I am pleased to announce that a Dominican Rite Missa Cantata will be celebrated at the Western Dominican Province House of Studies, located at St Albert the Great Priory in Oakland, California, on March 14, beginning at 10:30 a.m.
The celebrant and preacher will be Fr. Anselm Ramelow, O.P., professor of Philosophy at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology. The Mass will be sung by the student brothers of St Albert’s Priory, who will also serve it.
St. Albert the Great Priory Chapel is located at 6170 Chabot Road in Oakland. There is ample parking on Chabot Road.
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Dominican Rite Missa Cantata in Oakland, California, This Saturday
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