Traditional Latin Mass in Maryland

The "roundup" for today has several very important articles about which you should be aware. I will place these three items "first" in the "roundup list" and mark them in maroon. Please be sure to read them! The New Liturgical Movement >> Important Assertions by Cardinal Castrillon The New Liturgical Movement >> Dr. Alcuin Reid on the Transfer of Holy Days of Obligation WDTPRS >> Alcuin Reid on the Transfer of Feasts in the Traditional Roman Calendar to Sundays (more commentary on the same subject above) LatinMassNetwork : Saint Joseph the Worker WDTPRS >> Archd. of Washington D.C. responds, sort of, about Senators receiving Communion at papal Mass

Shouts in the Piazza >> Ascension Thursday ? The New Liturgical Movement >> "Sandals and Fiddlebacks " (Franciscan Friars and the TLM in Italy) Note: The Feast of the Ascension is celebrated Sunday, May 4th in the Archdiocese of Baltimore .

First Things: On the Square >> The Pope's Plan for the U.N. The New Liturgical Movement >> Usus Antiquior at Seton Hall Whispers in the Loggia >> The Book of Names

WDTPRS >> Images from TLM at Franciscan U at Steubenville The New Liturgical Movement >> Transalpine Redemptorists on Relations with Rome RORATE CAELI >> Transalpine Redemptorists to establish contact with Rome

A constant search string that places people on this blog is " Latin Mass " or derivatives thereof (" Latin Mass Parish ," for example). From that point on, problems seem to occur and the individual becomes lost. The Latin Mass can be the Latin " Novus Ordo " Mass (or Ordinary Form ) since the Missale Romanum (Roman Missal) that we use at Mass is in Latin but translated into the vernacular (i.e., English or Spanish). So, a Latin Mass could be one in the Ordinary Form recited in Latin. Such a one is to be found at the National Shrine of the Basilica of the Assumption each Sunday morning at 9:00 AM . The "other" Latin Mass has many names. The motu proprio , " Summorum Pontificum ," called it the Extraordinary Form . It has been known, however, as the Tridentine Mass , the Tridentine Latin Mass, the Pian Mass (for Pope Pius V) or the Usus Antiquior (if one wishes to denote its antiquity with modifications over the centuries). F

The Catholic Review Online carries a story dated today by George P. Matysek, Jr. on the return of the TLM to Saint Bartholomew's Parish in Manchester, MD . This blog has mentioned that Mass several times. Here is a short snippet from his article: Monsignor Robert Jaskot, chancellor of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, called the regional celebration of the extraordinary form of the Mass a “first step” for the Baltimore archdiocese. The rite is celebrated every week at the Shrine of St. Alphonsus in Baltimore. “It’s the intention of the archbishop to make this extraordinary form available,” he said. “We want to make sure we do things correctly and we do them well.” Monsignor Jaskot noted that it takes special training to make sure priests are prepared to celebrate the liturgy properly. Not only is the rite said in Latin, it also involves particular gestures and rubrics that must be learned. Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien is looking at how the extraordinary rite can be made more availab

WDTPRS : U.K.: Coordination of Liturgical Calendars (I don't know the impact of this without further clarification!) WDTPRS : Archd. of NY vocation crisis: surge after Pope Benedict's visit Whispers in the Loggia : "Thou Shalt Not Lift" The Recovering Choir Director : Music and liturgy, musicians and liturgists - today on BlogTalkRadio

I previously reported that the TLM was returning to Lancaster, PA per the LatinMassNetwork . I received an email this morning with full details so I am disclosing them here. Thanks and a hat tip, J.! Great News: the ancient Mass is returning to beautiful SE Pennsylvania..."the Dutch Country": The traditional Latin Mass will return to Saint Anthony's Catholic Church in Lancaster, PA on Saturday, May 24 2008 @ 5:45 p.m. Father Parrinello of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter will offer the Mass. The Te Deum Laudamus Schola will sing the Gregorian propers and ordinary. For additional details please contact Mr. Erick Wittemann at: mwittemann1 "at" earthlink "dot" net. Diocese of Harrisburg Bishop Kevin Rhoades Mass Time 5:45 p.m. (High Mass) Saturday evening Starting May 24, 2008 Saint Anthony of Padua Catholic Church 501 East Orange Street Lancaster, PA 17602 phone (717) 394-0669 email P052StAnthony "at" hbgdiocese "dot" org Fat

There is a lot "brewing" today on Fr. Zuhlsdorf's blog, " What Does the Prayer Really Say "? Here is just a sampling: " A priest teaches his flock about the TLM - this guy really gets it !" " Florida Alert: Tallahassee TLM - June 8 " " EWTN's Raymond Arroyo reacts to comments about coverage of the Papal visit " " UK 15 Nov '08 - confirmations with the old Pontifical " " These are my mother's flavors " (Papal must read)

Fr. Thomas Kocik posts a fascinating article on the "tensions" that exist between the Extraordinary and Ordinary Forms of the Mass . It seems we now have two principles in tension. On the one hand, there is (and has always been) the principle of obedience to liturgical norms. No priest, even if he be a bishop, may add, remove, or change anything in the liturgy on his own authority. [4] Do we really want every priest to be permitted, ad libitum , to incorporate elements of the 1962 Missal into his celebration of the ordinary form of Mass? (Then again, the ordinary form is hardly noted for its stability and consistency from place to place.) Read this post here .

