First Friday Mass & Devotions - 3 May 2019

Traditional Latin Mass
Votive Mass of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
First Friday, 3 May 2019, 7:00 PM
(Confessions begin at 6:15 PM; Holy Rosary at 6:30 PM.)

Litany of the Sacred Heart, Act of Reparation & Act of Consecration after Mass.

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

The Traditional Latin Mass is offered at St. Titus Church on First Fridays at 7:00 PM and the 3rd Sunday of the month at 12 noon.  View the complete 2019 Traditional Latin Mass schedule here.

Knights of Columbus Statement on Easter Bombings in Sri Lanka

St. Anthony's Shrine, Colombo, Sri Lanka, following bomb blast on Easter Sunday,
21 April 2019.

Following the Islamic terrorist attacks on Catholic churches and other sites in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council issued the following statement:

“The Knights of Columbus stands in solidarity with our Christian brothers and sisters in Sri Lanka during this time of trial. ... In addition to our prayers, the Knights of Columbus is sending $100,000 to Cardinal Ranjith in Colombo, Sri Lanka‌, for his use in the rebuilding and repair of his Christian community in the aftermath of this act of terrorism.”

“Globally, it is well documented that Christians are the most persecuted religious group today. ..."

Read the complete statement here.

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ALMIGHTY, everlasting God, in Whose hand are the power and government of every realm; look upon and help the Christian people, that the heathen nations who trust in the fierceness of their own might, may be crushed by the power of Thy Right Hand.  Through our Lord.  (Collect.  Mass Against the Heathen.)

Upcoming Traditional Latin Masses - May 2019

The next Traditional Latin Masses scheduled at St. Titus Church, 952 Franklin Avenue, Aliquippa PA 15001 are:

First Friday
3 May 2019, 7:00 PM
(Confessions begin at 6:15 PM, Holy Rosary begins at 6:30 PM.)
Litany of the Sacred Heart, Act of Reparation & Act of Consecration after Mass.

3rd Sunday of the Month
19 May 2019, 12 noon
Fourth Sunday after Easter

N. B. There will be no Latin Mass at St. Titus Church on the 3rd Sunday of April, 21 April 2019.

Report: Blessed Karl of Austria Mass, Luncheon & Conference 2019

On Passion Sunday, 7 April 2019, the Knights of Columbus Woodlawn Council 2161 Traditional Latin Mass Guild hosted a Mass in honor of Blessed Emperor Karl of Austria at St. Titus Church in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania.

Fr. Ladis J. Cizik, Chaplain of Woodlawn Council, offered the Mass.

After Mass, the faithful venerated a first class relic of Blessed Karl.

The luncheon & conference were held in the church hall.  Katherine E. Novak, Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of the William Penn Association, the largest Hungarian-American fraternal organization in the United States, presented a check to support the honoring of Blessed Karl.  Sam Belli, Grand Knight of Woodlawn Council 2161, accepted the donation on behalf of St. Titus Parish.

James Cardellini, Director Emeritus of the Pittsburgh Latin Mass Community, Inc., presented a check to Grand Knight Sam Belli in support of Woodlawn Council 2161's Latin Mass program, and also a biography of Venerable Fr. Michael J. McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus.

Suzanne Pearson, Delegate to the Emperor Karl League of Prayer, spoke about devotion to Blessed Karl and the restoration of Catholic Tradition.

Woodlawn Council 2161 wishes to thank Katherine E. Novak and the William Penn Association for their continued support of and participation in the honoring of Blessed Karl.

Woodlawn Council 2161 also thanks the Pittsburgh Latin Mass Community, Inc., for providing liturgical and logistical support.

For more information about Blessed Karl and the cause for his canonization, visit the Emperor Karl League of Prayer website.