Traditional Latin Mass in Maryland

Canons Regular of New Jerusalem (an Order celebrating the Traditional Latin Mass) Easter Visit -- Charles Town, WV - 2010 Unless otherwise noted (marked in maroon) all liturgical services will be celebrated at the former (Old) St. James Church, 311 S. George St., Charles Town, WV For full schedule of Divine Office, please call: 304-886-2001 Monday, March 29 - 10:00 am Low Mass Tuesday, March 30 - 8:00 am Low Mass Wednesday, March 31 - 10:00 am Low Mass Thursday, April 1, Holy Thursday - 4:00 am Tenebrae ; 7:00 pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper, Stripping of the Altar ; Watch until midnight Friday, April 2, Good Friday - 4:00 am Tenebrae ; 12:00 noon Good Friday Liturgy with veneration of the Cross ; 3:00 pm: Stations of the Cross Saturday, April 3, Holy Saturday - 4:00 am Tenebrae Sunday, April 4 - Easter Sunday - Old Saint James: 9:30 am Solemn Procession and High Mass ; 5:00 pm Solemn Easter Vespers & Benediction Monday, April 5 - 7:00 am Lauds ; 9:30 am High Mass ; 5:00 pm

Just received this email: On Wednesday, January 6th, 2010, the Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem will be celebrating the Feast of the Epiphany with a TLM Mass at 10:00 am at the Old St. James (Charles Town, WV). Additionally, they will celebrate another TLM Mass on the same day at St. John the Baptist in Front Royal, VA at 7:00 pm. Both Masses have been posted to the Events Calendar .

I just received this email. It contains the entire schedule for the visit of the Canons of the New Jerusalem who will be coming to Saint James Parish this August. It is high priority as it cannot be placed into the Parish bulletin until Sunday, August 2nd so spread the word ! Note: The new St. James is located at 49 Crosswinds Dr. Charles Town, WV 25414 The old St. James is located at 311 S. George St. Charles Town, WV 25414 Dom Daniel has sent me the schedule for the Canons during their stay in Charles Town. It is too late to get this in this week's bulletin, but we will be including it in the weekends that follow. Please get the word out as much as possible. CANONS REGULAR OF THE NEW JERUSALEM Visit to Charlestown, WV – August 1 - 16, 2009 The upcoming visit of the CRNJ is being made with full authorization from Bishop Michael Bransfield of the Wheeling-Charleston Diocese. Bishop Bransfield has kindly extended permission to those among the faithful so desiring to assist at a

I received this post yesterday: Dom Daniel and the Canons Regular of New Jerusalem will arrive on 1st Aug and stay until 24th Aug.  The Bishop has asked them to offer the TLM Mass at St James (49 Crosswinds Dr. Charles Town, WV) on the Sundays during their visit and will allow the faithful to attend the weekday Masses at the old St James (311 S. George St., Charles Town, WV).   Times and schedules to be announced. Thanks to my friend for the information!  I will post the scheduled Mass times when I receive them.

Update, July 7th, 2009, 12:50 PM I just received this. It corrects the information below and is the current plan. BOYS CAMP WITH THE CANONS The Boys Camp with the Canons Regular of New Jerusalem will be on the First Week of August (3-8) in Charles Town, WV. It will run from 8 am to 3 pm Monday through Friday, and 8 am to noon on Saturday. Dom Daniel will publish more detailed information soon. There is still room for a few more boys, so please send an e-mail to the coordinator of this event at phalanx0411 "at" yahoo "dot" com if you are interested, or pass this information along. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From what I have heard, the TLM at Saint James has been suspended temporarily as there is no priest present who can offer it regularly. Those who wish to attend the TLM are traveling to St. John the Baptist in Front Royal, VA where the Mass is offered each Sunday as shown in the menu to the right. The Canons Regular of the New Je

This was sent to me by email. The Mass at St. Peter's is not shown. The celebrants were members of the Canons of the New Jerusalem who visited over the Christmas season. The pictures of the church were taken on the Christmas Day Mass at St. James Catholic Church in Charles Town, WV. This parish was built about 3 or 4 yrs a go. It doesn't have a high altar, but with the tabernacle in the back and facing east, it was not hard for the Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem to set the altar... We also had a Midnight Christmas Mass at the Historic Chapel of St. Peter in Harpers Ferry, and I deeply regreted not taking my camera with me! (That old church has a beautiful high altar!) What a beautiful Church! NB: The TLM Mass there is now only occasional pending a priest who can celebrate the TLM routinely.

