Traditional Latin Mass in Maryland

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I received my copy of the F.S.S.P. Bulletin today and saw this item of interest: Lay Retreat given by Fr. James Buckley, F.S.S.P. Silent contemplative retreats based on the first week of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola. With daily Mass according to the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite. Upper Marlboro, Maryland Retreat for Women, July 13 to 18 Cost: $225.00 (includes all meals, room and board)

This is from the bulletin online from Saint Alphonsus Church from Holy Trinity Sunday, May 18th, 2008 . Please print this or use the "search string": regional mass news and special events . MAY 25 —FEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI @ THE 11:30 MASS THERE WILL BE FIRST COMMUNION FOR 3 CHILDREN, PROCESSION AND 3 BENEDICTIONS FOR THE FEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI. MAY 31 —PLANNED PARENTHOOD ROSARY VIGIL. MEET IN CHURCH AT 8:30 A.M. FOR A SHORT PRAYER, THEN PRAY THE ROSARY OUTSIDE PLANNED PARENTHOOD FROM 9-10 A.M. if YOU ARE UNABLE TO STAND OUTSIDE OF THE ABORTUARY, PLEASE PRAY INSIDE THE CHURCH OR AT HOME AT THE SAME TIME. JUNE 8 - REVEREND MR. JONATHAN ROMANOSKI WILL CELEBRATE A SOLEMN HIGH MASS (11:30 A.M.) HERE. THERE WILL BE A RECEPTION IN OUR COURTYARD FOR HIM FOLLOWING THE SOLEMN HIGH MASS. For more information, check here .

A story by the Catholic News Agency confirms what has been posted on blogs and which has appeared on the F.S.S.P. website . The Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP), in cooperation with EWTN, will soon release an instructional video on the 1962 Latin Mass. A free copy will be available to any priest or seminarian who reserves the video on its web site. The video includes over three hours of footage on two DVD discs, giving a step-by-step explanation and demonstration of the Low Mass in the Extraordinary Form. The production includes multiple appendices with instructions on the general principles of gesture and movement, as well as commonly encountered variations in the elements of the Mass. Also featured is a real-time demonstration of the Mass, which is viewable from multiple camera angles on demand. A spiritual commentary on the Mass, as well as an explanation from an FSSP priest on the liturgical principles of the Extraordinary Form are also included. Dario Cardinal Castr

Shawn Tribe of The New Liturgical Movement has a fascinating post . The F.S.S.P. in association with EWTN is offering a free DVD for all priests in North America . The DVD is a training video for the Usus Antiquior with an introduction by Cardinal Castrillon-Hoyos . As Shawn states: The first DVD contains the introduction by Cardinal Castrillon Hoyos, followed by a "comprehensive explanation of the entire ceremony of Low Mass..." The second DVD included in the set includes "a real time demonstration of the Mass filmed from four simultaneous camera angles with the ability to switch the viewing angle at any time. Also includes a spiritual commentary on the Mass by Fr. Calvin Goodwin, FSSP." Check here for more .

The Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter (F.S.S.P.) has updated the training schedule for priests and seminarians in the Extraordinary Form . The current schedule looks like this: Upcoming dates for Extraordinary Form Seminars: Low Mass May 12 - May 16 (Monday - Friday) $300.00 Low Mass June 16 - June 20 (Monday - Friday) $300.00 Sung Mass *NEW* June 23 - June 27 (Monday - Friday) $250.00 Low & Sung Mass June 16 - June 27 (Monday - Friday, two weeks) $500.00* * To celebrate the 1st Anniversary of the Motu Proprio - Summorum Pontificum we are offering a special discount for those who wish to attend both June sessions on Low and Sung Mass. Please consult the website for full costs, instructions and availability .

Update: 8:06 EDT I can't let this recent post slip by... Father John Zuhsldorf is posting "overtime!" Here is a selected summary (accompanied by his requisite commentary, of course). 'Just Added': L'OssRom: Revealing interview with H.E. Piero Marini (former MC) UPDATE on the Beatification cause of Ven. John Henry Newman - the miracle Fr. Neuhaus: more about the Mass at Nationals Stadium The gravitational pull works down under too ! FSSP TLM training in USA during the summer WDTPRS: 5th Sunday after Easter (1962MR) Ordinary form in Glasgow: images

I have had a couple of seekers looking for Special Masses that were posted here previously. There will be a Solemn High Mass on Sunday in Virginia and it is posted here . There is also a Mass being inaugurated in May at St. Bartholomew's Church in Manchester and that is linked here. Finally, there WILL be a Solemn High Mass at Saint Alphonsus in June by a newly-ordained member of the F.S.S.P. and that is linked here . I hope that helps. I am unaware of any Solemn High Masses in Baltimore this weekend.

