Traditional Latin Mass in Maryland

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 friend sent me this email this evening: The following Traditional Latin Low Masses (EF) will be celebrated this coming week by Fr. Patrick Fenton from Tyler, Texas at Old St. John's Church : Monday, Dec. 28 at 11:00 a.m Tuesday, Dec. 29 at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30 at 11:00 a.m. If you have Masses you wish to post, you can send them to me via email at: mastersarge "at" bluebottle "dot" com or you can enter them yourself on the TLM calendar located here . I am notified of these events and will make them publicly visible with one "click."

A visitor left the message above in the combox with an email address. Since this is an open forum, and as this is an excellent question , I thought I'd answer it more globally. Those who are frequent visitors know that I list the Parishes in the area with TLM Mass in the right menu at the very top which is ----> HERE : A cursory glance shows that almost all are Sunday Masses. So, the next question is, which kind of Parish is likely to offer a daily TLM? My first bet would be an F.S.S.P. Church. Sure enough, Harrisburg has a Parish with a daily TLM. My next stop was to look in the header which is up ^ HERE for the Ecclesia Dei-Traditional Mass Directory . This is updated with reasonable frequency so it is rather a good resource. It shows that in the Diocese of Richmond, there are two Parishes shown: St Benedict Church, Chesapeake, VA which has daily TLM Mass St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, Richmond, VA which also has a daily TLM Mass. Many of us would love to see the F....

This is one of my most searched items! I received my indispensable newsletter from the F.S.S.P. today and it lists three Retreats planned for this summer. As I presume that these are filled quickly, I wouldn't hesitate to inquire. Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary, Nebraska, 7880 West Denton Road, Denton, Nebraska, 68339. Retreat for Men: June 11-14, 2009 (begins 6 PM Thursday and ends Noon Sunday); Contact business@fsspolgs.org Although the website indicates this as the only Retreat, two others are now listed in the newsletter: Upper Marlboro, Maryland, Retreat for Women, August 17-22, 2009 . Begins at 4 PM Monday and ends after lunch on Saturday. St. Benedict Abbey, Massachusetts, 252 Still River Road, Still River, MA, 3-day Men's Retreat: July 23-26 , 2009 and 3-day Women's Retreat: July 30-August 2 , 2009. All these Retreats require deposits and things are on a "first come, first served" basis. I cannot put the particulars online as to whom to contact. I...

Okay, if you have landed here, you are in the right place, but you will have to do this logically... First, you need to find a Parish. Then, you need to call the Rectory and find out when Masses or Services are held; many have recordings at this time of year. This is not listed in any master database...sorry, I wish I could say otherwise. In the Maryland, DC, Arlington area: First, if you are looking for the Extraordinary Form Mass, the Usus Antiquior , the Tridentine, a Latin Mass or the Gregorian Rite, those Holy Week listings are here (and will be updated all week). If you are simply looking for a "Novus Ordo" or "regular" Sunday Mass (or Passion Service), proceed as follows: Near Baltimore and not near D.C. or its adjacent Maryland suburbs, find a Parish here . In Maryland but on the Eastern Shore near Salisbury or Ocean City, go here . In D.C. or along the Western shore of Maryland along the Chesapeake Bay, find a Parish here . South of D.C. and across the ...

I love some of the queries I find in the search box that landed people on this site! One visitor from Ohio was seeking information on Saint Charles Seminary in Maryland . The Archdiocese of Baltimore is privileged to have two major seminaries. The first is Saint Mary's Seminary on Charles Street in Baltimore located very near the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen. The second seminary is Mount Saint Mary's Seminary located on the campus of Mount Saint Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland west of Frederick, MD. Saint Charles was a "minor seminary" located near Catonsville, MD on a beautiful rolling landscape. Here is a link from the National Register Listings in Maryland including a photo . The site was vacant for a time and is now the site of CharlesTown, a retirement community. If I recall correctly, the original Chapel is still present on that site. The site is not far from the campus of UMBC, the University of Maryland Baltimore County. D.v.

Update, February 9th, 2011 Since this was initially posted, I have redesigned this blog. There are menu options in the upper right of the navigation lane. One links to a page which contains many local TLM's that can be found in MD, DC, VA, PA, WV, and DE. Please try here first. Another option in the menu has links to international TLM's . Please try both of these. You will find several options for looking for a TLM. Note that I post new local TLMs the moment I hear of them and the news is authenticated.

This is a perennial but seems to continue to get "fruitless searches" no matter how many times I post it. I will continue trying every combination I can so that folks can find the information. Here is the list of Religious Orders or Monasteries and their locations in Maryland . Here is the Master list of all Orders as found on the FAQs, #4 . Some have search forms. And, since the Franciscan Order is a frequent search, I have the Franciscan Monastery in Maryland and also have a link to the one in D.C . Hope that helps!

Maryland is one of the 13 original colonies and named after Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of King Charles I . Maryland got its name from Henrietta Maria. She was the daughter of King Henry IV of France and Marie de Médici of Italy. In 1625, Henrietta Maria married King Charles I and became Queen of England. King Charles I's choice to make Henrietta Maria his wife was controversial because she and her family were Roman Catholics rather than members of the Church of England. Queen Henrietta Maria was unpopular with many English people and members of Parliament because she assisted English Catholics like the Calverts. The Calverts chose to name their new province in North American, Mary-land, (“Terra Mariae”) in the queen's honor. Henrietta Maria's life was difficult due to the English Civil Wars that occurred during her husband's reign. She had to flee England while her husband was on trial for treason against his nation. She went to the Netherlands to raise money a...

