HUNTERSVILLE — St. Mark Church offered a special Solemn High Orchestral Latin Mass with the Carolina Catholic Chorale Jan. 15.
The Mass was originally scheduled for Jan. 8, the Feast of the Holy Family on the Extraordinary Form calendar, but the liturgy was rescheduled due to inclement weather.
Nearly 600 people attended this first Solemn Latin Mass at the parish, which featured the chorale providing music from Antonio Caldara’s “Mass in A Major” as well as several pieces from Mozart.
Father Joseph Matlak, pastor of St. Basil the Great Ukrainian Rite Mission in Charlotte, offered the Mass with Father Jason Barone from St. Ann Church as deacon and Father Jason Christian from St. Thomas Aquinas Church as subdeacon.
The Huntersville parish plans to offer more Latin Masses on Fridays during Lent.
— Photos by John Cosmas and Mike FitzGerald | Catholic News Herald
