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[Catholic Caucus] Now More Than Ever! Archbishop Schedules Roman Apostolic Mass at His CathedralSan Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone instituted a monthly Roman Mass at his Cathedral. It will be celebrated on the first Wednesday of the month at 3 p.m.The Mass will take place on the feast of St Dominic, August 4, and will be celebrated in the Dominican Rite.The Roman Mass was established as a response to “requests from the faithful" (= pastoral reasons) and an "overwhelming response" to a first Roman Mass which was celebrated in July in the cathedral.

Anchorage, Nov 23, 2008 / 02:56 pm (CNA).- Beginning December 6, ethereal chant, incense and perhaps even an ostrich-feathered liturgical fan will waft through Holy Family Cathedral in Anchorage, Alaska as the archdiocese prepares for the ancient Dominican rite Mass that will be celebrated in Latin every first Saturday of the month at noon. The Catholic Anchor reports that the successful emergence of the Dominican rite locally is keeping the tradition alive, and perhaps fueling organic development of the liturgy into the future. By early 2009, the Anchorage Archdiocese is also hoping to provide regular celebrations of the Tridentine Latin...