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Feast of Christ the King and All Saints/Souls Schedule

Laudetur Iesus Christus! Just a reminder that this Sunday October 31 is the solemn feast of Christ the King, established in 1925 by Pope Pius XI to remind the world that Christ Himself has rights and His teachings and Church need to be recognized by all societies and governments – including Charlotte. There is also a tradition to organize a Eucharistic Procession to process the King of Kings through the streets and both parishes in Charlotte will do so this Sunday. The feast occurs on the last Sunday in October in the Traditional Rite.

Sunday October 31– Feast of Christ the King

  • 11:30am High Mass, St. Thomas Aquinas: High Mass followed by a Eucharistic Procession
  • 12:30pm High Mass, St. Ann and Special Eucharistic Procession in the Charlotte Streets: St. Ann will offer a Latin Mass followed by a special Eucharistic Procession. God willing, Father will process the Blessed Sacrament all the way up to Holy Trinity Middle School and back to St. Ann. The path will go up Willow Oak Road, left onto to Princeton Road, and cross over Park Road to Holy Trinity Middle School (where there will be Benediction) afterwards the procession will return to St. Ann via the same route.  Please pray for fair weather.

    The procession will conclude inside St. Ann parish. This expansion may make the procession long, about 40-45 minutes total (20 minutes one way), and makes a glorious way to fulfill Pope Pius XI’s vision to bring Christ back into the public square and into the streets, as called for in his 1925 encyclical Quas Primas. Last year many residents came out of their homes to see Our Lord processing by their house – it was a remarkable moment that we hope can occur again this year. As custom, we will have flags, banners, etc. of our favorite royal saints and blessed (kings, queens, dukes, etc. who all honored Christ the King during their reign).  We link to an extensive list of royal saints and invite the faithful to bring and process with any images, statues, flags, standards, of saintly or blessed Catholic monarchs or rulers (St. Louis IX, St. Ferdinand, St. Isabel of Portugal, Blessed Karl, etc.): https://charlottelatinmass.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/list-of-royal-saintspdf

As custom, St. Ann will offer the indulgence prayers at some point during the festivities.

All Saints & All Souls Schedule

We have quite a few Latin Masses around the diocese and region to mention. 

Feast of All Saints – Monday November 1

  • 7:00am (Low) – St. Ann parish, Charlotte (this is the only diocesan Latin Mass in Charlotte)
  • 12 noon (Low) – Prince of Peace, Taylors, SC (2 hours SW of Charlotte)
  • 6:00pm (Low) – St. Elizabeth of the Hill Country, Boone, NC (2 hours NW of Charlotte)
  • 6:30pm (Low or High) – St. John the Baptist, Tryon, NC (2 hours west of Charlotte)

Feast of All Souls – Tuesday November 2

  • 8:00am (Low) – St. Jude, Sapphire, NC (Fr. Barone’s parish, 3 hours west of Charlotte)
  • 8:30am (Low) – St. John the Baptist, Tryon, NC (2 hours west of Charlotte)
  • 10:00am (Low) AND 11:00am (Low) – St. Elizabeth of the Hill Country, Boone, NC (2 hours NW of Charlotte). The 2 Masses are back to back.
  • 12 noon (Low) – Prince of Peace, Taylors, SC (2 hours SW of Charlotte)
  • 6:00pm (High) – St. Ann Parish, Charlotte (this is the only diocesan Latin Mass in Charlotte)
  • 7:00pm (High)  – Prince of Peace, Taylors, SC (2 hours SW of Charlotte)
  • 7:00pm (Low or High) – Our Lady of Grace, Greensboro, NC (90 minutes NE of Charlotte)

All Souls Novena November 1 – 8

Monday November 1 (All Saints day) begins the annual All Souls novena where you can obtain a plenary indulgence for a poor soul in purgatory each day from November 1- 8 by visiting a cemetery, praying for the dead, attending Mass, and receiving Holy Communion.  You can also obtain a separate plenary indulgence on All Souls Day November 2nd by offering prayers in a Church (Our Father & Creed).  See details on our website: https://charlottelatinmass.org/events/all-souls-novena/

REMINDER: Dr. Peter Kwasniewski Presentation, Saturday November 6, 7pm (6pm book signing):  The CLMC and St. Thomas Aquinas parish will be hosting Dr. Peter Kwasniewski for a special lecture on Saturday evening November 6 at 7pm in Aquinas Hall (1400 Suther Road, Charlotte).  Dr. Kwasniewski is noted author, lecturer, and composer, who will be speaking on the topic, “Given a Choice, Why Should I Consistently Attend the Traditional Latin Mass?” A meet & greet/book signing will take place from 6-7pm (there will be no dinner). An RSVP is appreciated for headcount purposes. To RSVP e-mail us at: info(at)charlottelatinmass.org A flyer is attached.