Parishioner Benjamin Laggui has made available photographs of the Holy Family pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 2010, led by Father Deprey. The full set can be viewed here.

This year, Father Deprey will lead a pilgrimage to Fatima, Spain and Lourdes, 2–14 October. For more details or to reserve a space, please contact the clergy.

At the altar is one of our seminarians, Brian McDonnell, who was recently ordained to the Diaconate. Please keep him in your prayers as he prepares to be ordained as a Priest next year.

1. Archbishop Miller, flanked by Father Geddes and Father Deprey, approaches the new High Altar at the beginning of the ceremony.

2. Archbishop Miller preaching at the new lectern.

3. Blessing the water, salt, ashes and wine for the blessing and sealing of the altar stone.

4. This image of the blessing shows the new High Altar, hand made of red oak by Mister Vince Ferrer of Fynderskeepers Brokerage.

5. After Archbishop Miller has placed the relics of Saint Stephen the Protomartyr and Saint Sebastian the Martyr beneath the new altar stone, Father Geddes seals the stone in place using cement mixed with Gregorian water (a combination of exorcised water, exorcised salt, ashes from the palms of Palm Sunday, and blessed wine).

6. Watched by Archbishop Miller and the Holy Family clergy, servers light fire to the incense and wax crosses placed on the new altar stone. The five engraved crosses on the altar stone, representing the five principal wounds that Our Lord received on the cross, were first anointed with chrism, and then had incense and beeswax crosses placed in them. These then burn, representing the glorious nature of Christ’s wounds after His resurrection.

7. The recession at the end of the ceremony, led by one of Holy Family’s current seminarians, Anthony Uy.

For comparison, see the photographs from the inaugural Mass, two years ago.

With the earlier replacement of the sanctuary floor, these renovations enrich the liturgical space and, hence, the worship of God. Future plans include altar frontals, and a permanent replacement for the current temporary altar rail.

On Sunday 13 June, our recently ordained seminarian Father Garrick Huang returned to his hometown to celebrate his first Mass in Vancouver before heading to his posting at the FSSP parish in Ottawa. We are pleased to be able to share a selection of photographs of this joyous occasion, taken by Clayton Richard Long.

1. Before the Mass. The vestments are laid out ready in the sacristy.

2. Father Huang and Father Deprey vest for the Mass.

3. Asperges me…. Father Huang loads the aspergillum with holy water.

4. Confiteor Deo omnipotenti…. The deacon, Father Deprey, and subdeacon, seminarian Brian McDonnell, make their liturgical confession.

5. Censing the crucifix.

6. From the choir loft, providing a good view of the beautiful new floor of the sanctuary and the temporary altar rail.

7. Father Huang and subdeacon McDonnell stand while awaiting the beginning of Father Deprey’s homily.

8. Censing the altar.

9. Ecce Agnus Dei, ecce qui tollit peccata mundi.

10. The servers receive Communion.

11. Corpus Domini nostri Jesu Christi custodiat animam tuam in vitam aeternam. Amen.

12. Father Huang recessing at the end of Mass behind the other clergy and the servers.

13. The dedicated and talented singers of the Holy Family choir, under the direction of Mark Donnelly.

14. After the Mass: the clergy and servers at prayer in the sacristy.

1. The monstrance containing the Blessed Sacrament processes toward the last of the exterior altars erected outside the church, followed by the congregation, singing.

2. Father Deprey, flanked by Father Geddes as deacon on his right and one of our seminarians, Brian  McDonnell, as subdeacon on his left, incences the Blessed Sacrament at one of the exterior altars.

3. In adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at the last exterior altar, before returning to the church.

A larger selection of photos is available here.

1. Before the Mass. The Celebrant, Father Erik Deprey FSSP, waits to enter the church behind the Knights of Columbus honour guard.

2. The Archbishops enter the church. On the left, His Grace Michael Miller CSB, Coadjutor Archbishop of Vancouver; on the right, His Grace Raymond Roussin SM, Archbishop of Vancouver.

3. The Asperges. Father Deprey, flanked by his fellow FSSP priests, Father Joseph Bisig (l) and Father Daniel Geddes (r), casts holy water on the congregation.

4. A rare peek behind the scenes. The thurifer prepares a hot coal for the incense.

5. The Gospel. In the role of Deacon, Father Bisig reads the Gospel in the traditional position facing North, while the Archbishops and Father William Ashley, long-time friend of the traditional Mass in Vancouver, look on.

6. Archbishop Miller delivers the homily.

7. The dignified Knights of Columbus honour guard during the Mass.

8. The Elevation. O salutaris Hostia quae coeli pandis ostium.

9. Communion. The Archbishops receive the Most Blessed Sacrament from Father Deprey.

10. The FSSP clergy recess out, following the Archbishops, servers, Knights of Columbus, and the Kolping Society flagbearer.

Here are six photos from that Mass (click the ‘Continue reading’ link to see them all).

The photos above were taken by Benjamin Laggui. To see more of Benjamin’s photos of this glorious event, visit his flickr.com photo set.

For many more photos of the mass, visit Jeremy Chua’s TLM Feast of the Precious Blood photo set on zooomr.com.