Dr. Kwasniewski’s Lectures in Spain (Seville, Cordoba, Toledo, Madrid, Segovia, Oviedo), July 18 to 25, 2025

I am very pleased to share with NLM readers the themes and schedule for my lecture tour in Spain later this month. Between July 18 and 25, I’ll be speaking on the traditional Roman liturgy in Seville, Cordoba, Toledo, Madrid, Segovia, and Oviedo, then participating in the 3-day pilgrimage to Covadonga. Lectures will be given in English with a Spanish translation provided. My books that have been translated into Spanish (six of them) will be available at the events. All details may be found in the poster below.

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Me complace compartir con los lectores de NLM los temas y el programa de mi gira de conferencias por España a finales de este mes. Entre el 18 y el 25 de julio, hablaré sobre la liturgia tradicional romana en Sevilla, Córdoba, Toledo, Madrid, Segovia y Oviedo, y luego participaré en la peregrinación de tres días a Covadonga. Las conferencias se impartirán en inglés con traducción al español. Mis libros traducidos al español (seis de ellos) estarán disponibles en los eventos. Todos los detalles se pueden encontrar en el cartel al final de la página.

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SEVILLA — Viernes, 18 de julio, 20.00h

“Por qué es mejor no entenderlo todo inmediatamente: la sabiduría de la liturgia tradicional”

Una Voce Sevilla

Plaza Pintor Amalio García del Moral, nº 11, local 9

41005 Sevilla

CÓRDOBA — Sábado, 19 de julio, 20.00h

“La genialidad del rito más antiguo del Cristianismo”

Hotel Córdoba Center

Avenida de la Libertad, 4

14006 Córdoba

TOLEDO — Lunes, 21 de julio, 18.00h

“Cómo Nuestra Señora nos enseña el significado de la misa”

Alcázar de Toledo

C/ de la Union, s/n

45001 Toledo

MADRID — Martes, 22 de julio, Santa Misa 20.00h, Conferencia 21.00h

“Por qué es bello el rito tradicional y por qué necesitamos esta belleza”

Parroquia de la Sagrada Familia

C/ Antonio Toledano, nº 23

28028 Madrid

SEGOVIA — Miércoles, 23 de julio, 19.00h

“Por qué la misa tradicional es majestuosa y cortesana”

Casa de Espiritualidad «San Frutos»

C/ Obispo Gandásegui, nº 7

40001 Segovia

(detrás del Obispado y del antiguo Seminario Conciliar)

OVIEDO — Viernes, 25 de julio, 19.00h

“Por qué es mejor no entenderlo todo inmediatamente: la sabiduría de la liturgia tradicional”

Hotel Gran Regente

C/ Jovellanos, 31

33003 Oviedo 

Upcoming Lectures by Dr. Kwasniewski in Phoenix and Tucson

On Saturday, December 5, I will be speaking on the topic “The King’s Advent: Why the Epistle is Read to the East and the Gospel to the North” at Mater Misericordiae Catholic Church (Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter), in Phoenix, Arizona.

The lecture will explain the cosmic and anthropological symbolism of why the subdeacon faces east and the deacon north when chanting their readings at Solemn Mass, how the same symbolism is present in the Missa cantata when only the priest sings the readings, and why this detail is important, like every other detail in the traditional Mass.

We will sing Vespers at 5:00 pm for the Second Sunday of Advent. The talk will begin at 5:30pm, with socializing and book signing afterwards. I will have copies of several books, including my new book from Sophia Institute Press: The Holy Bread of Eternal Life: Restoring Eucharistic Reverence in an Age of Impiety.

Then, on Sunday, December 6, I will give a talk addressing the question “Why Should I Consistently Attend the Traditional Latin Mass?” at St. Gianna Oratory (Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest), in Tucson, Arizona.

The lecture will go into the importance of stability, consistency, and good habits in the spiritual life; how the classical Roman rite is a superior home or environment in which to settle down; and how it can be harmful to bounce back and forth between the Latin Mass and the Novus Ordo.

The lecture will be held at 4:00 pm, followed by socializing and book signing; the evening will conclude with sung Vespers at 6:00 pm.

More details may be found in the posters below. I look forward to meeting traditional Catholics in the Phoenix and Tucson areas!