The New Liturgical Movement : Knoxville's First Solemn Mass in Decades and a look at a beautiful Gothic Revival Altar The New Liturgical Movement : New book on the Sarum Use and its Liturgical Customs AmericanPapist: Cardinal Pell Disputes “global warming hypothesis ” AmericanPapist : A seminarian blogs his experience of the Papal youth rally AmericanPapist : Papist picture of the day

The details are here . The date is May 11th! Don't miss it and bring ALL your friends!

The LatinMassNetwork is reporting the start of two TLMs in May. The first is St. Anthony's Church in Lancaster, PA . The second is St. Ann's in Charlotte, NC . Laus Deo!

Creative Minority Report : Bible and Liturgy Conference with Scott Hahn (Mundelein Seminary, September, 2008) WDTPRS : TLM: Dublin "goes from strength to strength" WDTPRS : Nashville, TN: "Priests receive training in celebrating Tridentine rite"

INTROIT ¤ Ps. 97. 1, 2 Cantate Domino canticum novum, alleluia: quia mirabilia fecit Dominus, alleluia: ante conspectum gentium revelavit justitiam suam, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. -- Salvabit tibi dextera ejus: et brachium sanctum ejus. V.: Gloria Patri . . . -- Cantate Domino canticum novum, alleluia . . . Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle, alleluia, for the Lord hath done wonderful things, alleluia; He hath revealed His justice in the sight of the Gentiles, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. -- ( Ps. 97. 1). His right hand and His holy arm hath gotten Him the victory. V.: Glory be to the Father . . . -- Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle, alleluia . . . With thanks to the Tridentine Rite Latin Missal Project

I received a query asking a simple question, "Why is the Latin Mass important?" That is the subject for tomes really, but here is a link to a marvelous little piece on the Una Voce website called " Treasures of the Mass ." The introduction to this page reads: The following text is from a booklet published by the Benedictine Nuns of Perpetual Adoration in the United States. It was not copyrighted at the time of publication, and so we making the text available once again here on the Web. It is hoped that you will find this essay on the meaning and beauty of the Traditional Mass as valuable as we do. We've found it to be one of the most suscinct descriptions of the Ancient Roman Rite we've yet seen. It is indeed one of the most succinct descriptions of the TLM you will find .

Rocco Palmo of " Whispers in the Loggia " has a really nice story called "We Journey Together...200 Years On" (the Archdiocese of Baltimore figures prominently, of course) LatinMassNetwork has a post on a "TLM April 20, 2008 Knoxville, TN at Holy Ghost Church, Mozart's Coronation Mass in C at 2 PM" The New Liturgical Movement has some news on a Pontifical Mass at Clear Creek (for those who have searched, this is the foundation of Monks in Oklahoma from the Abbey of Fontgombault in France that celebrates the liturgy in accordance with the usus antiquior ) Fr. Zuhlsdorf has some comments on the "mechanics" of the Papal Mass at Yankee Stadium and some comments

INTROIT ¤ Ps. 65. 1, 2 White, Semi-Double Jubilate Deo, omnis terra, alleluia: psalmum dicite nomini ejus, alleluia: date gloriam laudi ejus, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. -- Dicite Deo, quam terribilia sunt opera tua, Domine. In multitudine virtutis tuae mentientur tibi inimici tui. V.: Gloria Patri . . . -- Jubilate Deo, omnis terra . . . Shout with joy to God, all the earth, alleluia: sing ye a psalm to His Name, alleluia: give glory to His praise, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. -- ( Ps. 65. 3). Say unto God: How terrible are Thy works, O Lord! In the multitude of Thy strength Thine enemies shall lie to Thee. V.: Glory be to the Father . . . -- Shout with joy to God . . . Traditional Latin Rite Missal Project - Third Sunday of Easter

Shawn Tribe of The New Liturgical Movement posts on "New Tradition-Friendly Bishops ." Msgr. Conley regularly celebrated the TLM in Wichita, KS it seems! Rocco Palmo of Whispers posts that "The Appointees Speak" (not on the West Coast as yet) Creative Minority Report : Kiss Religious Freedom Goodbye

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.