October 27, 2018

Votive Mass for Blessed Emperor Karl of Austria Celebrated in Fair Haven, New Jersey

Photos courtesy of Cav. Pasquale Menna
A Votive Mass was celebrated at Nativity RC Church in Fair Haven, New Jersey Thursday evening (October 25th) in honor of the Peace Emperor Blessed Karl of Austria and all the victims of WWI on the 100th Anniversary of the Armistice. The Celebrant and preacher was Rev. Fr. Cav. Michael G. Lankford-Stokes, CSt.J, KCEO, SMCSG, CSMA, SSML. Guest clergy in choir were the Rev. Michael C. Saharic, KCHS, and the Rev. Edmund Luciano III, KHS. The sacred Ministers were dutifully assisted by organist and choirmaster Mr. James Palmer and the Schola Cantorum, Mr. Daniel Bucko, Mr. Joseph Moffitt and Mr. Peter Isherwood. To highlight reconciliation the "Gott Erhalte" and the 1918 Russian Hymn, mortal enemies in the war, were both played and sung. Members of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George, the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre, the Order of St. Michael of the Wing and the Emperor Karl League of Prayer were in attendance.
Post Mass reception for fellow area Knights and Dames was graciously hosted by our esteemed confratello Cav. Pasquale Menna.