ATLANTA ARCHDIOCESE HOLY WEEK 2026

 

The crotalus makes its yearly debut

THE ONLY TRADITIONAL HOLY WEEK IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA 

The is the only Holy Week observance in Georgia, and will be at the FSSP parish in Mableton. 

ALL HOLY WEEK LITURGIES WILL BE SOLEMN

The Holy Week liturgy schedule is as follows at St Francis de Sales in Mableton. All liturgies will be in the Solemn Form (priest, deacon, sub deacon). This is the only parish in the Atlanta Diocese and in the state of Georgia where the traditional Holy Week will be observed. PLEASE NOTE DUE TO THE EXTREMELY LARGE CROWDS THAT ARE NOW ATTENDING MASS AT THIS PARISH MANY MASSES ARE NOW HELD IN THE GYM BEHIND THE CHURCH.  CONFESSIONS ARE STILL HEARD IN THE CHURCH 

PALM SUNDAY

10:30 am Solemn High Mass with blessing of palms and procession. To take a palm you kneel down in front of the priest then kiss the palm branch and then kiss the priest's hand, then take the palm. 

MAUNDY THURSDAY, TENEBRAE AND CONFESSIONS

Tenebrae 10:00 am in church

Solemn High Mass of the Lords Supper 7:30 pm, with foot washing, stripping of the altar, translation and procession of the Blessed Sacrament to the altar of repose, Office of Compline is sung and then adoration at the altar of repose until midnight Confessions will be heard 9:30 pm to 10:30 pm.

GOOD FRIDAY, TENEBRAE STATIONS OF THE CROSS, AND CONFESSIONS 

Tenebrae 10:00 am in church

Confessions 1:00 PM TO 2:00 PM

Stations of the Cross at 2:00 PM

Solemn Mass of the Pre-sanctified 3:00 pm, (during adoration of the cross you remove your shoes to approach the crucifix), 

HOLY SATURDAY AND TENEBRAE

Tenebrae 10:00 am 

The Great Vigil (solemn) 9:30 pm in church, meet in the parking lot at the Easter fire. May want a small flashlight because there is only candlelight used until the Gloria is intoned.

EASTER SUNDAY 
7:00 am and 8:00 AM Low Masses, followed by Easter Egg Hunt
10:30 am High mass, 
1:00 pm usual mass is canceled

 

LOW SUNDAY 

7:00 am 8:00 am low masses

10:30 am high mass

1:00 pm Low Mass

3:00 pm Divine Mercy Devotions, sung. (with plenary indulgence)

Saint Francis de Sales

587 Landers Drive

Mableton Ga 30126

30126

St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church - Latin Mass Atlanta (fsspatl.com)

ATLANTA ARCHDIOCESE LENTEN MISSION 2026

Father Duffy Diaconal Ordination

ONLY TRADITIONAL LENTEN MISSION IN GEORGIA

The FSSP will have a traditional Lenten Mission in the Atlanta Archdiocese beginning Tuesday March 17th with a sermon adoration and confessions, and continuing on Wednesday March 18th and concluding on Thursday March 19th. The mission begins each evening at 7:00 pm and will conclude at 9:00 pm, each night.  The preacher will be Father Joseph Duffy, FSSP visiting from his parish in Naples Florida. This is the ONLY traditional Catholic Lenten Mission in the state of Georgia. 

St Francis de Sales Catholic Church

587 Landers Drive

Mableton, Georgia 30126, USA

Phone: (770) 948-6888

For directions or info see: 

www.fsspatl.com

TRADITIONAL CATHOLICS MEET SEXAGESIMA SUNDAY IN SAVANNAH

 

HIGH MASS AND POT LUCK THIS SUNDAY AT SACRED HEART FOR SEXAGESIMA

There will be the usual weekly high mass in Savannah this Sunday but this Sunday there is also the regular SECOND SUNDAY brunch after high mass. The brunch is a pot luck so bring something to share and meet fellow traditional Catholics in the Savannah Diocese.  If you can please bring plates cups, and cutlery. Also people will need to stay to clean up afterwards. 

