High Mass this upcoming Sunday

This is to confirm that this Sunday, September 7 at 11:30 AM Missa Cantata will be celebrated here at Sacred Heart, Laconia, NH.

Fr. Adrien Longchamps, Pastor

TIME CHANGE: St. Patrick's, Nashua, NH now 1:30 PM

For those that go to Nashua on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month, the summer schedule for the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Missal will be as follows:

St. Patrick's
29 Spring St.
Nashua, NH
603.882-2262

1:30 pm - 2nd Sunday of the month.
1:30 pm - 4th Sunday of the month.

-C

An intelligent discussion on Evolution.

I came across what I can only describe as an intelligent discussion on evolution. It is long but worth reading the whole interview. The discussion with Dr. David Berlinski is free from much of the religious baggage that pervades current discourse on evolution in this country. I will be purchasing Dr. Berlinski's book, as well as renting Ben Stein's movie.

Interview with Dr. Berlinski.

"You know, nothing is so apt to provoke the indignation of Darwinian biologists as to remark that the centerpiece of their theory is perfectly empty because it is, in fact, a trivial truth: whatever survives, survives. And Darwinian theory does not really get beyond que sera, sera. And there are all sorts of elaborate strategies designed to circumvent that objection, but whenever they’re investigated seriously, they always return to the same point of triviality. Darwinian biologists simply have nothing much better than what survives, survives. They’ll call it differential reproduction—namely, what survives, survives. This may be just a fact of life."

Schuler Singers assist at Extraordinary Form!

My good friend Tom Larson and the Schuler Singers will be in Portsmouth for Fr. Kerper's TLM, April 6th, 11:00 AM.

Immaculate Conception Church
98 Summer St.

Portsmouth, NH 03801

The Schuler Singers always do a great job of assisting at St. Rafael's Ordinary Form, I can only imagine what the treasures of the Extraordinary form will sound like.

Versus Deum

Some Catholics may not be aware that the rubrics for the Mass of Pope Paul VI actually assume that the priest might be celebrating parts of Holy Mass facing the altar (towards God).

It is often erroneously believed that this posture is only appropriate if you are a throwback, medieval, cranky, backwards, Dark Ages, kook.

Well, the Holy Father continues to show us how the Extraordinary Form is reminding the Ordinary Form of its roots. Today, the Holy Father celebrated the Ordinary Form of the Roman Missal, "Versus Deum" using the Sistine Chapel's high altar!

http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=55933

http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSL1345368220080113?feedType=RSS&feedName=lifestyleMolt

Petition for Extraordinary Form of Roman Missal at Cathedral

Great news!

Diane-Marie Peloquin reports:

I have ... had friends of mine ask that I circulate a petition to have the Extraordinary Rite celebrated at St. Joseph's Cathedral in Manchester. Fr. Joseph is all set to celebrate it. The Bishop needs to know there is a group out there interested. I put the link below in case you are interested in posting it. Thank you and May you and Yours have a Very Blessed Christmas and a Joyous New year.

God Bless, Diane-Marie Peloquin
http://www.petitiononline.com/LTMMNH/petition.html

Traditional Schedule Update

• 4th Sunday of Advent Dec. 23 at 4 PM in St. Patrick's - Nashua - High Mass
• Christmas 25 at 11:30 AM in Sacred Heart Church - Laconia
• New Year's Day 1 January at 11:30 AM in Sacred Heart Church - Laconia
• Epiphany Sunday, 6 January at 11:30 AM in Sacred Heart Church - Laconia

I had been told that St. Pat's Dec. 23 Mass would be at 4:15 but assume a 4PM mass to be safe.