Parishes in the Diocese of San Diego

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Hello. I have a question for those of you in the San Diego area. When I visited for 10 days, not too long ago, the parish that I attended was rather contemporary on a liturgical standpoint. The sad part is that they used the My Little Pony Mass Setting. My question is this: In the Diocese of San Diego, what would be some liturgically traditional parishes (especially parishes that have a Latin Mass) to check out, the next time that I go over there?
 
Our Lady of the Rosary on Columbus has Latin masses every 2nd Sunday.

I’m not actually from San Diego (Bay Area kid born and bred), but I found the place when visiting a year ago.
 
hcruz402 said:
Hello. I have a question for those of you in the San Diego area. When I visited for 10 days, not too long ago, the parish that I attended was rather contemporary on a liturgical standpoint. The sad part is that they used the My Little Pony Mass Setting. My question is this: In the Diocese of San Diego, what would be some liturgically traditional parishes (especially parishes that have a Latin Mass) to check out, the next time that I go over there?
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If you’re looking for the Extrodinary Form, High or Low, St Anne’s is your best bet hands down. They’ve two masses every weekday and five on Sunday, all Extrodinary Form. They’re run by the FSSP.

stannes-sandiego.org

They’re located just south of downtown.
 
What are you alleging is the “My Little Pony” Mass setting???
 
hcruz402 said:
Hello. I have a question for those of you in the San Diego area. When I visited for 10 days, not too long ago, the parish that I attended was rather contemporary on a liturgical standpoint. The sad part is that they used the My Little Pony Mass Setting. My question is this: In the Diocese of San Diego, what would be some liturgically traditional parishes (especially parishes that have a Latin Mass) to check out, the next time that I go over there?
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St Anne in the City of San Diego, which is actually one of the biggest FSSP apostolates in the country. St Margaret in Oceanside if you are in north county - they have diocesan Latin Mass at 6 pm. The acoustics in that church are really bad so sit towards the front to hear better. It echoes a lot. If you are in LA, St Victor in West Hollywood has Latin Mass FSSP at 7 pm, which most weeks is a high Mass by the way with the most amazing choir ever.

Other than this, I have yet to visit a traditional/conservative parish in San Diego, and I’ve lived here for years. Welcome to California. 😉
 
hcruz402 said:
Hello. I have a question for those of you in the San Diego area. When I visited for 10 days, not too long ago, the parish that I attended was rather contemporary on a liturgical standpoint. The sad part is that they used the My Little Pony Mass Setting. My question is this: In the Diocese of San Diego, what would be some liturgically traditional parishes (especially parishes that have a Latin Mass) to check out, the next time that I go over there?
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It’s a really big diocese and county, where will you be visiting and what the heck is a "My Little Pony Mass setting? If you are in the Oceanside area, you could try the 11am Mass at Prince of Peace of abbey.
 
I wonder if the OP realizes that this website is based in San Diego.
 
hcruz402 said:
Hello. I have a question for those of you in the San Diego area. When I visited for 10 days, not too long ago, the parish that I attended was rather contemporary on a liturgical standpoint. The sad part is that they used the My Little Pony Mass Setting. My question is this: In the Diocese of San Diego, what would be some liturgically traditional parishes (especially parishes that have a Latin Mass) to check out, the next time that I go over there?
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The Mass setting is called “Mass of Christ the Savior” and deserves more respect than calling it the “My Little Pony Mass”. You may not like it, but this setting is used to worship God, and people should not be making fun of it. Many people like that Mass setting and are very sincere in giving glory to God when they sing it, and the composer likewise wanted to glorify God when he wrote it. If you don’t like the music, fine, but a song glorifying God should not be made fun of.
Have a little respect.
 
CB_Catholic said:
The Mass setting is called “Mass of Christ the Savior” and deserves more respect than calling it the “My Little Pony Mass”. You may not like it, but this setting is used to worship God, and people should not be making fun of it. Many people like that Mass setting and are very sincere in giving glory to God when they sing it, and the composer likewise wanted to glorify God when he wrote it. If you don’t like the music, fine, but a song glorifying God should not be made fun of.
Have a little respect.
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The Mass of Christ the Savior is called the My Little Pony Mass by many people, because of the melody that the Mass setting follows. Dan Schutte isn’t exactly known to compose decent Church songs. A prime example of one of his worst songs is “City of God.” I’m sure that we can all agree that we’ve certainly heard some awful songs at Mass, at one point or another. For instance, “Let There Be Peace on Earth,” “Go Make A Difference,” or “Lord, When You Came to the Seashore.”

