Wednesday, November 30, 2016

St Andrew in Tennyson, WI




St Andrew Catholic Church 
Tennyson, WI 

St Andrew the Apostle, pray for us!

Hail and blessed be the hour and moment in which the Son of God was born of the most pure Virgin Mary at midnight, in Bethlehem, in piercing cold.  In that hour, vouchsafe, I beseech Thee, O my God to hear my prayer and grant my desires, through the merits of our Savior Jesus Christ, and of His blessed Mother.  Amen.  

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Holy Trinity in Boston, MA



Does this High Altar look familiar? 

It is the altar that was moved to St Joseph Cathedral in Manchester, NH from yesterday's post.  It was altered slightly to fit its new home.  Amazingly the same architect designed both these churches in the late 1800's when they were built.  This gorgeous old church was closed in Boston in 2011.  It was once home to the Traditional Latin Mass in the Indult days.

Closed---What a tragedy!

Holy Trinity Catholic Church 
Boston, MA 


Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy on us!

Monday, November 28, 2016

St Joseph Cathedral in Manchester, NH

This church has had an amazing transformation.  Back in 1969 the old magnificent High Altar was destroyed to make way for a modern, new altar (ie. table).  In the last couple of years, the church has been restored with an altar rescued from an old church that closed in Boston.  Below is the restored sanctuary. 

Restored Sanctuary with new painting on ceiling


During the installation of the new high altar




Original High Altar before being removed 1969

St Joseph Cathdral
 Manchester, NH 


St Joseph, Guardian of Virgins, pray for us!




Sunday, November 27, 2016

St Joseph in Ogden, UT











St Joseph Catholic Church 
Ogden, UT 


St Joseph, Foster Father of Our Lord, pray for us!

Saturday, November 26, 2016

Holy Ghost in Kula, HI







Holy Ghost Catholic Church 
Kula, Hawaii


God the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us!

Thursday, November 24, 2016

Holy Name of Jesus in New Orleans, LA

Main Altar



Side Altar



Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church 
New Orleans, LA 


Jesus, Son of God, have mercy on us!

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

St Stanislaus Kostka in Adams, MA







St Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Church 
Adams, MA 


St Stanislaus Kostka, pray for us!

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Monday, November 21, 2016

Sunday, November 20, 2016

St Mary Basilica in Natchez, MS





Exquisite!




St Mary Basilica 
Natchez, MS 


Mother of Christ, pray for us!

Saturday, November 19, 2016

St Elizabeth of Hungary in Colonial Beach, VA

Under the current pastor, this small country parish has undergone a transformation!  Although the parish is over 100 years old, the current church was built in the 1960's.  Since this blog is dedicated to beauty, I cannot show what it looked like before.  The most recent change is the gorgeous new altar and stained glass window that was put in this summer. 

New altar

The center portion of the stained glass window picturing the Decent of the Holy Ghost was saved from the original church and incorporated into the current church when it was built.  However it was surrounded by a ghastly green glass all around it over the altar.  In this new window, the Descent is incorporated into a new larger scene and the results are spectacular!




Ready for a Traditional Latin Mass



St Elizabeth of Hungary statue

The exterior of the church was transformed a few years ago.  It now looks like a lovely country church. 

New exterior

Although this parish does not have a regular TLM, the pastor offers a weekly Sunday Mass, Thursday Mass and occasional feast days at the mission church of St Anthony in King George, VA which is under St Elizabeth.  However occasionally there is a TLM here for special feasts.  

Since 2014, this parish has the distinction of being the first one in the Arlington Diocese to offer the Traditional Holy Thursday and Good Friday according to the 1962 Liturgical Books since 1970! 

St Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church 
Colonial Beach, VA 


St Elizabeth of Hungary, pray for us!

Friday, November 18, 2016

Thursday, November 17, 2016

Cathedral of St Mary in Fargo, ND






This parish has a Sunday TLM! 

Cathedral of St Mary 
Fargo, ND 


Queen of Martyrs, pray for us!

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

St Mary in Salem, SD








This parish has a Sunday TLM!

St Mary Catholic Church 
Salem, SD 


Queen of Patriarchs, pray for us!

Tuesday, November 15, 2016