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Lazy Sunday? Never!

Posted on July 2, 2023 | Leave a comment

We started our day with Mass as is to be expected. Returning to St. Francis DeSales in Georgetown, KY before heading further down the road, we discovered that this small country parish is anything but small on a Sunday. It was so edifying to see a hundred or more people packed into this space, worshipping God according to the ancient rite of the Roman Church This, of course, was after we navigated our SUV Past the rows of transit vans and minivans parked on the lawn just off the drive. Parking is tight here but it only adds to the visual image of a community exploding in growth. And that sermon? Stirring! Could not have asked for a better start to the Lord’s Day.

And then it was back on the road. First up, a visit to a cemetery in Kentucky’s capital city. We prayed at the grave of Daniel Boone because why not?

Then we stopped in for bourbon balls and coffee.

A little further down the road and we were sampling bourbon proper at a distillery.

Finally we took a few hours to visit with fellow alumni of our Alma Mater at a farm outside Louisville. The skies turned nasty but we managed a good time nonetheless.

And we capped it all off with five hours behind the wheel driving into the sunset. I am very excited to visit one of my favorite churches tomorrow in St. Louis!

Guardian Angels, protect us in our travels!

TLM Lexington, KY: Saturday is for Our Lady

Posted on May 21, 2022 | 1 comment

Woke up this morning in Lexington, KY. This is horse country, friends, and didn’t see a single horse. What I did see is a Latin mass in another church named for St Francis de Sales.

By the way, de Sales is the patron of writers. I’m sensing a pattern that the patron of writers is following this writer around.

This parish, in horse country, in Lexington, KY, named for the patron of writers, is run by the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter. Side note: YouTuber Anthony Stine of “Return to Tradition” continually refers to the FSSP as the “Fraternal Society of St. Peter”. Wrong. It’s from the Latin for their name: (Fraternitas Sacerdotalis Sancti Petri – Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter). But I’ll allow it since I generally like his daily content. What’s interesting here is that the “parish” is more of a Latin mass mission run out of a Novus Ordo parish. It was a little jarring that there was a Cranmer table set up between the priest and me. What can you do?…

Most interesting of all was what happened after mass. I had just stepped outside when a man in his 20’s approached me. “Sir?” he said. “Can I ask you a question?” I love questions. I have kids. I’m game. “This is my very first Latin mass. I noticed you making the sign of the cross a few times and kneeling and standing… How do you know when to do that?”

Austere, yes, but Godly in its simplicity.

I saw he had the infamous “red book” in his hand. I asked him a few questions. Turns out this was his very first Latin mass ever. He had been “looking for something more traditional” after years of attending NO masses. My advice, which isn’t too important; was to simply keep coming. “Give it a month,” I said. “You’ll have it down in no time. In fact, put the book down and just pray. Watch the priest. You’ll figure it out.”

What I loved about this exchange is the hope that even one man is here. One man who wanted something more. He’s here. And I bet he’s in your TLM parish too. Get to know him. Show him what to do. Build it back up.

Virgin most faithful, pray for us!