Traditional Latin Mass in Maryland

Fr. Zuhlsdorf of What Does the Prayer Really Say has a nice commentary on the Holy Father's talk from the White House this morning . He also has some links to several fine "Podcasts" for those interested.

Excellent site with current updates and schedules .

Charlotte Was Both : Music in the WaPo (the liturgical music featured at Masses - something initially brought up by Jeffrey Tucker often - gets a major story!) The New Liturgical Movement : Washington Post on the Music Wars The New Liturgical Movement : Requiem Mass (Usus Antiquior) at the Cathedral in Siena The Black Biretta : Vatican Soil: the Embassy of the Holy See (a.k.a. Apostolic Nunciature) First Things: On the Square - Who Will Save Catholic Schools?

AmericanPapist : Vital info for the DC Papal Mass on Thursday WDTPRS : John Allen's transcript of the Pope's presser on the airplane Whispers in the Loggia : Wednesday on the Pope Trail Whispers in the Loggia : At the Pope's Mission, Might Ain't Right

Rocco Palmo of Whispers in the Loggia has a really nice story about the trans-Atlantic flight and the "press conference" which took place . The National Catholic Reporter's, John Allen, has a full transcript which he has posted (link in the Whispers link). One comment made is of interest to readers in the Archdiocese of Baltimore: Benedict XVI: My trip has basically two objectives. The first is a visit to the church in America, in the United States, and naturally also the entire country. There’s a particular motive, which is that 200 years ago the Archdiocese of Baltimore was elevated as a metropolitan archdiocese, and at the same moment two or three other dioceses were created … Philadelphia, Boston, Louisville. It’s a great jubilee for the church in the United States. It’s a moment of reflection on the past, but also on the future, on how to respond to the great challenges of our time that will present themselves in the future. Read more here .

The schedule for Wednesday is courtesy of EWTN which will cover most of the Holy Father's appearances live on TV and on Radio : THE WHITE HOUSE Pope Benedict XVI is received by President and Mrs. Bush at a White House welcoming ceremony, followed by a private meeting between the President and the Pope, and the dignitaries of the two states. Wednesday, April 16, 10:00 AM Eastern Encore April 16, 2PM & 9PM. ADDRESS TO THE BISHOPS OF THE UNITED STATES Pope Benedict XVI gathers with the 350 bishops of the United States for a prayer service and address at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC. Wednesday, April 16, 5:00 PM Eastern Encore April 16, 11:30PM. April 17, 4AM.

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 .

WDTPRS : The Holy Father's arrival in the USA The New Liturgical Movement : Australians, Get Thee to a Free Chant Workshop AmericanPapist : Day 1: Pictures of Pope Benedict's Arrival

RORATE CAELI : 3:55 PM EST: Peter is in America (minor quibble, it is now EDT here in the Eastern Zone of the US!) WDTPRS : Fuller account of what the Pope said on the airplane (this story is based on a report from the NY Times) WDTPRS : VIS in the Pope's USA visit (Andrews Air Force Base is in Prince George's County, Maryland. As a Military base, it is part of the Archdiocese for the Military Services. Fox News reported that several thousand military members and their families were invited to attend the landing at the Air Force Base. One could see them on the TV shot.).

You can log in to the EWTN site for live coverage! Catholic Register has this great site with blogging and live feed! This blog has both the Radio and TV feeds linked in the lower right menu . Please expect to find a huge volume, however. The radio site or the Catholic Register site may be better for live coverage. I'm sure Catholic Register has its own server so it can handle the volume The New Liturgical Movement has a nice post by Fr. Mitch Pacwa on the Liturgy !

AmericanPapist : Day 1 - The Vatican's Papal Itinerary (and already a typo) Charlotte Was Both : Greeting the Pope the Right Way The New Liturgical Movement : The Music for the Papal Masses WDTPRS : NAC Training for Seminarians in the TLM (the Pontifical North American Academy gets it !) WDTPRS : from the papal airplane: "Pedophile priests will be completely excluded from the priesthood "

Creative Minority Report : Closet Catholic in the White House ? The New Liturgical Movement : The Importance of Papal Liturgies as Examples Whispers in the Loggia : Backstories AmericanPapist : DC Parish Offers 24 Hour Prayer During Papal Visit AmericanPapist : Quote: Pope Benedict Speaks to Youth at His First Mass as Pope AmericanPapist : Rumor: Bishop Thomas Wenski Bound for Detroit? Touchdown is set for 4:00 PM EDT...