The Celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia The archdiocese announced Sunday, April 8, 2018 the decision of Archbishop Charles Chaput to establish a “quasi-parish” at St. Mary Church in Conshohocken, effective Aug. 1st, which will provide pastoral care for those seeking Divine Worship in the Extraordinary Form.  Saint Mary Parish West Elm Street and Oak Street Conshohocken, PA 19428 (Montgomery County) Rev. Father Carl Gismondi, FSSP, has been appointed pastor of Saint Mary Church. Father Gismondi, will celebrate the first Mass on that site on Sunday, September 9th at 11:00 am. All are welcome to attend. The regular schedule of Mass in the Extraordinary Form - effective September 9th - at the Saint Mary Quasi-Parish will be as follows: Monday-Thursday, and Saturday; Daily Mass at 7:15 a.m. Friday - Daily Mass at 6:30 p.m. Sunday Mass - 11:00 a.m. Priests will be available for the Sacrament of Reconciliation thirty minutes before each Mass. St
Mary’s is located at West Elm and Oak Streets, Conshohocken and is
easily accessible from the Schuylkill Expressway, Blue Route (I-76) and
the PA Turnpike as well as the Norristown Line of the Septa Regional
Rail System (about a block away from the station) from Suburban Station  OPENING MASS FOR THE QUASI-PARISH FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY FORM OF THE ROMAN RITE AT THE CHURCH OF SAINT MARY IN CONSHOHOKEN We thank the Most Reverend Archbishop, Charles Chaput, O.F.M., Cap., for his paternal interest and care for the faithful desiring to use in its fullness the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite in the Archdiocese. Father Carl Gismondi FSSP has been named as Pastor of St Mary’s. Father is originally from Pittsburgh, PA. In 1995, he entered the Fraternity of St Peter’s Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary, then located in Scranton, PA. Following seven years of study, he was ordained a priest on June 29, 2002. From 2002 to 2003, Fr. Gismondi served as an Associate Chaplain at the Fraternity's apostolate in Sacramento. From 2003 to 2006, he served as Pastor of St. Michael's Church in Scranton, PA. Following his pastoral assignment, Fr. Gismondi attended the Dominican House of Studies, Washington, DC, where, in 2008, he earned a Licentiate in Sacred Theology. In July 2008, Fr. Gismondi was appointed as Chaplain to the Traditional Latin Mass Community of San Diego. On October 7, 2008, following erection of St. Anne Catholic Church as a personal parish for the Traditional Latin Mass apostolate in the Diocese of San Diego, Fr. Gismondi was appointed as Pastor at St. Anne's. Members of our Traditional Latin Mass Community of Philadelphia have been encouraged by Fr. Gismondi to join him at the Opening Mass. The success of this Latin Apostolate in the Archdiocese depends upon the full support of us all.    The National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa 654 Ferry Road, Doylestown, Pa Second Sunday of the month - 11:15am - in the Lower Chapel of Our Lady The Traditional Latin Mass will NOT be offered at the Shrine on Sunday, September 9th as Solemn High Mass will be offered at the new quasi-parish St. Mary in Conshohocken, Pa See above for details We will resume in October First Friday & First Saturday Traditional Latin Mass Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary 602 West Avenue Jenkintown, PA 19046 Confessions and Mass will be upstairs, both Friday and Saturday. Confession is available one half hour before Mass   Choral High Mass on the Feast of the Assumption Wednesday, August 15, 2018 7:00 pm Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Robert C. Pasley, Rector Mater Ecclesiae Catholic Church, Berlin N.J. www.materecclesiae.org Mass on the Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus     Sung Requiem Mass for Memorial Day Monday, May 28 at 10 AM - 11 AM St. John the Baptist Catholic Church 502 Ford Street Bridgeport, Pennsylvania 19405  Corpus Christi Solemn Mass, Procession and Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament in the Traditional Latin Rite Thursday, May 31, 2018 7:00 pm Holy Savior Church 407 E. Main Street Norristown, Pennsylvania  MISSA SOLEMNIS (SOLEMN HIGH MASS) with Consecration of the Human Race to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus and Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament on The Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Friday, June 8, 2018 at 7:00 pm Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church 235 East State Street, Doylestown, PA 18901 Celebrant: Rev. Fr. Harold B. McKale, Parish Vicar at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Deacon: Rev. Fr. David Friel, Graduate Student, Catholic University of America Sub-Deacon: Mr. James Griffin, Acolyte, St John the Baptist Catholic Church Rev. Fr. James Badaeux, Pastor of St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, Hillsborough, NJ     | Thank you for your support |