For those who have commented, thank you. I’m sure that I’ll get some more responses, in the meantime, as well. Someone did ask which part of the San Diego area. The area that I was in was the suburbs around Escondido, Vista, San Marcos, Fallbrook (which was where I stayed, when I visited), Carlsbad, Oceanside, etc…
 
What about in the surrounding dioceses (such as the Archdiocese of Los Angeles or the Diocese of Orange)? Any liturgically traditional parishes, over there, to check out? Someone mentioned St. Victor’s in West Hollywood.
 
hcruz402 said:
The Mass of Christ the Savior is called the My Little Pony Mass by many people, because of the melody that the Mass setting follows. Dan Schutte isn’t exactly known to compose decent Church songs. A prime example of one of his worst songs is “City of God.” I’m sure that we can all agree that we’ve certainly heard some awful songs at Mass, at one point or another. For instance, “Let There Be Peace on Earth,” “Go Make A Difference,” or “Lord, When You Came to the Seashore.”
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In YOUR OPINION!
It’s fine to not like a particular style of music but to say that any of those songs is the “worst ever” is a stretch. You may not like them, but trust me, many more do.
 
hcruz402 said:
The Mass of Christ the Savior is called the My Little Pony Mass by many people, because of the melody that the Mass setting follows. Dan Schutte isn’t exactly known to compose decent Church songs. A prime example of one of his worst songs is “City of God.” I’m sure that we can all agree that we’ve certainly heard some awful songs at Mass, at one point or another. For instance, “Let There Be Peace on Earth,” “Go Make A Difference,” or “Lord, When You Came to the Seashore.”

For those who have commented, thank you. I’m sure that I’ll get some more responses, in the meantime, as well. Someone did ask which part of the San Diego area. The area that I was in was the suburbs around Escondido, Vista, San Marcos, Fallbrook (which was where I stayed, when I visited), Carlsbad, Oceanside, etc…
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OK, we get it. You don’t like new things.
But lots of people do, including priests and Bishops. 'Get over it.
Respect is key. Humility and respect. This kind of thought and expression does not honor God in any way.
Your post is way more awful than any of that music. :mad:
 
pianistclare said:
OK, we get it. You don’t like new things.
But lots of people do, including priests and Bishops. 'Get over it.
Respect is key. Humility and respect. This kind of thought and expression does not honor God in any way.
Your post is way more awful than any of that music. :mad:
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Don’t start with that “holier than thou” nonsense. Some new things are good, when they are done right. But let’s be honest, though. Would you want to hear music, at Mass, that’s based after popular secular songs? This is precisely the reason why we have liturgical abuses, out there, such as liturgical dance. What do you expect of me? Am I supposed to just love songs that I think are horrible, and have no place in the Mass, whatsoever? There are many people out there, such as myself, that do not enjoy the bad, contemporary songs that have poisoned some of the current hymnals. I’m not the only one.
 
hcruz402 said:
What about in the surrounding dioceses (such as the Archdiocese of Los Angeles or the Diocese of Orange)? Any liturgically traditional parishes, over there, to check out? Someone mentioned St. Victor’s in West Hollywood.
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In Escondido there is a TLM at 3:30 at St Mary located on Broadway. I’ve never been there, but if you are in that area, maybe worth checking out so you don’t have to drive to Oceanside or down to St Anne.

In LA, in addition to St Victor: St Therese in Alhambra, Latin Mass at 1 or 2 pm, don’t remember the time exactly. Went there once, it was very nice though I like St Victor better for some reason. Probably because I’m partial to FSSP. Sts Peter and Paul in Wilmington. I only went to OF there but it was very traditional, at least when I visited there a few years ago now.

The .christkinglaw link someone posted earlier looks like a complete listing, though I would stick with FSSP or diocesan Masses only.
 
hcruz402 said:
Don’t start with that “holier than thou” nonsense. Some new things are good, when they are done right. But let’s be honest, though. Would you want to hear music, at Mass, that’s based after popular secular songs? This is precisely the reason why we have liturgical abuses, out there, such as liturgical dance. What do you expect of me? Am I supposed to just love songs that I think are horrible, and have no place in the Mass, whatsoever? There are many people out there, such as myself, that do not enjoy the bad, contemporary songs that have poisoned some of the current hymnals. I’m not the only one.
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Well, you have an opinion.

I on the other hand, have credentials.
With advanced degrees in Music and Catholic Theology, having played in Cathedrals and parishes for nearly 30 years, I have seen it all. I have collaborated and recorded with some of the people you mention, and have played for every level of the hierarchy of the Church with the exception of a Pope. Not everybody’s taste is the same. But their effort in glorifying God through music remains constant whether you like it or not. Bear in mind that each piece of music written for use in the Catholic Church undergoes scrutiny and is signed off on by a Bishop as suitable for sale to churches and also suitable for use.
If you do’t like that, write to the Catholic Bishops. There is a huge Liturgical Conference coming up in North Georgia where many of us will gain more expertise in Gregorian Chant and other traditional music styles. Not that we’ll get to use it much, as the parishes around us don’t care for it, but it behooves everyone to get to know all the various genres well. What you don’t realize is that those of us who last in the ministry of being Music Directors must defer to the preferences of our Pastors. That’s another place you can go to trash the work of others since you think that that would change things to your liking. Having been a Music Director for nearly 30 years and working with many priests, Monsignors, Bishops, Archbishops, and yes, Cardinals, I can pretty much predict you won’t get an sympathetic ear, and if you do, they will listen, nod benignly, and then show you the door. Because they are patient, and pastoral, unlike yourself. If you want to make a difference and not just call me names you could petition for the budgetary changes that need to take place to hire qualified and educated Directors.
In the meantime, good luck in your battle. I have work to do.
 
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