Solemn Mass, Feast of the Immaculate Conception

For the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, which happens to fall on a Sunday this year, Dec 8, 2013, Latin Masses will be at the normal time, but a special Solemn Mass for Immaculate Conception Cleveland's patronal feast will be held at the normal time of 12 noon. Following Mass will be a Eucharistic procession and benediction.

Juan Valdes Leal

17th century

Thanksgiving Day Mass

Immaculate Conception Cleveland will offer Low Mass at 8am on Thanksgiving Day, Nov 28.

Are you preparing to eat the turkey, the dressing, the mashed potatoes, and cranberries? Put them aside and hunker down for a new twist on the Thanksgiving holiday. Read more....

The Presentation

This will arrive in subscriber inboxes a day late, but its worth reading and meditating upon.

Dom Gueranger, in his wonderful work entitled The Liturgical Year, presents this powerful thought and prayer as a conclusion to the entry for this feast day.

Holy Church.....declares that we can imitate thee, O Mary, in this mystery of thy Presentation, as in all others. Deign to bless especially those privileged souls who, by the grace of their vocation, are even here below dwellers in the house of the Lord: may they be like that fruitful olive enriched by the Holy Spirit, to which St. John Damascene compares thee. But is not every Christian, by reason of his Baptism, an indweller and a member of the Church, God's true sanctuary, prefigured by that of Moriah? May we, through thy intercession, follow thee so closely in thy Presentation even here in the land of shadows, that we may deserve to be presented after thee to the Most High in the temple of His glory.

Science Tests Faith

Please see below for an exciting free event at St. Stephen.

((((we need all the help we can to promote this event. :))))))

Miracles tested by Science - free presentation Tuesday, Nov. 12th

Scientists examine miraculous events:

* A consecrated Communion Host becomes living flesh and blood.

* A statue of Jesus weeping real tears and shedding real blood.

* A stigmatist who bleeds from her hands, feet, and head. 

Come and be astounded at what they discover! 

Tuesday Nov. 12, 6:30

at St. Stephens Church

1930 W. 54th Street (parking on W.57th)

between 90 and 2 on Cleveland's West side 

Matt at 440-209-0370  

http://www.ststephencleveland.org/calendar/events/seeing-is-believing/

Watch a video preview of this event at  

www.ScienceTestsFaith.com

Click on: St. Stephens

free event

Special Mass, Nov 10

Canon Matthew Talarico of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest will celebrate High Mass at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in South Euclid, Ohio, on Sunday, Nov 10. Music will be provided by the wonderful Lyceum school schola cantorum. Mass will be at 5pm.

Canon Matthew Talarico

The Lyceum schola cantorum

More Masses

Thanks to those who emailed. We have some updates for All Saints and All Souls.

For the Feast of All Saints, St. Sebastian in Akron will offer a Latin Mass at 5:15pm.

On All Souls Day, Sacred Heart of Jesus in South Euclid will offer a Requiem Mass at 8am.

All Souls Day Masses

Requiem Masses for the Feast of All Souls is as follows.

Immaculate Conception, Cleveland
8am Requiem Low Mass
12pm Requiem High Mass, with absolution at the catafalque

St. Stephen
9:30am Requiem High Mass, with absolution at the catafalque

All Saints Day Masses

Just a quick notice about the Latin Masses available for All Saints Day, Friday, Nov 1, 2013.

Immaculate Conception, Cleveland
7am Low Mass
6:30pm High Mass

St. Stephen
6:30pm High Mass

If anyone has information about other Latin Masses for days of obligation, or any special day, please notify Cleveland TLM Friends and it will be posted.

Latin Mass Servers Needed

St. Rocco Church in Cleveland is in need of Latin Mass servers for the Sunday evening Low Masses at 6pm. Anyone interested in serving can call St. Rocco's at 216-961-8331 and ask to speak with Fr. James Mayer. Experience in serving the Latin Mass is helpful, but not necessary. Training will be available. Contact Fr. James for the information.

Bernard Cardinal Griffen, in the preface to the Handbook for Altar Servers by the Archconfraternity of St. Stephen, eloquently writes:

To serve at the altar, as to sing in the choir, is next to the priesthood the highest privilege which a human can enjoy. He represents the faithful and takes a most intimate part in the rich treasures of the church's liturgy and ceremonial. Those sacred ceremonies should be carried out with devotion, dignity and attention to detail.