Sacred Music Boot Camp

Interested in learning the basics of how to chant? How to start a chant choir? Wondering what the fundamentals principles of singing the Mass? Confused about what's going on in the music program in your parish and decided that you'd like to help out? 

The CMAA has got the perfect event for you. 

Sacred Music Boot Camp. 

October 15–17, 2020, Live on Zoom

musicasacra.com/bootcamp-2020

It's an entry point into the Church's treasury of sacred music, designed for the average parishioner who's musically inclined, the music director who'd like to begin to bring the beauty of chant and sacred polyphony to your Sunday Masses, or the pastor looking for ideas and resources on how to improve his parish music program.  

Sessions include: 

• The Hierarchy of the Sung Liturgy: When and What to Sing
• How to Read Square Notes
• How to Start a Chant Choir
• The Basics of Conducting Chant
• The Role of the Organ in the Liturgy: When and What to Play + To Accompany Chant or Not? 
• How Did We Get Here? The History of Sacred Music after Vatican II in the U.S.
• COVID-19 Research and Risk Mitigation in Choral Singing
• Building a Music Program Budget

The first three sessions listed above will be offered simultaneously in Spanish for free. 

Also for free are the opening spiritual reflection and Compline of each day. Admission to the other sessions is $30. 

More information and registration are available here. 

We hope to see you there!

Events: Dr. Kwasniewski’s Upcoming Lectures in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio

After a long corona-themed hiatus, I will be resuming my public lectures with a trip to southern New Jersey, across Pennsylvania, and ending at the Franciscan University of Steubenville (my third visit to a most accommodating community, thanks to the local Juventutem and Una Voce chapters!) I will be giving a different talk at each location. (How delightful, by the way, that 3 out of 5 locations will feature sung Masses before the lectures! I can remember a time when a Missa Cantata was a relatively rare thing... how times have changed.)

Nota bene: I am aware that, due to various restrictions, not every location will be able to accommodate visitors beyond a certain number. As a result, we are working to ensure that the talks will be made available afterwards in video form; some, at least, will be published as well.

Saturday, September 19: Berlin, NJ
Mater Ecclesiae Parish (website)
261 Cross Keys Road
Berlin, NJ  08009

8:00 am Missa Cantata: St. Januarius and Companions, Martyrs
10:00 am Lecture: “The Power of Non-Verbal Language to Communicate the Ineffable”
Followed by Q&A and Booksale

N.B. Tickets are sold out; direct all inquiries to Paul at pmpagano@hotmail.com. 

Sunday, September 20: Allentown, PA
St. Stephen of Hungary Catholic Church (website)
510 West Union Street
Allentown, PA 18101

10:15 am Missa Cantata, Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
12:00 pm Lecture: “My Journey from Ultramontanism to Catholicism”
Followed by Q&A and Booksale

Monday, September 21: Altoona, PA
Queen of Peace Parish (website; announcement)
907 6th Avenue
Patton, PA 16668

5:00 pm Missa Cantata, Feast of St Matthew
6:00 pm Soup & sandwiches in the Parish Center
7:00 pm Lecture: “The Four Qualities of Liturgy: Validity, Licitness, Fittingness, and Authenticity”
Followed by Q&A and Booksale

No admission fee; but RSVP to 814-674-8983 or qpchurch@verizon.net by September 14.

Tuesday, September 22: Pittsburgh, PA
Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest (website)
Most Precious Blood of Jesus Parish
3250 California Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA  15212

7:00 pm Low Mass for the Feast of St. Thomas of Villanova
8:00 pm Lecture: “The Once and Future Roman Rite: What We Lost from 1948 to 1962 and Why We Should Recover It Today”
(In the school building across the street from the church)
Followed by Q&A and Booksale

Wednesday, September 23: Steubenville, OH
Franciscan University of Steubenville
1235 University Blvd, Steubenville, OH 43952
Tent outside of the J. C. Williams Center

7:00pm Lecture: “Why Charismatic Catholics Should Love the Traditional Latin Mass”
Followed by Q&A and Booksale

From my last visit to Steubenville

Pontifical Mass of Our Lady of Mt Carmel in Newark, New Jersey

On Thursday, July 16th, the feast of Our Lady of Mt Carmel, His Excellency Arthur Serratelli, bishop emeritus of Patterson, New Jersey, will celebrate a solemn Pontifical Mass in the traditional rite at the parish of Our Lady of Mt Carmel in Newark, New Jersey, beginning at 7pm. The church is located at 259 Oliver Street. Tickets are available for free via Eventbrite; seating for those over that number will be available in the piazza in front of the church, which will be set up with outdoor speakers.

