Dear Confratelli and Consorelle,
Saturday, September 14th, the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, is a feast of precept, one of the foremost feasts in the life of our Sacred Order and a holy day of obligation for our Order.
Below are a few Masses to choose from that have been shared with our Delegation:
New Orleans:
Location: St. Patrick's Church, 721 Camp Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 on Saturday the 14th September said by regional Chaplain, Fr. William Farge S.J.
Mass will commence at 9:15 am and will be combined with the regular mass at that time members should arrive about 9:00 am to ensure all are in place for the start of Mass. Members will wear church robes, but we will not process and will have a reserved pew on the front right hand side. We will have several guests and please feel free to invite anyone you would care to.
We have not planned a meal afterwards but should attendees wish to do so we will organize an impromptu brunch on the day.
Please contact Timothy Pickles with any questions:
Timothy Pickles Grand Officer
Vice Delegate for the South
(504) 236-7130
New Jersey:
Our Order has been invited by the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, Eastern Lieutenancy, to come together and celebrate this shared titular feast of the Triumph of the Holy Cross.
The Mass with veneration of the relic of the Cross of Our Lord will take place:
St. Augustine of Canterbury R.C. Church
45 Henderson Rd
Kendall Park, NJ 08824
2 PM in the afternoon
Those vesting in church mantles are asked to arrive at 1:30 PM and vest in the daily Mass chapel. The pastor of St. Augustine of Canterbury, Rev. Canon Robert Lynam, is hosting at cocktail reception following the 2 pm Mass and RSVPs are required to be sent to Rev. Fr. Edmund Luciano (EALucianoiii@gmail.com) by September 6th. Clergy who are concelebrating must also RSVP to Rev. Fr. Luciano to ensure proper planning and to bring a copy of their certification of good standing to be left on file with the parish.
New York:
Our Order has been invited to participate in the September 14th Mass at the Church of the Most Precious Blood in New York City's Little Italy (113 Baxter Street) in conjunction with the Feast of San Gennaro. The Mass will begin promptly at 10:00 AM. Members are invited to attend in church robes and process into the Mass.
IHSV
