Traditional Latin Mass in Maryland

I have two emails to post. The first is about a High Mass tonight at St. Mary's in Barnesville, MD to be celebrated by the Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem. I wanted to provide additional information regarding the High Mass at St. Mary's in Barnesville, MD. The mass will be held on Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at 7:00 PM at St. Mary's in Barnesville, MD. Here is their website http://www.stmaryonline.com/ . There will also be a light reception in the church hall immediately following mass. During the reception, we will be given the opportunity to get to know the Canons. The second post is for a Mass this Saturday, April 10th, at Saint Alphonsus Church in Baltimore to be celebrated by Father Michael DeAscanis. Fr. DeAscanis will be offering a TLM at St. Alphonsus Church in Baltimore this Saturday, April 10th at 10:00 AM. All are invited to come.

Holy Week Schedule - 2010 - Saint Alphonsus Church, Baltimore, Maryland March 28th - Palm Sunday 11:30 AM -Traditional Latin Mass (Blessing and distribution of palm) March 29th and 30th Confessions from 11 AM until Noon March 31st - Wednesday Confessions from 11 AM until Noon 12:10 PM -Traditional Latin Mass - Homily, "The Dying Jesus" - Msgr. Arthur Bastress April 1st - Holy Thursday Confessions from 11 AM until Noon 7:00 PM -Traditional Latin Mass and Procession to the Repository Church remains open until 9 PM April 2nd - Good Friday Confessions from 11 AM until Noon Noon until 3 PM - The Seven Last Words/3 Hours Agony 3 PM - Liturgy of the Passion, Veneration of the Cross and Communion 5 PM - Stations of the Cross April 3rd - Holy Saturday Confessions from 11 AM until Noon 7 PM - Easter Vigil - Traditional Latin Mass April 4th - Easter Sunday 11:30 AM - Traditional Latin Mass April 11th - Divine Mercy Sunday 11:30 AM - Traditional Latin Mass; Divine Mercy Chaplet with Pr...

Christmas Week Schedule 2009 - Saint Alphonsus Church, Baltimore, MD *Confessions, Monday, December 21st to Thursday, December 24th 11 AM until Noon each day Thursday, December 24th, Christmas Eve 11:30 PM - Christmas Carols Midnight - Christmas Midnight High Mass (Traditional Latin Mass) Friday, December 25th, Christmas Day 11:30 AM - Traditional Latin Mass Saturday, December 26th 5:00 PM - Mass in Candlelight in the Extraordinary Form Candlelight Tour from 6 PM to 8 PM Wassail and Cookies Free Friday, January 1st, 2010, Octave Day of the Nativity of Our Lord, 1st Class 11:30 AM - Traditional Latin Mass

You may recall that I posted that a group of Sisters from the All Saints Sisters of the Poor were to attend a High Mass yesterday at St. Alphonsus Church in Baltimore. I got this report and wanted to share it with you. I would have attended but had a family commitment elsewhere. It sounds as if I was a wonderful day! Thanks to J.! All, Today well over 200 people attended the High Mass (Extraordinary Form) at St. Alphonsus Church, and eight All Saints Sisters of the Poor came, with the front two pews on Our Lady’s side reserved for the Sisters. The polyphonic choir sang hymns such as Mozart’s Ave Verum Corpus and Handel’s Lord I Trust Thee as well as favorites such as Soul of My Savior and O Bone Jesu . Many faithful stayed for the light brunch for the Sisters in the church/rectory courtyard. It was a wonderful occasion. For many of our children, it was the first time they met Catholic sisters in full, traditional habits. Many of those in attendance seemed anxio...

Anyone who knows Msgr. Arthur Bastress--the kind priest who celebrates the TLM each Sunday and who continues to hear Confessions before the 12:10 daily N.O. Mass--knows he is a holy priest. This story was posted today by George P. Matysek, Jr. who reveals that Msgr. has been made an "Oblate of the Most Holy Redeemer ." In recognition of Monsignor Bastress’s work at the parish and his support for the sainthood causes of St. Neumann and Blessed Seelos, the Redemptorists enrolled Monsignor Bastress as an “Oblate of the Most Holy Redeemer” during a Sept. 12 Mass at the parish attended by Auxiliary Bishop Denis J. Madden. “It’s the greatest honor the Redemptorists can bestow,” said Redemptorist Father Patrick Woods, leader of his religious community’s New York-based Province of Baltimore. “It makes him an honorary Redemptorist,” Father Woods said. “It’s kind of like a knighthood.” Father Woods noted that only one or two people a year are nominated for the honor. Only the Redempt...

I received this email today and am only too happy to post it! On Sunday, September 20th, the newly-Catholic All Saints Sisters of the Poor will be attending High Mass at St. Alphonsus Church in Baltimore . The Gregorian Society of Baltimore will host a light reception following Mass, so the faithful can meet the Sisters. The Mass is offered at 11:30 AM. The Church is on the corner of Park Avenue and Saratoga Street in Baltimore City--one block southwest of the Basilica of the Assumption. The Sisters’ website is: http://www.asspconvent.org/index.htm I hope you can make it! The St. Alphonsus polyphonic choir will sing the Mass. I hope the Church is filled for this occasion!