For some reason, many people searching for the Holy Week schedule for Saint James in Charles Town, WV are missing it. It was posted here; please click this link .

I just received this good news from my friend at Saint James. The TLM will be celebrated by the Canons of the New Jerusalem at St. James in Charles Town, WV. Palm Sunday, April 5th - 3:00 PM Mass Parish Reconciliation Service – April 8th, Wednesday, 7:00 PM (Dom Daniel will be one of the priests hearing confessions) Good Friday Liturgy with Veneration of the Cross, April 10th - 12:00 noon Good Friday Stations of the Cross, April 10th - 3:00 PM Easter Sunday, April 12th - 3:00 PM Mass Easter Monday, April 13th – 8:00 AM Mass Easter Tuesday, April 14th – 8:00 AM Mass Low Sunday in Octave of Easter, April 19th – 9:30 AM Mass

I am delighted to say that I received an email from my contact at Saint James the Greater in WV. It appears that the Canons of the New Jerusalem plan to return to Saint James for Holy Week this year. When a schedule is finalized, I will post it. In the meantime, please consult this earlier post from a while back . It contains information on a Yahoo email list Group that this Parish is using to keep people informed on the TLM at Saint James. I would encourage you to join this Yahoo Group if this TLM Mass appeals to you as official information about Saint James in WV is released through that Group.

In response to my post of yesterday , my WV "source" has given me some updated information. The following is a redacted version so it flows as a single story: Next Sunday, February 15th, at 12:30 PM there will be a Solemn High Mass at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Front Royal, VA. It will be the last Mass celebrated by Fr. Pollard before being transferred to St. Isidore in Orange, VA. The Mass will be assisted by Fr. Gee from Christendom College. Fr. Pollard will be replaced by Fr. Richard Carr. Christendom College offers a Latin Novus Ordo Mass on Wednesdays and Fridays at 11:30 AM, and a Mass of Blessed John XXIII -the extraordinary form- on Tuesdays 7:30 AM. Fr. Gee has been recently transferred to Christendom. It was announced yesterday at St. John the Baptist in Front Royal that for the Solemn High Mass, Fr. Gee would be helping. I presume this means that Fr. Gee is interested in the Extraordinary Form. The TLM at St. James is no longer on a weekly

My friend and contact at Saint James the Greater in WV has emailed me an important note . I would invite everyone who wants the TLM at Saint James to attend the Latin Mass this Sunday, Feb. 1st at 9:30 AM , and to stay for a small reception for Fr. Dom Daniel, Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem . Fr. Dom Daniel is deciding on a location to establish a monastery. If the people want him to stay within this tri-state area, we are in need of people able to contribute financially or otherwise to show the Bishop (WV) that this community would not be a burden on the Diocese. Anyone interested in helping or keeping up-to-date can join this Yahoo Group: StJamesLatinMass@yahoogroups.com Finally, we ask for prayers for the Latin Mass community at St. James. Those attending this "occasional" TLM Mass apparently come from the local area, from parts of Western Maryland and from the Front Royal area of VA. I'm sure more will be discussed at the meeting after the TLM Mass.

I was just notified by an emailer that Saint James the Greater Church in Charles Town, WV is now going to celebrate the TLM every Sunday at 9:30 AM. I made changes to the Right Menu and to the posts linked to the header to reflect this . I checked the Church's website (again) and the Mass is not listed as yet. The website has been under construction for ages, and I hope the weekly Mass will be listed soon! Deo gratias!

