The Nativity of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ - 2017

Lorenzo Lotto, 1523

God hath established the world, which shall not be moved: Thy throne, O God, is prepared from of old; Thou art from everlasting.
Offertory. Ps. 92, 1, 2.  Second Mass of Christmas Day.

Blessed Christmas

Christmas 2017 Greeting from the Apostolic Nuncio to the Knights of Columbus Woodlawn Council 2161

With my best wishes
for Christmas 2017
and the new Year 2018

+ Christophe Pierre

Archbishop Christophe Pierre
Apostolic Nuncio to the United States
Apostolic Nunciature
Washington, D.C.

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice. Gaudete 2017

Dear Friends, Benefactors, and Members of the Knights of Columbus Woodlawn Council 2161 Traditional Latin Mass Guild,

Thank you for your continued support.  Through your kind prayers and generous assistance, Woodlawn Council 2161 has sponsored the Traditional Latin Mass for the past ten years, since the promulgation of Summorum Pontificum by Pope Benedict XVI in 2007.  Over that time, Woodlawn Council has hosted 84 Traditional Latin Masses at St. Titus Church in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania.  Three of those Masses have been Pontifical Masses offered by Bishops Teodoro de Faria and Athanasius Schneider.  During the past ten years we have organized the solemn consecration of the City of Aliquippa to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Sacred Heart of Jesus; hosted ten Battle of Lepanto Masses & Dinners; five Masses and conferences in honor of Blessed Karl of Austria; three Blue Masses in honor of local law enforcement; and a Mass and conference to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Our Lady's apparitions at Fatima.

We have welcomed twenty-one priests to St. Titus Church to offer the Traditional Mass.  Priests from the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest; the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter; the Third Order Regular of Saint Francis; the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate; the Order of Friars Minor Capuchins; and the Diocese of Pittsburgh.  We have also helped arrange three Traditional Requiem Funeral Masses for local faithful.

None of this would have been possible without your prayers, support, and participation.  For this we are eternally grateful.  In gratitude, our friends, benefactors, and guild members are remembered at every Traditional Latin Mass sponsored by Woodlawn Council.

Beginning in January 2018, as we embark on our second decade of bringing the Traditional Latin Mass to the faithful of Beaver County, Woodlawn Council will sponsor a Traditional Latin Mass on the 3rd Sunday of the month at 12 noon at St. Titus Church in Aliquippa.  We invite you to join us in attending these Sunday Masses, and ask that you invite others as well.

Trusting always in the Sacred & Immaculate Hearts, we wish you and your loved ones a Blessed & Merry Christmas and a Happy & Holy New Year.

The Officers & Men of Woodlawn Council 2161

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us.

Blood of Christ, save us.

Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us.

2017 Seminarian Scholarship Grant

The Knights of Columbus Woodlawn Council 2161 announces the award of a $500 scholarship grant to Subdeacon Ross Bourgeois, a seminarian from New Orleans who is studying for the holy priesthood with the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest.

To date, Woodlawn Council has awarded $10,000 to traditional seminarians studying with the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest and the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter.

Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest Reopens Church in Naples, Italy

Church of Santa Maria del Rosario in Pigne

Posted on 1 December 2017.  See additional photos and original post here.

Institute Reopens Church in Naples, Italy

His Eminence, Crescenzio Cardinal Sepe, Archbishop of Naples, has entrusted to the Institute the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary “alle Pigne” (Chiesa di Santa Maria del Rosario alle Pigne). Along with the canonical establishment of this apostolate, Cardinal Sepe has nominated as Rector of the church Canon Louis Valadier.

Located in Piazza Cavour in downtown Naples about a ten minute walk from the Cathedral, Our Lady of the Rosary Church “alle Pigne” had suffered damage in the 1980 earthquake. Despite restoration work in the 1990s, it had not been reopened. Dating from the 17th century, the church is the artistic masterpiece of Arcangelo Guglielmelli.

At the invitation of Cardinal Sepe, the Institute clergy and local faithful worked to prepare the church for the solemn ceremony of reopening on Friday evening, October 6. To represent the Cardinal at the ceremony, the Most Reverend Lucio Lemmo, Auxiliary Bishop, presided. The Prior general of the Institute, Monsignor Gilles Wach, was present, along with the Institute’s resident clergy in Naples, Canon Louis Valadier, ​Canon Guillaume Fenoll, ​Canon Florian Braun, and seminarian Abbe Andrea De Pas​cale. The Archbishop’s Delegate for the union of Catholic Works attended, as well as several civil and military authorities, such as the Commandant of the Carabinieri of the City’s Stella neighborhood.

The statue of Our Lady of the Rosary on the exterior façade of the church was solemnly crowned. Bishop Lemmo blessed the restored wooden statue of Our Lady of the Rosary venerated above the high altar. Solemn High Mass was celebrated by Monsignor Wach.

The evening’s events included a performance by the Giubileo choir, which sang popular songs of Neapolitan tradition, festive fireworks, and a buffet reception.

The apostolate website can be viewed here. Mass is celebrated daily at 7:00pm.

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Report: Votive Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary During Advent, Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary-2017

On Saturday, 9 December 2017, the Knights of Columbus Woodlawn Council 2161 Traditional Latin Mass Guild sponsored the celebration of the Votive Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary During Advent at St. Titus Church in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania.

The Mass was offered by Fr. Ladis J. Cizik.

After Mass, Fr. Cizik lead the assembled faithful in praying the Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary before a statue of Our Lady of Fatima, and in making an act of consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

O GOD, Who didst will that at the message of an angel Thy word should take flesh in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary: grant that we, Thy suppliants, who believe her to be truly the mother of God, my be helped by her intercession with Thee.  Through the same.
Collect, Votive Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary During Advent.

2018 Traditional Latin Mass Schedule - St. Titus Church, Aliquippa

Traditional Latin Masses sponsored by:
Knights of Columbus Woodlawn Council 2161
Traditional Latin Mass Guild

Check back frequently as more information becomes available.

St. Titus Church
952 Franklin Avenue, Aliquippa PA 15001

Traditional Latin Mass on the 3rd Sunday of the month at 12 noon.
Holy Rosary & Confessions begin 30 minutes prior to Mass.

January 21st, 12 noon

Third Sunday after Epiphany

February 18th, 12 noon

First Sunday of Lent

March 18th, 12 noon

Passion Sunday

April 15th, 12 noon

Second Sunday after Easter

Blessed Karl of Austria Luncheon & Conference
Additional information here.  Photos and a brief report here.

May 20th, 12 noon

Pentecost Sunday

June 17th, 12 noon

Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

July 15th, 12 noon

Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
Eucharistic Procession.  Photos and a brief report here.

August 19th, 12 noon

Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost

August 31st - October 26th, Fridays at 7 PM
Latin Mass Novena of Reparation.  Additional information here.

September 16th, 12 noon

Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

October 7th, 12 noon

Feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary

Eleventh Annual Battle of Lepanto Dinner & Speaker
Additional information here.  Photos and a brief report here.

October 21st, 12 noon

Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost

November 18th, 12 noon

Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost

(Mass of the Sixth Sunday after Epiphany)

December 16th, 12 noon

Third Sunday of Advent

Gaudete Sunday

Renewal of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Pre-Christmas Luncheon.  Additional information here.

St. Titus Church
Aliquippa, Pennsylvania

Votive Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary During Advent, Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Sat 9 Dec 2017

Fra Angelico - The Annunciation

Traditional Latin Low Mass
Votive Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary During Advent
(Rorate caeli Mass)
Saturday, 9 December 2017, 1:00 PM
Followed by Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary and
Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
(Holy Rosary & Confessions begin at 12:30 PM)

St. Titus Church
952 Franklin Avenue, Aliquippa PA 15001

Celebrant: Fr. Ladis J. Cizik

Sponsored By:
Knights of Columbus Woodlawn Council 2161
Traditional Latin Mass Guild

After Mass, please join Fr. Cizik and the Knights of Woodlawn Council for an informal Pre-Christmas luncheon at Harold's Inn, 2135 Brodhead Road, Aliquippa PA 15001 (approx. 4.5 miles/ten minutes from St. Titus Church, nearer to the Hopewell Exit of I-376, formerly PA Route 60).  Order off the menu and pay on your own.