I just received this email from someone in the Gregorian Society and I'm delighted to pass it along. It seems that Msgr. Arthur Bastress will begin a First Saturday TLM at 12:10 PM. Please spread the word! Yesterday, Monsignor Bastress--pastor of St. Alphonsus Church in Baltimore, MD --offered a First Saturday Traditional Latin Mass as part of the regularly scheduled First Saturday devotions at the venerable church. He was evidently pleased with the turn-out (~ 50 people) so he announced that henceforth, the Extraordinary Form Mass would be offered every First Saturday at St. Alphonsus Church at 12:10 PM . The Mass is followed by five decades of the Holy Rosary and by the Divine Mercy Chaplet prayed before the exposed Blessed Sacrament. The services conclude with Benediction. Please spread the news far and wide! The Traditional Mass is offered every Sunday at St. Alphonsus Church at 11:30 AM and on Holy Days at 7:00 PM. Mass is also offered on special occasion (e.g...

On Ash Wednesday, the TLM will be celebrated in the Archdiocese of Baltimore at Saint Alphonsus Church on Saratoga Street in the evening at 7 PM . The Propers for the Mass for that day can be found here . The Fisheaters website has a nice reflection on Ashes , and places this holy day in perspective.

The Christmas TLM schedule for Saint Alphonsus Church in Baltimore is as follows : WEDNESDAY, December 24th, Christmas Eve MORNING MASSES AS USUAL: 7:00 A.M. & 12:10 NOON CONFESSIONS ON THE 24th: 11 A.M. UNTIL 12 NOON * * * EVENING MASS: 5:00 P.M.* * * CHRISTMAS CAROLS : Choir--11:30 P.M. MIDNIGHT: HIGH MASS (Tridentine Latin Rite--Choir) THURSDAY: December 25th—CHRISTMAS DAY 11:30 A.M. (Tridentine Latin Rite)

The feast of Saint Alphonsus Liguori , is on August 1 st (the "Arthritis Saint"). We will have a Triduum celebration of our Patron Saint at Saint Alphonsus Church in Baltimore, MD . The schedule is: Friday, August 1: 7:00 A.M. Mass, Prayers & Exposition, Veneration of St. Alphonsus Relic, Confessions at 11:30 A.M., 12:10 noon Mass and prayers. Saturday, August 2: 7:00 A.M. Mass, Prayers & Exposition, Veneration of St. Alphonsus Relic, Confessions at 11:30 A.M., 12:10 noon Mass Tridentine Latin , 1:00 P.M. Holy Hour consisting of the Rosary, Divine Mercy, Prayers, Benediction and Veneration of Relic. Sunday, August 3: 8:30 & 10:00 A.M. Mass, 11:30 High Mass Tridentine Latin Rite , Prayers, Benediction and Veneration of the Relic. PLEASE JOIN US !

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...

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 .

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.

The Saint Alphonsus online bulletin has some news of interest from Monsignor Bastress . On March 30th, Divine Mercy Sunday (Low Sunday), the Tridentine Mass will be celebrated at 11:30 AM . Also: Reverend Mr. Jonathan Romanoski invites you to: His ordination on Friday, May 30th at the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter in Lincoln, NE His Solemn High Mass on Sunday, June 8th, will be held at St. Alphonsus Church Reception in our Courtyard, following the Solemn High Mass For further information, please contact the President of the Gregorian Society, Mrs. Rita Dent .

I am indebted to The New Liturgical Movement for pointing me to this beautiful blog, Dignare Me Laudare Te, Virgo Sacrata . "Matthew" has a beautiful photoessay on the Easter Vigil at Saint Alphonsus Church in Baltimore . The celebrant was Monsignor Arthur W. Bastress . Matthew also included this comment: For the third time in four years, I traveled up to St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Baltimore, Maryland for the Easter Vigil according to the 1962 Roman Missal (Traditional Latin Mass). This church is a favorite of mine, not merely because of the beautiful Gothic architecture and decoration, but also because of its connection to St. John Neumann, who was pastor there before becoming Bishop of Philadelphia. He was also consecrated a bishop in this church. By "travel up," I assume he means from Arlington, VA which is to the south. It is a gorgeous Church as these photos show . Thanks, Matthew! He also posts photos from the Easter Sunday Mass at Georgetown Un...

I received a copy of the Holy Week schedule for Saint Alphonsus Church in Baltimore. See the full schedule of Masses in the Ordinary Form, Confessions during the week and for Tenebrae , Holy Thursday Mass and the schedule of Good Friday Services on the Parish Bulletin page linked here . The TLM schedule is as follows: Palm Sunday (March 16th): TLM Mass at 11:30 AM with the blessing and distribution of palms Holy Saturday (March 22nd): TLM Easter Vigil Mass at 7:00 PM Easter Sunday (March 23rd): TLM Mass at 11:30 AM Divine Mercy Sunday (March 30th): TLM Mass at 11:30 AM followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Divine Mercy Chaplet, Procession and Benediction.

A hat tip to Fr. Z. He reports today on the TLM now being celebrated at Notre Dame du Lac in South Bend, IN . Here is part of the story by John Nagy in the Notre Dame Magazine: "It's very exciting," says senior Mary Elizabeth Walter. "Had you told me three years ago we would be having the Tridentine Mass here on campus I would have said 'Yeah, right, I wish.'" For years, pockets of Catholics have secured permission from local Church authorities to celebrate the Mass using the 1962 Missal of Blessed John XXIII. The reforms issued under Paul VI had turned the priest toward the congregation, allowed translation of the entire Mass into the vernacular, changed other important customs and prompted reactions from the faithful that ran the spectrum from elation to acceptance to devastation. Unlike most Catholics born after Vatican ...