Author Archives: Frank Chow

Latin Masses at Holy Rosary Cathedral, Vancouver, BC

The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite is now offered twice a week at Holy Rosary Cathedral, 646 Richards Street, Vancouver: Sundays at 4 p.m., High Mass Fridays at 6:30 p.m., High Mass … Continue reading

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Spring 2021 edition of FIUV newsletter now available

The latest edition of Gregorius Magnus, for Spring 2021, is now available. Gregorius Magnus is the newsletter of the International Una Voce Federation (FIUV). It can downloaded as a PDF file or viewed on the ISSUU platform. This issue includes … Continue reading

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Feeble attack on Latin Mass from Vatican Archbishop

This article, originally published on February 21, 2021, is reprinted with the permission of Una Voce Scotland. It has come to the attention of Una Voce Scotland that His Grace Arthur Roche, Archbishop Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and … Continue reading

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A reminder about the St. Monica Society

The St. Monica Society was launched by Una Voce Canada in August 2019. Each week, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite is offered for the conversion or return to the Catholic faith … Continue reading

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FIUV statement on the French bishops’ report regarding the implementation of Summorum Pontificum

We reproduce below a statement issued by the International Una Voce Federation (FIUV) on February 9, 2021. Foederatio Internationalis Una VoceStatement on the Report of the French Bishops’ Conference (CEF) on the Implementation of Summorum Pontificum The FIUV has become aware of … Continue reading

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CANTUS FIRMUS – The Music of Mark Emerson Donnelly

By Mark Emerson DonnellyComposer-in-Residence Vídimus stellam ejus in Oríente, et vénimus cum munéribus adoráre Dóminum. “We have seen a star in the East, and are come with gifts to adore the Lord.”(Matthew 2:2; from the Mass of the Epiphany, January … Continue reading

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A different kind of Christmas gift

By Mark Emerson DonnellyComposer-in-Residence The Abomination of Desolation On the afternoon of Thursday,  November 19th, 2020, I was preparing for Offertorium’s evening rehearsal. Nothing extraordinary about this, except that I got a text at about 5 pm from one of … Continue reading

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Livestreams: Christmas Latin Masses in Vancouver

Since the Last Sunday after Pentecost, the public celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass has been prohibited in the province of British Columbia by the provincial health authorities, and many parishes have been livestreaming their Masses. Holy Rosary … Continue reading

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FIUV report on the implementation of Summorum Pontificum

In April of this year, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) sent a letter to all the world’s Latin Rite bishops asking them about the implementation of Pope Benedict XVI’s Apostolic Letter Summorum Pontificum. Issued on July … Continue reading

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Virtual Gregorian chant workshop by Mark Emerson Donnelly

“God’s voice is not heard in big musical productions […] but in the gentle breeze of Gregorian chant.” – Msgr. Donald Neumann (1948-2003) On October 16, 2020, Una Voce Canada composer-in-residence Mark Emerson Donnelly gave a virtual workshop to around … Continue reading

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