Solemn Mass of Pentecost and Priestly 60th Anniversary in Hong Kong

Father Francis Li, a priest of the diocese of Hong Kong and chaplain emeritus of the local Tridentine Liturgy Community (from 2007-2016) will celebrate his 90th birthday and 60th anniversary of priestly ordination of priesthood this Sunday, the feast of Pentecost, at 2:30pm in St Teresa’s Church. (258 Prince Edward Rd W, Prince Edward). Die Konzertisten will be the guest choir for this Mass, more information at their website: https://diekonzertisten.com/

15th Anniversary of the Hong Kong Tridentine Liturgy Community

This was sent in by a reader from Hong Kong, a video made by Father Cyril Law, to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Hong Kong Tridentine Liturgy Community. Father Law, a diocesan priest of Macau currently studying in the UK, is one of the founders of the Community, which asks for our prayers; we have been very glad to include photos of their ceremonies in many of our photoposts.

FSSP Superior General Visiting Hong Kong

The Tridentine Liturgy Community of the Diocese of Hong Kong will welcome Fr. John Berg, Superior General of the Fraternity of St Peter, this Sunday, September 14th, 2014. He will celebrate a Solemn High Mass at 12:30 pm at the Church of Mary, Help of Christians, and afterwards give a talk entitles “7 Years after Summorum Pontificum - The Influence of the Motu Propio on the Life of the Church” in the music room of Tang King Po School at 2:30pm. The church and school are both located at 16 Tin Kwong Road, Ma Tau Wai, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Triduum Schedules: Hong Kong and Budapest

The Tridentine Liturgy Community of Hong Kong will have celebration for two days of the Triduum in the Extraordinary Form, the first time since 1969. The celebrant of both Maundy Thursday and Good Friday will be His Eminence Joseph Cardinal Zen, Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong.

The Capitulum Laicorum Sancti Michaelis Archangeli in Hungary has announced the following Triduum schedule. All services will be held in the old parish church of St John Nepomuk in Gyömrő. (googlemaps link here.)

April 16, Spy Wednesday : 9 p.m. Tenebrae

April 17, Holy Thursday : 5 p.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper
9 p.m. Tenebrae

April 18, Good Friday : 5 p.m. Liturgy of the Passion
9 p.m. Tenebrae

April 19, Holy Saturday : 7 p.m. Easter Vigil

April 20, Easter Sunday : 8 a.m. Easter Mass

Gaudete Sunday - Liturgical Formation Seminars in Hong Kong

The Tridentine Liturgy Community of the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong “Mary Help of Christians” is offering a series of liturgical formation seminars, the first of which will take place next Sunday. His Excellency Athanasius Schneider, Auxiliary Bishop of Astana, Kazakhstan, will celebrate a Pontifical High Mass for Gaudete Sunday, and afterwards speak on “The History, Theology and Pastoral Applications of Receiving Communion Kneeling and on the Tongue.” Further information is available on the community’s website in both English and Chinese, and on the poster below, including the list of seminars coming up in the first half of 2014.