Feast of the Exaltation
of the
Holy Cross
Solemn Pontifical Mass at the Faldstool
Bishop Joseph Perry, D.D.
Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago , Celebrant
September 14, 2007
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Members started with an old frame building which was purchased in 1866 from nearby St. Stephen Lutheran Church for a sum of $4,500. The twin towered
building seen today was completed in 1873 with a parochial school to follow in 1889.
Pontifical High Mass
Origins:  In the early Church, Mass was normally celebrated by the bishop, with other clergy. In the Roman Rite this evolved
into a form of Solemn High Mass celebrated by a bishop accompanied by a deacon, subdeacon, thurifer, acolyte(s) and
other ministers, under the guidance of a priest acting as Master of Ceremonies. Most often the specific parts assigned to
deacon and subdeacon are performed by priests. The parts to be said aloud are all chanted, except that the Prayers at the
Foot of the Altar, which before the reform of Pope Pius V were said in the sacristy or during the entrance procession, were
said quietly by the bishop with the deacon and the subdeacon, while the choir sang the Introit.
Over 1 Hour and 45 minutes