Help please! I'm trying to find a conservative/traditional church in Miami

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Does anyone know of a conservative Novo Ordo Mass in Miami, Florida?

I moved from Kansas City & have attended Our Lady of Good Council (in case anyone is familiar with this parish)

Here’s what I’m used to:
Gregorian chant responses in Latin
Eucharistic Prayer I & strict adherence to the GIRM
Pater Noster (Our Father in Latin)
Only sacred music during mass- in English & Latin (we used the Adoremus Hymnal)
An organ- no tambourines, electric guitars, or drums/cymbals
A choir that still uses the choir loft & doesn’t detract from the TRUE main event which occurs on the altar.
Women & men dressing modestly/ mantillas welcome but optional
Genuflection before receiving communion or receiving on one’s knees welcomed
Recitation of the St. Michael Prayer at the end of Mass
Most importantly- a reverent atmosphere that centers around what is taking place on the altar…

I know its impossible to duplicate my home parish, but I find it hard to believe that there aren’t people out there who appreciate the same things. If anyone can suggest a parish, I would greatly appreciate it. I will drive as far as I have to for a conservative Mass- distance/time is no issue.

In Christ Through Mary,
0;~D rebecca
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haha LOL:D

Believe it or not- that’s the mass I’m used to 🙂 I know even more traditional ones exist… just look at daily mass on EWTN. At this point I’ll take what I can get
 
well since i don’t live in ur area can’t help sorry. i thought i would be a smart ***. a helpful hint thou is to try and google traditional mass miami fl. see what you get.
 
Rebecca, I tell you what I know. I attended 5 churches in Miami so far, thus it’s not comprehensive.

The church on the campus of the University of Miami, I started shunning it because people dress immodestly. They have good choir, but they are in front and it’s like a performance. The Priests are OK, reverent and everything.

Another church I attended quite often, is St. Francis de Sales church in South Beach. There’s one problem with this church, people dress immodestly. Last time I just had enough, when a wedding ceremony was scheduled before the Saturday evening Mass. 20 minutes before Mass, there were a bunch of maids and the bride in front of the church’s altar, noisy, irreverent, taking pictures, and dressed in a shockingly indecent manner. Enough is enough. If they want to dress like whores outside, I don’t care, but they could’ve easily covered their shoulders inside, in front of Our Lord, to avoid scandal. I mean, some of these maids bent forward and I had to close my eyes, because a nipple slip was imminent. Otherwise I really feel sorry for this church, because the Deacons are reverent, the Cantor is up in the choir and he sings reverently accompanied by the organ, and there’s a Priest who is surrounded by an aura of holiness and generally the Mass would be uplifting, if not spoiled by the way people dress.

Third, here’s my favorite church: historic Gesu church, downtown on NE 2nd Ave and NE 2nd St corner. They have a homepage with schedule, just enter Gesu Catholic Church Miami into search engine. There, people really dress like it’s a church, and there are no distractions. They usually pray the Rosary and Divine Mercy chaplet out loud, but in Spanish. I do not speak Spanish at all, but I already learned the basics of these prayers pretty well and do my best to recite it with them LOL. Masses are in English and Spanish, alternatively. There’s confession every single day, weekdays, Saturdays, Sundays. After the 1pm Spanish Mass, there’s prayer led by one of the Jesuit Fathers until 3.30-4 pm. Again, I stayed there a number of times, and it wasn’t a major problem that I don’t speak Spanish.

I also used to attend St. Patrick church on Miami Beach, on the right of Arthur Godfrey Rd immediately after Julia Tuttle Causeway. But recently I was spooked after the Gay Chorus of Miami held a concert inside that church, with the Archdiocese’s approval. It’s a pity. There’s a younger Priest there, from South India or something, his English is not perfect, but he seems as a holy person to me. People also dress modestly and behave reverently on weekday morning Masses there.

Finally (as far as I attended) I can tell something about St. Mary’s Cathedral, on the corner of NW 2nd Ave and NW 75th St. They have Mass on weekdays at 5.30 pm, and people are deeply religious and reverent. They are simple, poor people, and very respectful. They get on their knees when receiving the Priest’s blessing.
 