Solemn Carmelite Mass in Middletown, NY, on July 19th

On Sunday, July 19th, a solemn High Mass will be celebrated according to the traditional Carmelite Rite, also known as the Rite of the Holy Sepulcher, at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Middletown, New York, the motherhouse of the order’s North American Province of St Elias. The liturgy will begin at 10:30 am with a solemn procession of relics of Carmelite Saints, followed by the Mass at 11. This effort is happening with the blessing and support of the Prior Provincial, Very Rev. Mario Esposito, and the Director of Vocations, Fr. Francis Amodio, as part of the Year of Vocations festivities. The events is open to the public; the friars ask that those who wish to attend RSVP at CarmeliteRiteSEL@gmail.com. The shrine is located at 70 Carmelite Drive in Middletown, NY.

Solemn Mass of St John the Evangelist in Lafayette, Louisiana

This Friday, December 27th, the feast of St John the Evangelist, a solemn Mass will be offered in the traditional rite at the cathedral of Lafayette, Louisiana, which is titled to him, beginning at 7 pm. The church is located at 914 St John Street.

Pontifical High Mass with Cardinal Burke and Christkindlmarkt in La Crosse, December 14-15

We are very pleased to announce two very special things happening on this upcoming weekend at the magnificent Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse, Wisconsin. This Saturday, December 14th, His Eminence Raymond Cardinal Burke will celebrate a Pontifical High Mass in the traditional rite at the main church of the shrine, starting at 11am; over the weekend, the shrine will have a traditional German Christmas market on both Saturday and Sunday from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm. The shrine is located at 5250 Justin Rd.

Upcoming Events with Dom Alcuin Reid and Peter Kwasniewski in Houston, TX

Prince of Peace Catholic Community in Houston, Texas, is hosting Dom Alcuin Reid, OSB, and Dr. Peter Kwasniewski for a Liturgical Conference on Saturday, November 23. Dr. Kwasniewski will also be speaking on Sunday, November 24, at the FSSP parish Regina Caeli.

The schedule for Saturday’s event, “An Encounter with the Latin Mass: Exploring Tradition,” is as follows:

9 am – Dom Alcuin Reid, “Praying the Sacred Liturgy”      
10:30 – Dom Alcuin Reid, “Treasures Old and New: Enriching Parish Liturgy Today” (with Q&A)
12 pm – Sung High Mass: Pope St. Clement I
1 pm – Lunch for participants
2 pm – Peter Kwasniewski, “Why the Return of the Latin Mass is Good News”
3 pm – Peter Kwasniewski, “What We Can Learn from Tradition about Active Participation” (with Q&A)
(4:45 – Break for dinner or parish Mass)
6 pm – Panel discussion with Dom Alcuin Reid and Peter Kwasniewski
7 pm – Blessing and Conclusion

The conference will take place at:

Prince of Peace Catholic Community
St Andrew Discipleship Center
19222 Tomball Pkwy
Houston, TX 77070

Dr. Kwasniewski’s lecture on Sunday, November 24, “A Theological Review of the Amazon Synod,” will be held at 12:30 pm at Regina Caeli Parish, 8121 Breen Rd, Houston, TX 77064. This talk will delve into questions of true and false inculturation and the dangers of syncretism and idolatry, the Catholic case for preserving the discipline of mandatory clerical celibacy, and the linguistic equivocations and feminist pressure politics involved in promoting a female “diaconate.” The Q&A promises to be lively.

Posters below for both events.

Upcoming Lecture by Dr Kwasniewski in Minneapolis, November 13

At the kind invitation of All Saints, the Minneapolis parish of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, I will be giving a lecture on Wednesday, November 13, at St. Boniface Church (629 NE 2nd St.): “Beyond ‘Smells and Bells’: Why We Need the Objective Content of the Usus Antiquior.” The lecture will be preceded by Low Mass at 6:30 pm at All Saints (435 4th St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413).