Requiem Mass for Deceased Pastors of St. Titus Parish, 10 November 2017

Requiem Mass for Deceased Pastors of St. Titus

Friday, 10 November 2017

7:00 PM

(Holy Rosary and Confessions begin at 6:30 PM)

St. Titus Church

952 Franklin Avenue, Aliquippa PA 15001

Celebrant: Fr. Ladis J. Cizik

Organist: Richard Valletta

Sponsored By:

Knights of Columbus Woodlawn Council 2161

Traditional Latin Mass Guild

Deceased Pastors of St. Titus:

Fr. Michael A. McGary+

Fr. Joseph E. Rockliff+

Fr. John J. Greaney+

Msgr. Edward G. Zauner+

Fr. Joseph F. McCarthy+

Fr. Thomas J. Cassidy+

V. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord.

R. And let perpetual light shine upon them.

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After Mass, please join us for an informal dinner at Harold's Inn, 2135 Brodhead Road, Aliquippa PA 15001 (approx. 4.5 miles/ten minutes from St. Titus Church, nearer to the Hopewell Exit of I-376, formerly PA Route 60).  Order off the menu and pay on your own.

Report: Tenth Annual Battle of Lepanto Mass & Dinner

On Saturday, 7 October 2017, the Knights of Columbus Woodlawn Council 2161 Traditional Latin Mass Guild hosted a High Mass at St. Titus Church, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, to celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary.

The celebrant was Canon Adrian Sequeira of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest.

After Mass, Woodlawn Council hosted the Tenth Annual Battle of Lepanto Dinner.

The featured speaker was Chorbishop Anthony Spinosa, Rector of the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in North Jackson, Ohio.  He gave a talk entitled Lepanto and Tradition: Is There a Connection.

Sam Belli, Grand Knight of Woodlawn Council 2161, and Chorbishop Anthony Spinosa next to a statue of Our Lady of Fatima.

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Woodlawn Council thanks the sponsors of the Tenth Annual Battle of Lepanto Mass:

I-DOhC

Integrated Disability Occupational and healthcare Consultants

Frankovitch, Anetakis, Simon,

Decapio & Pearl, LLP

Queen of the Most Holy Rosary,

pray for us.

Our Lady of Victory,

pray for us.

Our Lady of Fatima,

pray for us.

Catholic Identity Conference 2017

Catholic Identity Conference 2017
Fatima and the Post-Vatican II Church:
Where do we go from here?

27-29 October 2017
Weirton, West Virginia

Opening Traditional Latin Mass to be offered by Bishop Athanasius Schneider.

Speakers:

• Bishop Athanasius Schneider, ORC -  Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Mary Most Holy in Astana, Kazakhstan;
• Dr. John Rao - Author, Associate Professor of History at St. John's University, New York City, and Director of The Roman Forum;
• Michael Matt - Editor of The Remnant;
• Canon Aaron Huberfeld, Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, Rector of St. Mary's Oratory, Wausau, Wisconsin;
• Christopher Ferrara - Author, President of American Catholic Lawyers Association, Inc.;
• Fr. Jonathan Loop, SSPX - Principal of Immaculate Conception Academy, Post Falls, Idaho;
• Edward Pentin - Rome correspondent for the National Catholic Register;
• Fr. Gregory Pendergraft, FSSP - Pastor of St. Stephen of Hungary Church, Allentown, Pennsylvania;
• Chorbishop Anthony Spinosa - Rector of the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon, North Jackson, Ohio;
• Elizabeth Yore - International Child Protection Attorney.

Daily Traditional Latin Mass.

For additional information and to register go here.

View three minute promotional video here.

UPDATE: Audio CD's are available from Oltyn Library Services here.  On-Demand video available from The Remnant here.

Tenth Annual Battle of Lepanto Mass & Dinner - Saturday, 7 October 2017, 1:00 PM

Celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary

and

Commemorate the Battle of Lepanto

Traditional Latin High Mass

Saturday, 7 October 2017, 1:00 PM

(Holy Rosary & Confessions begin at 12:30 PM)

St. Titus Church

952 Franklin Avenue, Aliquippa PA 15001

Celebrant: Canon Adrian Sequeira of the

Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest

Tenth Annual Battle of Lepanto Dinner

Immediately After Mass in the Church Hall

Featured Speaker:

His Excellency

Chorbishop Anthony Spinosa

Rector of the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon

North Jackson, Ohio

Topic: Lepanto and Tradition: Is There a Connection?

