Traditional Latin Mass in Maryland

Jeffrey Tucker of The New Liturgical Movement has a thoughtful and probing article on the music chosen for Mass . It is well worth reading ! Here is a snippet: People simply did not know or care that the Roman Rite comes with its own music that is part of the structure of the liturgy. The New Mass was rushed out as a text alone, rather than an entire liturgical package that included music as part of the structure, as much as the readings themselves. Vatican II said that that the chants of the Mass are to assume the primary role, but, in practice, this instruction became a dead letter. And, yes, I am aware that the problem predates 1970, but the complete loss of consciousness took place within the last decades. Many are working right now to repair the damage and recapture what has been lost, using the Graduale Romanum as the guide. But bad habits are hard to break. Musicians just aren't accustomed to considering which Mass they are instructed to do. For example, let's say t

The New Liturgical Movement has the full Holy Week schedule for the Church of Our Saviour, Park Avenue in New York . This is the site of Father George William Rutler's Meditations on the "Seven Last Words" each Good Friday. RORATE CAELI has a photoessay on Palm Sunday in the Philippines . Father John Zuhlsdorf of WDTPRS has an MP3 Podcazt of part of Saint Augustine's Sermon on the Lord's Passion. This is in Latin, of course .

I checked my favorite website, MassTimes.org and found several new TLM Masses I thought I 'd list on this blog's menu bar to the right . To discover these, I entered MassTimes.org, used a search string beginning with a local zip code and stipulated "Latin" as being the preferred language . It returned both the Latin Novus Ordo Masses and those Masses listed as being in the Extraordinary Form . Here is the full complement . I now have listed Georgetown University which has the TLM being celebrated on Sundays in Copley Crypt during the school year, and both St. Lawrence and St. Catherine of Siena in Virginia. Please email me if you have any corrections, if one of the Churches listed obtains a website or if special events are taking place. I am happy to post this information.

Jeffrey Tucker of the New Liturgical Movement has found a gem: the Divine Office is now online ! Note that I have added this link to the menu on the right to my Blogroll and Favorite Websites under " Divinum Officium ". Father John Zuhlsdorf has found an entry on Sandro Magister's blog in which the gentleman decries the TV coverage of Papal Liturgies. Read more here .

Father John Trigilio of "The Black Biretta" gives a "shout out" to Monsignor Guido Marini, who is now at the helm for Papal Ceremonies . The gorgeous copes and mitres of old have now "reappeared" in papal ceremonies. Rocco Palmo of " Whispers in the Loggia " has a very nice story on the opening of the first Catholic Church in Qatar . As always, Rocco includes photos. Father John Zuhlsdorf of " What Does the Prayer Really Say " has a brief photoessay on the TLM Mass on Palm Sunday at Assumption Grotto in Detroit . There is much more in the way of photos at " Te Deum laudamus !" Finally, many of you (my Sitemeter told me so!) will be searching for the Latin for " Usus Antiquior " liturgies this week including the Mass on Holy Thursday, Good Friday's Passion, the Easter Vigil Mass and Easter Sunday Mass. To my knowledge, there is no complete and up-to-date listing of these online that are in full accordance w

Updated on 19 March 2008: Haugen's Mass of Creation will NOT be used. See here ! The NLM has corrected the original post on receiving new information. Shawn Tribe of the New Liturgical Movement has at least three stories that caught my eye this evening : Upcoming FSSP Ordinations in Nebraska to be performed by Cardinal Castrillón Hoyos. Possibly to be aired on EWTN . The Passion According to Johann Sebastian Bach . Sanctus for the Pope's Mass: Haugen's Mass of Creation . Please check the NLM site for these stories!

May you all have a blessed and faith-filled Holy Week! Thomas Peters of AmericanPapist reports that Father Michael J. McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus, was recognized for his "heroic virtues" by the Holy Father . Father John Zuhlsdorf of " What Does the Prayer Really Say ," shows the new Papal Cross used by the Holy Father this morning . Whether this implies that the Pope John Paul II cross has been completely retired is not known.