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This information came via email from my friend with knowledge on all issues on the TLM. Hat tip, J.! The Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter (F.S.S.P.) has prepared an instructional Mass video called, "The Extraordinary Form of the Latin Rite: An Instructional Video for Priests and Seminarians. " There is a special pre-order price of $19.99. This is a 2-DVD disc set (3 hours total) offered in NTSC format (which will not work properly in overseas CD players using PAL or SECAM format). Go to this site for more information on what the DVDs entail . The DVD has been done in collaboration with the EWTN Global Television Network and is designed to teach priests and seminarians how to say Mass in the Extraordinary Form of the Latin Rite .

I have had posters looking to find the Tridentine ( Pian , Traditional Latin, Extraordinary Form , Usus Antiquior ) Mass, its pronunciation and even a video of a TLM being celebrated. The seekers simply want to listen to the Latin spoken in the Mass. Some of these links below (from the Latin Mass Society of Ireland) were posted within comments when Summorum Pontificum was first released as a story on Catholic World News Online . Note too that the Saint John Cantius Society has a beautiful tutorial and website and that a great deal of information is available on EWTN including full videos of televised Masses and other gems . The Latin Mass Society of Ireland: Text of the Mass - Audio Download (MP3; the Latin Pronunciation with excellent acoustics) The Latin Mass Society of Ireland: Text of the Mass - Mass of the Catechumens (Latin and English readings) The Latin Mass Society of Ireland: Text of the Mass - Mass of the Faithful (Latin and English readings) Televised EWTN Mass

The Traditional Latin Mass in Michiana has a link to FSSP training workshops WDTPRS has concerns about spiders in chalices...again Joseph Bottum of First Things: "On the Square" has an essay on "The Violence of Double Standards "

A new blog called Traditional Vocations Blog is now linked to the Blogroll on the right menu . The blog concentrates on vocations to both men's and women's traditional Religious Orders . One recent post featured a link to Monasteries, for example . Have a look!

Thomas Peters of the AmericanPapist has a link to the AP text of the Holy Father's " Urbi et Orbe " address . Shawn Tribe of The New Liturgical Movement has a link to the F.S.S.P.'s Easter Vigil from Rome . Shawn Tribe of The New Liturgical Movement re-caps highlights of the Triduum from Rome looking in terms of a liturgial perspective . Matthew Archbold of the Creative Minority Report decries the attacks on Christian beliefs at this time of year. This year, the subject is "The Papacy is a Sham." Christ warned us of this stuff...

The TLM in Michiana is still celebrating the TLM offered on Laetare Sunday by Fr. Gabet of the F.S.S.P. The blog has more to announce but is awaiting the official announcement from Bishop D'Arcy and the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter. Read more here . Congratulations to South Bend!

The Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter (F.S.S.P.) now has an interactive Google map on its website which enables you to locate their Mass locations world-wide. Simply click the link here . Notice that for those of us in Maryland, the nearest locations are in Harrisburg, PA, Scranton, PA and soon, in Chesapeake, VA. For our many world-wide visitors, this is a great resource for quickly locating a TLM!

Gerald Augustinus, author of the Cafeteria is Closed, writes a nice note on St. Gregory's Academy, a boarding school for boys run by the FSSP . The Academy's website has this to say about the institution : St. Gregory’s Academy is a Catholic boarding school for boys in northeastern Pennsylvania . We offer a unique, classical, liberal arts education to high school students from all over North America . In order to engage the imagination as the foundation for higher intellectual activity, St. Gregory’s students read some of the world’s best literature and history, memorize poetry and songs, and participate in a wide variety of cultural activities. The Academy boys have themselves given vocal and theatrical performances throughout the area and at the school. Reasoning skills are cultivated by means of such courses as Euclidean geometry, physics, and classical logic. Academic and cultural activities are balanced by soccer, rugby, hiking, ca

Fr. Z. has written a review of the hand missal from Baronius Press on his blog . I have to confess that I use the newest version called the "Summorum Pontificum" edition (the entire document is reprinted in the Missal). The missal has an imprimatur and forward by Bishop Bruskewitz of the Diocese of Lincoln, NE and is referred to by the F.S.S.P. as "their" missal. It is a beautiful book and I will allow Fr. Z. to explain why he likes it so. Please see the review for further features of this text . Note that Angelus Press also has a beautiful missal which may be the chief competition to this one.

FSSP transform a modernistic free-standing altar into a very beautiful High Altar. The church that this took place in is in France and is now operated by the Fraternity of St. Peter. The complete time for this "Altar-ation" was just about 15 minutes! The music is Jeanne Barbey's "Te Deum."

Catholic Online reminds us that there will be a " Rorate " Mass celebrated by the F.S.S.P. on EWTN from Hanceville, AL on Saturday morning December 15th at 8:00 AM EST . The Mass takes its name from the openings words of the Mass: The " Rorate Mass," so called because it begins with the words " Rorate caeli desuper, et nubes pluant iustum ..." (Drop down dew, ye heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain the Just One...), is a votive Mass offered within the season of Advent in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Please tune in if you possibly can and have your TIVO ready to record. The first TLM celebrated on EWTN had a huge backlog of DVDs on order.