Corpus Christi Church
Corpus Christi Church, West 121st Street, New York: perhaps my favorite Catholic church interior in all New York, and one which simply cries out for a traditional Mass.


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7:54 am
Much better than Corpus Christi, Maiden Lane in London by a long shot!!!
7:59 am
As you can see, though, the exterior leaves much to be desired.
7:19 am
Andrew -
I thought Corpus Christi offered the Extraordinary Form of the Mass? Or, do they offer the Ordinary Form in Latin?
Harold
5:22 am
What a peculiar, small door!
1:28 pm
Unfortunately, Corpus Christi does not offer the Mass in Latin in either form. However, at the 11.15 Mass on Sunday, the choir does sing some propers from the Graduale (usually Introit & Communion) and sometimes choir and congregation sing Gregorian commons.
5:25 am
Where did you find those “archival” pictures?
1:09 pm
What wonderful memories are brought forth by those pictures! I grew up in that parish thru the 40s, 50s and up to 1963. I was a member of the choir and remember the solemn processions through the aisles on special Sundays. Thomas Merton became a Catholic there while a student at Columbia. The grammar school occupied the upper floors and the convent for the teaching nuns was on the top floor.
Thank You!