Our Lady of Guadalupe: Notices for New York and Chicago

Annunciation Church in Crestwood, New York, will celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on December 12th with a Latin Mass in the Ordinary Form, at which Victoria’s Missa O quam gloriosa will be sung. The Mass begins at 7 pm; the church is located at 470 Westchester Avenue.

The Shrine of Christ the King in Chicago, Illinois, an apostolate of the Institute of Christ the King, will have a Mass in the traditional rite for Our Lady of Guadalupe with sacred music by various Mexican composers, ranging from the 16th-18th centuries (Juan de Rivera, Francisco Capillas, Francisco de Quirós, and Hernando Franco). After the fire of October 2015, the community is currently celebrating its Masses at the church of St Thomas the Apostle, located at 5472 S. Kimbark Avenue; the Mass will begin at 6:30 pm.

On Tuesday, December 11, the Pontifical Shrine of Our Lady of Mt Carmel in Manhattan will hold a vigil for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, with Confessions and the Rosary at 7:00 p.m., and a sung Mass in the traditional rite at 7:30. On the feast day itself, a procession will be held at 7:00 p.m., followed by a Solemn Mass in Spanish at 8:00. The church is located at 448 East 116th Street.

Fire at the Shrine of Christ the King Sovereign Priest in Chicago

There was a significant fire this morning at the Shrine of Christ the King Sovereign Priest (formerly the Church of St. Gelasius), the home of the Institute of Christ the King in Chicago. News reports are here and here. The Canons Regular of St John Cantius have asked NLM readers for their prayers.

UPDATE: A reader who happened to be in the area has sent in the photographs below. The fire apparently began in the upper window near the bell tower. The fire commander instructed the battalions not to hit the sides of the church. The roof has gone, but it should be possible to rebuild using the existing walls thanks to the commander and fire department.

FURTHER UPDATE: The fire crew rescued a famous early eighteenth century statue of Christ the Infant King (pictured below) as well as the tabernacle. Canon Matthew Talarico gave an interview which you can see below.