Blessed Karl Events

Cleveland TLM Friends was asked to post this information about Blessed Karl of Austria Events in the Northeast of the United States for October 2013.

Catholics should know about Blessed Karl. http://www.crisismagazine.com/2012/blessed-karl-von-habsburg

"From the very beginning, Karl conceived of his office “as a holy service to his people” and his chief concern was “to follow the Christian vocation to holiness.” The archbishop of Budapest who crowned Karl King of Hungry recalled that “it was neither the ornamentation nor the pomp that interested him, it was only the duty that he was undertaking before God, before the nation and before the Church. He wished to be worthy of this, for which he had been chosen.” Before the high altar in the magnificent Matthias Corvinus church in Budapest, Karl pledged himself to work tirelessly for peace and justice in his realm."

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Blessed Karl of Austria Events in the Northeast -- October 2013

All Masses are Traditional Latin Masses unless otherwise indicated.

Thursday, 17 October, 5:30 PM

Pontifical Mass & Conference, Mary Immaculate of Lourdes Church,

Newton, MA

Friday, 18 October, 6:30 PM

Pontifical Mass, Holy Name of Jesus Church,

Providence, RI

Saturday, 19 October, 11:00 AM

Pontifical Mass, Holy Name of Jesus Church,

Providence, RI

Sunday, 20 October, 2:00 PM

Pontifical Mass, Dinner & Conference, St. Titus Church,

Aliquippa, PA

Monday, 21 October, 7:30 PM (Feast Day of Blessed Karl of Austria)

Pontifical Mass & Reception, St. Mary Mother of God Church,

Washington, DC

Tuesday, 22 October, 6:00 PM

Mass, Reception & Conference, John Paul II Shrine,

Washington, DC

Wednesday, 23 October, 7:00 PM

Pontifical Mass & Conference, Mater Ecclesiae Church,

Berlin, NJ

Friday, 25 October, 8:00 AM

Pontifical Mass, Carmel of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,

Elysburg, PA

Saturday, 26 October, 5:30 PM

Novus Ordo (in Portuguese), Our Lady of Fatima Church,

Elizabeth, NJ

Sunday, 27 October, 11:00 AM

Pontifical Mass & Conference, St. Anthony of Padua Oratory,

West Orange, NJ

Monday, 28 October, 6:00 PM

Pontifical Mass & Conference, Church of the Holy Innocents,

Manhattan, NY

Celebrant of Pontifical Masses:

His Excellency, Don Teodoro de Faria

Bishop Emeritus of Funchal, Madeira Islands, Portugal

Conference Speaker:

Ricardo Dumont dos Santos

Portugal Delegate of the Emperor Karl League of Prayers

These Masses and conferences were arranged and coordinated by the following Traditional Knights of Columbus councils:

Regina Coeli Council 423, Manhattan, NY

Potomac Council 433, Washington, DC

Woodlawn Council 2161, Aliquippa, PA

Agnus Dei Council 12361, Manhattan, NY

Mater Ecclesiae Council 12833, Berlin, NJ

Grateful acknowledgement to Syversen Touring for arranging air travel.

Additional support provided by:

The Paulus Institute for the Propagation of Sacred Liturgy

The Pittsburgh Latin Mass Community, Inc. (PLMC)

For additional information on Bl. Karl, please visit

the Emperor Karl League of Prayers website.

Background info on speakers: 

His Excellency, Don Teodoro de Faria

Bishop Emeritus of Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal, author of a new book about Blessed Karl.  As Bishop of the diocese in which Blessed Karl died in 1922, Bishop de Faria has long been active in his cause for sainthood, and it was he who formally presented to the Holy Father the petition to beatify Emperor Karl at the beatification ceremony in Saint Peter’s Square on 3 October 2004. A native of Madeira, Bishop de Faria was ordained in 1956 at the age of 26, consecrated bishop of Funchal in 1982, and since his retirement in 2007, has been working on his book about Blessed Karl, which he will discuss during his remarks.

Ricardo Dumont dos Santos

Portugal Delegate of the Emperor Karl League of Prayers.   Mr. Dumont dos Santos is the honorary consul of the Federal Republic of Germany on the Portuguese island of Madeira.   His family's connection to Blessed Karl encompasses three generations. His father, Dr. Alfredo Dumont Machado dos Santos, was leader of the Emperor Karl Prayer League in Portugal until his death in 1989.  His paternal grandfather was one of the doctors called for consultation during the final illness of Emperor Karl, and it was he who signed his death certificate.