I’m looking forward to meeting lovers of Catholic tradition from the Twin Cities! And if you know people who are “on the fence,” so to speak — who think that the Ordinary Form is “just as good” provided it’s ad orientem, in Latin, with chant and incense and so forth, invite them to come for a challenge. As important as the externals are (and I have always defended and will always defend that point!), the differences between the old and new rites go far deeper than such features.

Upcoming Lectures of Dr Kwasniewski in Rhode Island, October 26 & 27

On the last weekend of October, in conjunction with the ordination of Rev. Mr. William Rock, FSSP by His Excellency Bishop Athanasius Schneider in Providence, RI (as announced here), I will be giving talks at two different parishes in the area. Each lecture will be followed by a Q&A and booksale.

On Saturday, October 26th, at 7:00 pm, the topic will be “The Priority of Adoration, Fear of the Lord, and the Virtue of Religion in Catholic Worship,” at The Church of the Holy Name of Jesus (99 Camp Street, Providence RI 02906 [map]). In the past, NLM has featured this parish more than once because of Fr. Joseph Santos’s annual celebration of the Palm Sunday liturgy in the rare and beautiful rite of Braga.

On Sunday, October 27th, at 6:30 pm, the topic will be “It’s Not Just a Matter of the Heart: Why What We Do and How We Do It Matters So Much in the Liturgy,” at The Church of the Holy Ghost (316 Judson St, Tiverton, RI 02878 [map]). NLM readers may also recognize this parish, which, under Fr. Jay Finelli, has been the center of so many good initiatives.

The posters below reproduce all pertinent information. I look forward to meeting many lovers of liturgy and Catholic tradition!

Events: Dr Kwasniewski’s Lectures in Michigan, May 10–12

On the weekend of May 10–12, I will be giving four lectures in the greater Detroit area: one in Detroit proper at Old St Mary’s Church; two in Jackson at St Mary Star of the Sea; and one in Windsor at St Alphonsus. Each lecture will be followed by a Q&A period.

Happily, all three events start off with traditional Latin High Masses: signs of a new springtime, indeed! (A slogan comes to mind: “Taking the ‘Extra-’ out of Extraordinary.”)

Copies of my three books on traditional Catholicism (Resurgent in the Midst of Crisis; Noble Beauty, Transcendent Holiness; and Tradition and Sanity) will be available at each location.

I am looking forward to meeting many new people as well as friends and acquaintances who live in the area!

Details (dates, locations, and times) may be found in the posters below. Further information about the Jackson conference may be found here.

As a side-note: the lecture at St Alphonsus in Windsor will be the fruit of my researches on the question of the “laws” of organic liturgical development, which I adumbrated in my Melbourne lecture on Paul VI’s general audiences, published at Rorate Caeli on April 2.

At the bottom of this post will be found the chart that I distributed on that occasion, which will form the basis for my in-depth reflections in Windsor. Since a chart does not explain itself, allow me to make one simple point for the moment: the identification of 1570 as a notable line between change and stability does not rest on attributing any “magical” properties to the work of Pius V or the missal he authorized, nor must it ignore the small changes that have occurred since that time. Rather, the point is that the Roman Rite had developed element by element until it received what may well be argued to be its definitive form, a form that perfectly reflected the traditional faith and practice of the Church as authoritatively summarized by the Council of Trent. In other words, it had achieved (relative) perfection as a liturgical rite, just as the Divine Liturgy of St John Chyrosostom had done somewhat earlier.

This, and not ossification or fossilization as the progressive liturgists like to say, is the fundamental reason for its immense strength, constancy, and immutability for 400 years afterwards. It would and should have continued along the same lines until the end of time (as indeed one may safely predict the Byzantine liturgical rites will do), had it not been for Pope Paul VI’s erroneous conceptions of modernity and modernization.

My lecture will identify five laws of liturgical development that we can derive from history and theology, on the basis of which we will be able to conclude that significant ritual overhaul is ruled out in principle and constitutes a sin against the Holy Spirit, inasmuch as there is resistance to Providence and the gifts of grace. In like manner, maintaining and celebrating the traditional liturgy of the Church is a work particularly pleasing to God, more meritorious and efficacious, inasmuch as it receives humbly and gratefully from His hands what He has been pleased to bestow upon the Church in her pilgrimage through the centuries, and offers it back to Him in union with the countless host whose lips have formed the same words, whose hands have made the same gestures.

