Thursday, May 29, 2008
Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus at Mater Ecclesiae
My wife is going to Fordham University tomorrow evening for the first day of their Medieval Conference. I was planning on seeing Prince Caspian (meh) since she did not express interest in seeing it, but instead, I will head down to Mater Ecclesiae parish in Berlin, NJ for their Mass (in the Extraordinary Form) of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
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How was your experience? I live 10 minutes from Mater Ecclesiae. I have never been to a Traditional Mass and am looking forward to the opportunity although I will feel quite out of place I am sure
Hello, jp. The experience at M.E. is powerful. Not every Mass is a choral one like they had on the Feast of the Sacred Heart -- in fact, they won't have another through the summer -- but the E.F. of Mass is celebrated properly and reverently, by the priests, servers, and faithful. The homilies I've heard there are wonderful.
If you want, I can accompany you -- or rather, meet you there, since you're much closer -- to Mass sometime. I plan on attending a couple Sunday Masses there between now and the end of July, and I can also make their Wednesday evening Masses. We could meet ahead of time, even, so I could explain the differences a bit and prepare you for what is most certainly a different Catholic experience than you're used to.
My email address is in my profile. Feel free to contact me. (Also, I'll add your blog to my reading list. I will pray that you will soon be able to receive Holy Communion in the Church again!)
I just may take you up on that.
I'll email you
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