Cost: $30/Person

Students: $20/Each

For Dinner Reservations Make Check Payable and Mail to:

Knights of Columbus 2161

2335 Concord Street, Aliquippa PA 15001

Deadline for Paid Reservations: 30 September 2017

Proceeds Benefit Seminarians of the

Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest

Sponsored By:

Knights of Columbus Woodlawn Council 2161

Traditional Latin Mass Guild

Feast of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary - 15 Sep 2017

Traditional Latin High Mass
Feast of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Friday, 15 September 2017, 7:00 PM
(Holy Rosary & Confessions begin at 6:30 PM)

St. Titus Church
952 Franklin Avenue, Aliquippa PA 15001

Celebrant: Fr. Ladis J. Cizik

Featuring the Duquesne University Schola Cantorum Gregorianum
Under the Direction of Justin N. Weilnau

The seventh and final in a series of Traditional Latin Masses offered in honor of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary and in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Our Lady's apparitions at Fatima. Sermon #7 - The Burial of Our Lord

The Burial of Our Lord
(Image Source)

Sponsored By:
Knights of Columbus Woodlawn Council 2161
Traditional Latin Mass Guild

Everyone is Welcome

After Mass, please join us for an informal dinner at Harold's Inn, 2135 Brodhead Road, Aliquippa PA 15001 (approx. 4.5 miles/ten minutes from St. Titus Church, nearer to the Hopewell Exit of I-376, formerly PA Route 60).  Order off the menu and pay on your own.

"And a great sign appeared in heaven..."

21 August 2017

Report: Solemn Pontifical Mass Offered by Cardinal Arinze in South Euclid, OH, 23 July 2017

On Sunday, 23 July 2017, His Eminence, Francis Cardinal Arinze, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, offered a Solemn Pontifical Traditional Latin Mass at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in South Euclid, Ohio.  The Cardinal gave a lecture after Mass.

Additional information and photos can be viewed at the following sites:
Accion Liturgica
Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church Facebook Page
Catholicvs

Votive Mass of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Sermon #6 Taking down Our Lord from the Cross

Taking down Our Lord from the Cross
(Image Source)

Traditional Latin Low Mass
Votive Mass of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Sermon #6 - Taking down Our Lord from the Cross
Friday, 18 August 2017, 7:00 PM
(Holy Rosary & Confessions begin at 6:30 PM)

St. Titus Church
952 Franklin Avenue, Aliquippa PA 15001

Celebrant: Fr. Ladis J. Cizik

The sixth in a series of monthly Traditional Latin Masses offered in honor of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary and in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Our Lady's apparitions at Fatima.  See complete Mass schedule here.

Sponsored by:
Knights of Columbus Woodlawn Council 2161
Traditional Latin Mass Guild

Everyone is Welcome

After Mass, please join us for an informal dinner at Harold's Inn, 2135 Brodhead Road, Aliquippa PA 15001 (approx. 4.5 miles/ten minutes from St. Titus Church, nearer to the Hopewell Exit of I-376, formerly PA Route 60).  Order off the menu and pay on your own.

Votive Mass of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Sermon #5 Standing at the Foot of the Cross

Standing at the Foot of the Cross
(Image Source)

Traditional Latin Low Mass
Votive Mass of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Sermon #5 - Standing at the Foot of the Cross
Friday, 21 July 2017, 7:00 PM
(Holy Rosary & Confessions begin at 6:30 PM)

St. Titus Church
952 Franklin Avenue, Aliquippa PA 15001

Celebrant: Fr. Ladis J. Cizik

The fifth in a series of monthly Traditional Latin Masses offered in honor of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary and in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Our Lady's apparitions at Fatima.  See complete Mass schedule here.

Sponsored by:
Knights of Columbus Woodlawn Council 2161
Traditional Latin Mass Guild

Everyone is Welcome

After Mass, please join us for an informal dinner at Harold's Inn, 2135 Brodhead Road, Aliquippa PA 15001 (approx. 4.5 miles/ten minutes from St. Titus Church, nearer to the Hopewell Exit of I-376, formerly PA Route 60).  Order off the menu and pay on your own.

Cardinal Arinze to offer Solemn Pontifical Mass -- 23 July 2017, South Euclid, Ohio

From our Friends of the Traditional Latin Mass in Cleveland, Woodlawn Council 2161 has been informed of the following event and asked to please spread the word.

Solemn Pontifical Traditional Latin Mass

Sunday, 23 July 2017, 5:00 PM

Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish
1545 South Green Road
South Euclid, Ohio 44121

Celebrant: His Eminence, Francis Cardinal Arinze
Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

The Cardinal will give a talk about the Vatican after Mass.

