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The World is Quiet Here

A Final Thought on the Liturgies of All Souls

04 November 2015 Holy Rosary Parish Tacoma, Meditations, Saint Joseph Parish in Tacoma, The Sacred Liturgy

The other day, I attended two Masses for All Souls. I served at the first, an Ordinary Form (English language) school Mass at Holy Rosary at nine o’clock in the morning. The second was an Extraordinary Form Missa Cantata at Saint Joseph in the evening. In each form of the rite, the priest is allowed to celebrate three Masses for […]

For the Love of God

14 October 2015 Cardinal Sarah, Exhortations, Holy Rosary Parish Tacoma, Pope Benedict XVI, Prayer, Rants, The Sacred Liturgy

If we believe that God created the world and us in it, if we believe that He did so out of an overflowing of divine love, if we believe that we were created that we might return that love to God and to His creation, then these facts should inform everything we do. Most especially, it should permeate how we […]

Our Lady of Victory

07 October 2015 Annual, Francine my love, History, Holy Rosary Parish Tacoma, Mary, Prayer

Back in high school, a group of us did an extensive report on the events of this day for my freshman history class. We had flip chart maps, reenactments, and gave three separate papers. For on this day in 1571, the naval forces of a Holy League, consisting of several maritime Catholic countries, met the main Ottoman fleet at the […]

Notes on the Transitions,
Number 12 in a Series

04 October 2015 2015 transitions - Holy Rosary / St. Joseph, Holy Days, Holy Rosary Parish Tacoma, Rev. Michael Stinson F.S.S.P., Rev. Nicholas Wichert, Saint Joseph Parish in Tacoma

As we head into October, the new pastors are in their places and the parishes are settling down into their new schedules. This is probably the last formal post I will make about the three transitioning Tacoma parishes. Saint Joseph On Thursday the first of October, Rev. Michael Stinson, FSSP celebrated the first Mass in the Extraordinary Form held at […]

Notes on the Transitions,
Number 11 in a Series

18 September 2015 2015 transitions - Holy Rosary / St. Joseph, Holy Rosary Parish Tacoma, Rev. Michael Stinson F.S.S.P., Rev. Nicholas Wichert, Saint Joseph Parish in Tacoma

Just a quick update with a few new items from each of the three transitioning Tacoma parishes. Saint Joseph Shortly after I published Episode 10, a parishioner of the Tacoma branch of the North American Martyrs FSSP parish wrote to tell me: Thought you might like to know and pass along that at today [Sunday -ed.] at Sts. Peter and […]

Notes on the Transitions,
Number 10 in a Series

12 September 2015 2015 transitions - Holy Rosary / St. Joseph, Holy Rosary Parish Tacoma, Latin, Moments in Time, Rev. Michael Stinson F.S.S.P., Rev. Nicholas Wichert, Saint Joseph Parish in Tacoma

Some fairly hefty information for the Tacoma parish changes at Holy Rosary, Visitation, and Saint Joseph, so let’s dive right in, shall we? Saint Joseph The incoming pastor, Rev. Michael Stinson, FSSP, preached at this evening’s Mass at Saint Joseph. He will likewise preach at the 10:00 Sunday Mass tomorrow. The following weekend, he will be available following both Masses […]

Notes on the Transitions,
Number 9 in a Series

06 September 2015 2015 transitions - Holy Rosary / St. Joseph, Holy Rosary Parish Tacoma, Rev. Nicholas Wichert

Here is the text of the Q & A documents we handed out earlier this weekend. It includes the new Sunday and daily Mass schedules for Holy Rosary and Visitation. Coming Together in Christ Transitions at Holy Rosary and Visitation, No. 4 Father Wichert and the parish transition team are committed to answering your questions and keeping you informed about the upcoming […]

Notes on the Transitions,
Number 8 in a Series:
Farewell to Father Maurer

31 August 2015 2015 transitions - Holy Rosary / St. Joseph, community, Deacon Gary Rose, Divine Office, Francine my love, Holy Rosary Parish Tacoma, Moments in Time, Rev. Jacob Maurer, Saint Joseph Parish in Tacoma, The Sacred Liturgy

Father Maurer’s last Sunday Masses at Holy Rosary and Saint Joseph were this past weekend. Following the Noon Mass, a tremendous celebration was held for him in the old convent building. The noon Mass was positively packed. The last time I saw so many folks crowded into Holy Rosary was when Archbishop Sartain celebrated Corpus Christi here in 2013. I […]

Notes on the Transitions,
Number 7 in a Series

30 August 2015 2015 transitions - Holy Rosary / St. Joseph, Holy Rosary Parish Tacoma, Rev. Jacob Maurer, Rev. Nicholas Wichert

Here is the text of the Q & A documents we handed out earlier this weekend. It includes the new Sunday and daily Mass schedules for Holy Rosary and Visitation. Coming Together in Christ Transitions at Holy Rosary and Visitation, No. 3 The parish transition teams are committed to answering your questions and keeping you informed about the upcoming changes […]