Well, you never know what people will want to know! Someone asked "how to pronounce Maryland ?" Frankly, it depends! I have lived here a long time and have heard about 40 different pronunciations! Here is the official one from the Merriam Webster Online Dictionary . The woman does a sterling job with " ˈ mer-ə-lənd". However, I've heard "Merlin" (as in the magician from King Arthur's Court), "Marilyn" (with the "d" dropped as in the name, Marilyn Monroe), and "Myrrhland" (as in Gold, Frankincense and .... )! It depends upon where in the state you were born, I guess! And, it is a small state! The most common is probably "merrill-end" (as in the name of the stock brokerage company with no seeming linkage between the "l" and the "and"). That's my 2 cents anyway. The Latin word "Jubilate" is linked here . It is from the Vulgate and is used in the Introit of...

H.E. Archbishop Edwin O'Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore, has posted his weekly article to his column , " Thoughts on Our Church ." This is just a brief look at what he has to say: Each year at the conclusion of the Maryland General Assembly’s 90-day session, a list of the session’s “best-sellers” – the bills most inquired about by the general public – is published by the Legislative Services Department. This session’s best-sellers include two measures which add a new term to our health and tax laws: “domestic partners.” The term refers to any two people who are not related by marriage or blood, who affirm they are in a “relationship of mutual interdependence,” and who demonstrate their interdependence by jointly renting a car, leasing an apartment, or opening a checking account. Same-sex couples can claim the designation; so can unmarried opposite-sex couples. The public’s interest in the two bills was reflected in news coverage during the General Assembly session. Pu...

This is sure an excellent question. I am not sure if someone wishes to join such a group or to find how to identify a Catholic physician within an area or specialty? One would assume that there would be a directory of some kind for physicians who "self-identify" as Catholics, right? However, how many signs have you seen that state, "John Doe, Esq., Catholic Attorney-at-Law"? Not many I bet. The same is true for physicians. I checked the internet and found the Catholic Medical Association website. This group is solidly Catholic and is obedient to the Holy Father and to the Magisterium. Here is a listing of the current CMA Officers , and here is a link to the Board of Directors . The Episcopal Advisor is the Most Rev. Robert F. Vasa, JCL, DD, Diocese of Baker, Oregon Bend, OR. The Chaplain is Rev. James R. Gould, Diocese of Arlington, Virginia Fairfax Station, VA. The CMA indicates it cannot make individual referrals, however. Maybe one could conta...

I thought I had covered this adequately, but it still appears in "search strings" in various forms and orders of words! Search engines are "tempermental!" Visitors often ask for the "Tridentine Mass" (or the "Latin Mass," or the "TLM," or " Usus Antiquior ," or "Extraordinary Form") in the Archdiocese of Baltimore (or even more generally, "in Baltimore" or "in Maryland"). Here is the scoop... The ONLY " TLM " or " Tridentine Mass " celebrated in the Archdiocese of Baltimore every Sunday and Holy Day is at Saint Alphonsus Church on Saratoga Street in the heart of Baltimore city. The Sunday TLM Mass there is at 11:30 AM. There is a weekly " Latin Novus Ordo Mass " celebrated at the National Shrine of the Basilica of the Assumption nearby at 9:00 AM each Sunday. Please note that both of these Masses are to be found in the RIGHT MENU and are also contained in th...

I have posted the Religious Life Directory in Maryland and added it to the right menu bar under Blogroll and Website Favorites. I am deeply indebted to the Deo est Gloria ministry which keeps up this directory. Please use this hyperlink as the hyperlinks below change constantly and may become obsolete here. Adamstown, MD: La Salle Brothers. Brothers of Christian Schools, Baltimore District, 2535 Buckeystown Pike, P.O. Box 29, Adamstown, MD 21710. [M] http://www.fscbaltimore.org/ Baltimore, MD: Carmelite Monastery, 1318 Dulaney Valley Road, Baltimore, MD 21286-1399 . [W] http://www.baltimorecarmel.org/ Jesuits. Society of Jesus, Maryland Province Offices, 5704 Roland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21210-1399. [M] http://www.ignatianpartners.org/ * http://www.mdsj.org/ Jesus. Little Sisters of Jesus, 400 N. Streeper St, Baltimore, MD 21224. [W] http://www.rc.net/org/littlesisters/ Josephites. St. Joseph's Society of the Sacred Heart, Inc. 1130 N. Calvert Street, ...

Dear Friends, My blog Sitemeter shows that some of you visiting are using the words, "Mass" and "Maryland" and landing on this page. This is becoming more frequent. Furthermore, many are not necessarily looking for links to the TLM (which are found linked in the menu to the right). First, if you check the menu to the right under my Blogroll and Favorite Websites, there is a marvelous service labeled MassTimes.Org . It will find everything from "Masses" to "Eucharistic Adoration" to "Confessions" if you begin with a City, State, Zip Code, Diocese (or Country, County, etc.) and work from there. Someone today was searching for the "Masses at the University of Maryland College Park Chapel" this morning. Using MassTimes.org, I searched "College Park, MD" and worked from there. I got Masses in the Archdiocese of Washington, scrolled down to the heading Universities , and found this link: University of MD Catholic ...