Archbp. Wenski Celebrates Solemn Pontifical High Mass Feb.2

On Thursday February 2nd, His Grace Archbishop Thomas Wenski celebrated a Pontifical Solemn High Mass for the feast of Candlemas at the Church of the Epiphany, Miami, Florida. The Liturgy included the distribution of candles for the Feast, as well as a procession of the clerics around the interior of the church.

The assistant clerics were Very Rev. Msgr. A. Wadsworth (Westminster, England), Rev. Fr. Guy Nicholls (Birmingham Oratory), Rev. Fr. R. Vigoa, Very Rev. Fr. C. Marino, Rev. Fr. J. Fishwick and Very Rev. Msgr. J. O’Doherty (Archdiocese of Miami), Rev. Fr. C. Saenz (Society of Jesus), Rev. Fr. J. Fryar, Rev. Fr. J. Nolan and Rev. Fr. B Austin (Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter).

The Florida Schola Cantorum, under the direction of Rev. Dr. Edward Schaefer sang Wadsworth’s Missa Brevis, and the Women’s Schola Cantorum sang the Gregorian Chant propers for the Mass and Terce, under the direction of Dr. Jennifer Donelson.

Video of the Pontifical Mass can be viewed by following this link:

http://livemass.net/christmas/miami.m4v

February 6, 2012