High Mass 1:00 pm

Sacred Heart 

707 Bull Street

Savannah Ga 31401

CANDLEMAS ATLANTA ARCHDIOCESE 2026

 

Distribution of Candles

Saint Blaze Blessing Next Day

CANDLEMAS ATLANTA ARCHDIOCESE

ONLY CANDLEMAS IN GEORGIA (FEAST OF THE PURIFICATION)

The only place to assist at Candlemas in this Archdiocese is at Saint Francis de Sales in Mableton. There will be a high Candlemas at St Francis de Sales in Mableton on Monday February 2nd at 7:30 pm. The blessing of candles and outdoor procession precede the mass. Once the procession enters the sanctuary the priest will vest and the mass begins with the incensation of the altar omitting the payers at the the foot of the altar and the introit.  Bring your candles for the blessing and make sure your name is on them.  Place your candles outside the sanctuary at the altar rail opposite the altar of Saint Joseph. When you take a candle from the priest, you kneel then you kiss the candle first then kiss the priest's hand and take the candle. Your lighted candle is held during the procession, the Gospel, and the Cannon. At home these candles are lit for prayers after dusk on All Saints Day, Extreme Unction, and during storms. These candles will be used by the priests on the following day for the blessing of throats on St Blaze's Day. The creche is removed and it is traditional to eat crepes on this day. Also, beginning February 2, the Marian antiphon is Ave Regina Caelorum and is said until Wednesday of Holy Week, inclusive. Bees wax candles are for sale in the parish bookstore for $8.00 for two tapers. For info call 770 948-6888. 

 

For directions see: St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church - Latin Mass Atlanta (fsspatl.com)

2026 MASS SCHEDULE AUGUSTA

 

2026 Latin Mass Schedule

Date	Liturgical Day
1/25	3rd Sunday after Epiphany
2/22	1st Sunday of Lent
3/22	Passion Sunday
4/26	3rd Sunday after Easter
5/24	Pentecost
6/28	5th Sunday after Pentecost
7/26	9th Sunday After Pentecost
8/23	13th Sunday after Pentecost
9/27	18th Sunday after Pentecost
10/25	Christ the King
11/22	Last Sunday after Pentecost
12/27	Sunday in the Octave of Christmas

 After mass please join everyone in St Francis Hall for a covered dish dinner and possibly entertainment and meet fellow traditional Catholics in the Augusta area. 

MASS INFO:

12:30 pm Sundays 

Most Holy Trinity

720 Telfair Street

Augusta Ga 30901

MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT FROM SAVANNAH BISHOP

H.E. Stephen D Parks personally assisted at the Latin Mass Sunday in Savannah to show his support of tradition and announced he asked for and has received from the Vatican a 2 year extension to allow the Traditional Mass to be said in his Diocese. Bishop Parks is a TRUE shepherd, please thank him when you get a chance. 

EPIPHANY WATER AND HOUSE BLESSINGS ATLANTA ARCHDIOCESE

 

EPIPHANY WATER BLESSING VIGIL OF EPIPHANY
The only place in the Atlanta Archdiocese where Epiphany water will be blessed will be on the Vigil of the Epiphany, Monday January 5th starting at 5:30 pm. at St Francis de Sales in Mableton Georgia , Atlanta Diocese. The ancient blessing of Epiphany water is done during vespers on the eve of the great feast day. The blessing is long &; complex and the water is very powerful. This water is used during the Epiphany Blessing of homes that begin the following day and throughout the octave. You may take up to a quart of Epiphany Water home with you. 

EPIPHANY HOME BLESSING
The only place in Georgia where you can have gold, incense, myrrh, and chalk blessed on the Epiphany will be at the parish of St Francis de Sales on January 5th, see web site below, for mass schedules for the Feast Day. The English translation is below for you to follow along. 

FOR DIRECTIONS AND MASS TIMES CLICK : https://fsspatl.com/

EPIPHANY HOUSE BLESSING TRANSLATION

It is that time of year for your priest to come to your home and bless your house during the Octave of the Epiphany. He will use the Epiphany water blessed at vespers on the Vigil of the Epiphany and the chalk and incense blessed on the Feast of the Epiphany. Here is the English translation of the ritual.
( Please note the Father of the House will lead the priest from room to room with a lighted blessed candle-also all who enter for the first time after the blessing do so with their right foot)

