Conservative liturgy parish in San Antonio?

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Hello! We are considering a relocation to San Antonio, Tx and are planning a visit there. We are interested in feedback regarding parishes with conservative liturgies (sacred music as opposed to pop music style), strong leadership which preaches Catholic teaching, active service opportunities, men’s and women’s groups and anything else you can share.

We are also interested in the Regina Caeli school (hybrid) if anyone has experience there.

There was an old thread on here that was similar, but it was closed and the last post was in 2011. Much has changed since 2011, so I thought I’d start a new post.

We are accustomed to a parish with an ordered, reverent mass, sacred music from the choir loft, adoration, and frequent confession availability. We do not have the Latin mass (in either form) where we live, but we would like to know if it is available (even part-time).

Since we’d be relocating and buying a home, we want to visit parishes beforehand so we can purchase near the parish community that we choose.

I saw reference in an article to the Poor Clares being asked to leave the area by the current bishop. That seems harsh, but the full story didn’t seem to be available. In a spirit of charity, if anyone can give some insight into this, I’d appreciate it (PM if it’s better).

Also, are there other active religious orders that welcome involvement of lay persons? We currently enjoy volunteering with the CFR soup kitchen.

God Bless and thanks for your time–
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Some things are specific, and measureable, not a matter of opinion. Yes, that archdiocese has a regular Mass in Extraordinary Form.
Check the website for Coalition in support of Ecclesia Dei.

Other aspects questionable, and discouraged from CAF, when it comes to parishes. For instance, soliciting opinions about parishes with “conservative” liturgies with “sacred” music.

What happens is poster A writes, St John parish is nice. Then poster B says “that priest Fr Joe schlabotnuck is a stealth heretic”.
Then poster C writes that bishop Lasagna is treacherous. Then D says Susie Johnson the organist at the 11 am Mass, sings off key.

It’s unfair to the clergy to solicit opinions. Better to ask factual questions.
 
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I am pretty sure there is a parish that is part of the Special Ordinariate of St. Peter (Anglican-use rite) in San Antonio, would you be up for them? I’ve attended their Masses at their cathedral in Houston and they’re absolutely wonderful!
 
As commenter noted, some of the questions you are asking are factual, and some of them are “opinion”. For example, “sacred music” could be anything published by OCP in their music booklet as all of it is intended to be used at Mass, and therefore can come under the category of “sacred music”. Someone else could limit “sacred music” to Palestrina and other composers of that time (mid to late 1500’s) for Mass. One may like one form and not the other, all of which is a matter of personal taste as both are intended for use at Mass.

Issues such as adoration should be available from the diocese and I would presume they would have a listing of parishes which have adoration either on a regular basis, up to and including 24 hour Perpetual Adoration.

As to the Poor Clares (a matter of which I had not heard), if the diocese was not giving extensive public information as to why the were asked to leave (assuming that is correct - I have no information), there very likely will be solid reasons for not proclaiming to the world an internal matter. As to anyone else having information, you are asking for third hand, forth hand, or even more removed and that is getting down into the weeds of gossip. I am a firm believer in transparency; and having stated that, I am also a firm believer in the right of each individual and group to their good reputation - meaning here, both the Poor Clares and the bishop. In a dispute, people take sides, and when they take sides, even the most righteous action can be made to look like skullduggery. I would suggest you not pursue that line of inquiry.

According to Ecclesia Dei, the San Antonio parish of St. Pius X parish has the EF Mass on Saturdays at 8 a.m. and Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Again you might want to check with the archdiocese as I do not know how often ED updates their information.
 
St Pius X on Wurzbach rd celebrates the EF Mass, and Our Lady of the Atonement is an Anglican Use parish (look up Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St Peter) in northwest San Antonio. I believe St Joseph’s downtown is also very traditional.
 
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