Traditional Latin Mass in Maryland

I received this email from my friend in the Traditional Latin Mass Group in Arlington and wish to pass it on: Friday (11 June) is the First Class Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. There are diocesan Masses in the region: 1) a Low Mass at 8 AM at Saint Mary's in Washington, D.C.; and 2) a Low Mass at 7:30 PM at Saint Louis in the Fairfax County section of Alexandria, Va. There will also be a High Mass on Friday at St. John the Baptist in Front Royal, Va at 7 PM. One may gain a plenary indulgence Friday, under the usual conditions, by saying the Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus publicly in front of the Blessed Sacrament. On Saturday...a reminder! There will NOT be a 12 noon Mass at Holy Spirit in Annandale (it resumes on the 19th), but there will be a special 2 PM High Mass at Saint Bernadette's in Silver Spring, Md. Thanks to Ken!

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I am indebted to my friend, Ken, for this list. Many of the locales are listed in the navigation bar to the immediate right with links to websites for visitors to this blog. Some additional Masses are listed in the Dioceses of Richmond & Harrisburg as well. With Lent over, all of the shifts and changes to the regular TLM schedule are also over. The only locations that have spotty schedules are the Wednesday Basilica Shrine and Thursday Georgetown Masses (so verify before traveling). Christendom’s Masses go through 13 May, restarting 23 August. Here is the current schedule of Masses in the three nearest dioceses: Traditional Latin Masses; Diocese of Arlington, Archdiocese of Washington & Archdiocese of Baltimore Mondays – 7 a.m.; Saint John’s in Front Royal, Va. 4:30 p.m. (during school year); Christ the King chapel at Christendom College in Front Royal, Va. 7:30 p.m.; Saint John’s in McLean, Va. Tuesdays – 7:30 a.m. (during school year); Christ the King chapel at Christend

I am greatly indebted to my friend, Ken, who compiled this list. This represents the known Traditional Latin Masses in the Archdiocese of Washington and the Diocese of Arlington as of March 2nd, 2010. I have linked every new Parish that was identified into the RIGHT MENU with hyperlinks. Consider this a "snapshot" of where things are today. Traditional Latin Masses - Diocese of Arlington and Archdiocese of Washington - March 2nd, 2010 Mondays 7 a.m.; Saint John’s in Front Royal, Va. 4:30 p.m. (during school year); Christ the King chapel at Christendom College in Front Royal, Va. 7:30 p.m.; Saint John’s in McLean, Va. Tuesdays 7:30 a.m. (during school year); Christ the King chapel at Christendom College in Front Royal, Va. Wednesdays 7:30 a.m.; Holy Spirit in Annandale, Va. 11:10 a.m. (during CUA school year); Lourdes chapel in the Basilica Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. 7 p.m.; Saint John’s in Front Royal, Va. Thursdays 4:30 p.m. (during school yea

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A kind soul sent me a link to the blog of the Archdiocese of Washington on which Msgr. Charles Pope has begun a series called, "The Mass in Slow Motion." The series has just begun and is focused on the Ordinary Form. It is written very well and filled with great information. Here are the first two installments: The Procession and Entrance Song The Altar is Reverenced Please bookmark this blogsite and continue to follow the beautiful series!

This link goes to the website of the Archdiocese of Baltimore . It is for Sunday Masses. All you need to do is to specific a "TIME" in the toggle box and the Parish having that Mass will show up. I would check to be sure that it is being held on Easter, but I am betting it will be. This goes to the Archdiocese of Washingto n and this goes to the Diocese of Arlington . Both have similar search boxes for Mass Times. Happy Easter and I hope you make Mass!

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I wanted to post this early and it is subject to change, of course. These are the major Basilicas and Cathedrals in the Archdioceses of Baltimore and Washington, DC. Here is where you will find the Christmas schedule of Masses: Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in Baltimore, Maryland has posted its Christmas Mass and Concert schedule here The Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore has posted its Christmas schedule here Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC has a full schedule for both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day linked at the bottom of this page here The Cathedral of Saint Matthew the Apostle in Washington, DC has its Advent and Christmas schedule posted here Please note that these schedules are for the major Cathedrals and Basilicas of the two Archdioceses. To check for the TLM schedule, consult the Parish weblinks in the right menu . For Novus Ordo Masses, please use MassTime.org.

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Big news! Fr. Zuhlsdorf posted this a while ago : Extraordinary Form workshop for priests to be held in the Archdiocese of Washington September 9, 10 and 11 (Tues-Thurs) Church of Saint Mary Bryantown MD Those interested should contact Fr Mark Knestout, Office of Worship, 301.833.4594, email knestoutm@adw.org or Fr. Thomas LaHood, 301.475.8403, email tlahood@adwparish.org. Workshop is to be given by Fr Victor Szczurek, O. Praem., of Saint Michael’s Abbey in Orange, California. Please make arrangements ASAP!

