Tridentine Latin Mass

The Tridentine Latin Mass will be celebrated at Immaculate Conception Church, in Toledo's Old South End, this Sunday, August 17, at noon. The Church is at the intersection of Broadway, Eastern, and Maumee.

Tridentine Latin Mass

The Tridentine Latin Mass will be celebrated this Sunday, at noon, at Immaculate Conception Parish, in Toledo's Old South End. The church is located at the intersection of Broadway, Eastern, and Maumee.

Tridentine Latin Mass

The Tridentine Latin Mass will be celebrated at Immaculate Conception, in the Old South End, this Sunday at noon. The church is at the intersection of Broadway, Eastern, and Maumee, and is easily spotted.

St. Joseph's, at Locust and Erie, in the Vistula Historic District celebrates the Tridentine Latin Mass on the first Sunday of each month, at 8:30 AM, on the last Sunday of every month, at 11 AM, and every Thursday at 6 PM. They've been doing it for some time now and, since their average weekly Mass attendance is almost 90%, ( Yes, that's 90 ) they must be doing something right.

Some other parish in Toledo might want to take the second Sunday. That way the extraordinary rite would be available every week.

Tridentine Latin Mass at Immaculate Conception, Old South End

Yesterday's Tridentine Latin Mass at Immaculate Conception went very well. I had expected a good turn out, but considering the low temperature, I wasn't sure how good. The fact that seventy-five people braved the cold surprised everyone. In order to hear better, I sat in the front row, where I wasn't able to check the crowd. My first indication of how things were progressing was the expression on Fr. Paul's face when he came out to welcome everyone. It was memorable, to say the least. Even without a large contingent from St. Joseph's, we'd have had at least three times the dozen or so everyone was hoping for.
Everyone involved deserves thanks. Fr. Paul already works more in his retirement than most of the workforce. It would have been completely understandable if he's said it was just too much extra work. He didn't, though. He took on the extra burden without complaint. Don't forget all the extra prayers the priest has to say in the Tridentine, not to mention the usual excellent homily. Add the fact that he hasn't done it in decades and you'll see it's not to be taken lightly. He did very well and seemed to be enjoying himself.
Kevin Foose, organist and choir director, outdid himself. Even brought in his mother to do a wonderful solo of the Pie Jesu.
Don't ever doubt how much extra work is involved in preparing the altar. It takes four strong men to move the people's altar to the side, and those candlesticks are heavier than you'd imagine. I know. I moved one. As usual, at Old Darby, parishioners were there to help.
I'd particularly like to thank Trevor Fernandes and the parishioners of St. Joseph's. They offered every possible assistance and brought a group of experience servers. I was very impressed by their generosity.
The next Tridentine Mass at Immaculate Conception will be at noon, on February 17. Everyone's welcome.

Tridentine Latin Mass

Some parishioners at Immaculate Conception, at the intersection of Eastern, Maumee, and Broadway, in the Old South End, have requested the Tridentine Mass. No, I wasn't one of them, though I'm pleased. I'm also a bit surprised, since it's just an ordinary moderate parish.
Fr. Paul is happy to comply, but people will have to show an interest for it to continue. The trial period will be the thrid Sunday of each month, except March, at noon. That way it won't replace the regular 10 AM Mass or conflict with the ones offered at St. Joseph's. That'll be January 20, February 17, April 20, and May 18. Everyone's welcome.