Dear Friends of the Charlotte Latin Mass Community,

Laudetur Iesus Christus! Attached below are the upcoming Latin Mass Schedules for the remainder of this week which include a First Friday, First Saturday, and the Third Sunday in Lent.

Traditional Lenten Mission:  Please note the special grace that we have a Traditional Lenten Mission this year offered by the Redemptorist Father Alphonsus Maria Krutsinger, CSsR.  It has been several years since we have had a Lenten Mission in the Charlotte area.  This is a great gift that will aid us in deepening the purgation of our Lenten sacrifices.  We are passing along a few other notes about this Lenten Mission.
— The Mission is cumulative in nature, and that there will be an added benefit to attending the entire program from start to finish.  
— When Father hears general confessions, he will hear confessions until the last person no matter how long this takes.
— Light snacks will be served downstairs after the 6:45p Mass with Sermon 1, and before Sermon 2 at 8:00p.
— Saturday Potluck at noon.  Please bring a dish to share.
— Babysitting is available (children ages 3-10).  FAMILIES MUST SIGN UP [stanthonymtholly@gmail.com]; NO DROP OFFS.  Limited to 30 children. 
— For more information about the Lenten Mission email [saintanthonycommunications@gmail.com]

Other noteworthy updates:
1. All Diocesan Latin Masses scheduled to end on October 2, 2025.  Many may have read the December 26, 2023 Catholic News Herald article about changes to the Traditional Latin Mass offerings by Bishop Jugis.  In the weeks since this announcement, we have received several questions from people who remain confused.  We encourage people to read the article carefully and to direct their questions to the chancery as our opinions are not authoritative.  We note below a few points from the Bishops announcement that seem to have been confused, evidenced by the questions we have received.  
— This is the Bishops stated goal:  In the fifth paragraph of the Bishops announcement, it reads:  “…the bishop’s stated goal of a ‘smooth and orderly transition to the new course charted by ‘Traditionis Custodes’…”.  
— The end date has been scheduled:  The permission for the four remaining diocesan offered Latin Masses only lasts until Thursday, October 2, 2025.  We note that this is the Feast of the Holy Guardian Angels.  Please set your prayer intentions accordingly.
— Extensions will have to be requested:  After this date, parishes will have to ask for permission to continue.  The Bishop of Charlotte may seek an extension from Rome.
— Transition to the New Mass:  Any requests for extensions must detail and describe the steps taken to lead the faithful to participate in the new Mass.  This likely means that over the remaining 19 months, parishioners at Diocesan Latin Mass will probably be subjected to the “smooth and orderly transition” that Bishop Jugis announced.  This might come in the form of modern translations, rubrics, & more homilies from the pulpit “catechizing” the faithful on the merits of the New Mass.  This might be why the newly instituted St. Ann’s Latin Mass Ministry was recently rebranded to the Carolina Traditional Liturgy Society, to de-emphasize the Traditional Latin Mass in favor of “traditional liturgy”.
— Extensions are unlikely:  Some believe that future extensions will be a simple matter.  We believe that is naive considering that to date, no other dispensation or extensions have been granted by Rome to any other dioceses.  Time will tell, but as much as we hate saying so, it is prudent to now prepare for the worst.  Noah didn’t wait for the rain before starting to build the arc.

2. Recording of Bishop Fellay’s talk:  Many have asked if the talk given by Bishop Fellay (SSPX) was recorded.  There was a recording made, and we will send out the link when it becomes available.

3. Traditional Easter Triduum:  Please note that just as in 2022 & 2023, the only traditional Easter Triduum in the Charlotte area will be offered at the SSPX chapel, St. Anthony of Padua in Mount Holly.  More updates on that schedule are forthcoming.  [Can I attend SSPX Mass?  https://charlottelatinmass.org/what-about-the-sspx/].

God bless
Charlotte Latin Mass Community, Inc.
www.charlottelatinmass.org