St. Mary Church, Norwalk, is giving to the Church two new priests this year.

Fr. Joseph Marie Falciano, FSSP, was ordained to the priesthood at St. Cecilia Cathedral in Omaha on May 28.   He will be celebrating at Solemn Mass at St. Mary’s on Tuesday, June 9 at 7 pm. He will be giving first priestly blessings after Mass. A reception will follow.

Deacon Juan Colon will be ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Bridgeport on Saturday June 13 at 11 am in St. Augustine Cathedral.   He will be celebrating his First Mass at St. Mary’s  on Sunday June 14 at 12 noon (Spanish Mass). 

Please keep both of these young men in your prayers.

Fr. Falciano will be celebrating traditional Masses at the following churches in the area:

Tuesday June 9, St. Mary Church, Norwalk, 7 pm Solemn Mass, reception to follow

Wednesday, June 10, St. Josaphat Oratory, Bayside, Queens, 7 pm, Solemn Mass, reception to follow

Friday, June 12, St. Vincent Ferrer, New York, NY, 9:30 am, Solemn Mass for Feast of the Sacred Heart, Missa Pange Lingua by Josquin des Prez.

Saturday, June 13. St. Margaret of Cortona, Bronx, NY, 10 am, Solemn Mass

Sunday, June 14, Annunciation Church, Crestwood, NY, 2 pm, Solemn Mass, reception to follow

The following churches will celebrate traditional Mass for the Feast of Corpus Christi. Please contact us, if you know of a Mass that is not on our schedule.

Thursday, June 4

Connecticut

St. Mary Church, Norwalk, 12:10 pm low Mass

Sts. Cyril and Methodius Oratory, Bridgeport, 6 pm Solemn Mass and outdoor procession

St. Patrick Oratory, Waterbury, 6 pm high Mass followed by outdoor procession. Reception afterwards.

St. Joseph Church, Danbury, 6 pm Solemn Mass followed by procession to St. Peter Church, benediction. Bus transportation back to St. Joseph’s will be provided.

New York

Holy Innocents, New York, NY, 6 pm High Mass followed by outdoor procession with triple benediction.

Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, New York, NY, 7 pm sung Mass followed by outdoor procession and benediction

St. Josaphat Oratory, Bayside, Queens, 7 pm High Mass and Eucharistic procession

St. Margaret of Cortona, Riverside, Bronx, 6 pm Solemn Mass and procession

St. Paul the Apostle, Yonkers, 12 noon

Blessed Sacrament, New Rochelle, 6 pm Solemn Mass followed by 40 hours devotion

New Jersey

Our Lady of Sorrows, Jersey City, 7 pm Mass and outdoor procession

Holy Trinity Church, Hackensack, 7 pm Sung Mass

Our Lady of Fatima, Pequannock, 7 am, 9 am, 7 pm

St. Anthony of Padua Oratory, West Orange, 9 am Low Mass; 7 pm High Mass and procession

St, John the Baptist, Allentown, NJ, 6:30 pm, Solemn Mass followed by outdoor procession and the start of 40 hours devotion, which ends with Benediction and closing Mass at 12:45 pm on Sunday.

Sunday, June 7, external feast day

Connecticut

St. Mary Church, Norwalk, 10 am Solemn Mass and outdoor procession

Georgetown Oratory of the Sacred Heart, Redding, 12 noon

New York

Holy Innocents, New York, NY, 9 am Low Mass; 10 am High Mass followed by procession in the church and benediction

St. Josaphat Oratory, Bayside, Queens, 9:30 am Mass followed by a procession

Annunciation Church, Crestwood, 2 pm

New Jersey

Our Lady of Sorrows, Jersey City, 9 am

Our Lady of Fatima, Pequannock, 7 am, 9 am, 11 am, 1:30 pm, 5 pm

Shrine Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Raritan, 11 am Mass followed by outdoor procession

The Rev. Joseph Falciano, who was ordained a priest for the FSSP on May 28, offered his First Mass the next day at the Carmel of Jesus, Mary and Joseph in Valparaiso, Nebraska. The cloistered Carmelite nuns chanted the ordinaries and propers from behind the grill.

The parents of Fr. Falciano receive Holy Communion from the hands of their son.

During a Solemn Pontifical Mass, twelve men were ordained to the priesthood for the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter this past Thursday, May 28 in the Cathedral of St. Cecilia in Omaha. His Excellency the Most Reverend Tomas Wenski, the archbishop of Miami, was the celebrant. Over 100 priests were in attendance and laid hands on the ordinands.

