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Who is Fr. Trad? His Identity (and Church) Revealed!

8/17/2012

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Long time readers of this blog are familiar with Fr. Trad (short for Traditional).  You may remember him from such entertaining posts as "An Impromptu Confession Sans-Stole" and my very first memory of him (and his parish) in "New Church."

Well, you are in for a real treat today!!!  Not only am I going to reveal Fr. Trad's identity, I'm going to give you a sneak peek into his beautiful church and tell you how you can experience Fr. Trad in the comfort of your own home!

As is typical for Holy Days of Obligation, I attended this parish for their evening mass (my parish doesn't offer evening mass unless it's a vigil).  This is also the parish with the beautiful Adoration Chapel that I usually attend.


Anyway, as soon as I stepped foot through the doors, I was overcome with awe.  Everything - and I mean EVERYTHING - was meticulous.  Flowers were everywhere, banners for Our Lady were hung high, her gorgeous statue was bathed in candlelight, and Father was already busy censing the church.


I know I've said this about a bazillion times, but I LOVE THIS PRIEST!  He's traditional and he's super Marian.  He spares no expense attending to Our Lady, and it shows in everything he does.  It shows in everything that the parishioners do as a result. 

There's an anonymous saying that this blessed priest reminds me of.  It goes:

If the priest is a saint, his people will be holy.  If the priest is holy, his people will be good.  If the priest is good, his people will be fair.  If the priest is fair, his people will be mediocre.  If the priest is mediocre, his people will be bad.


Priests are meant to be a step above us in their example of holiness.  They're meant to draw us closer to God by, in fact, being closer to God through purity of heart.  This man exemplifies this for me, and it shows in how reverent his flock acts during Mass. 

I'm always struck by how in-sync the lectors / ministers are... how attentive the altar servers are... how unassuming even the choir is (though their music is phenomenal).  Considering how many parishes I've been to that have lectors brassly refusing to reverence the Blessed Sacrament, that have Extraordinary Ministers acting like the Communion line is some sort of popularity test, etc, I fully appreciate a cohesive parishioner base that understands the Mass is a prayer meant to worship God... not a place to showcase their presumed skill-set.


Anyway, I decided after Mass that I needed to come back and finally snap some photos of this church to share with you.  One day I might do the same for my current home parish, but for issues of privacy I'd rather not at this point.


The reason I'm brazenly posting all of this knowing it will "out" Fr. Trad's identity is because I just learned that he is on YouTube!  All of his homilies are there, so I emphatically suggest you check out his page!  His real name is Fr. Carmel, and though he uses a cane to get around, he is a true warrior for Christ.  I imagine he might try to politely shove St. Michael out of the way when he gets to Heaven so he could serve as Our Lady's personal bodyguard.  Ha ha!

I wanted to give you this fuller appreciation for Fr. Carmel before I showcase his beautiful church.  Why?  Because a beautiful church is just a building.  The REAL Church is made up of the priests and parishioners that work to make that building beautiful and holy.  So with that in mind, enjoy the slideshow.  Keep this priest in your prayers.  Keep all priests in your prayers.  May they all strive to live their vows faithfully, and may they all rely on the intercession of Our Lady in so gracious and attentive a manner.  Bless them.


Art from the Church Proper


Art from Outside and in the Rectory


The Adoration Chapel

A very special thank you to Janet, the parish secretary, who kindly took me on this mini-excursion yesterday.  Bless her a thousand-fold for such generosity.

Another very special thank you to Fr. Carmel, himself, for revitalizing this parish.  He has very obviously put his entire heart and soul into this place!  Bless him!

Finally, a very special thank you to all the parishioners of this beautiful, holy place.  I've always felt very welcome here, and due to their deligence in following Fr. Carmel's example, the services have always pulled me closer to Christ.  Bless them!
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