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First Traditional Latin High Mass in Spartanburg
in 40 Years |
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Author: Brian Mershon |
POSTED: Friday, July 23, 2010 |
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REMNANT COLUMNIST, SC |
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(www.RemnantNewspaper.com)
Sunday, July 11, 2010--Spartanburg, S.C.--Nearly
400 lay faithful assisted at the first Traditional Latin
High Mass offered on a Sunday at St. Paul's Catholic
Church in Spartanburg, S.C. (Diocese of Charleston) in
40 years.
Fr. Timothy Gahan, Pastor of St. Paul's, graciously
hosted Fr. Robert Ferguson, FSSP, for the High Mass at
the regularly-scheduled 12:15 parish time slot. Lots of
Catholics from Spartanburg, Greenville, Greer,
Simpsonville, Mauldin, Easley, Anderson, Taylors and
other Upstate, S.C., cities made the trek for the
beautifully sung Mass. As is usual with Traditional
Latin Mass offerings, lots of young families with many
young children could be seen assisting.
Fr. Gahan thanked Fr. Ferguson for offering the Holy
Sacrifice of the Mass--the Mass of All Ages--and
welcomed him back to offer Mass again at St. Paul's in
August. Coincidentally, St. Paul's was the home of the
very first Traditional Latin Mass petition to the
then-Bishop of Charleston--Bishop David Thompson, with
more than 200 signatures back in the mid-1990s. It took
nearly 15 years since this first request, but God works
in mysterious ways as Gregorian Chant was heard again in
the hallowed halls of the church in the heart of the
Bible Belt!
Deo Gratias! And thanks to Fr. Gahan and Fr. Ferguson
for helping to fill the Summer void for Traditional
Catholics in the Upstate! We look forward to many more
opportunities! |
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