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The Tridentine is available here in Rochester, at St. Stanislaus on Hudson and Norton. It takes place at 1:30 p.m. on Sundays. Beautiful, and I mean beautiful, Church.

It's in the Polish section of town, and that's all you need to know, really. I've always admired the way the Polish carry their Faith.

I attended a Polish Mass there on Christmas day. Didn't mean to, thought it was the regular English NO.

But while I was thinking about how odd it felt to hear Mass, with no ability to follow along in the language in which it was being offered, I thought to myself, if the Tridentine is ever disallowed here, or my own Our Lady of Victory falls into the hands of a heretic, I'll attend the Polish Mass, so that if and when they begin promulgating heresy or sowing confusion, I'll never know the difference.

i was actually baptized as an eastern rite Catholic, in a Ukrainian church in Pittsburgh. the last time i went to one of those was when my paternal grandmother died. it is an awesome experience. my dad had to convert to roman catholicism in order for my brother and i to attend a roman catholic elementary school.

i will definitely make note of your suggestions regarding the good churches in upstate NY. my husband's family is up there and also since my son plays travel ice hockey we end up there a fair amount.