Everyone is welcome.  Please spread the word.

Feast of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord 2017

Hail, Precious Blood, flowing from the wounds of our crucified Lord Jesus Christ, and washing away the sins of the whole world.

From The New Roman Missal by Fr. Lasance:

Blessed Pius IX instituted this feast in thanksgiving for the deliverance of the Apostolic See from the violent revolutionaries who had expelled the pope to Gaeta. In 1849, with the assistance of the French army, they were vanquished and the pope was able to return to Rome.

The meaning of this devotion is closely akin to that of the Sacred Heart. The Precious Blood is the price of universal redemption, which love would not have to be anything less than itself. There is very close connection between the Heart and the Blood not only because, according to St. John, after the death of Jesus, blood and water flowed from His wounded Heart, but because the first chalice in which that divine Blood was consecrated and vivified was precisely the Heart of the incarnate Word.

The Mass is of quite recent composition. In the ancient Roman rite the Mass of Passion Sunday was especially intended to recall to the remembrance of the faithful the infinite value of the Blood of Jesus Christ.

ALMIGHTY, eternal God, Who hast appointed Thine only-begotten Son to be the Redeemer of the world, and hast willed to be appeased by His blood, grant us, we beseech Thee, so incessantly to worship the price of our salvation, and to be so defended by its power from the ills of this life on earth, that we may enjoy its everlasting fruit in heaven. Through the same. Collect.  Mass of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord.

Traditional Latin Mass Pilgrimage to Fatima, Portugal - Oct/Nov. 2017

100th Anniversary of Fatima
Traditional Latin Mass Pilgrimage to Fatima, Portugal
With Fr. Ladis J. Cizik

30 October - 5 November 2017

From $1,699/person

Includes:

• Daily Traditional Latin Mass
• Solemn Pontifical Mass scheduled to be offered by Cardinal Burke
• Solemn High Mass scheduled to be offered by Msgr. Wach of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest
• 4 Star Hotel Accommodations
• Includes 5 Breakfasts & 5 Dinners
• Visit Eucharistic Miracle at Santarem; Birthplace of St. Anthony in Lisbon; Hospital where Bl. Jacinta spent her last days; Sr. Lucia's Carmelite Convent in Coimbra; and much more.

For additional information contact:
The Catholic Tour toll free at 877-627-4268
Or Email: jimadair  @  thecatholictour  .  com

To contact Fr. Cizik
Email: fatimatlmass  @  hotmail  .  com

Space is limited.  Call now for additional information.

Votive Mass of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Sermon #4 The Meeting of Our Lord on the Way to Calvary

The Meeting of Our Lord on the Way to Calvary
(Image Source)

Traditional Latin Low Mass
Votive Mass of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Sermon #4 - The Meeting of Our Lord on the Way to Calvary
Friday, 16 June 2017, 7:00 PM
(Holy Rosary & Confessions begin at 6:30 PM)

St. Titus Church
952 Franklin Avenue, Aliquippa PA 15001

Celebrant: Fr. Ladis J. Cizik

The fourth in a series of monthly Traditional Latin Masses offered in honor of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary and in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Our Lady's apparitions at Fatima.  See complete Mass schedule here.

Sponsored by:
Knights of Columbus Woodlawn Council 2161
Traditional Latin Mass Guild

Everyone is Welcome

After Mass, please join us for an informal dinner at Harold's Inn, 2135 Brodhead Road, Aliquippa PA 15001 (approx. 4.5 miles/ten minutes from St. Titus Church, nearer to the Hopewell Exit of I-376, formerly PA Route 60).  Order off the menu and pay on your own.

Report: 100th Anniversary of Our Lady's Apparitions at Fatima - Mass Luncheon, and Conference

On Saturday, 20 May 2017, the Knights of Columbus Woodlawn Council 2161 Traditional Latin Mass Guild hosted a Mass at St. Titus Church in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Our Lady's apparitions at Fatima.

Fr. Ladis J. Cizik offered the Votive Mass of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Music for the Mass was provided by the St. Stephan Schola Cantorum of St. Stephen Church, Cleveland, Ohio, under the direction of Nathan Marinchick.

After Mass, a luncheon and conference were held in the church hall.

Fr. Cizik spoke on Our Lady of Fatima: Star of the Sea.

Our Lady of Fatima,

pray for us.

St. Titus Church
Aliquippa, Pennsylvania