As the priest comes into the home he says:
P: God's peace be in this home. 
All: And in all who live here.
P. Ant.: Magi from the East came to Bethlehem to adore the Lord; and opening their treasure chests they presented Him with precious gifts: gold for the great King, incense for the true God, and myrrh in symbol of His burial. Alleluia.
Canticle of the Magnificat
Luke 1.46-55
P: "My soul * extols the Lord;
All: And my spirit leaps for joy in God my Savior.
P: How graciously He looked upon His lowly maid! * Oh, see, from this hour onward age after age will call me blessed!
All: How sublime is what He has done for me, * the Mighty One, whose name is 'Holy'!
P: From age to age He visits those * who worship Him in reverence.
All: His arm achieves the mastery: * He routs the haughty and proud of heart.
P: He puts down princes from their thrones, * and exalts the lowly;
All: He fills the hungry with blessings, * and sends away the rich with empty hands.
P: He has taken by the hand His servant Israel, * and mercifully kept His faith,
All: As He had promised our fathers * with Abraham and his posterity forever and evermore."
P: Glory be to the Father.
All: As it was in the beginning.
Meanwhile the home is sprinkled with holy water and incensed. At the end of the Magnificat the antiphon is repeated. Then the priest says Our Father (the rest inaudibly until:) 
P: And lead us not into temptation. 
All: But deliver us from evil. 
P: Many shall come from Saba. 
All: Bearing gold and incense.
P: Lord, heed my prayer.
All: And let my cry be heard by you.
P: The Lord be with you.
All: May he also be with you.
Let us pray.
God, who on this day revealed your only-begotten Son to all nations by the guidance of a star, grant that we who now know you by faith may finally behold you in your heavenly majesty; through Christ our Lord. 
All: Amen.
Responsory: Be enlightened and shine forth, O Jerusalem, for your light is come; and upon you is risen the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ born of the Virgin Mary.
P: Nations shall walk in your light, and kings in the splendor of- your birth.
All: And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you.
Let us pray.
Lord God almighty, bless  this home, and under its shelter let there be health, chastity, self-conquest, humility, goodness, mildness, obedience to your commandments, and thanksgiving to God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. May your blessing remain always in this home and on those who live here; through Christ our Lord. All: Amen.

Bless each room with incense and Epiphany Water. Write the Magi’s initials, connected by Crosses, and the year’s numbers over the exterior doors with the blessed chalk, like this:

MM+K+M+B+XXVI

BLESSING OF SAINT JOHN WINE ATLANTA ARCHDIOCESE

RARE BLESSING OF SAINT JOHN WINE

Immediately following the last gospel of the 9:00 am mass on Saint John's Day ( December 27th 2025) at the parish of Saint Francis de Sales in Mableton, the priests will bless the wine of Saint John. Make sure your wine is placed before the altar of Saint Joseph prior to mass because the blessing is at the last gospel. 

HERE IS THE RITUAL SO YOU CAN FOLLOW ALONG

BLESSING OF WINE on the Feast of St. John, Apostle and Evangelist

At the end of the principal Mass on the feast of St. John, Apostle and Evangelist, after the last Gospel, the priest, retaining all vestments except the maniple, blesses wine brought by the people. This is done in memory and in honor of St. John, who drank without any ill effects the poisoned wine offered to him by his enemies.
P: Our help is in the name of the Lord.
All: Who made heaven and earth.
P: The Lord be with you.
All: May He also be with you.
Let us pray.
If it please you, Lord God, bless + and consecrate + this vessel of wine (or any other beverage) by the power of your right hand; and grant that, through the merits of St. John, apostle and evangelist, all your faithful who drink of it may find it a help and a protection. As the blessed John drank the poisoned potion without any ill effects, so may all who today drink the blessed wine in his honor be delivered from poisoning and similar harmful things. And as they offer themselves body and soul to you, may they obtain
pardon of all their sins; through Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.
Lord, bless + this creature drink, so that it may be a health- giving medicine to all who use it; and grant by your grace that all who taste of it may enjoy bodily and spiritual health in calling on your holy name; through Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.
May the blessing of almighty God, Father, Son, + and Holy Spirit, come on this wine (or any other beverage) and remain always.
All: Amen.
It is sprinkled with holy water. If the blessing is given privately outside of Mass, the priest is vested in surplice and stole and performs the ceremony as given above.

THIS IS THE RITUAL OF THE TOAST WITH THE WINE THIS EVENING

When the blessed wine is drunk on his Feast Day (Dec. 27), it occurs before dinner as a toast to St. John. The head of the household lifts a glass towards another and says, “I drink you the love of St. John.” Then the other person replies “I thank you for the Love of St. John” and then turns to the oldest person, lifts her glass, and says, “I drink you the love of St. John…” –and on it goes down the line until each has been toasted. 

For directions see www.fsspatl.com