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7th Sunday After Pentecost

Laudetur Iesus Christus! Sunday July 19 is the 7th Sunday after Pentecost. Dr. Mike Foley of Latin Mass magazine (and NLM) writes a thoughtful piece on today’s readings and propers: http://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2020/07/fruit-free-will-and-providence-seventh.html#.XxPG3xJ7nwc

Mass updates:

Sunday Latin Mass at 12:30pm: St. Ann will offer the 12:30pm Latin Mass Sunday July 19 under the usual conditions of late.

Friday July 24 – no 12:30pm Latin Mass at St. Mark due to ordinations: No Latin Mass at St. Mark next Friday due to priestly ordinations. It will return Friday July 31. Please keep the soon to be priests, Deacons Jonathan Torres, and Jacob Mlakar in your prayers, as well as the two new transitional deacons ordained this past Friday, Juan Miguel Sanchez and Joseph Wasswa.

Saturday July 25 Respect Life Latin Mass at 8:00am: Fr. Reid will offer a Latin Mass next Saturday followed by a vigil at Planned Parenthood. Alternatively, a Holy Hour in the church will be offered for those who would prefer to stay. As a reminder, Charlotte has around 9,000-10,000 abortions annually.

Sunday July 26 – 11:30am Sunday Latin Mass begins at St. Thomas Aquinas: The new Sunday Latin Mass at St. Thomas Aquinas begins next Sunday at 11:30am. We’ll share more details as the weekend approaches.

Monday July 20 – Feast of St. Elijah:

Tomorrow July 20 is the ancient feast of St. Elijah the Prophet – typically only commemorated in the Carmelite Rite, or in the Eastern churches. As tradition tells us, Elijah was taken in a fiery chariot into the heavens (4 Kings 2:11) and will come again (with Enoch) during the end times to preach against the antichrist (Apocalypse 11:3-10). To learn more about this feast day please see our concluding article below.

Other Latin Mass News:

The advent of a Universal Republic, which is longed for by all the worst elements of disorder, and confidently expected by them, is an idea which is now ripe for execution.

From this republic, based on the principles of absolute equality of men and community of possessions, would be banished all national distinctions, nor in it would the authority of the father over his children, or of the public power over the citizens, or of God over human society, be any longer acknowledged.

If these ideas are put into practice, there will inevitably follow a reign of unheard-of terror…

There’s nothing but awe. Just the beauty of the corporal and how the Host and the chalice are treated — and I have to say [long pause, filled with emotion] I could hardly say the words of consecration because I became so filled with emotion, so deeply struck by those words. Thank God we only must whisper them in this rite, because I am not sure I would have been able to speak above that whisper, so struck I was at the profundity. It was the first time in my life that I had ever said those words in Latin, and I could hardly get them out. It’s indescribable, really.

Their English website isn’t complete yet (http://vicitleo.org/) but you can learn more visit their GoFundMe site:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/vicit-leo-campaign-fund

  • St. Elijah, the Carmelites and St. John the Baptist: Great article which discusses how the followers of Elijah maintained their presence at Mt. Carmel until the New Testament time when St. John the Baptist preached to them and prepared them for the coming of the Messiah* Afterwards these Carmelites built the first chapel to the Virgin Mary, and remained at Mt. Carmel until the end of the Crusader Kingdom when they fanned out to Europe. Read more here: http://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2020/07/the-feast-of-our-lady-of-mt-carmel.html

*Dom Prosper Gueranger mentions another tradition where some of these Carmelites were visiting Jerusalem around Pentecost and converted at the preaching of St. Peter (Acts of the Apostles Chapter 2) and also conversed with the Blessed Mother.

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Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Laudetur Iesus Christus! Today is the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, and as you may recall, tradition holds that Our Lady appeared to St. Simon Stock in 1251 A.D., an English Carmelite friar and gave him the Scapular, with a promise that those who wear this will never suffer eternal fire. From this derived the devotion to the brown Scapular, the cloth that many wear faithfully.  If you are not enrolled, you are encouraged to contact your parish priest to be enrolled.

Mass & the Sabbatine Privilege

Tonight St. Thomas Aquinas parish will offer a 7pm High Mass for this feast day.  As custom, Fisheaters has a good write up on the scapular and the Sabbatine Privilege which accompanies those who wear it faithfully: https://www.fisheaters.com/scapulars.html

The Sabbatine Privilege is the promise that Our Lady will intercede and pray for those in Purgatory who, in earthly life:

  • wore the Scapular in good faith;
  • were chaste according to their state in life;
  • daily recited the Divine Office or, with the permission of one’s Confessor, the Little Office of Our Lady [a shorter form of the Divine Office in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary, used by certain religious orders and laity. It is similar to the Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary from the Roman Breviary] or the Rosary; (most lay people opt for the Rosary) and
  • departed earthly life in charity.