Summer Theology Program: St. Thomas on Galatians with Daily Latin Mass

Each summer brings with it a number of opportunities for further education in congenial Catholic settings. This August 12-16, the Aquinas Institute for the Study of Sacred Doctrine and the Albert the Great Center for Scholastic Studies are partnering with the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest to offer a five-day theology program studying the Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians with the aid of St. Thomas Aquinas's superb commentary.

Themes: Galatians as well as the commentary bring forward important considerations on the unchangeableness of sacred doctrine ("even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let them be anathema"), on the mystical identification of the Christian with Christ, on the setting-aside of the Old Covenant in consequence of its messianic fulfillment, and on the confrontation of Church hierarchs by their subjects -- all subjects under considerable discussion in our day. The daily schedule will include seminars as well as lectures. A highlight of the program is the formal scholastic disputation to be held on August 15 in honor of the solemn feast of Our Lady's Assumption.

Liturgy: The program will be held at St. Mary's Oratory in Wausau, WI, a parish of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest. The 19th-century church, renovated in the first years of the 21st century, is considered one of the most beautiful examples in North America of German High Gothic. Canons of the Institute will offer daily Mass in the usus antiquior ("extraordinary form") as well as hours of the Divine Office. The Assumption will feature a solemn high Mass and procession.

Faculty: We are happy to announce the faculty:

• Dr John Joy is Senior Theologian to the Bishop of Madison. He also serves as Managing Editor for The Aquinas Institute and President of the Albert the Great Center for Scholastic Studies. He has published on soteriology and ecclesiology.
• Dr Alan Fimister is Assistant Professor of Theology and Church History at St. John Vianney Seminary in Denver and a Fellow of the Albert the Great Center for Scholastic Studies. He has published on European political history and Thomistic political philosophy.
• Rev. Dr Thomas Crean, O.P. is a friar of the English province of the Order of Preachers and a Fellow of the Albert the Great Center for Scholastic Studies. He has published on apologetics, liturgy, and natural theology.
• Dr. Taylor Patrick O'Neill is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Mount Mercy University. He specializes in the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas and the Thomistic commentatorial tradition.

Course Book: Each participant in the program will receive a beautifully hardbound copy of vol. 39 of the Aquinas Institute's Opera Omnia series, a volume that has the commentaries on Galatians and Ephesians.

To Apply: The 2019 USA Session is open to all applicants 18 years and older. No previous university-level theological studies are required. Deadline for applications is July 15, 2019. A simple online application form may be filled out online here.

Location: The course will be held at St. Mary's Oratory, in Wausau, Wisconsin. Wausau is a city of about 40,000 people on the Wisconsin River in central Wisconsin. The nearest airport, Central Wisconsin Airport (code CWA), about a 20-minute car or taxi trip, has daily connections to Minneapolis, Chicago, and Detroit. For those driving, Wausau is about 2 hrs by car from Green Bay; 2 hrs from Madison; 2.5 hrs from La Crosse; 3 hrs from Milwaukee; and 3 hrs from Minneapolis/St. Paul.

Cost: Program fees are scaled as follows:

• Option 1. Tuition only (for commuters): $250.
• Option 2. Tuition plus accommodations in a shared double hotel room: $500.
• Option 3. Tuition plus accommodations in a private single hotel room: $750.

Payment can be made by check or credit card. $250 deposit due upon acceptance of application. Remainder (if applicable) due by August 1.

Hotel: We have reserved rooms at the Jefferson Inn in downtown Wausau. It is a 3-minute drive or an 11-minute walk from the inn to St. Mary's Oratory. If choosing to stay at the inn, please arrange it through us rather than booking directly with the hotel, so as to avoid confusion.

Meals: Lunch will be provided each day on site for all participants. Breakfast is included at the hotel for those staying there. For dinner, guests are welcome to make their own plans. There is a restaurant in the hotel and many other local eating places are found in the surrounding blocks. If you have any special needs or requests, please contact us directly.

Easter Sunday

Candlemas

Septuagesima

(For more information on the church and more photos, see the Facebook page or the parish website.)