These are the only two TLM Masses scheduled in the surrounding metro area on the Feast of the Epiphany ( traditional calendar ) that I know about. There may be others, but I was not informed of them! Our Lady's Church at Medley's Neck, Leonardtown, MD Saint James the Greater Church in CharlesTown, WV

For those who have followed this blog, you are aware that the TLM is now beginning in earnest at both St. Peter's Church in Harpers Ferry, WV, and at Saint James the Greater in Charles Town, WV . I just got this email from my friend with the Holy Day schedule: Christmas Eve. Midnight: Wednesday, December 24th, Christmas Eve High Mass , 11 PM Confessions, and 11:30 Christmas Carols at St. Peter's Church in Harpers Ferry, WV Christmas Day. Noon: Thursday, December 25th, Christmas Day High Mass , 5:00 PM: Solemn Vespers and Benediction at St. James Catholic Church in Charles Town, WV Sunday, 28th December (Holy Family). 9:30 AM Low Mass at St. James Catholic Church in Charles Town, WV Thursday, 1st January (Solemnity of Mary/Circumcision). 8:00 AM: High Mass at St. James Catholic Church in Charles Town, WV Sunday, 4th January (Anticipated Epiphany). 9:30 AM High Mass , 10:30 AM (approx): CRNJ Brunch Reception at St. James Catholic Church in Charles Town, WV Tuesday, 6t

I've staked out a lot of ground in this "Visitors ask" column and I hope I do a respectable job. One question appearing relates to materials for the laity to learn more about the Latin Mass (or TLM). I can think of no better starting point then the SanctaMissa.org site of the St. John Cantius Society . It is a treasure trove and yes, there are DVDs available. See other sites within the right menu. There are a number of other sites such as the EWTN Latin Mass Resources site. A second question concerns "Sung Masses." A Missa Cantata is not a common thing in this area but the Novus Ordo Latin Mass frequently is sung. See the right menu or the Frequently Asked Questions and note especially the Masses at St. Matthew's Cathedral in D.C. and the various Masses in northern Virginia . I believe more of them are sung on a regular basis (see Saint Benedict in Chesapeake, VA ). As for the TLM at Saint James the Greater in Charles Town, WV and the situation o

A simple reminder that Fr. Gismondi will offer the extraordinary form today, Sunday, May 18th, at 4:00 PM at St. James in Charles Town, WV.

A reminder of the TLM scheduled for Charles Town, WV this coming Sunday as posted before !

Some of you have been returning on a regular basis to find out more on the TLM at Saint James Parish in Charles Town, WV . The website is still under construction so that has not been of help. Also, I do not receive the bulletin. My faithful contact has been invaluable in linking me with the news from the Parish bulletin. Here is an email update I just received and I give my thanks for this information: As announced yesterday at St. James' bulletin: "TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS NEXT WEEKEND: Fr. Gismondi of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter will be here NEXT Sunday, May 18th, at 4:00 pm to offer a Traditional Latin Mass." I'm afraid that email from my contact will be the only way to get news out on this forum. I understand that altar boys are to be trained this summer so that a group of trained servers is always on hand.

I recently wrote to my contact at St. James the Greater Parish in Charles Town, WV to inquire if there are any updates to the TLM Mass schedule there. Here is the email response I just received: The Latin Mass at St. James is still only once a month. I was told there will be a Latin Mass in May, but the date has not been announced yet. Our Pastor, Fr. Brian Owens recently took the Latin Mass training in Nebraska that the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter offers for parish priests. I understand he doesn't want to start offering it on a weekly basis until he's able to do it correctly. That's why Fr. Gismondi, FSSP has been coming from DC once a month to offer this Mass. I heard that there will be a week-long Altar Boy Camp during the summer with a seminarian from that same Fraternity, working towards being able to offer it on a weekly basis. I'll let you know, as soon as I hear something else. Of course, the moment I hear, I will announce the schedule.

I received this reminder by email: Just a reminder that Fr. Logan, OCso, from the US Naval Academy will offer the Mass in the Extraordinary Form this Saturday, 12th April at 9:00 AM at St. James in Charles Town, WV. Then, the very next day, Sunday, 13th April at 4:00 PM, Fr. Gismondi, FSSP, will offer the Mass in the Extaordinary Form at St. James as well. All are cordially invited to attend.