Deacon Joseph Marie Falciano, FSSP, will be ordained to the priesthood at St. Cecilia Cathedral in Omaha on May 28. His first Mass will follow on May 29 at the Carmel of Jesus, Mary and Joseph in Valpraiso, Nebraska.  Prior to entering the FSSP seminary, Deacon Falciano was a resident of the Bronx and a parishioner at St. Mary’s Church, Norwalk.

He will be coming to the Connecticut/New York area soon. Here follows a schedule of First Masses:

Tuesday June 9: St. Mary Church, Norwalk, CT, 7pm, Solemn Mass, reception to follow.

Wednesday, June 10, St. Josaphat Oratory, Bayside, Queens, 7 pm, Solemn Mass, reception to follow

Friday, June 12, St. Vincent Ferrer, New York, NY, 9:30 am, Solemn Mass for Feast of the Sacred Heart, Missa Pange Lingua by Josquin des Prez.

Saturday, June 13. St. Margaret of Cortona, Bronx, NY, 10 am, Solemn Mass

Sunday, June 14, Annunciation Church, Crestwood, NY, 2 pm, Solemn Mass, reception to follow

Father Jon Tveit will celebrate the following Traditional Masses to mark his 10th anniversary of ordination:

Sunday, May 24: Annunciation Church in Crestwood, NY, Solemn Mass, 2 pm, convivium to follow

Saturday, May 30, Church of the Blessed Sacrament, New Rochelle, NY, 12 noon, Ember Saturday Solemn Mass

This Thursday, May 14, is Ascension Thursday, a Holy Day of Obligation. The following churches will offer the Traditional Mass.

If you know of a Mass that is not on our schedule, please contact us so that we can add it.

Connecticut

St. Mary Church, Norwalk, low Mass 8 am; Solemn Mass 7 pm

Georgetown Oratory of the Most Sacred Heart, Redding, Missa Cantata, 6 pm

Sts. Cyril and Methodius Oratory, Bridgeport, low Mass 7:45 am; high Mass, 6 pm

St. Patrick Oratory, Waterbury, low Mass 8 am; high Mass 6 pm preceded by Benediction

St. Martha Church, Enfield, 7 pm

New York

Church of the Holy Innocents, New York, NY Low Mass 8 am; High Mass 6 pm

Our Lady of Mount Carmel, New York, NY, 7 pm

St. Josaphat Oratory, Bayside, Queens, 7 am Low Mass (Confession after Mass); 6 pm Eucharistic Holy Hour (Confession will be heard during adoration); 7 pm High Mass

St. Rocco Church, Glen Cove, Long Island, 7 pm

St. Matthew Church, Dix Hills, Long Island, 10:30 am

St. Paul the Apostle, Yonkers, 12 noon

Annunciation Church, Crestwood, Missa Cantata 7 pm

Immaculate Conception, Sleepy Hollow, low Mass, 5 pm

Sacred Heart, Esopus, 11:30 am

St. Mary and St. Andrew, Ellenville, 7 pm

St Joseph’s, Troy, 5:30 pm. Carmelite Rite.

New Jersey

Our Lady of Sorrows, Jersey City, High Mass, 7 pm

Holy Trinity Church, Hackensack, Missa Cantata, 7 pm

Our Lady of Fatima Chapel, Pequannock, 7 am, 9 am, 12 noon, 7 pm

St. Anthony of Padua Oratory, West Orange, Low Mass 9 am; HIgh Mass 7 pm

Shrine Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament, Raritan, 7 pm

St. John the Baptist, Allentown, High Mass 7 pm

Deacon Joseph Marie Falciano, FSSP, will be ordained to the priesthood at St. Cecilia Cathedral in Omaha on May 28. His first Mass will follow on May 29 at the Carmel of Jesus, Mary and Joseph in Valpraiso, Nebraska.

He will celebrate Solemn Mass at St. Mary’s Church in Norwalk on Tuesday June 9 at 7 pm, sponsored by the Society of St. Hugh of Cluny. After Mass the faithful may receive his first priestly blessing. Deacon Falciano was a parishioner at St. Mary’s prior to his entrance into the seminary of the Fraternity of St. Peter. He served many Traditional Masses at St. Mary’s and ardently promoted the Traditional Mass in the area, most notably through the Lepanto Conferences he helped organize and our Society sponsored.

Deacon Falciano will also be celebrating two more traditional Masses while he is in the area:

St. Vincent Ferrer Church, New York, NY, Solemn Mass, Friday, June 12 at 9:30 am

Annunciation Church, Crestwood, NY, Solemn Mass, Sunday, June 14 at 2 PM, followed by a reception

As an acolyte at the Easter Vigil at St. Mary Church, Norwalk, in 2019

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