Our Lady also promised to free those souls in purgatory on the Saturday after their death who wore the Scapular.

Today we often hear of advice on how to keep the body safe, yet as Fr. Reid has noted in sermons over the past few months we should be concerned about how to keep the soul safe. Perhaps the question to ask today is: Are you wearing a scapular? If not, why not?

Support Carmelite Hermits

Lastly, since today is the Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, we wanted to share an opportunity to support our friends, the Hermits of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, a traditional Carmelite community.  Some of you may recall meeting the Hermits when they visited in 2017.  They are a group of Carmelite hermits based in Fairfield, PA.   Please offer a prayer for the Hermits on their feast day. Additionally, they subsist solely on donations and are always grateful for any financial support: https://www.eremitaednmc.org/

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6th Sunday After Pentecost

Laudetur Iesus Christus! Tomorrow Sunday July 12, St. Ann will offer the traditional sacrament of Confirmation at the 12:30pm Latin Mass. As in prior years, the sacrament usually is administered at 12:30pm, so Mass starts shortly after that.  The good news is there should be room for everyone to attend – so no need to change your plans for tomorrow.

  • The parish will be first reserved for confirmandi and their families, and after that, anyone is welcome to find a seat (usual seating restrictions)
  • For those unable to sit inside, St. Ann will live stream the Mass into the St. Ann gym, with seats available
  • Additionally, as custom, people can also attend outside under the tents
  • Whether you are in the gym or outside, you will be able to receive Holy Communion if you desire

Fr. Reid’s birthday: Monday July 13 is Fr. Reid’s 50th birthday. Please be sure to keep him in your prayers on Monday.

Other Latin Mass news:

  • The French Genocide That Has Been Air Brushed From History: As the secular world marks the heinous “Bastille Day” on Tuesday, a reader shared an excellent article (from a secular perspective) on the massacre of the Vendee Catholics who were martyred for defending the Church against the diabolical French Revolution. This article is a sobering reminder of what revolution truly is –a bloody revolt against God and His order. https://quillette.com/2019/03/10/the-french-genocide-that-has-been-air-brushed-from-history/

Preparing to defend (and suffer) for Christ and the liberty of the Church

Lately, several priests (who offer the Latin Mass) in our diocese have given sermons on the need to be prepared to suffer (and even die) for defending the Catholic faith in the public square. As a soft persecution (social and religious) begins to descend over our local communities, it’s worth noting these sermons:

Additionally, on the topic of being prepared, this weekend, Fr. Putnam at St. Mark (who also offers the Latin Mass on Fridays), recently wrote in his weekend bulletin ponderings about the need for Christians to not be blind followers of society and should be “opposing the tyranny of popular opinion and political narrative”. As we consider how much of our world is against the traditional order and of God, the short column is worth a read, and to begin asking questions about many things the revolution is doing today. The link is below:

https://www.stmarknc.org/media/1/40/2020_Bulletin_071220.pdf (See page 3)

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No Latin Mass at St. Mark tomorrow

Laudetur Iesus Christus! Today July 9 is the ancient feast day of Ss. John Fisher and Thomas More.  St. Thomas Aquinas parish will offer a 7pm votive Mass (High) this evening to commemorate this feast day, commemorating these saints who refused to comprise the Catholic faith even when the government insisted. St. Thomas More’s story was re-popularized in the modern era in the 1960s film A Man for All Seasons.

No Latin Mass at St. Mark for the next 3 weeks:  Tomorrow Friday 10, there will not be a 12:30pm Latin Mass at St. Mark parish in Huntersville for the next three weeks. Tomorrow is a priests meeting, and then the next two Fridays (July 17 & 24) will be the diaconate and priestly ordinations for the diocese – both held at St. Mark. The next Latin Mass should be Friday July 31. St. Ann will still offer a 7am Latin Mass tomorrow.

