Wednesday, July 31: 1st Vespers of St. Peter in Chains

Liberation of St. Peter, 1665-1667
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617-1682)

Wednesday, July 31, 19:30 (7:30 PM)

First Vespers of St. Peter in Chains

w/ Benediction

Hebdomadary: Rev. Fr. Jesus Valenzuela, F.S.S.P.

St. Anne Catholic Church

621 Sicard St. San Diego, CA 92113-2396

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In honor of the holy patron of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, the Brothers will be celebrating Sung Vespers of St. Peter in Chains at St. Anne Catholic Church. Benediction will follow Vespers. This event is sponsored by the parish's young adult group and is open to all would would like to attend, especially those from other young adult groups across the diocese.

The Mass returns to Holy Cross

After some years (perhaps a decade), the Brothers and Chorus Breviarii (including some of our brethren from Murrieta) sang for a Mass in the Old Rite at the Holy Cross Mausoleum Chapel. This Mass was offered by Fr. Peter Adrian O.Praem for the repose of the soul of a North County TLM attender's father. 

The procession to the grave site included the translation of a lit thurible via automobile.

Mail from London

Yesterday, we received a package from our Brethren in London, including commemorative holy cards for this year's Philipmas celebrations.

Better futures for Philipmas

Buona Festa!

With the Octave of Pentecost complete and Trinity Sunday falling on our holy founder's dies natalis, today is celebrated the transferred Solemnity of our beloved St. Philip, who was truly filled with the gifts of the same Holy Ghost we celebrated over the past week. With the unjust restrictions on the traditional rites in our diocese, openly celebrating Philiptide with the bare minimum of either Vespers or St. Philip's distinctive Oratorian Mass has become very difficult. We look forward to the day that we are once again able to celebrate our founder's cheer and spirituality with events like Musical Oratory, Solemn Vespers, and the celebration of Mass, even at St. Joseph's Cathedral.

Here are some links below showcasing some previous activities during both Philiptide and other Oratorian Weeks.

• 30 June, 2008 - "Oratory Week in San Diego"
• 16 July, 2008 - "Oratory Week in San Diego Successfully Concluded with Vespers in St. Joseph Cathedral"
• 8 June, 2009 - "St. Philip's Celebrations 2009"

+ I.D.S.P.N.

Two Dioceses, Two Levels of Awareness

We would have you know that the presence of green altar cloths, green commercial sanctuary banners, and other green Novus Ordo decorations at this year's Whitsun Vespers were not a generous nod to the vestments that would be used for Pentecost at the yet-to-be-built Ukrainian Catholic Church down the road in Santee. More likely, as we wrote on Instagram, it would appear that the army of parish decorators immediately set up for the Feast of the Tears of Paul VI immediately following the conclusion of the 10AM Mass. Perhaps they were more eager to say "come untimely green" rather than "come Holy Ghost." After all, it removes the need for the parish decorators to have to go back to church on Monday. Fratellino, who provided the images here, has his own comment below.

From Fratellino:

Veni Creator Spiritus. Pentecost has come at last. Full Masses at Holy Martyrs, Murrieta; and Vespers at Guardian Angels, Santee, where exactly one person (NOT a parishioner) bothered to attend. What a difference a diocese makes!

Novena to St. Philip 2024

The Novena to St. Philip in anticipation of his feast begins today.

We here in San Diego use the version provided on Liturgia Latina linked below.

Novena of St. Philip Neri by St. John Henry Cardinal Newman

Note that because the normal date for Philipmas coincides with Trinity Sunday this year, the various Oratories will be celebrating his solemnities on May 27, rather than May 26.

Sunday, May 19: 2nd Vespers of Pentecost Sunday

 

Descent of the Holy Ghost
Anonymous Hungarian, 1510

Sunday, May 19, 16:00 (4:00 PM)

Second Vespers of the Whit Sunday
with Benediction

Hebdomadary: Rev. Fr. André Ramos

Guardian Angels Catholic Church
9310 Dalehurst Rd
Santee, CA 92071

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Fr. Ramos has welcomed us again for the celebration of Vespers in Santee. This coming Sunday we will be celebrating the arrival of the Holy Ghost promised by Our Lord before His Ascension into heaven. Please join us in Santee to listen to and celebrate the glorious Feast of Pentecost in the universal tongue of the Latin Church.