Last week I posted a note from my good friend, Fr. Robert Pasley, pastor of Mater Ecclesiae Parish about the Pontifical Low Mass (Extraordinary Form) and Conference there on Blessed Karl of Austria. This is a reminder that the Mass and Conference are today. If you are in the area, you will definitely want to make it to these events, especially if you have never been to a Pontifical Low Mass.
The events at Mater Ecclesiae are part of a week-long series sponsored by several Knights of Columbus Councils working together to promote the cause of Blessed Karl, whose feast is on October 21st, the anniversary, I believe, of his wedding. His Excellency, Don Teodoro de Faria, Bishop Emeritus of Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, will celebrate the Mass. At the Conference, the main speaker will be Ricardo Dumont dos Santos, the leader of the Emperor Karl Prayer League in Portugal.
And, if you cannot make it to Mater Ecclesiae, the last Mass and Conference in the series will be hosted next week by the Church of the Holy Innocents in Manhattan (see the attached flyer). On Monday, 28 October at 6PM, His Excellency will celebrate Pontifical Solemn Mass at the Faldstool for the Feast of Ss. Simon and Jude. My good friend, Fr. George Rutler, the newly appointed administrator of the Church of the Holy Innocents, will preach at the Mass. The choir will sing a setting of the Ordinary by Josef Rheinberger. The Conference will follow in the Church Hall.
For those of you who do not know, Blessed Karl was the last ruler of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was exiled to the island of Madeira, Portugal after World War I, where he died in 1922. As Bishop of the Diocese where Blessed Karl died, Bishop de Faria has long been active in Blessed Karl’s cause for canonization. A native of Madeira, Bishop de Faria was ordained in 1956 and consecrated Bishop in 1982. It was he who presented the formal petition to beatify Emperor Karl to His Holiness, John Paul II, at the Beatification ceremony on 3 October 2004.
Other Events in the Series.
Friday, 25 October, 8AM
Pontifical Solemn Mass
Carmel of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, Elysburg, PA
Sunday, 27 October, 11AM
Pontifical Solemn Mass & Conference
St. Anthony of Padua Oratory, West Orange, NJ
Monday, 28 October, 6PM
Pontifical Solemn Mass & Conference
The Church of the Holy Innocents, Manhattan, NY