Traditional Confirmation Mass this Sunday at 12:30pm: As noted, His Excellency Bishop Jugis will visit St. Ann this Sunday to administer the sacrament of Confirmation in the traditional rite. We have also learned that additional opportunities for Fr. Reid to offer this sacrament at other Masses/times will be provided this weekend. This means that that seating may still be limited, but hopefully not as crowded as initially thought. You still may want to prepare to sit outside. If people have more tents to bring, that would also be helpful. If we hear any updates, we will let you know by Saturday evening.

Liberty of Military Catholics to attend Mass: Since today we honor Ss. John Fisher and Thomas More who are patrons of defending the Church’s liberty, we wanted to share with you some good news as the U.S. Navy has recently reversed its bizarre decision to prohibit personnel from attending indoor worship services over COVID-19 concerns: https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/victory-us-navy-reverses-unlawful-order-banning-troops-from-indoor-mass-religious-services  (While the Latin Mass is still uncommon in the Military Archdiocese, more Catholics serving in the armed forces are slowly discovering it).

Life of Blessed Franz Jèagerstèatter:  Sensus Fidelium is also recommending a book of another saintly man, Blessed Franz Jèagerstèatter who was drafted into the German Army in World War II and refused to sign an oath to the Nazis. He was martyred for standing up for his Catholic belief. There is a book and sermon about him here:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/087243141X?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Sermon by a traditional priest (in another diocese): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVEZ1oC5Rv4&feature=youtu.be

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5th Sunday After Pentecost & New Sunday Latin Mass in Charlotte

Laudetur Iesus Christus! Today Saturday July 4 is First Saturday of our Blessed Mother, and also our nation’s Independence Day. Toward the bottom of this e-mail, we provide some links related to the Church and our nation. Immediately below are some other updates for this weekend and beyond: 

Mass for 5th Sunday after Pentecost (July 5): As custom, St. Ann will offer the 12:30pm Latin Mass under the same conditions as prior weeks, with tents, and abled body men outside when possible. Hang in there – we know it’s getting hot and its tough being out there for Mass. As someone observed to me this week, with the intense summer heat, the threat of heat exhaustion may be more imminent than the virus. Hopefully Bishop Jugis & the diocese will alleviate these restrictions soon (the Bishop – not the government sets these restrictions).

No Latin Mass in Salisbury: The 1st Sunday Latin Mass at Sacred Heart in Salisbury is on hiatus for the time being, as such there will not be a 4pm Latin Mass Sunday July 5.

Traditional Confirmation next Sunday July 12: Just a reminder next Sunday Bishop Jugis will be visiting St. Ann parish for a traditional Confirmation at 12:30pm. Spacing will be tight but we will advise if any changes or accommodations are made.

New Sunday Traditional Latin Mass begins at St. Thomas Aquinas parish: In saving the best for last, we are pleased to share some important news – beginning Sunday July 26, St. Thomas Aquinas parish in Charlotte will be offering a new Sunday Traditional Latin Mass (High) at 11:30AM each Sunday. This is big news and we will have more to say in the days ahead but please pray for the pastor, Fr. Matthew Codd for moving forward with this decision.

Independence Day links: In these last hours of Independence Day 2020, we provide a few links about the Latin Mass, and Catholic tradition:

  • Church’s official prayer for the conversion of nations from the 1957 edition of the Raccolta (Click here). You are welcome to pray it tonight or throughout this weekend (or anytime).

Other Latin Mass & tradition related news:

 

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4th Sunday After Pentecost

Laudetur Iesus Christus! Today Sunday June 28 is the 4th Sunday after Pentecost. Dr. Michael Foley has a good article on the meaning of the secret prayer for today’s propers: http://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2020/06/rebel-wills-fourth-sunday-after.html. Here are some additional updates:

Sunday Latin Mass at 12:30pm: St. Ann will offer the Sunday 12:30pm Latin Mass today. Tents will be set up outside but if you have an extra tent, please feel free to bring it.

Upcoming Feasts: Monday is the solemnity of Ss. Peter & Paul (No Latin Masses scheduled in Charlotte). Wednesday is the Feast of the Most Precious Blood – St. Ann normally has its 6pm Low Mass.

Revolutionaries & Iconoclasts: Over the past few weeks we’ve seen revolutionary mobs attacking statues of famous Catholics such as Christopher Columbus, St. Junipero Serra, and King Louis XVI of France.  They often claim these saintly men had some evil past and hated certain classes or groups. These revolutionaries are not new to us Catholics as the Church encountered them in the French revolution (which beheaded King Louis XVI) and even earlier when iconoclasts attacked statues in the 8th century.  In pushing back against revolution, it’s important to know the facts about who these revolutionaries attack, and even more important, to understand the nature and methods of the revolutionists.

