Blog Stats and Origin of Visitors; Happy 2010!

This blog started on June 6, 2009 (barely 6 months old) and looking back, it's hard to imagine how far it has gone (almost 100 posts) and how fast time went by so quickly. I recently had a chance to check on the blog stats and I didn't realize that the page hits already reached 10,242! Also, just for fun, I checked on the countries that has visited this blog for the past 6 months:

Have you seen your country? :)

The top 20 countries (listed above) were recorded by flagcounter.com.

Just two more hours (here in California) and 2010 will finally be here. I'd like to thank you all for your continued visits and will remember you in my prayers today, as I spend my last hour of 2009 and first hour of 2010 in our nearby adoration chapel. May God bless you and shower you all an abundant of graces for this coming year!

FSSP Pontifical Mass & Ordination (Dec. 19, 2009) part 10 (Final)

Traditional Ordination Ceremony (Fr. Jose Zepeda, FSSP):

Ablutions to Te Deum; First Blessing & Reception

View Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.

On December 19 (2009), a Solemn Pontifical Mass with Ordination to the Sacred Priesthood took place at St. Jarlath Church, Oakland, California. The celebrant was His Excellency, The Most Reverend Salvatore Joseph Cordileone (Bishop of Oakland) ordained Rev. Mr. Jose Zepeda, FSSP. In attendance were priests from the Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP) and other priests of the diocese, including Canon Jean Marie Moreau (Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest), the Episcopal Delegate for the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite in the Diocese of Oakland.

Final Admonition

First Blessing

Canon Jean Marie Moreau (Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest), the Episcopal Delegate for the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite in the Diocese of Oakland.

Canon Jean Marie Moreau with parishioners from St. Margaret Mary (Oakland, CA).

Reception after the Ordination Mass

Waiting for the First Blessing from Fr. Zepeda

First Blessing

Youtube video: Ablutions to Final Admonition

Youtube video: Last Gospel to Te Deum

FSSP Pontifical Mass & Ordination (Dec. 19, 2009) part 9

Traditional Ordination Ceremony (Fr. Jose Zepeda, FSSP): Canon to Communion.

View Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. Concluding part (10) to be posted tomorrow.

On December 19 (2009), a Solemn Pontifical Mass with Ordination to the Sacred Priesthood took place at St. Jarlath Church, Oakland, California. The celebrant was His Excellency, The Most Reverend Salvatore Joseph Cordileone (Bishop of Oakland) ordained Rev. Mr. Jose Zepeda, FSSP. In attendance were priests from the Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP) and other priests of the diocese, including Canon Jean Marie Moreau (Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest), the Episcopal Delegate for the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite in the Diocese of Oakland.

Youtube video: Canon to Pax

Youtube video: Pax to Communion

FSSP Pontifical Mass & Ordination (Dec. 19, 2009) part 8

Traditional Ordination Ceremony (Fr. Jose Zepeda, FSSP): Offertory to Sanctus

View Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. More parts to come!

On December 19 (2009), a Solemn Pontifical Mass with Ordination to the Sacred Priesthood took place at St. Jarlath Church, Oakland, California. His Excellency, The Most Reverend Salvatore Joseph Cordileone (Bishop of Oakland) ordained Rev. Mr. Jose Zepeda, FSSP. In attendance were priests from the Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP) and other priests of the diocese, including Canon Jean Marie Moreau (Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest), the Episcopal Delegate for the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite in the Diocese of Oakland.

Youtube video: Offertory to Sanctus

New blogger priest! Fr. Mitchell Joe Zerrudo

I was pleased to find out that a priest friend of mine in the Philippines, Fr. Mitchell Joe Zerrudo, started his own blog! Check out The Sense of the Sacred. Kindly link to your respective blogs so it can be ranked and searched via Google.

Fr. Zerrudo is based at the Parish of the Lord of Divine Mercy, in the Diocese of Cubao (Philippines). He offers daily mass in the extraordinary form. The traditionalist community in this parish is the currently the largest Trad congregation in the Philippines under diocesan auspices, with a regular Sunday Mass having about 150 congregants. It is also the oldest, tracing its roots to as far back as 1986.

A very Merry and Blessed Christmas to all!

FSSP Pontifical Mass & Ordination (Dec. 19, 2009) part 7

Traditional Ordination Ceremony (Fr. Jose Zepeda, FSSP): Gospel.

View Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. More parts to come!

Youtube video: Preparation for Gospel to Offertory

FSSP Pontifical Mass & Ordination (Dec. 19, 2009) part 6

Traditional Ordination Ceremony: Preface to Binding of Hands of Ordinatus (Fr. Jose Zepeda, FSSP). View Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. More parts to come!

Youtube video: Preface to Binding of Hands of Ordinatus

FSSP Pontifical Mass & Ordination (Dec. 19, 2009) part 5

Traditional Ordination Ceremony: Imposition of the Hands

View Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4. More parts to come!

Youtube video: Litany of the Saints to Imposition of the Hands

FSSP Pontifical Mass & Ordination (Dec. 19, 2009) part 4

Ordination Ceremony

Youtube video: Ordination Ceremony

FSSP Pontifical Mass & Ordination (Dec. 19, 2009) part2

2nd Entrance of the Bishop with the rest of the Clergy and Altar Servers

Introit

Oration and Lesson

Youtube video: (2nd Procession to First Lesson)

FSSP Pontifical Mass & Ordination (Dec. 19, 2009) Part 1

On December 19 (2009), a Solemn Pontifical Mass with Ordination to the Sacred Priesthood took place at St. Jarlath Church, Oakland, California. His Excellency, The Most Reverend Salvatore Joseph Cordileone (Bishop of Oakland) ordained Rev. Mr. Jose Zepeda, FSSP. In attendance were priests from the Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP) and other priests of the diocese, including Canon Jean Marie Moreau (Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest), the Episcopal Delegate for the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite in the Diocese of Oakland. More pictures and video to come. Stay tuned!

Part 1: 1st Entrance of the Bishop (before vesting)

Youtube video: