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October 4: Changes are ahead for the Davenport Latin Mass Community: Handouts from Today’s Town Hall with our new pastor Concerning the Planned Move from Holy Family to St Alphonsus parish church in Davenport

Guiding Principles for the St Alphonsus Church Latin Mass Community Documents referenced by Fr Corey Close, pastor of St Alphonsus, during his presentation today: https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/motu_proprio/documents/20210716-motu-proprio-traditionis-custodes.html https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/ccdds/documents/rc_con_ccdds_doc_20211204_responsa-ad-dubia-tradizionis-custodes_en.html https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_letters/documents/20220629-lettera-ap-desiderio-desideravi.html Letter from the Vatican Dicastery for Divine Worship to Bishop Walsh renewing the privilege of celebrating Mass according to the 1962 Missal in two Davenport Diocese parish churches,Continue reading “October 4: Changes are ahead for the Davenport Latin Mass Community: Handouts from Today’s Town Hall with our new pastor Concerning the Planned Move from Holy Family to St Alphonsus parish church in Davenport”

September is Dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows

Those seven sorrows are:  The Circumcision and Prophecy of SimeonThe Flight into EgyptThe Loss of Jesus in the TempleThe Meeting of Jesus and Mary on the Way of the CrossThe CrucifixionThe Taking Down of the Body of Jesus from the CrossJesus is laid in the TombThese seven sorrows are often represented in art by aContinue reading “September is Dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows”