Congregational Objective:
Mindful that many former Episcopalians and other Protestants
were increasingly distressed by the mounting heterodoxy of the
churches in which they found themselves, and hoping to make their
path into the Roman Catholic Faith less troubled than it might
otherwise have been, Pope John Paul II. opened a pastoral
provision for them in 1980; "The Anglican Use".
Under this provision a number of congregations have been
erected in the United States since that time. Most recently,
Bernard Cardinal Law of the Boston Archdiocese authorized the Congregation of St. Athanasius in Boston.
We are a congregation of about fifty members, most of us
recent converts from the Episcopal Church, although a number of
life-long Catholics have joined us because they are drawn to our
liturgy and music. We are fully in Communion with the Roman
Catholic Church, but our liturgy, our hymns, and our chant will
be familiar to anyone close to Anglicanism or the Episcopal
Church. Mass is celebrated every Sunday and on other Holy Days.
Solemn Evensong is sung and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
is celebrated from time to time.
Fr. Richard S. Bradford, chaplain to the Congregation of St.
Athanasius, is a former Episcopal priest. To reach Fr.
Bradford please write to him at the rectory: 767 West Roxbury Parkway, Boston, MA
02132-2121, Telephone & Fax: 617-325-523
We urge you to join us for worship. We gather for coffee
after Mass each Sunday and would be very happy to have you with
us. You are cordially invited to visit us.
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