Traditional Latin Mass in Maryland

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I have been checking the Mount's University and Seminary news and just discovered this post . It is by the President of Mount Saint Mary's, Thomas. H. Powell. Fr. Zylla taught at the Mount for 38 years, and despite his illness, finished teaching the semester this past May. During his time at the Mount, it’s estimated that he taught half of the 1200 priests who have graduated from the Mount and 80 percent of all the priests and six current bishops serving the Church in the United States today. “Fr. Zylla was simply an extraordinary gentleman and an exemplary priest,” said President Powell. “He was a favorite of students and will long be remembered for his gentleness, quick wit, superb intelligence and his teaching of the works of St. Thomas Aquinas. He also held a special place in his heart for St. Odilia, patron saint of the Crozier order.” Please read the entire news brief here . May God grant him Eternal Peace!

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The Catholic Review is the Archdiocesan newspaper for the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Three stories just happened to catch my eye this week and may be of interest to you. Longtime associate publisher of Catholic Review resigns Education meetings begin with sobering statistics Seminarians serve as sports chaplains at Mount St. Mary’s His Excellency, Archbishop O'Brien, has a further update on COURAGE .

Here is a link to the Vespers Schola CD cited by Jeffrey Tucker in the post below with his review. The CD of Sacred Music "is performed by the Seminarians of Mount St. Mary's under the direction of Mr. Frederick Ziegler, Organist/Director of Liturgical Music." Msgr. Steven P. Rohlfs STD , Rector, Mount St. Mary's Seminary has this to say about the CD: "It is with great joy that we present the Mount St. Mary's Seminary Vespers Schola's first CD recording of Sacred Music. Quality Sacred Music has always enhanced one's prayer life and worship. I pray that this recording will encourage you to meditate on the many glorious gifts that God bestows upon His people. Please enjoy this recording and remember the seminarians with your prayers and generosity as they prepare for the Holy Priesthood." The CD is modest in price and Comments from the New Liturgical Movement suggest the online ordering issue is being addressed.

Jeffrey Tucker of The New Liturgical Movement asks a rhetorical question and then answers it . The article concerns a new CD recorded by the seminarians at the Mount . In short, Mr. Tucker is floored: Someone might further observe that this music never really sounded that good in the 1910-1950s, and then argue that it was dropped for good reason, that it was moldy and had to go. On the other hand, what replaced it was far worse, and I tend to reject claims that the old sentimentalism is aesthetically equal to Glory & Praise. Whatever was wrong with the Montani/Ravanello oeuvre, it was pious and sought integration with the Roman Rite. In any case, it hardly matters, because the singers do an amazing job with the music, and make a very strong case for it actually. I'm blown away by how well these guys sing, and the recording quality is outstanding. Someone had the good sense to put lots of effort into this project. It is very exciting, and I can only hope it becomes a big sel...

Julia Duin of the Washington Times has a wrap-up (dated the 11th) of the Usus Antiquior celebrated at the Mount Saint Mary's Chapel of the Immaculate Conception on Monday-- the Feast of the Immaculate Conception . All of the celebrants and participants are clearly identified. Please read this very nice story. Perhaps it would be in order to write a note of "thanks" to Monsignor Steven Rohlfs, the Seminary's Rector, for this tremendous grace. The Mass was glorious! In light of the story, it might also be in order to inform Monsignor just how long YOU personally, have searched for the TLM in this or in another (Arch)Diocese, and to thank him for educating priests in this treasure of our Faith. He would appreciate the notes, I am sure. Laus Deo!

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Here is a great story posted on "What Does the Prayer Really Say" by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf! The TLM will be celebrated today at the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception at Mount Saint Mary's for the first time in 50 years ! READ THIS! Laus Deo!

I am delighted that Fr. Zuhlsdorf found time to "revisit" his prior post on the Mount . From this post, it sounds as if the seminarians in Emmitsburg are being introduced to the Usus Antiquior , and in a positive manner. Please check out this post! The photos are fantastic, and the Church is as beautiful as I remember it. I hope the good Father visitors had the time to visit the Shrine of Lourdes on the Hill.