Events: Traditional Catholic Retreats Offered by Dom Pius Mary Noonan, OSB

Recently I was blessed with an opportunity to meet Dom Pius Mary Noonan, OSB, founder of the Notre Dame Priory in Tasmanian, Australia, and to spend some days with his burgeoning community of Benedictine monks. Like Norcia and Silverstream, this monastery follows the traditional Divine Office and Holy Mass.

Dom Pius asked me to share with readers of NLM the announcement about retreats that he and confreres will lead in Ohio in late September and early October 2019. Places are available on a first-come, first-serve basis, so those who are interested in attending should request information or register sooner rather than later. Noteworthy is the availability of daily Mass in the usus antiquior, still a relative rarity at retreats (something we hope will soon change).

(In case readers are curious about the Spiritual Exercises being preached by a Benedictine, it should be noted that Dom Pius, prior to founding the monastery in Tasmania, was a monk of Flavigny, a monastery famous for its Ignatian retreats, in French and in English, over the course of many years, and in several countries.)

The flyer is copied below.

ICK Lenten Day of Recollection for Young Adults in Missouri

Sursum Corda is a nationwide initiative of the Institute of Christ the King which aims to foster the spiritual lives of young adults. Tomorrow, March 30, it will offer a Lenten day of recollection for Catholic young adults (18-35), at the church of St Brendan, located at 615 S Washington St in Mexico, Missouri. The retreat includes a Solemn Mass of the Lenten feria, First Vespers of Laetare Sunday, spiritual conferences by clergy of the Institute, as well as opportunities for silence, meditation, and confessions. After the retreat concludes, there will also be time for socializing with good Catholic company! There is no cost to attend, but please be sure to bring your own lunch! Please direct any questions to sursumcordastlouis@gmail.com.

Dr. Kwasniewski's Upcoming Lecture Tour in Australia, March 27 to April 7

Today I am pleased to be able to publish the full schedule of my upcoming lecture tour under the auspices of the Latin Mass Society of Australia. Nine public events will be spread over six locations from March 27 to April 7 (full details below). I cordially invite area readers of New Liturgical Movement to attend.

Official Announcement of LMSA

Arranged to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the promulgation of the New Order of Mass by Pope Paul VI in the Apostolic Constitution Missale Romanum of April 3rd, 1969, Dr. Peter Kwasniewski’s tour promises a timely analysis of the theories, events, personalities, and documents which led to the current liturgical landscape. Dr. Kwasniewski will deliver lectures, field questions, sign books, and meet with guests in Brisbane, Wagga Wagga, Melbourne, Hobart, and Sydney. The Latin Mass Society of Australia views the tour as an opportunity for factual critiques, intellectual debate, and renewed commitment to restoring the Church’s public worship.

For more information, please email info@lmsaus.org.

The dates below are hyperlinked to the Facebook pages for the individual events.

Wednesday, March 27, 7:00 pm
Brisbane: Mary Immaculate Catholic Church
“The Roman Canon as Principle of Identity, Dogmatic Symbol, and Ritual Anchor”

Thursday, March 28, 7:00 pm
Wagga Wagga: Veteran & Vintage Motor Club
“A Half-Century of Novelty: Revisiting Pope Paul VI’s Three General Audiences on Liturgical Reform”

Saturday, March 30, 1:30 pm
Melbourne: Newman Parish
“A Half-Century of Novelty: Revisiting Pope Paul VI’s Three General Audiences on Liturgical Reform”

Sunday, March 31, 1:30 pm & 3:30 pm
Melbourne: Newman Parish
At 1:30pm: “The Difference between Survival and Flourishing: Why Catholics Must Take Culture and Fine Art Seriously”
At 3:30 pm: “Two ‘Forms’ of the Roman Rite: Liturgical Fact or Legal Fiction?”

Monday, April 1, 7:00 pm
Melbourne: St Gerard’s Catholic Church, Dandenong North
“Solemnity as the Fundamental Attitude of Authentic Worship”

Tuesday, April 2, 6:00 pm
Hobart: Town Hall, Elizabeth Street Meeting Room
“Gregorian Chant: Wellspring, Model, and Heart of All Sacred Music”

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Friday, April 5, 6:30 pm
Campion College, 8-14 Austin Woodbury Pl, Toongabbie, NSW 2146
“The Difference between Survival and Flourishing: Why Catholics Must Take Culture and Fine Art Seriously”

