Traditional Latin Mass in Maryland

Here is a nice article on the Latin Mass and what is happening at the University of Maryland, College Park published in the on-line version of the Diamondback . A hat tip to Fr. Z. and his blog, "What Does the Prayer Really Say" for this article from the archives of early December. Students at the Catholic Student Center are trying to infuse the present-day Mass with some customs from the past. For the past two months, students at the CSC have gathered each Wednesday before the evening Mass, or the Catholic worship service, to learn prayers and portions of the service in Latin, the formal language of the Catholic Church. During the same time period, four students learned the traditional songs and chants of the church as part of the Schola Cantorum, an all-male choir with a name that means "school of song" in Latin. The semester's work culminated in an extra Mass celebrated Nov. 30 in Latin with music provided by the schola. Approximately 25 students