Below are some pictures of the events that took place at the Church of the Holy Innocents (NYC) on Thursday, December 17, 2015 (the beginning of the O Antiphons).
The evening started with a Solemn Mass celebrated by our Pastor Fr. Leonard Villa. Fr. Stephen Saffron was the Deacon, and Fr. Christopher Salvatori was the Subdeacon.
The purpose of the Dinner was to show gratitude for the Priests who have helped at Holy Innocents (particularly with the traditional Mass) throughout the year.
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Holy
Innocents' Regina Coeli Council (#423) of the Knights of Columbus sponsored its
2nd Annual "O Antiphon" Dinner on December 17th to honor/thank the
priests who celebrate the Traditional Mass at Holy Innocents.
Tickets
for the Dinner sold out nearly a week before the Dinner. Holy Innocents' Church Hall, home of the parish's Thrift Shop,
was transformed for the blacktie Dinner.
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Tables were nicely and neatly set
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Among
the priests attending the dinner were Fr. Leonard Villa, Pastor of the Church
of the Holy Innocents, Canon Wulfran Lebocq, ICK, Canon Jean-Marie Moreau, ICK,
Fr. Richard Munkelt, Fr. Robert Rodriguez, Fr. Stephen Saffron, Fr Christopher
Salvatori, CAS, Fr. Marion Wierzchowski, CAS, and Fr. John Zuhlsdorf.
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Every Priest who attended the dinner received a gift (a copy of Cardinal Sarah's excellent book God or Nothing).
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From L to R: Canon Jean-Marie Moreau, Fr. Christopher Salvatori, and Fr. John Zuhlsdorf
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The
Dinner was a fundraiser to help restore Holy Innocents' Msgr. Dineen
Monstrace. Msgr. Aloysius Dineen — who
was himself a life-long member of the Regina
Coeli Council — commissioned the Monstrance during his term as Pastor of
the Church of the Holy Innocents from 1931 - 1951.
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After hors d'houvres, Fr. Villa blessed
the food and then many of the Priests in attendance joined Holy Innocents'
Schola singing the Magnificat with
the O Antiphon for December 17th (O
Sapientia) facing the statue of Our Lady.
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Fr. Robert Rodriguez
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Fr. Marian Wierzchowski
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Fr. Richard Munkelt
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Canon Wulfran Lebocq
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Fr. Leonard Villa (Pastor of Holy Innocents) and Fr. Zuhlsdorf
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Following dessert, Holy Innocents Vox in
Rama choir sang a preview piece (Veni Emmanuel) from its concert Advent and Christmas from
Around the World (on Saturday, December 19th).
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The main cake (there were two!) had the beginning of the O Antiphon for that day written on it. The cake was delicious!
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Fr. Stephen Saffron (Chaplain of the Regina Coeli Council of the Knights of Columbus) and some of the Officers
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Knights of Columbus in attendance
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At the end of the evening, there was a
drawing for four (4) premium tickets ($200 each) to a performance of the Radio City
Music Hall Christmas Spectacular given by an anonymous donor to support the
Dinner. Anthony Fountain and Vladimir
Quirico each won two tickets.