For the prior generation of Latin Mass attendees of the 1960s and 1970s , they also encountered revolutionaries – but inside their own parishes – who tore down high altars, votive statutes, white washed sacred artwork, suppressed sacred music, and of course came to attack the centerpiece – the Mass of the Ages (Latin Mass).

Sadly, we all know of a few examples of this revolution in a few older churches in our diocese, many which used to have magnificent high altars and sacred art.  Some were removed immediately, others a step-by-step removal that occurred over years. Yet tragedies like this were not localized, but on a global scale as Michael Rose details in his book, Ugly as Sin: https://www.sophiainstitute.com/products/item/ugly-as-sin

The good news is the best way to restore tradition, including art, architecture, etc. is to restore the Mass of the Ages (Traditional Latin Mass), which we continue to see occurring in the diocese.

Bishop Schneider update: Speaking of the 1960s, His Excellency Bishop Schneider released a new appraisal last week on Vatican II and how to charitably engage discussion on correcting some of the ambiguous and misleading statements made in the documents: https://remnantnewspaper.com/web/index.php/articles/item/4949-55-years-later-bishop-athanasius-schneider-s-appraisal-of-vatican-ii

Prayer to Consecrate Russia to the Immaculate Heart: Bishop Schneider has also created a prayer to implore Our Lady to provide the Pope with the graces necessary to consecrate Russia to the Immaculate Heart and to bring an end to this chaos, and usher in the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart:

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/bp-schneider-composes-prayer-begging-mary-for-consecration-of-russia-so-there-will-be-peace

    O Immaculate Heart of Mary, you are the holy Mother of God and our tender Mother. Look upon the distress in which the Church and the whole of humanity are living because of the spread of materialism and the persecution of the Church. In Fatima, you warned against these errors, as you spoke about the errors of Russia. You are the Mediatrix of all graces. Implore your Divine Son to grant this special grace for the Pope: that he might consecrate Russia to your Immaculate Heart, so that Russia will be converted, a period of peace will be granted to the world, and your Immaculate Heart will triumph, through an authentic renewal of the Church in the splendor of the purity of the Catholic Faith, of the sacredness of Divine worship and of the holiness of the Christian life. O Queen of the Holy Rosary and our sweet Mother, turn your merciful eyes to us and graciously hear this our trusting prayer. Amen.

    + Athanasius Schneider, Auxiliary Bishop of the archdiocese of Saint Mary in Astana

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St. John the Baptist & the Social Kingship of Christ

Laudetur Iesus Christus! Today June 24 is the solemnity of St. John the Baptist, the greatest of all prophets and precursor to Christ.

The commemoration of this great saint actually began yesterday with the Vigil of St. John the Baptist, which carries its own Mass & customs: http://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2020/06/the-vigil-of-nativity-of-st-john-baptist.html

Feast of St. John the Baptist

Today’s feast day occurs around the summer solstice just as the days begin to grow shorter, symbolizing the words of this saint in St. John 3:30  “He must increase, but I must decrease.”.  6 months later, Our Savior Jesus Christ is born at midnight, at the darkest time of the year, just as the daylight increases after the winter solstice.  According to Fisheaters.com, this feast is one of three birthdays celebrated in the Church calendar (the others are Blessed Mother, September 8, and Our Blessed Lord on December 25) as they were all born without original sin. To learn more about this feast day visit: https://www.fisheaters.com/customstimeafterpentecost3.html

In light of last week’s Supreme Court decision which denies the Church the right to employ workers who agree with the faith, it appears providential that this week the Church honors St. John the Baptist – martyred for defending God’s moral law before the state (King Herod).  As Fr. Reid noted in his sermon on Sunday: we may soon be called to defend our faith publically: …as the evil one appears to get a firmer grasp on the world, more and more Christians are going to be called to speak and act prophetically in very public ways. We each have to be ready for that.

Mass for Feast of St. John the Baptist

St. Ann will offer its normal Wednesday 6pm Low Mass tonight for this feast day. Reminder: There is no longer a Wednesday Latin Mass at St. Thomas Aquinas parish.

Respect Life Latin Mass returns this Saturday

This Saturday June 27, St. Ann will resume its 4th Saturday 8am Latin Mass followed by a Rosary at Planned Parenthood (or a Holy Hour of Reparation in the Church – lead by a deacon).

