In the past few days, we have received from readers and friends the following reports of past events and announcements of future events.
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1. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Mons. Sérgio Costa Couto, chaplain of the Church of the Imperial Brotherhood of Nossa Senhora da Glória do Outeiro, a Church to which the Holy Father Pius XII granted the rank of minor basilica (National Basilica of the Assumption), will celebrate Mass in the extraordinary form of the Roman Rite, next saturday, July 11th, at 12:30 PM.The new Archbishop, Dom Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist, does not intend to oppose the celebration of the TLM in Rio as his predecessor, Cardinal Scheid, did.Although no such thing was requested by the Archbishop as a precondition, the organizers of the July 11th Mass intend to use the occasion as an opportunity to collect signatures for a petition, requesting the appointment of a priest for the permanent pastoral care of the faithful attached to the Traditional Mass in Rio.[The Igreja da Glória is located near the Glória subway/metro station - Google Maps.]
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2. Newark, New Jersey
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church (259 Oliver Street, Newark, New Jersey - Google Maps), will hold a Solemn High Traditional Latin Mass in honor of its patroness, on the titular feast of the parish, July 16 at 12 noon. The Mass will be immediately followed by a procession with the Statue of Our Lady through the parish accompanied by a full symphonic Italian feast band and fireworks.
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3. Essex
The Traditional Latin Mass is now offered on Mondays, 6 PM, in the Church of the Assumption (left), Diocese of Brentwood, Essex, England (Hainault/Chigwell: Google Maps). The celebrant is the Parish Priest, Fr Jean-Claude Selvini, who is associated with Latin Mass Society.
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4. Lima, Peru (Special Report)
For many years the TLM had been celebrated in a small private chapel in downtown Lima. Local Church authorities had known about this and put no obstacles, especially since Summorum Pontificum came into force. The Mass had few public due to space and also because few people knew about it.But more or less one year ago, the priest celebrant (a dominican priest, Fr. José Luis Mejía, O.P., although the Mass is in the Roman Rite) told us that Church authorities wanted us to move to a proper church. And since Father was recently appointed Rector of one of the city's shrines (Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad), that church was obviously the first choice. Also, the Confraternity of Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, which is in charge of the shrine, is very traditionally minded and welcomed wholeheartedly the newly scheduled TLM.So we started celebrating the TLM on the First Sunday of Lent this year, every sunday at 10 AM. This is the main Sunday Mass. Almost every week the church is packed. Unfortunately, the main church cannot be used because it is in ruins due to a terrible fire that ocurred back in 2005. All Masses here are celebrated at what was the old Capitular Hall of the Confraternity (right), now transformed into a chapel. It is far bigger than what we had before.As far as we know, this is the only TLM in the whole Archdiocese of Lima, or at least the only one celebrated regularly.[The Iglesia de la Soledad is in the Historic Center of Lima, near the Plaza de Armas and the Desamparados train station - Google Maps]
