—November 22: Sung Traditional Latin Mass in honor of Franciscan missionary and noted Holy Man Magin Catala on the feast of St. Cecilia at Mission Santa Clara.
—November 23: Thanksgiving history and reflection from Fr. Joseph Illo at Star of the Sea Church in San Francisco (and Thanksgiving Mass time) 7:00am
—November 23: Thanksgiving clothing and food drive for the poor and Thanksgiving Mass time, from Canon Benjamin Norman from the Institute of Christ the King apostolate at St. Margaret Mary Church in Oakland (and Thanksgiving Mass time)
—November 23: Thanksgiving reflection from Fr. Mark Mazza at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Belmont 9am Novus Ordo Mass
—How to view “The Remarkable Sixty-Year Survival of Prof. Mahrt’s St. Ann Choir” presentation given at The Musical Shape of the Liturgy Conference
—TLM Schedule for Sacred Heart Church in Hollister
+ List of times and locations for TLMs and other reverent liturgies
The Annual Celebration of the Feast of St. Cecilia and the 193rd anniversary of the death of Padre Magin Catala, the Holy Man of Santa Clara, will be held on Wednesday, November 22, at 6:30 PM in the Santa Clara Mission Church, on the Santa Clara University Campus, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara. A Sung High Mass will be celebrated at the High Altar. Two choirs will sing The Mission Mass and two motets: Five-voiced Cantatibus organis, by Severin Cornet (1520-1582) in honor of St. Cecilia, and Iste Confessor Domini sacratus, by Giovanni Asola (1532-1609) to recall Fr. Catala.
This is the only TLM allowed to be celebrated each year in the reconstructed Mission Santa Clara, which now serves as the chapel for Santa Clara University and is located on campus at the end of Palm Drive.
“When the first Spanish settlers landed in what is now St. Augustine [on September 8, 1565 the feast of the Nativity of Our Lady] to build a settlement, their first act was to hold a religious service to thank God for the safe arrival of the Spanish fleet… After the Mass, Father Francisco Lopez, the Chaplain of the Spanish ships and the first pastor of St. Augustine, stipulated that the natives from the Timucua tribe be fed along with the Spanish settlers, including Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles, the leader of the expedition. It was the very first Thanksgiving and the first Thanksgiving meal in the United States.”
“The Spaniards, with food that they brought with them on the ship, prepared the communal meal. . . . This account of the first ‘thanksgiving’ reflects what was found in Father Francisco’s memoirs. In it we read, ‘the feast day [was] observed . . . after Mass, ‘the Adelantado [Menendez] had the Indians fed and dined himself.’
For more, see this account, which is quoted above and below.
“Trumpets blared and artillery was fired as they waded ashore at what would become St. Augustine, on September 8, 1565. At the head of the procession was Father Francisco Lopez holding a cross aloft that Don Pedro Menéndez de Avilés kissed as he claimed Florida for both his God and his country.
Watching this scene was the local Timucua tribe. The entire group (2646 members of the expedition as well as the Indians) then gathered around a makeshift altar and Father Lopez performed a Catholic mass of thanksgiving for the safe arrival. At the invitation of Menéndez, everyone including the Timucuans joined in a simple communal meal of hard biscuits and “cocido”, a stew made with pork, garlic, saffron, cabbage. garbanzo beans and onion, washed down with red wine.
This historical event reminds us that the Eucharist (from the Greek that literally means “thanksgiving”) is the primary way to offer thanks on Thanksgiving Day, followed by a meal shared in a spirit of fraternity.—Aletelia
A TLM at Santa Clara University?? Praise be to God. Too bad it’s only once a year and hopefully it will happen without protests.
I wonder if the Pope will remove Bishop Cantu and the Jesuits at the university and mission for allowing this?
It is not permitted under his letter Traditionis Custodes. Yet, it seems not all bishops are equally removed for allowing the TLM.
(OK, I really know that the Pope will not remove Bishop Cantu or the Jesuits for this.)
How can they allow a Mass in a mission to be celebrated the way it was celebrated for years in that very mission?
May Saint Junipero Serra and Father Magin Catalá (the “holy man” of Santa Clara) pray for them and all of us.
The original mission burned down. The current church is a replica. So the TLM was not celebrated in that building originally. It was in the building’s predecessor.
rep, I knew that. It is the same mission, as I noted, however.
Grab paper bags.Those who hyperventilate at any mention of the TLM are passing out around our once-Golden State. We need to teach tolerance.
That wasn’t the first Thanksgiving. Just because they had a meal doesn’t make it the first thanksgiving. Why not refer to it as the first amphibious assault and invasion in North America? That’s what it was.
They had a Mass, which is a Holy sacrifice, then a meal.
It was the first thanksgiving/sacrifice to the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, as the Church is the New Israel of the New Covenant, and the Sacrifice of the Mass is the completion of the Old Covenant and its temple sacrifices that ended at the destruction of the third temple. The Lord Jesus Christ is the true Lamb of God which was symbolized and foretold in the Old Testament by sacrificing a lamb.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, Miserere nobis. (Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNfQyhd5XQo
I want to remind her that some viewers noticed the corruption a long time ago and left CM.
I know others were really sucked in.
I hope she watches her own video and sees her own double standards and hypocrisy.
Christians do not do what this “apostolate” does.
