipeg MB R2V 1E5

1:30 pm–2 pm    Alex Begin, “The Ancient Mass in the Modern World”
2 pm–4:30 pm   Peter Kwasniewski, “Sacred Music & Its Architecture
                            Through the Ages” (two conferences, with Q&A and break)
                            Canadian Mennonite University, 500 Shaftesbury Blvd.
                            Winnipeg, MB R3P 2N2

All events are open to the public, except for the Award Dinner which requires preregistration.

July 2018: Sacred Music Event in British Columbia

News from the north: Saints Joachim and Ann Parish in Aldergrove, British Columbia, will be hosting the inaugural B.C. Sacred Music Symposium from July 20-22, 2018.

The aim is to bring together musicians of all skill levels, and all people of good will with a general interest in sacred music, for a weekend of instruction, collaboration and fellowship. There will be an opportunity to attend practical workshops (beginner, intermediate and masterclass) and lectures; and to experience the riches of the Church’s musical tradition in the celebrations of Mass, in both the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms and the Divine Office.

We are also very excited to announce that our keynote speaker and celebrant of the symposium’s principal Mass will be Bishop Joseph Perry, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago. Early registration for the symposium opens January 2018. Please see the parish website for more information: http://www.stsjoachimandann.org/symposium