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Summary at the Mission & Chapel
The Traditional Latin Mass Community enjoyed the historical Mission San Buenaventura for 15 years during which Fr. Carcerano was assigned as Pastor from 2008 to 2011. From the very beginning he took interest in the TLM. Altar Servers assisted with his learning of the rubrics. Fr. Michael practiced in private for quite some time as he wanted to be as "perfect" as he could be before saying his first public Latin Low Mass. That day arrived November 17, 2008. After Mass, out on the plaza, he turned to me and said "I have been a Priest for 30 years, and today I have found the Mass of my vocation!"
The new home for the Traditional Latin Mass Community was established at Saint Mary Magdalen Chapel, on Palm Sunday 2013 where Fr. Michael participated. Una Voce Ventura County offered to send him to the FSSP Seminary in Denton, Nebraska for Sung High Mass training, for which he eagerly agreed. Upon return, he sang his first Missa Cantata on June 16, 2013.
Over the years at both the Mission and the Chapel, the TLM Community was served by many other Priests including Chaplains from Thomas Aquinas College and ultimately when the FSSP was welcomed into the LA Archdiocese, the FSSP took over responsibility for the TLM Community at St. Mary Magdalen. In his later years, Fr. Michael became a Diocesan Hermit with the permission of the Archbishop, with the request that he minister to the homebound elderly who wanted the Traditional Rites anywhere in the Archdiocese!
Fr. Michael Carcerano was a living example of all the Virtues! May God grant Eternal Blessing to His good and faithful servant!
Leo Raab, Former Una Voce Ventura President
