First Tridentine Mass celebrated at Johannesburg Cathedral

I returned, about an hour ago, from the first Tridentine Mass to be held at Christ the King Cathedral in Johannesburg. The Mass was held in the Blessed Virgin side chapel and there were, I would say, about 100 people present. It was a Low Mass, celebrated by Rev. Father Shaun Mary von Lillienfeld who, after the Mass had ended, gave a short but deeply moving speech in which he described his gratitude for being able to celebrate the Tridentine Mass once again.

As you can see from the photo below, these are very small beginnings but this was a hugely historic occasion. I apologise for the smallness of the image, but the photo came out rather blurry. Fortunately it does not look quite so fuzzy when made a little smaller. There was an official photographer there as well so I will, hopefully, be able to post much better photographs at a later date, although I am sure they will appear elsewhere first.

Father von Lillienfeld celebrates the first official Tridentine Mass in Johannesburg