Notes on the Transitions,
Number 6 in a Series

23 August 2015 2015 transitions - Holy Rosary / St. Joseph, Holy Rosary Parish Tacoma, Rev. Nicholas Wichert

Here is the text of the Q & A documents we handed out earlier this weekend. It includes the new Sunday Mass schedules for Holy Rosary and Visitation. Coming Together in Christ Transitions at Holy Rosary and Visitation, No. 2 The parish transition teams are committed to answering your questions about the upcoming changes at Visitation and Holy Rosary. Over […]

Notes on the Transitions,
Number 5 in a Series

17 August 2015 2015 transitions - Holy Rosary / St. Joseph, Holy Rosary Parish Tacoma, Rev. Jacob Maurer, Rev. Nicholas Wichert

Here is the text of the Q & A documents we handed out this past weekend, minus the pastors’ introductions. Coming Together in Christ Transitions at Holy Rosary and Visitation The parish transition teams are committed to answering your questions about the upcoming changes at Visitation and Holy Rosary. Over the next few weeks, we plan to print out sheets […]

Today’s Solemnity of the Assumption

15 August 2015 2015 transitions - Holy Rosary / St. Joseph, Chant, community, Francine my love, Holy Days, Holy Rosary Parish Tacoma, Latin, Mary, Moments in Time, Prayer, Rev. Jacob Maurer, The Sacred Liturgy

This morning’s Mass at Holy Rosary was the last solemnity celebrated together by the parishes of Holy Rosary and Saint Joseph. Father Maurer celebrated the Mass to honor Our Lady and give glory to God, and it was beautiful, uplifting, and holy. Father chanted the prayers. We chanted the Ordinary of the Mass in English. Francine read from the Revelation […]

Notes on the Transitions,
Number 4 in a Series

14 August 2015 2015 transitions - Holy Rosary / St. Joseph, Holy Rosary Parish Tacoma, Mary, Rev. Jacob Maurer, Rev. Nicholas Wichert, Saints

Last night, the Holy Rosary and Visitation parish Transition Teams met together for the first time. The meeting was chaired by our incoming pastor, Very Rev. Nicholas Wichert. Also there were our current pastor, Rev. Jacob Maurer, and Leigh Stringfellow from the office of the Vicar of Clergy. This is a great bunch of folks. It was interesting to meet […]

Notes on the Transitions,
Number 3 in a Series

06 August 2015 2015 transitions - Holy Rosary / St. Joseph, community, Holy Rosary Parish Tacoma, Meditations, Rev. Jacob Maurer, Rev. Nicholas Wichert

Last night, the Holy Rosary Transition Team met for the first time with our new pastor, Very Rev. Nicholas Wichert, as well as our current pastor, Rev. Jacob Maurer. The meeting was ably facilitated by a number of folks from the Archdiocese, including Deacon Eric Paige and Leigh Stringfellow from the office of the Vicar of Clergy. They were great, […]

On a Mission from God

01 August 2015 Holy Rosary Parish Tacoma, Mary, Pope Francis I, Rev. Jacob Maurer, The Sacred Liturgy

This morning, we were privileged to meet the young lady in this photo. She served with us at the Saturday Mass on the Memorial of Saint Alphonsus Liguori. Her name is Kara Jackson. She has Down syndrome. Kara is an Altar Server in her home parish in Ohio, and God has asked her to serve at the altar in all […]

Notes on the Transitions,
Number 2 in a Series

31 July 2015 2015 transitions - Holy Rosary / St. Joseph, community, Holy Rosary Parish Tacoma, Latin, Rev. Jacob Maurer, Rev. Michael Stinson F.S.S.P., Saint Joseph Parish in Tacoma, The Sacred Liturgy, Very Rev. Gary Zender

A week or so ago, Saint Joseph held a “town hall” to discuss the upcoming changes as they transition to an Extraordinary Form parish under their new pastor, Rev. Michael Stinson, FSSP. There were 44 parishioners in attendance, as well as Fr. Maurer and the Vicar of Clergy for the Archdiocese of Seattle, the Very Rev. Gary Zender. It seems […]

Notes on the Transitions,
Number 1 in a Series

23 July 2015 2015 transitions - Holy Rosary / St. Joseph, community, Holy Rosary Parish Tacoma, inside baseball, Latin, Moments in Time, Rev. Jacob Maurer, Rev. Kenneth Baker S.J., Rev. Michael Stinson F.S.S.P., Rev. Nicholas Wichert, Saint Joseph Parish in Tacoma

The very clever amongst you no doubt noticed in my previous post that our new pastor was not named pastor of both of our parishes. Let me explain. The parishes of Holy Rosary and St. Joseph have been joined at the hip for something like twenty years. They were first consolidated under a single pastor during the last of our […]

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