There has been much sad news from my beloved home of Quincy these past many months, but now some good news is emerging: the Extradorinary Form of the Latin Rite is coming to Quincy.
In 1999, my home parish of St. John the Baptist merged with our neighboring parish (just a few blocks away) of St. Rose of Lima. The two parishes became All Saints parish, keeping both churches and other properties to be held by the new parish.
As you know, my home of St. John's was sold to a Protestant ecclesial communitiy, which has caused no small amount of hurt.
The property of St. Rose of Lima has been on the market for quite some time (since late 2005), without any real prospective buyers. Recently, the Most Rev. George J. Lucas granted permission for the property to be used as a chapel for the extraordinary form. This is happy news indeed!
A priest of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter will staff the chapel beginning around November 1st. There is official word yet as to who will come or the Mass schedule, though I've heard rumblings of a daily Mass and two Masses on Sunday mornings.
It seems I'll now have an easy way to learn the extraordinary form, with a trip home, as well.
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