The forty days, which St. Luke tells us in Acts had passed between Christ’s Resurrection and His glorious Ascent into Heaven, are nearly completed. On Thursday, May 30, 2019, at 6:30 PM, we will have a Solemn Mass at St. Mary’s Pine Bluff to commemorate the Ascension of Our Lord.
On Sunday, 28 April, the 7:30 AM Mass at St Mary’s Pine Bluff will be a Solemn Mass for the Octave Day of Easter / Low Sunday. We will also be singing the Te Deum immediately after Mass in thanksgiving for the appointment of our new bishop.
Welcome to His Excellency, the Most Rev Donald J Hying, who was announced today, 25 April 2019, as the Fifth Bishop of Madison!
Thanks to Mr Joe Hanneman, who provided these excellent photos of our Easter Vigil at St Mary’s in Pine Bluff
Yesterday, our Holy Thursday observance began with sung Tenebræ, featuring our newly-acquired hearse. In the evening, for the Mass of the Lord’s Supper, we had a Solemn Mass with the debut of our splendid new white vestments, which arrived from Rome only one week ago. Here are some photos:
The schedule for the Traditional Holy Week Liturgies at St. Mary’s in Pine Bluff are as follows: Holy Thursday 9:30am – 11am – Tenebrae (with confession) 7:30pm – Solemn High Mass of the Last Supper, followed by Adoration until Midnight Good Friday 9:30am – 11am – Tenebrae (with confession) 2pm – Good Friday Solemn Liturgy … [Read more…]
On Lætare Sunday, 31 March 2019, we are planning on a Solemn Mass for the 7:30 AM TLM at St Mary’s Pine Bluff.
Although it’s no longer a Holy Day of Obligation, the Annunciation remains one of the most important Feast Days in the liturgical calendar. We plan to have a 6:30 pm Missa Cantata at St Mary’s Pine Bluff on Monday, 25 March to celebrate the beginning of our Lady’s exceptional maternity.
We have now entered the liturgical season of Lent, and thus violet vestments have been the norm for the last three Sundays. The TMSM had been using portions of our violet Pontifical set until recently, so to avoid uneven wear to that set, we have acquired a separate Solemn Mass set. This new set arrived … [Read more…]
We are already well into the pre-Lenten season, and Ash Wednesday is just around the corner. At St Mary’s Pine Bluff, we are planning to have a Solemn High Mass for Ash Wednesday, 6 March 2019, preceded by the blessing and distribution of ashes, beginning at 6:30 PM.