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I checked over the "site stats" today on a whim, and found that the most sought item was " Mt. St. Mary's Seminary ." What an excellent choice! If you are visiting Maryland, you MUST get out to see the National Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes located just above the Mount Saint Mary's University in the Catoctin Mountains in Emmitsburg, MD. Here is the Grotto Home Page , and here is a link to Sunday Masses in the Chapel which are at Noon . T he link to the Pilgrim's Center is here . Here is a link to the Seminary . Sunday Masses in the Church are not listed. It might be best to contact Fr. Lombardi by email before arriving. His email address is on the Grotto page.

Some stories just make you smile ! I can assure Mr. Hilgenbrinck that he will love Mount Saint Mary's Seminary! May God be with him! I hope he checks out the "Men in Black 'hoops' team!" They are in need of fast shooting guards...

For those who are interested, EWTN has a 3-day special with Ralph McInerny at 6:00 AM to 6:30 AM EDT on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday entitled "What Went Wrong With Vatican II." On Thursday during the same time slot, Fr. Gould of the Arlington Diocese will discuss Mount Saint Mary's Seminary and seminary formation . PDT is also posted. No mention as to a re-schedule of this series. Mon: RALPH MCINERNY'S WHAT WENT WRONG WITH VATICAN II: EP 1 Tue: RALPH MCINERNY'S WHAT WENT WRONG WITH VATICAN II: EP 2 Wed: RALPH MCINERNY'S WHAT WENT WRONG WITH VATICAN II: EP 3 Thu: EWTN'S ON VOCATION: MOUNT ST. MARY'S SEMINARY Here is more background on these shows and on the Eucharistic Congress which opens next week .

The Journey Home with Marcus Grodi featured Dr. William Bales as Marcus' guest . Dr. Bales is on the Faculty of Mount Saint Mary's Seminary and teaches courses in Sacred Scripture. The show was excellent, as always. Encore showings will be on Tuesday at 1 AM and 10 AM, Wednesday at 1 PM and Saturday at 11 PM. Real Audio and Real Video is also available at the link of the EWTN website.

Mount Saint Mary's University and Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland is holding a Marian Symposium on October 9th through 11th as part of the commemoration of their 200th Anniversary . The Symposium includes an international list of speakers with Mass to be celebrated by H.E. Archbishop Edwin O'Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore. The website contains PDF files of the full program . The scheduled list of speakers includes: Reverend Monsignor Michael Magee, S.T.D., S.S.L. The Blessed Virgin Mary in the Life and Ministry of the Priest Monsignor Michael Magee, a Priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, holds a Licentiate in Sacred Scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome and a Doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He is Professor of Scripture and Systematic Theology at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, Overbrook, Pennsylvania. +++++ Sister Mary Timothea Elliott, R.S.M., S.S.D. Mary - Pure Response to the Word of God ...

Whispers in the Loggia by Rocco Palmo . NB: Monsignor Conley is a Mount Saint Mary's grad!

The Mountain Echo is the campus newspaper for Mount Saint Mary's University . Mount Saint Mary's is fairly unique in being both a University and also the location of a major Seminary of the Archdiocese of Baltimore . On March 13th, the Seminary at "the Mount" opened its doors to interested students. Irina Kuchevski posted this story today . Here is a brief snippet: Fr. Leo also discussed finding an order to prayers and the four pillars that are followed by the seminarians. The four pillars are spiritual, pastoral, human and intellectual. A question that seemed to be on everyone's minds was how a man learns to be a parish priest. The process of becoming a parish priest requires being sent on location. Monsignor Swetland emphasized the importance of forming priests that are well trained in the understanding of human nature. Each person gets further, beyond justice to mercy. Swetland also mentioned the process of intellectual formation that encompasses languages...