The feast of Our Lord's Ascension into heaven is approaching. As you all probably know already, its commonly known as "Ascension Thursday," as it is forty days after Easter Sunday. But in many places, the day is being observed on the Sunday thereafter.
The Diocese of Cleveland officially observes it on Sunday. We don't, however, have to abandon this tradition too. Opportunities exist to be in communion with the Saints who have observed this fortieth day for centuries....and a millennium, even.
FEAST OF THE ASCENSION
Thursday, May 30th, 2019
6pm Low Mass
Mary Queen of Peace
6:30pm High Mass
St. Stephen
Immaculate Conception
Cleveland TLM Friends is proud to publish this video capturing the beauty of the day, May 4, 2019, when Our Lady was Crowned following the First Saturday TLM at St. Stephen.
For those who attended, we hope that this two-and-a-half minute memorial enhances the edification you gained that day, and that the lovely First Communicants will always treasure this day, when, clothed in the white garment of purity, they sought Our Lady, to bring her gifts; not only a Crown, but also themselves....ourselves.
For everyone else, we hope that it touches your heart and inspires you.
Please see the flyer below for information about a special Solemn Mass at Sacred Heart of Jesus on May 19, 2019, at 5pm. This will be an exquisite delight for the ears!
The first weekend of May is approaching, along with the opportunity to practice some liturgical devotions. Please consider attending Mass for First Friday and/or First Saturday. His Sacred Heart and Her Immaculate Heart will be warmed!
First Friday Masses5:30pm St. Paul (Akron; Mass every Friday @ 5:30pm) 6pm Immaculate Conception 6:30pm St. Stephen 8pm Mary Queen of Peace
First Saturday Masses8am Immaculate Conception 8am Sacred Heart of Jesus 9:30am St. Stephen
May Crowning at St. Stephen
Following the 9:30am Mass on Saturday, Our Lady will be Crowned. This would be a great day to bring children to Mass.
May Crowning from Last Year, 2018
Sunday
For anyone intending to go to St. Stephen this coming Sunday, 5/5/2019, please note well that Mass will begin at 9:15am, due to time constraints.
Along with the ordinary Sunday schedule of TLMs, two particular parishes have First Sunday Traditional Masses.
Fr. Dave Ireland offers a High Mass at Sacred Heart at 5pm.
Recently, Fr. James Mayer, pastor of St. Rocco, has brought the TLM back to his parish. Its a High Mass at 12pm, noon.
Solemn Mass at St. Rocco, 2013
Please take the time and effort to start the month off right with these traditional devotions, and the beautiful, absolutely beautiful, and edifying Traditional Latin Mass.
On Wednesday, May 1, the feast of St. Joseph, Benedictine High School will have a school Mass at St. Elizabeth of Hungary. The Mass is a High TLM, being celebrated at 10:30am. All are welcomed!
St. Elizabeth of Hungary
9016 Buckeye Rd.
Cleveland, OH 44104
216-231-0325
The preparatory season of Lent, culminating in the exhaustive, yet thoroughly edifying and glorious week that we call Holy, the Sacred Triduum, being behind us, these are some moments captured. Let your Paschaltide be equally memorable.
The Gloria, Holy Thursday
Having fasted from the Gloria of the Mass through most of Lent, we are given a gesture of good things to come in the Mass of Maundy Thursday, so-called for the mandate Our Lord gave to the Apostles to imitate Him, as He washed their feet.
The Mandatum, Holy Thursday
Pange Lingua, excerpt, Holy Thursday
In anticipation of Good Friday, a liturgical day that does not see to the Consecration of bread and wine, Our Lord in the Most Blessed Sacrament is carried in procession to an altar of repose.
Genitori Genitoque, Holy Thursday
Stripping of the Altar, Holy Thursday
As was said, no Mass with Consecration is offered this day. Rightly said, no Mass is offered on Good Friday. The altar, being stripped after Mass, quite simply reminds us that the altar represents Christ, and that He was stripped of His garments, having fallen into the hands of the Jews and exposed to vicious insults. See the Catholic Encyclopedia.
Behold the Wood of the Cross, Good Friday
The Adoration of the Cross is essentially unchanged from the way it was celebrated as far back as the 4th century. Thanks be to God, a relic of the True Cross, along with other precious pieces of salvation history, were saved from destruction by the fire at Notre Dame.
Adoration of the Cross, Good Friday
Consecration, Holy Saturday, Easter Vigil
Christ is Risen, indeed, and offered again, in an unbloody manner, to the Father.
Ite Missa Est, Alleuia, Holy Saturday, Easter Vigil
Cleveland TLM Friends has joined the Twitter world. As most of our posts are rather short, to-the-point announcements of liturgical events, it may be a very good resource. We know many of you are not modern technologicaljunkies, so we will continue to post here on the blog. But we encourage you to do both!
