Te Deum laudamus!: Assumption 2008

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Thursday, August 21, 2008

Assumption Day Photos: Morning Masses & Adoration

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament took place following the 9:30am Mass. Directly behind the monstrance holding the Holy Eucharist, is the Seat of Wisdom statue of Mary and Jesus.

Tomorrow is the Queenship of Mary in the ordinary form, and in the extraordinary form (1962 Missal), it is the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Depending on the priest celebrating, Assumption Grotto's 7:00pm Friday Mass has been in the extraordinary form.

It's a good time to plug an old post I made about an excellent book by Dr. Edward Sri called, Queen Mother.

I'm still very short on time, but managed to get a small handful of photos processed this evening. These are from the 6:30am Mass which I typically do not take photos at on Assumption Day. It is my Mass - that is, the only Mass I go to where I don't do anything more than assist. However, I try to get a photo of each priest in that most beautiful Assumption Day chasuble, and this was Fr. Paul Ward's first Mass as an associate on our titular feast day. In all, I think I took about 5 pics during Mass.

I am sharing also in this post the Adoration photos I took. It is rare to get a picture of Our Eucharistic Lord in the monstrance with the Blessed Mother also gazing on Him. She is normally veiled during exposition of the Blessed Sacrament.

This first pic below was my first of the day - at about 6:10am as dawn began to break.

More photos from Assumption Day 2008 at Assumption Grotto:

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Sunday, August 17, 2008

Assumption 2008: The Evening Mass at the Outdoor Grotto

Fr. Perrone elevates Our Lord for the people to adore Him in the Eucharist. (DK)

What follows are pictures of the Solemn High Mass on Assumption Day, August 15th, 2008 at Assumption Grotto. The Mass took place at 7:00pm as dusk fell at the outdoor grotto built in the 1800's.

The pictures were taken by two photographers, myself and fellow parishioner, Jeff Williams, from different locations. Some may be out of sequence as I tried to weave our two sets together basedon where in the Mass they were taken.

Each picture will be noted for reference with a DK or a JW underneath the pic.

Jeff is a very talented photographer with some really great lenses. I am grateful for the many tips he has given me and look forward to learning more from him.

Bloggers/web-owners: You may use some of the pics on your blog, provided you link back to this post. Hint: Use copy-shortcut on the timestamp at the bottom of this post.

NOTES (may be updated, so check back)

Mass was in the extraordinary form (aka Traditional Latin Mass using the Missal of 1962).
It was a Solemn High Mass (Rev. Eduard Perrone, Celebrant; Rev. Paul Ward, Deacon; Rev. John Bustamante, Subdeacon).
Communion stations were modified this year with kneelers placed on patio blocks installed for this purpose.
4 additional priests and 1 transitional deacon were assisting (had to be placed directly in front of the sanctuary due to the tight, outdoor space, rather than off to the side which may explain why they appear in the foreground of some photos).
There were 4 Masses at Assumption Grotto: 6:30am ordinary form in the vernacular in church; 9:30am ordinary form in the church in Latin (aka, Latin Novus Ordo), 12:00pm ordinary form at the outdoor grotto in the vernacular; 7:00pm extraordinary form at the outdoor Grotto (Solemn High Mass as noted).

For more pictures of the post-Mass candlelight procession and serenade to the Blessed Virgin Mary, see:

More photos forthcoming, starting in a day or two (I need to catch up on some things at home). These will cover other Masses and events, as well as some pre-Mass photos from the 7:00pm Mass.

In the meanwhile, you might want to browse some other recent photoposts, especially these:

Traditional Latin Mass in the Grotto - The Pastor's 7:30am Mass (from August 14th - mystically beautiful early morning photos at the grotto)
Kazakhstan's Bishop Schneider, author of Dominus Est, Visits Detroit (scroll down for photopost links at the bottom)