Tom Rutkoski, founder of Gospa Missions in Evans City, PA (www.gospa.org) and lover of the TLM, died this past Tuesday. Tom was an international Catholic speaker and the organization he founded built orphanages in some of the poorest areas of the world. I knew Tom fairly well and can vouch for the fact that he tried to spread the Catholic Faith far and wide. I was saddened to hear of his death.
It is my understanding that Tom's last wish was to have a Requiem Mass in the church where he was baptized (St. Paul's in Butler, PA). He got his wish as the Requiem is scheduled for 10:00 am tomorrow at St. Paul’s in Butler. This is a historic moment because this will be the first TLM (to my knowledge) celebrated in a Butler parish since VII (there have been some "unapproved" Masses in individual homes, but nothing like this).
When Summorum Pontificum came out I tried to get a Mass in Butler but was only met with resistance. To be honest, I never thought I'd see the day when something like this happened in this town! I could write volumes but this isn't the time or place.
Since information about the Requiem Mass is in the local newspaper, I don't mind posting it on the Internet like this. Here is the link to the newspaper obituary: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/butlereagle/obituary.aspx?n=thomas-rutkoski&pid=151751135
May he rest in peace!
It is my understanding that Tom's last wish was to have a Requiem Mass in the church where he was baptized (St. Paul's in Butler, PA). He got his wish as the Requiem is scheduled for 10:00 am tomorrow at St. Paul’s in Butler. This is a historic moment because this will be the first TLM (to my knowledge) celebrated in a Butler parish since VII (there have been some "unapproved" Masses in individual homes, but nothing like this).
When Summorum Pontificum came out I tried to get a Mass in Butler but was only met with resistance. To be honest, I never thought I'd see the day when something like this happened in this town! I could write volumes but this isn't the time or place.
Since information about the Requiem Mass is in the local newspaper, I don't mind posting it on the Internet like this. Here is the link to the newspaper obituary: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/butlereagle/obituary.aspx?n=thomas-rutkoski&pid=151751135
May he rest in peace!