Comments on: St. Rose of Lima, Quincy, Illinois

By: paul K. Geers

paul K. Geers — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:57:45 +0000

Dear Friends,
You do not need to be a member to get married in St. Rose of Lima, but we would like you to be a member there.
Paul K. Geers
president of the Latin Mass Society of Quincy.Ill.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:39:09 +0000

Thanks for the info, I appreciate it

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:56:38 +0000

No, I don’t, but I think you have to be a member to have a wedding there (but don’t quote me on that), so I kind of assume at least one of them is.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:24:13 +0000

Do you know if the couple planning on marrying in St. Rose are traditional Catholic?

By: Shelby

Shelby — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:35:12 +0000

i love the pictures

By: Aaron

Aaron — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:11:10 +0000

Hi Brandon,

That’s great, I know people will be excited to hear a marriage will be taking place at St. Rose. There have already been three baptisms that I know of, too.

If you go to http://www.saintrosequincy.org, we have a photo gallery there now, with nearly all the pictures I have so far, but more should be coming.

Capacity-wise, I’ve been told it seats about 300, but I think you could squeeze more in than that. We had 240 at the first High Mass, and there was quite a bit of room left.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:56:48 +0000

My fiance and I are currently scheduled to get married in this church this summer as she is originally from the Quincy area. I am from the Washington, MO area and would like to know if anyone has anymore interior pictures of this church. They pictures that are posted look great, but I’m looking for pictures that give me a sense of size inside as well as pictures of the alter.

Thanks for any responses and help!

-Brandon

By: Gus

Gus — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:55:17 +0000

Well, I have attended some of the masses in that most beautiful church, how rare is the moment to see so much beauty, so much reverence at mass again. I was talking to a lady after mass on Sunday, and she said they still wonder how Mr.Geers got this whole thing together, one person who started this and got so many people together. I found out he does not even live in Quincy! then I said , “why did he do this?” she said he loves the Latin Mass and that this was his home parish and was always the most beautiful church and wanted the Latin Mass there. She also said, that he only had one meeting with the local Bishop, and then he had to contact the Superior General of the Fraternity to come to Quincy. Mr. Geers, said it was alot of prayers that got this to Quincy and he was also praying to Msgr. Fox, a longtime former pastor there in helping him.

What great prayer, and Thank you Mr. Geers for thinking of Quincy. We need this!!

By: Mary Kay Waldhaus

Mary Kay Waldhaus — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:15:52 +0000

Attending the first Latin High Mass was a wonderful experience. It was like things had never changed and was so natural. There is the most high reverence between Father and the servers, and this is what makes you keep coming back. I love it! Those who grew up during the Latin Mass will love it. There is something special about saying and singing in Latin. We are blessed to have Father here to keep these Latin memories alive.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:30:06 +0000

Fr. Magiera,

Thank you for the kind comments. We are indeed lucky to have St. Rose and Fr. Devillers. Some people have asked me how we managed to get a priest, when so many churches in this area have closed or are sharing a priest and desperately hanging onto one weekly Mass. I tell them they should have gotten the Latin Mass.

Melissa,

Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed the pictures. I just put up some new ones Paul sent me from the first Sunday. If you’re who I think you are, you know first-hand how much work went into it!

God bless you both,
Aaron