Several years ago I read a report on the declining numbers of women religious in the United States. Needless to say, I found the contents of the report very disappointing. Everyone in the Church today knows that vocations are down but the statistics don’t really have the same impact as seeing it for yourself. I cannot forget this graph.

Following on the success of our first TLM, we are already planning to have another in July. The Mass will be a Votive Mass for the Deliverance from Death in Time of Pestilence and will be celebrated Friday, July 17th at 7:00 P.M.

We hope to see you there!

On June 19, 2020, for the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, the first Traditional Latin Mass according to the 1962 Missal was celebrated at St. Bartholomew the Apostle Catholic Church in Katy, TX. It was a joyful event with our Parochial Vicar, Fr. Ricardo Arriola, as the celebrant and the church at full (reduced) capacity. Deo Gratias!

I recently found a site dedicated to illustrating the Traditional Latin Mass with Legos. The site is very well done, comprehensive, and even includes instructions for creating your own Lego vestments. Definitely worth a visit.

Every year I look forward to the feast of Corpus Christi and it’s associated Eucharistic processions. I wasn’t able to attend the procession at our parish this year but I did find some spectacular images from a procession in Valencia in a previous year.

It’s common knowledge that the repeated genuflections and ascending and descending of stairs that an Altar Server must perform during the TLM are physically demanding under normal circumstances, but how will they cope when Masses are again celebrated publicly after months of quarantine?