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Forma extraordinaria of the Mass celebrated at Cathedral
A Solemn High Mass in the Extraordinary Form was celebrated at Sacred Heart Cathedral Sunday, January 6, the Feast of the Epiphany. Father Paul Parkerson, Pastor of Sacred Heart Church in Dunn, was the celebrant in the presence of the Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge.
“How blessed and privileged we are,” Bishop Burbidge said in the opening remarks of his homily, “to gather for this sacred celebration making profoundly visible our one holy Catholic and apostolic Church and the unity that is our in Christ Jesus.”
More than 300 faithful attended the Mass, which will be celebrated at the Cathedral on the first Sunday of each month at 4:30 PM. In addition to the Cathedral, the Extraordinary Form of the Mass is celebrated weekly at Father Parkerson’s church and monthly at Saint Therese Church in Wrightsville Beach and Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Rocky Mount.
Bishop Burbidge noted that 15 priests will attend a three day training session this week on the rubrics involved in celebrating the Extraordinary Form, fulfilling the promise that the Mass will be made available to as many of the faithful as possible.
“I know our Holy Father will be very pleased by the Diocese of Raleigh,” Bishop Burbidge added.
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Above: Bishop Michael F. Burbidge, in choir, at Forma extraordinaria of the Mass at Sacred Heart Cathedral Church. Below: Father James Garneau distributing Holy Communion during the Solemn High Mass.
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