Traditional Latin Mass in Maryland

I have begun to post dates using the Liturgical calendar provided by the F.S.S.P. at the Seminary of Our Lady of Guadalupe which is linked above in the header. This is because I was receiving requests for an "online traditional calendar." I've also recently posted where someone might purchase a "wall calendar" or an Ordo for use at home. If you use the Traditional Calendar, April 23rd reveals the following: 23- Feria in Paschaltide - 4th class or St. George - 4th class. For those raised strictly on the Liturgical Calendar post Vatican-II, this is very confusing! First, what is a "feria", why is it in "Paschaltide" and why are there "classes" of apparent Feasts? Some of the biggest changes that occurred post Vatican II were the changes made to the Liturgical Calendar. Not only were dates of feasts changed, new saints added and three cycles of readings added to the Liturgical Year itself, but the very essence of the year was ...

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The Dies Irae is an essential part of the Requiem Mass for the Dead in the Traditional Latin Rite. Here it is linked to the Fisheater's website . Here is a part of the Requiem Mass : The priest, dressed in a black cope, will greet the coffin at the door of the Church, sprinkling it with Holy Water, and intoning the De Profundis (Pslam 129) and the Miserere (Psalm 50). The Introit asks that eternal rest be given to the departed, and the Collect asks that God deliver his or her soul. The Epistle will be a reading of I Thessalonians 4:13-18, in which St. Paul speaks of death. After the Gradual, a Tract asking absolution from every bond of sin on the part of the deceased is intoned, followed by the glorious Sequence, the Dies Irae. The Gospel will be a reading of John 11:21-27, the story of St. Martha's profession of faith that her brother, Lazarus, will rise again. The Offertory prayer asks Jesus C...

A visitor from afar searched for Latin prayers for the dead. In the Raccolta I have (dated 30 May, 1951), there are sundry short prayers including the "Dies Irae." The Fisheaters site has an extensive page on Catholic funerals and the full liturgy. This page has a portion dedicated to the burial and its prayers which are abbreviated. The familiar prayer at the gravesite is given here: Réquiem æternam dona ei, Dómine. Eternal rest grant unto him (her), O Lord. Et lux perpétua lúceat ei. And let perpetual light shine upon him (her). Requiéscat in pace. May he (she) rest in peace. Amen. Amen. Anima ejus, et ánimæ ómnium fidélium defunctórum, per misericórdiam Dei requiéscant in pace. May his (her) soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen....