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I will be spending a few months in the Syracuse, NY area this summer and am looking for a parish to attend Mass. I have looked at a few of the parish web sites and am a little concerned. Can anyone recommend a good parish, traditional or at least faithful liturgy? PM me if you don’t want to post it. Thanks.
 
As someone who lives in in Western NY, I can tell you that your choices in the Syracuse diocese will be better than those of Rochester. :o

That said, the Syracuse diocese encompasses a very large area, so it might be easier for me to recommnd someplace if I know exactly where you will be.

Feel free to PM me if you want.
 
You might give the Basilica of the Sacred Heart a try. It’s beautiful and they have both the Extraordinary and Ordinary forms there, though I’ve only attended there for the former.

Edit: while in the area you might also want to visit the convent of the Sisters of St. Francis, where the tomb (or whatever the proper term is) of St. Marianne Cope is. I don’t know what the liturgy is like there though (my experience with the sisters while mostly positive does not give me great confidence that they would have a very good liturgy. I attended the Transitus of St. Francis there a few times and liked it, though my memory is vague on it and I wouldn’t know what the Transitus is supposed to be like). Actually I just Googled it and it looks like since I was in the area they’ve made the place a real shrine and museum: blessedmariannecope.org/shrine_museum.html
 
You might give the Basilica of the Sacred Heart a try. It’s beautiful and they have both the Extraordinary and Ordinary forms there, though I’ve only attended there for the former.

Edit: while in the area you might also want to visit the convent of the Sisters of St. Francis, where the tomb (or whatever the proper term is) of St. Marianne Cope is. I don’t know what the liturgy is like there though (my experience with the sisters while mostly positive does not give me great confidence that they would have a very good liturgy. I attended the Transitus of St. Francis there a few times and liked it, though my memory is vague on it and I wouldn’t know what the Transitus is supposed to be like). Actually I just Googled it and it looks like since I was in the area they’ve made the place a real shrine and museum: blessedmariannecope.org/shrine_museum.html
If you will be in Syracuse the city I would suggest the Basilica as well, though I too, was only at the EF there, when the dearly departed monsignor was still there. Otherwise I attended the NO at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. (On Sundays you can park for free, but be careful on weekday HDO’s you can get a ticket). I preferred the Sunday morning masses as the Sat mass had the folk music group sing, and the Sunday evening Mass was the fullest mass. The homilies could be a little weird and the music a little showy*, but otherwise it was generally a restful/peaceful mass experience.

Syracuse (the city) is quite small, so it is no problem to drive to either of those churches if you live in the city limits or in the first ring suburbs like Liverpool, East Syracuse, Even Fayetteville (It seems a long way away, but we would go over there to eat after Mass downtown sometimes). Bishop Cunningham was installed while I was there, and he is a pretty solid bishop, but he has a lot of obstacles is his way, and now is the apostolic administrator of the Rochester Diocese which would be a daunting task for anyone.

I don’t know where you will be staying, but can I recommend you stay away from the immediate South West side of the city. :eek:👍 Let us know if you need to know anything else. I spent my first 2 years there shopping over in Fayetteville, and only my last year there found the Target over on the West side. (Though Fayetteville/Erie Blvd. remained our primary shopping area).

*By showy, I mean that the cantors often had show tune type solos during mass or right before that would provoke applause from the congregation. There was one cantor in particular that we called opera guy, and while there is really nothing wrong with opera, him singing Lord of the Dance came off as a little much. 😛
 
Bishop Cunningham was installed while I was there, and he is a pretty solid bishop, but he has a lot of obstacles is his way, and now is the apostolic administrator of the Rochester Diocese which would be a daunting task for anyone.
As someone who lives in the DOR, I nominate this statement for “Under-statement” of the century! 😛
Please pray for whomever has to take over!
 
As someone who lives in the DOR, I nominate this statement for “Under-statement” of the century! 😛
Please pray for whomever has to take over!
:rotfl:

Many prayers go out to you guys out there. It must be tough. Prayers for a good holy bishop!
 
I will be spending a few months in the Syracuse, NY area this summer and am looking for a parish to attend Mass. I have looked at a few of the parish web sites and am a little concerned. Can anyone recommend a good parish, traditional or at least faithful liturgy? PM me if you don’t want to post it. Thanks.
Should you be visiting the Rochester area during your stay, the Trappist Abbey of the Genesee in Piffard is a wonderful place for Mass (or a retreat). 🙂

geneseeabbey.org/
 
I was just at the Abbey of the Genesee for a weekend retreat, and I highly recommend it. The Saturday Vigil and Sunday Mass are both open to the public, even if you are not on retreat. Well worth stopping in!
 
BTW, please do continue to pray for a good & holy Bishop to be appointed for Rochester NY. We are in desperate need!
 
I agree with the statements about the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus as that is my parish. They have a 4PM Saturday Vigil Mass; Sunday - 7 AM; 9AM; 12 Noon Mass are all English and they also have a 10:30 Mass in Polish. It is a beautiful Church with a lot of statues(which one does not see in too many Churches these days); a beautiful main Altar and beautiful stained glass windows. If you have the time, there is a booklet in the vestibule that one can use to take a tour of the Church, explaining its history. I hope you enjoy your stay here in Syracuse. Linda
 
St. Stan’s is a beautiful church! Also, not too far from it is St. Michael’s which is also definitely worth a visit! It has beautiful stained glass, and all the “Catholic eye-candy” one could ever want! 😃
I second the suggestion to visit the Abbey of the Genesee, and I also suggest two other options when you have time: St. Stanislaus in Rochester (TLM every Sunday) and Our Lady of Victory National Shrine & Basilica in Lackawanna (just south of Buffalo) – not to be missed!
 
BTW, please do continue to pray for a good & holy Bishop to be appointed for Rochester NY. We are in desperate need!
Pianist9591:

Thanks for mentioning this. For several months, I have been praying almost daily for a new and good holy Bishop for Rochester (NY). Clark did so much damage there, and he was there way too long (30+ years). I’ve heard rumors that Auxillary Bishop Perry from Chicago is being considered, and I’ve heard a few other names too.

I have also been praying that a co-adjutor will be chosen at the same time for the Diocese of Albany, since Bishop Hubbard turns 75 before the end of 2013.

Rochester (NY) does need a good leader, and I’m sure Pope Francis I will appoint a good one soon. Bishop appointments are coming a little slow in the United States, but that is part of the process - finding the right one.
 
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