Saint Bernadette's Parish in Silver Spring is a perennial "search" to land on this blog. I must get at least 2 hits a week searching for it. First, it is in the Archdiocese of Washington so the trick is to look up all the Parishes in that Archdiocese. So, simply click here . Note that the Parishes are divided into Washington or Maryland (as the ADW takes in areas of both). Checking the Maryland Parishes , it is found here under Saint Bernadette .

I have had a D.C. "visitor" who is seeking a Mass time "in the evenings." I don't know if this refers to any evening in the week or for Sunday, in particular. I also don't know if the individual is looking for something near D.C. or anywhere in Maryland! I checked out MassTimes.org (see it in the right menu also), used "Silver Spring, MD" as the central locus and looked for "Sunday" Mass times. I took only those in the evening. Here is what I found for Sundays : 5:00 PM St. Francis of Assisi St. John Baptist de la Salle St. Michael the Archangel St. Camillus Franciscan Monastery 5:30 PM The Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament 6:00 PM Our Lady of Victory St. Elizabeth Catholic Parish St. James St. Gabriel St. John The Baptist St. Andrew Apostle Shrine of the Sacred Heart St. Jude 7:00 PM University of MD Catholic Student Center St. Michael the Archangel 7:30 PM St. Thomas Apostle 9

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Thomas Peters of AmericanPapist does a really nice job of gathering five stories germane to the Holy Father's visit in April . One is the story posted below from The New Liturgical Movement . Highly recommended !

Joseph Bottum of the Catholic Magazine, First Things , reminds us that he will be in Washington, D.C. on March 17th, 2008 : [...] On Monday, March 17, at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Called “Living with the Dead: Why Cities Need Cemeteries and Nations Need Memorials,” it’s at 7:00 pm in the ICC auditorium . Cosponsored by the Tocqueville Forum at Georgetown and National Civic Art Society , the lecture is a specific application to civil architecture and urban design of the work I did in “ Death & Politics ,” the long essay on the centrality of grief to political theory that appeared this summer in First Things . The respondents will be National Endowment for the Arts chairman Dana Gioia, the New Criterion ’s Roger Kimball, and the architectural historian Denis McNamara. A reception will follow the lecture, I’m told. The events is open to the public, and no RSVP is needed, although you might drop them an email to say you’re coming, so they can get a rough count for t

Thomas Peters, son of Canonist Edward Peters, is studying for his Master's in Theology in Washington, D.C. He writes an interesting blog called American Papist: Not Your Average Catholic . Last night, he attended a "Theology on Tap" at which Archbishop Donald Wuerl was guest speaker. Please read on her e . Note, Tom said "the fire marshall would not have been pleased." My translation: HUGE CROWD.

I am happy to learn that I have a compatriot in D.C. who has added me to the blog's blogroll. I am most happy to return the favor. DC Catholic is the blog to visit for information on the Nation's Capital, the Archdiocese of Washington and especially for the visit of His Holiness this Spring. Check it out! Hat tip, DC!

In checking my Sitemeter blog logs for yesterday, I was stunned to see the number of individuals seeking Lenten Services in either the Ordinary form or the Extraordinary form for Ash Wednesday. Then, I clicked the link on my blogroll for MassTimes.org , the ubiquitous repository of Masses and the Sacraments around the world, and found that their server was then and still is down. For those locally (and the logs indicated many of you who visited were local) I have added hyperlinks to the blog menu to the Archdiocese of Baltimore and for the Archdiocese of Washington . Both Archdioceses have amazingly user-friendly websites that list parishes, their locations and even hyperlinks to the Parishes. Some of the parishes post their bulletins and these had great details on Lenten services, and Ash Wednesday specifically. Hope this helps you in the future! +A.M.D.G.+

In response to student requests, the TLM was initiated at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. twice each week and the number of attendees is increasing. The TLM is now being celebrated in the Crypt and the Office of Campus Ministry has agreed to regularize this arrangement: Copley Crypt was chosen over Dahlgren due to its architecture and the placement of the altar, said Fr. Stephen Fields, S.J., one of the priests who say the Tridentine Masses. The Mass is celebrated on campus according to directives outlined in Pope Benedict XVI’s letter “Summorum Pontificum” last year. “The Archdiocese of Washington is working on other norms to be followed for the celebration of this form of the Mass, and our celebration of it will fully comply with these,” Fields said. The Tridentine Mass is now celebrated in Copley Crypt on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. and Sundays at 11:30 a.m. Fields and Fr. William Farge, S.J., currently preside over the Mass, and Fr. John Siberski, S.J., and Fr. James Duff