Traditional Latin Mass in Maryland

I received this update from a colleague about the TLM at Saint James the Greater Parish in Charles Town, WVA : Sarge, We had a beautiful Easter High Mass at St. James. The Schola, although newly formed, did a marvelous job, thanks to our Liturgy and Music Director (who had worked in Rome before coming to our Parish). The next two TLM Masses at St. James will be on: Saturday, April 12 at 9:00 am Sunday, April 13 at 4:00 pm Also, EWTN is announcing to televise a TLM Mass on the 3rd Sunday of Easter. From EWTN's web site: THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER MASS IN EXTRAORDINARY FORM LIVE 2 hrs Solemn High Mass of the Third Sunday of Easter in the Extraordinary Form. The Traditional Latin Mass from the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament. 4/6/2008 8:00 AM ET & 5:00 AM PT Feedback is the life blood of any blog. Please contact me if you have information on new Masses, photos of your liturgy or any news of interest to the TLM community in our region .

I just received an email from my contact at Saint James the Greater in Charles Town, WVA that really just confirms what has already been posted for Palm Sunday and for Easter Sunday . However, note that two other TLM Masses have been added for March 15th and another Mass for April 12th. The celebrant of the April Mass intrigues me very much! I wish to remind/inform everyone of the following: 1. Latin Masses are scheduled for Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday at 4:00 pm here at St. James. Fr. Gismondi will be the celebrant for both Masses. The Easter Mass will be a High Mass. 2. Additionally, there will be a Low Mass this Saturday (March 15) at 8:00 am offered by Fr. Longua, FSSP. There will also be a Low Mass offered at 9:00 am on Saturday, April 12. This Mass will be offered by Fr. Logan, the senior Catholic Chaplain at the US Naval Academy . Both of these Masses will be offered at St. James . Please note the times and dates and extend the invitation to attend thes

My good friend at DC Catholic has provided a nice "Holy Week" calendar which lists the TLM Masses being offered in DC as well as those in Baltimore at St. Alphonsus . Please be sure to check it out ! I tip my hat on this nice approach! I remind you of the TLM Masses at Saint James the Greater in West Virginia listed below . I have updated the post of yesterday since I want the information to be as correct as possible. This is accessible to points within Maryland. I had no inkling in starting this that the TLM in Maryland would need a "regional approach." I am praying that our friends in the DelMarVa peninsula can have their concerns met also. In any case, for points within the DC/Baltimore metro axis, DO check out the calendar by DC Catholic !

Update : For clarification, my source informs me that Mr. Bill Lademan is the Coordinator for the Latin Mass Committee . If you wish to become involved, please contact him as advised below. I have revised this post accordingly. I received email confirmation from my wonderful source at Saint James the Greater Catholic Church in Charles Town, WV that the TLM will be celebrated on Palm Sunday. This is from the bulletin for today: " TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS : We have a Traditional Latin Mass scheduled for next Sunday (Palm Sunday) at 4 pm . Fr. Gismondi of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter will be celebrating the Mass. He will also be here for Easter Sunday, March 23rd, for a Traditional Latin Mass at 4 pm". "St. James is sponsoring an Altar Boy Mini-Camp to prepare boys 10 to 16 to serve the TLM. The object of the Camp is to serve the Easter Sunday Mass on March 23 and subsequent Masses until a formal camp can be held this summer. Next sessio

Yesterday, I posted that TLM groups were forming in certain parts of Maryland and asked for feedback to assist those groups. I received a marvelous email from good friend, M.S., who writes: Dear TLM in Maryland, I'm a parishioner at St. James Catholic Church in Charles Town, WV (about 25 minutes from Frederick, MD). I would like to let you and your bloggers know that there is a strong group planning the TLM in our Parish . For the last few months we have had the Extraordinary Form of the Mass offered only once a month. We are hoping to have the Mass offered weekly soon . The next two Masses scheduled are: - Traditional Latin Mass on Passion Sunday (March 16) at 4 pm - High Mass on Easter Sunday (March 23) at 4 pm. St. James Catholic Church 60 Crosswinds Dr. Charles Town, WV 25414 All for Jesus through Mary, MS Saint James the Greater Roman Catholic Church has a website . Rumors on the internet also suggest that the local Ordinary is favorably disposed to the TLM.