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The brave stand taken against the Novus Ordo and in defense of Traditional Latin Mass by Father Stephen Zigrang, the pastor of Saint Andrew’s Church in Channelview, Texas, has inspired countless thousands of people around the world. His celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass in his parish on June 28 and June 29, 2003, continues to generate reaction from readers of The Remnant as well as on various websites, The Father Zigrang case has produced the largest number of letters sent to the Seattle Catholic website since the furor caused by the events leading up to the American invasion of...

A priest at a Channelview Catholic church has taken an extended vacation from the pulpit after surprising parishioners with a weekend of Masses in Latin. The Rev. Stephen P. Zigrang, pastor of St. Andrew Catholic Church, will be absent from the church for a two-month vacation and retreat, said Bishop Joseph A. Fiorenza of the Diocese of Galveston-Houston. Zigrang has not been suspended from his duties and remains pastor of the church, Fiorenza said. Repeated phone calls to Zigrang were not returned. A letter to the priest from Fiorenza and Monsignor Frank H. Rossi, chancellor of the diocese, contained a...