Report: Feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary and Seventh Annual Battle of Lepanto Dinner
A traditional Latin Solemn High Mass for the Feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary was celebrated on Tuesday, 7 October 2014 at Saint Titus Church, Aliquippa PA – sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Woodlawn Council 2161 Traditional Latin Mass Guild. The celebrant was newly-ordained Canon Andrew Todd, Institute of Christ the King, Sovereign Priest. This was the first traditional Solemn High Mass offered at St. Titus Church in over 49 years. The PLMC, Inc. provided logistical and liturgical support.
Music was provided by the Duquesne University Schola Cantorum Gregorianum under the direction of Sister Marie Agatha Ozah, HHCJ, and Dr. Ann Labounsky organist.
PLMC Secretary Fred Goldbach presenting Canon Andrew Todd with a $1000 donation from the PLMC Seminary fund to the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest.
[Updated] Br. Nathan Cochran, O.S.B. – Requiem aeternam
The Woodlawn Knights of Columbus Council 2161 and the Pittsburgh Latin Mass Community, Inc., have arranged for a Requiem Mass for Brother Nathan at St. Anthony Chapel on Troy Hill, 1704 Harpster St, Pittsburgh, on Saturday, 29 November 2014, at 2pm.
Brother Nathan Cochran, O.S.B.
Brother Nathan M. Cochran, O.S.B., a monk of Saint Vincent Archabbey, died Wednesday, July 30, 2014. Brother Nathan entered the novitiate at Saint Vincent Archabbey in 1982, made his simple profession of monastic vows July 10, 1983, and solemn profession of vows on July 11, 1986. Brother Nathan was a tireless worker who sought to revive the great tradition of Sacred Christian art in western civilization.Brother Nathan was the author of Gifts of a King: The Treasured Art of Saint Vincent Archabbey (Latrobe, Pa.: 1986). Brother Nathan was a contributor to Saint Vincent: A Benedictine Place (Latrobe, Pa.: 1995), and principal co-author of The Saint Vincent Basilica, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, One Hundred Years (Latrobe, Pa.: 2005), which received a national Catholic Press Association Award in 2006. In 2004, he worked at Vatican City as the special secretary for the Beatification of Emperor Karl I of Austria. He coordinated and organized the various beatification celebrations in Rome; and wrote, edited and oversaw the translation, printing and distribution of various publications and press releases in eleven different languages. The principal ceremony in Saint Peter’s Square was attended by over 75,000 people, and was the last major public event celebrated by Pope John Paul II. He curated an exhibit in the Saint Vincent Gallery, “Karl I: The Peace Emperor, The Last Habsburg Emperor of Austria-Hungary” (2002), served as a contributor and on-camera expert for “Karl: The Last Habsburg Emperor,” a documentary produced by George Lucas to accompany the DVD release of The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, 2007. Brother Nathan received the Signum Memoriae Civilian Medal of Honor from H.I.R.H. Otto von Habsburg, Archduke and Crown Prince of Austria and King of Hungary. It is the first time the medal has been bestowed since 1898, and was presented in honor of Archduke Otto’s 95th birthday.
The PLMC Board is pursuing the offering of a Requiem Mass for the repose of Brother Nathan’s soul at a date and location to be announced.
Please remember Brother Nathan in your prayers.
REQUIEM aeternam dona ei, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat ei. Requiescat in pace. Amen.
Dear Board and Members of the PLMC,
Thank you for your kind and thoughtful remembrance of our dear confrere, Brother Nathan Cochran. We are deeply grateful for your prayers.
May God’s blessings be with you.
Sincerely in Christ,
Archabbot Nowicki, O.S.B.
ICRSS appeal
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Upcoming Event: Seventh Annual Battle of Lepanto Mass & Dinner – 7 October 2014
Traditional Latin Solemn High Mass
Tuesday, 7 October 2014, 6:00 PM (Note the Time)
(Holy Rosary and Confessions begin at 5:30 PM)
Saint Titus Church
952 Franklin Avenue, Aliquippa PA 15001
Celebrant:
Canon Andrew Todd of the
Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest
Deacon: Fr. Gregory Plow, TOR
Subdeacon: Fr. Ladis J. Cizik
Featuring the Duquesne University
Schola Cantorum Gregorianum
Under the direction of Sr. Marie Agatha Ozah, HHCJ
Dr. Ann Labounsky, Organist
Seventh Annual Battle of Lepanto Dinner
Immediately after Mass in the Church Hall
Featured Speaker: John Vennari
Editor of Catholic Family News
Topic: “From Lepanto to Fatima: The Rosary is Our Victory”
For information on purchasing tickets for the dinner, and for additional details,
please visit the Knights of Columbus Latin Mass blog.
From the Board: Anniversary Masses
In commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the return of the Traditional Latin Mass to the Pittsburgh Diocese, the PLMC Board of Directors has authorized the offering of 25 Traditional Latin Masses for the spiritual and physical wellbeing of the current members of the PLMC, Inc.