Traditional Latin Mass in Maryland

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Update: April 19th, 18:40 EDT. The time schedule has been posted here . Please be sure to check this as those attending must be seated early! SOLEMN PONTIFICAL MASS IN THE EXTRAORDINARY FORM Saturday, April 24th - 1:00 p.m. National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception , Washington, D.C. In honor of the 5th anniversary of the inauguration of Pope Benedict XVI, Darío Cardinal Castrillón Hoyos, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei who has served under both Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI, will offer this historic Mass assisted by priests of the Fraternity of Saint Peter, at the Main Altar of the National Shrine, the largest Catholic church in the Western Hemisphere and among the ten largest in the world. The Shrine seats 3,500, with a total capacity of 6,500. As Pope Benedict has written— “The Church stands and falls with the Liturgy. When the adoration of the divine Trinity declines, when the faith no longer appears in its fullness in the Liturgy of th

Father John Zuhlsdorf has now posted a story on the Pontifical Mass coming to Washington, D.C. At 1:00 pm on 24 April at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington DC there is to be a Pontifical Mass celebrated by His Eminence Dario Card. Castrillon Hoyos, former President of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei. This will be the 5th anniversary of the election of His Holiness Benedict XVI . There is a great deal more information located here including links on Twitter and on Facebook.

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Note: This post was edited to avoid confusion. Hat Tip to Matthew! Last year, I received email word (which proved to be unconfirmed and erroneous) that Dario Cardinal Castrillón Hoyos would celebrate a TLM at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C . This proved to be incorrect which was embarrassing for me. The NLM confirms tonight, however, that the Cardinal President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei , will celebrate the TLM on April 24th, 2010 at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C at 1:00 PM in the Upper Church . The calendar for the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception carries the announcement for this event . This is an event of momentous occasion and I pray that the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is filled to capacity. Laus Deo!

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New Catholic posts a lengthy interview with Fr. Franz Schmidberger, Superior for the District of Germany of the S.S.P.X. Read the post in its entirety here . Here is an excerpt: KNA: In 2005 there was a conversation in Castel Gandofo, in which, in addition to the Pope, curial Cardinal Dario Castrillon Hoyos, and Traditionalist Bishop Bernard Fellay, you also took part. What was agreed at that time? Schmidberger: We discussed the entire situation with the Society and agreed on the path which we are now following. The Motu Proprio of 2007 and the lifting of the so-called excommunications were the first steps. Now comes the theological dialog. Next we have to find a canonical structure for the Society with its 500 priests. We are satisfied with the solution that Rome is considering. KNA: Which is? Schmidberger: In the direction of a personal prelature. KNA: Similar to Opus Dei? Schmidberger: Somewhat. The interview is far more detailed and deals with the planned ordinations as well .

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Update 2, 9:08 PM, 10/08/08: I just received the email below. The initial "outline" of this event is indeed accurate. The only thing remaining is whether Cardinal Castrillon-Hoyos will accept. Thanks to John for his email! When asking my source about details on the Hoyos Mass at the National Shrine, he said that Cardinal Hoyos has indeed been invited to the Shrine to offer Holy Mass . The Archdiocese of Washington approved the invitation, and the date Cardinal Hoyos was asked to say (or sing!) Mass was December 13th . His Eminence has not (yet?) accepted the invitation, so the entire event remains up in the air . I wish I had better news, but I thought a follow-up was in order. Update : I've made several attempts to verify this information, but to no avail. As much as I want to believe this , it is possible that this was more rumor than fact. I apologize if this is the case. If I learn that this special event WILL take place, I will post