This Sunday (Aug. 7th), I visited St. Mary's Chapel which meets at Herman Son Hall at 860 Wilson Ave (at the corner of Western) with my good friend Harry Cortez. They hold a Tridentine Mass - basically a pre-Vatican II Catholic mass - all recited in Latin except for the homily. (They provide a missal in both Latin and English, side by side, so you can follow what they are saying.) A local parish priest has to give permission for the Tridentine Mass to be held. (I understand William F. Buckley attended a Tridentine Mass every day till his death.)
A Carmelite friar, Fr. Mark Kristy, performs the rite at St. Mary's 
Chapel. He is based at the Carmelite House of Prayer in Oakville, just north of Yountville and south of St. Helena. He travels from there every Sunday to perform the mass, and then later travels to perform another Tridentine Mass in Rutherford, just north of Oakville. He is not the only one who travels, since most of the 30 or so who weekly attend this Mass live outside of Petaluma, and many travel some distance to attend a Tridentine Mass.
While some who attend a Tridentine Mass do so because of an objection to the changes made at Vatican II, many simply choose this more traditional Catholic mass as an option, which often reminds them of going to the Catholic Church in their childhood or in their early years. The chapel has many traditional icons on display. The women usually wear the traditional Catholic doilies. Overall, it is an interesting glimpse into the Catholic Church before Vatican II.
"doilies" ?!
ReplyDeleteThe lace head coverings are called mantillas. They originated in the late-nineteenth century in Spain, but have become a symbol of traditional Catholicism.
Thanks for the correct name Innisfree. They reminded me of a doily, so that is why I called it that. In looking around, I find some doilies are called Mantilla Doily, so I don't think I was that afar, though I appreciate the correction.
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The mass is not performed. The priest “says” the Mass
DeleteThe mass is not performed. The priest “says” the Mass
DeleteFather Mark Kristy, Carmelite House of Prayer, molested my daughter in Rocklin, California between 2001 to 2004. He used his credentials as a priest and MFCC to manipulate us into believing everything was fine. He was recently convicted in February 2022. but this will never make up for the devastation he wracked upon my family. Please pray for my children who have lost all faith thanks to this fiend.
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