Photopost: Bishop Athanasius Schneider in Charlotte
Bishop Athanasius Schneider celebrated a Solemn Pontifical Mass from the Faldstool in Charlotte on October 26, a first of its kind for the 45 year old diocese. The Mass was offered in commemoration of Blessed Karl, Emperor of Austria, with Bishop Schneider (an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Astana, Kazakhstan) preaching on the Kingship of Christ. Approximately 650 were in attendance, far surpassing expectations.
The Mass setting was the Missa Iste Confessor by Palestrina with music provided by Director Terese Rowe, organist Dr. Gianfranco DeLuca, the St. Ann Choir, Schola Cantorum, and Cantate Domino Latin Choir.
Father Jason Barone of the Diocese of Charlotte served as subdeacon with St. Joseph College Seminary rector Father Matthew Kauth serving as assistant priest and Father Noah Carter as Master of Ceremonies for the Mass; both men are priests of the Charlotte Diocese. Servers for the Mass were all seminarians of the Diocese of Charlotte.
Photo credit: Markus Kuncoro of the Charlotte Latin Mass Community and Patricia Guilfoyle of the Catholic News Herald.
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Posted on October 27, 2017, in liturgy and tagged bishop athanasius schneider, Blessed Karl of Austria, diocese of charlotte, fr. matthew kauth, latin mass, Solemn Pontifical Mass, St. Joseph College Seminary. Bookmark the permalink. 4 Comments.
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Thank you for the photos.
Not to “one up” this report – not at all – but this past Sunday I had the privilege to attend a Traditional Roman Mass in Phoenix which seemed to have 700+ in the congregation. Apparently, this is typical for the 8am Mass at St Catherine of Siena. I would like to know whether there is a TRM with a larger congregation week in and week out.
Back in the 1990’s St. Louis, Missouri used to have a TLM (St. Francis de Sales parish) that got about that many, if not more, every Sunday. The Institute of Christ the King now has the parish but I’m not sure how many go these days (I’d assume they still get a good crowd). One of my former altar boys is now a priest and stationed for the FSSP St. Anne’s in San Diego. They have five Sunday Masses and three priests now, but I don’t think they get 700+ at any one Sunday Mass.
This Mass was a special blessing!
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