This weeks Catholic Miscellaney (Diocese of Charleston weekly) devotes the back page to the Traditional Latin Mass. In Columbia, we have a monthly Mass. Stella Maris on Sullivan's island outside of Charleston has a weekly TLM (and they have a yearly week-long altar boy camp to learn how to serve it.) And Prince of Peace in Taylors has the TLM weekly also. What I didn't know what this, from Msgr. McInerny (pastor at Stella Maris):
Also, we make the traditional Latin Mass available to parishes by bringing the Mass to the local parish," he said. "We have brought our servers, organist, singers and booklets for the faithful. We even have a portable railing for Holy Communion."
This last is what I miss the most-receiving the Holy Eucharist kneeling at the altar.
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Speaking of these things, last week or so when I received the pictures from home, I posted one of Fr. Al with my younger brother. In the box I received yesterday, my Mom included an article about Fr. Al Abracinskas' retirement from St. George's parish in the mid-80's. Here's a couple snips:
If you are looking for a folk Mass, or lay deacons or even to receive the Host in your hand, you won't find any of them at St. George's.
..."So many of the priests want to make the Mass entertaining," he continues, dismissing the (multi-ed) colored vestments, the guitar Masses and the other trappings as "outdoing Barnum and Bailey." Fr. Al prefers a "quiet dignified Mass," one of them he offers in his native tongue. There are no distractions, no handshaking and only kneeling to receive the Host.
Oremus pro invicem!
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