St Martin DePorres Chuch in Jensen Beach, FL which is in Martin County has the TLM on Sundays at 12:30 on Sundays. That’s the closest I can come to fitting your description I think that is a 3 or 4 hour drive from Miami.
 
St. Robert Bellarmine serves predominately those from the Caribbean islands and from Central and South America. But English speakers and other diverse groups attend the Tridentine Mass celebrated there. The Sunday Masses are: 8:00a.m. (Tridentine Latin); 9:30a.m. (English); 11:00a.m., 1:00p.m., & 6:00p.m. (Spanish).

The contact information and address for St. Robert Bellarmine on the Archdiocese of Miami Website ( miamiarchdiocese.org/ipsSimple.asp?op=C100000&id=531417225512 ) is 3405 NW 27th Avenue, Miami, FL 33142. Their phone is (305) 633-6009 and email is infosrbmiami@bellsouth.net.

In Christ,
 
THANK YOU all very much 🙂 So far I’ve been to some masses at Gesu- what a wonderful ministry they have. I look forward to attending the 8 am mass at St. Bellarmine as well.

Your suggestions helped a lot. I was a bit lost when I came to Miami, but I knew it wouldn’t last as long as I found a church I could call home.

Thanks Again & God Bless,
:angel1: rebecca
 
Annunciation in Hollywood. The pastor wanted to be a Cistercian monk.

Janet
 
well i am a parishioner at St. Louis Catholic Church in Miami, FL and it’s not quite as traditional as you have described with all the Latin singing, but it is one of the most complimented churches in the Archdiocese of Miami. I highly recommend it! It’s a fun, comforting, reverent, and holy environment with a fantastic music ministry, dance ministry, youth groups for all grade levels, and more! Most importantly, three of the most amazing and inspiring priests you could ever meet, who always have a little twist to their homilies that make you reflect on it more and more during the week. Sunday Mass times are 7:00 am, 9:30 am, 11:00 am, 12:30 pm, and 5:30 pm. (There are also Spanish Masses if you’re interested in that.) My church has weekday masses, and many groups and other ministries you can join. Just Google St. Louis Catholic Church and check out the website. It’s worth it!
Good luck with your searches! God bless. 👍
 
Dear Rebecca,

I am just seeing your query and the responses that followed. Interesting enough I found this by googling, “Traditional Roman Catholic Churches, Miami, Florida.”

Rebecca, I noticed that this thread begun back in May, so I curious to learn whether you are still happy with Gesu Catholic Church in Miami. If you are would you share with me in what ways and if you are not and have moved on also share that with me if you are comfortable doing so.

Also, I read the thread that wasn’t positive, though the others were, thank God. But I don’t know for others but for me, I have no indictments against those Catholic Churches that lean toward celebrating in a more contemporary atmosphere. As long as the celebration keeps as its focus the central reason for coming together and that is to celebrate the life, death and risen Lord and the sacrifice at the Altar is the summit of the celebration then I rejoice that they find peace and joy and community with each other.

But then there are others like me that feel the same way as those who lean towards a more contemporary worship, only thing we feel that way in a traditional setting. If only we would learn to respect each other without condemnation. I am immensely overcome with joy and happiness when I am in the traditional setting and celebration. It seems to fit with my personality and faith praxis. And for me that doesn’t make me any more holy than those who don’t like the Traditional mass. All it shows me is that God calls each one of us in our unique personalities, after all He is the one that created us to be who we are.

God bless and sorry for being so long. I was just touched by all that I read. And guess what I spent a half a day at St. Louis yesterday and enjoyed it immensely.
 
I personally love Mother of Our Redeemer in Miami. It is not what you are looking for, but I just want to share with you the happiness I have had in that parish. Every year that I get to go there God gives me a miracle! The people are so loving and open to the Holy Spirit! Mother of Our Redeemer is a bit of heaven on earth! It is not what you are looking for but maybe you should give it a try. Ask the Holy Spirit. There are people who travel a long distance to be in that parish. I thank God for that parish!

Yours in Christ,
Janet from Rhode Island
 
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