Saturday, April 6, 6:00 pm 
Sydney: Maternal Heart of Mary, Lewisham
“‘From the East to the West’: A Defense of Ad Orientem Worship”

Sunday, April 7, 12:45 pm
12:45pm Talk at Maternal Heart of Mary, Lewisham
“The Roman Canon as Principle of Identity, Dogmatic Symbol, and Ritual Anchor”

Announcement: February Events in the New York City Area

The Society of St. Hugh of Cluny is sponsoring two February events in the NYC area. The first is a lecture at St. Mary's in Norwalk by Dr. Peter Kwasniewski on Thursday, February 14th at 6:30 pm, preceded by Vespers and Benediction at 5:30 pm. The second is the Second Annual Lepanto Conference on Saturday, February 16th, opening with a Pontifical Mass at St. Vincent Ferrer's and continuing with lectures by Fr. Gerald Murray, Dr. Peter Kwasniewski, and Fr. Richard Cipolla.

Full details may be found in the posters below.

Masses in San Francisco during the Walk for Life, January 26

People who will be in San Francisco for the Walk for Life West Coast on January 26 will have two choices to attend an Extraordinary Form High Mass. The first will be celebrated before the walk at Cristo Rey Carmelite Monastery at 10 a.m., located at 721 Parker Avenue in San Francisco; the Carmelite nuns will sing the Ordinary chants and the Immaculate Heart of Mary Oratory Choir will sing the propers for the feast of St Polycarp.

The second will be celebrated after the walk at the historic Shrine of St Francis of Assisi in North Beach, (610 Vallejo Street, San Francisco) at 5:15 p.m. Under the direction of Professor William Mahrt, the St Ann Choir and the Immaculate Heart of Mary Choir will sing William Byrd’s Mass for Three Voices. This Mass is always especially well-attended.

In addition, Archbishop Cordileone will celebrate an Ordinary Form Mass for Life at the Cathedral of St Mary at 9:30 a.m. at which he will impart a Papal Blessing to those who attend that Mass. The Vatican has also granted a plenary indulgence for those who participate in any of these Masses offered on the day of the Walk for Life West Coast; those who are sick and infirm may obtain the indulgence by joining to the Masses spiritually or via media. The Mass for Life will be broadcast from the cathedral on the Archdiocese website, sfarch.org.

Dr. Kwasniewski’s Upcoming Lectures in Minneapolis, January 9 & 10

Next week, on Wednesday and Thursday, I will be in Minneapolis giving talks, as follows.

“Why Catholic Tradition is Not Optional or Incidental—Especially in the Liturgy” 

(Open to the general public)

Wednesday, January 9, 2019

6:30 p.m. Traditional Latin Mass
          The Church of All Saints (FSSP Parish)
          435 4th St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413

7:30 p.m. Dr. Kwasniewski’s Presentation, Q&A
          St Maron’s Catholic Church (two blocks away)
          600 University Avenue NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413

St. Anne's

“Ten Ways to Get More Out of Mass, with the Help of Catholic Tradition” 

(Please note: This event reserved to men and boys)

Thursday, January 10th 

6:45 p.m. Rosary
7:00 p.m. Dr. Kwasniewski’s Presentation, Q & A

          Church of St Anne
          200 Hamel Rd, Hamel, MN 55340

I look forward to meeting whomever attends either event. My books will be on sale and I will be glad to sign copies.

Immaculate Conception Notices for NYC, Bridgeport CT, and Denver

On the feast of the Immaculate Conception, the Pontifical Shrine of Our Lady of Mt Carmel in New York City will have a Low Mass in the traditional rite at 7:45 am, a Mass in the Ordinary Form in Spanish at 9 am, followed by an Advent retreat in the parish hall, which will run until 2 pm, and a Solemn EF Mass at 11am, followed by a Holy Hour with Adoration and Benediction. The church is located at 448 East 116th Street.

The Oratory of Ss Cyril and Methodius in Bridgeport, Connecticut, an apostolate of the Institute of Christ the King, will have a sung Mass for the Immaculate Conception, with Francisco Guerrero’s Missa Sancta et Immaculata, starting at 10:15. The church is located at 79 Church St.

The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver, Colorado, will have a solemn Mass in the traditional rite, celebrated by members of the diocesan clergy, beginning at 7pm. The church is located at 1530 Logan Street.