Please pray for everyone that is struggling, including Mr. Voris.
No one needs to give specifics. It was talked about freely especially around the time of the Dodgers protest.
I know no one involved. It was all online.
Don’t follow lay people.
https://twitter.com/Michael_Voris/status/1727102250311733320
I am so greatly praising the Lord.
I always could see that he was a person running from something.
I always thought that RealCatholicTV and CM was another means of “acting out.”
So many prayers for this person.
It is OK to cry. It is OK to get mad.
I could always tell that he did not have the trust in God that a Catholic should.
I could always see fear and anger.
Thank God he has stopped running away from it.
The devil tells you it will be worse than it is.
May God and Mary and St. Michael send all the love and support that he needs..
Honesty is the key and the door and the path.
God bless him forever.
Just like Fr. John Corapi. Remember him? The conservative hotheads always have something to hide.
I never donated a penny to Voris’s media ministry. I bet the whole operation will fold now that the two principal commentators are leaving.
It was a personality cult. We’ll see.
Your past does not define you.
Your past is not your future.
Learn your lessons and move on with the Lord.
Was Voris still running from– being gay?
Trauma
gay trauma?
or gay drama?
God bless and heal him.
According to Trads, this should attract hundreds or thousands of young people because they flock to the TLM. Let’s have someone report tomorrow night what the attendance is, and what the demographic breakdown is. My bet is it will attract a small group of weirdos.
Best way to confirm your bias is to show up. See you there?
The mission is not that large and the parking conditions certainly not the best with a lot of traffic around that time. Many have to carpool. God bless those who are able to attend.
I sent in a correction, but it was not posted. The mission itself holds quite a few people as it is one of the larger missions.
A correction to my last post. The building is regular size for a mission and holds quite a few people. Certainly not the size of a cathedral, though.
Not all Catholics who post here are Trads. Some of us are smack-dab in the middle, but have great respect for those who adhere to orthodoxy.
The trads are often not orthodox.
Sorry for using the shortened term.
Traditional Catholics like myself are orthodox. We accept all teachings of the Catholic Church. We do not truncate either before or after Vatican II or Pope Francis’ papacy. Retro practices and prayers give added meaning to our spiritual lives.
Traditionalist Catholics have historically been those who do not accept the teachings and/or Popes from Vatican II onward. They are not orthodox. They would not have been orthodox before Vatican II.
There seems to be a new kind of traditionalist that picks and chooses from both eras. They are not orthodox.
FYI, kiddo, anyone of any age can attend a Tridentine Latin Mass– Catholic or non-Catholics. They are not called “trads,” as per your pitifully stupid, grade-school bullying and name-calling. They are just “people.” You aren’t old enough or educated enough in the Catholic religion to understand the historical significance of this Mass, or the significance of Fr. Catala, a mystical, prophetic priest and miracle worker. He has a Cause for Canonization in the Vatican. He was known for his evangelization and humanitarian work among the Indians, as well as for many miracles. Fr. Catala would spontaneously levitate during prayer before the great crucifix in the Mission, and the figure of Christ would spontaneously detach His hands from the crucifix, and lay them upon Fr. Catala’s shoulders. Many witnesses observed this frequent phenomenon, and spoke and wrote about it. If your wife, children, other family members, or friends decide to attend this Mass, or any other Tridentine Latin Mass, do not bully them and call them ugly names, like “trad.” These Masses, and intercessory prayers to Fr. Catala, for special intentions, might result in
miracles. You need lots of respect.
Wikipedia has a long history of the American holiday of Thanksgiving.
it was on the last Thursday of November.
It became the 4th Thursday of November during the Depression when Roosevelt made a declaration.
Here’s the funny part:
Republicans decried the change, calling it an affront to the memory of Lincoln. People began referring to November 30 as the “Republican Thanksgiving” and November 23 as the “Democratic Thanksgiving” or “Franksgiving”
I’m in favor of reelecting Donald Trump. Then after his inauguration every day will be Trumpsgiving.
trump fan: I too am in favor.
Some of us who have no problem with the change (as it keeps Thanksgiving from crossing into Advent) disagree that a President should act like an emperor and presume to make such changes sui juris. The change should have come from Congress after a debate. We are not an autocracy (just yet).
Why do Catholics make everything about them?
The St. Augustine landing and Mass is not what Thanksgiving is about.
I am glad that we have a day of prayer and a day of Thanksgiving and I wish there was more emphasis on what it really is.
It’s become just the day before black friday.
Too many Liberals at Santa Clara.
too many jesuits too
I haven’t seen any pics nor bragging about this Mass online. I’m guessing it was a flop.
There is a book called The Power of Moments by Chip and Dan Heath.
https://heathbrothers.com/books/the-power-of-moments/
The website Medium has this synopsis of why things impact our memory.
“Moments” standout when they Elevate (rise above the everyday mundane events), add Insight (create new understanding), offer Pride (linked to an achievement) or establish a Connection (involving others). Interestingly, when recalling an experience, we tend to ignore most of what happened and focus instead on a few particular moments. In fact, we tend to remember Peak Moments at the end of the moment itself more vividly than other parts of the moment, and that’s how we form EPIC memories.
I am thinking about this in evaluating people’s attachment to the Latin Mass. And also in terms of evangelization.