Bishop Schneider’s latest interview with Sensus Fidelium:  We are pleased to share that Bishop Schneider’s recent interview on the Social Kingship of Christ with our friend Steve Cunningham, over at Sensus Fidelium. His Excellency also shares his warm greetings and blessings to all the people he met in Charlotte back at St. Ann in 2017. Here is the interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWay9Il7imA&feature=youtu.be

Religious Freedom vs. Social Kingship of Christ

Speaking of defending God’s law in public, this week the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) commemorates “religious freedom week”. Sadly one has to admit, based on recent major court decisions & lockdowns, this campaign has largely failed and the Church continues to lose ground on her rights.

Besides the possible influence of modernism in this campaign (a topic for another day), a key reason for this failure could be the total absence of the traditional teaching of the Social Kingship of Christ. As you may recall, this teaching is where Christ, His doctrine and His Church have priority rights in society and government. The Feast of Christ the King was established to emphasize this doctrine (see Pius XI’s encyclical Quas Primas in 1925). This is why we, the CLMC, promote a magnificent celebration of this feast day each October. Only when this teaching – and the liturgy that fully promotes it – is fully embraced by dioceses and parishes can the tide be turned on these court losses.

To learn more on the Social Kingship of Christ visit:

Lastly, we close with Pope Gregory XVI’s beautiful 1832 encyclical Mirari Vos which helps explain why error has no public rights in society:

Now We consider another abundant source of the evils with which the Church is afflicted at present: indifferentism. This perverse opinion is spread on all sides by the fraud of the wicked who claim that it is possible to obtain the eternal salvation of the soul by the profession of any kind of religion, as long as morality is maintained. Surely, in so clear a matter, you will drive this deadly error far from the people committed to your care… 

…This shameful font of indifferentism gives rise to that absurd and erroneous proposition which claims that liberty of conscience must be maintained for everyone. It spreads ruin in sacred and civil affairs, though some repeat over and over again with the greatest impudence that some advantage accrues to religion from it. “But the death of the soul is worse than freedom of error,” as Augustine was wont to say. When all restraints are removed by which men are kept on the narrow path of truth, their nature, which is already inclined to evil, propels them to ruin.

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3rd Sunday after Pentecost

Laudetur Iesus Christus! Tomorrow is the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost, and depending on the Mass/parish, the External Solemnity of the Sacred Heart may be commemorated. Although the feast was Friday, we did want to share a beautiful reflection posted by the Fraternity of St. Peter about this feast day: https://fssp.com/st-lutgardis-and-the-three-mystical-favors/

Additionally, the abbot of Clear Creek Abbey in Oklahoma, +Dom Philip Anderson, also shared an excellent reflection on the feast day in these turbulent times – we attach his reflection as a PDF (click here).

Sunday Latin Mass

Sunday Latin Mass: St. Ann will be offering the 12:30pm Sunday Latin Mass tomorrow. Tents will again be set up. If you have your own tent(s), we invite you to bring it to share as we have been short a few for the late comers. Also, abled-body men are kindly asked to let the women, children, elderly, etc. have seats inside before taking. We should also note other parishes appear to have resumed their normal Sunday schedules with the spacing protocols. Please check these other parish websites for the latest info.

Pray for our priests: This week has seen heightened attacks on the Church, first from the stolen tabernacle from St. Elizabeth’s, second, the Supreme Court’s Bostock decision which attacks the liberty of the Church to hire employees who agree with the Church teaching; and lastly the communist/masonic riots that are attacking Catholic statutes of Christopher Columbus, St. Junipero Serra (and more to come probably). What you may not know is that a few of our priests in our diocese were also viciously attacked by the local media reports over the last few weeks. We won’t devote space to the specific cases, but suffice to say, that these are likely spiritual attacks and more of these are probably planned. In your charity, would you consider including our diocese’s priests in your Mass intentions and Rosaries this week?

Other Latin Mass news

Columbus noster est! by Roberto De Mattei: Good article on Columbus & his cause for canonization: https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2020/06/de-mattei-columbus-noster-est.html

Is TV Mass the same as the Real Thing? Lastly, we conclude with an excellent article on the growing dangers of live streaming of Masses. The author, Fr. Robert Paisley, is the rector of Mater Ecclesiae Latin Mass chapel in Berlin, NJ. It’s a diocesan parish that exclusively offers the Traditional Latin Mass. When the lockdown hit, many parishes and groups (us included) promoted these to allow faithful to maintain connection to the liturgical schedule and the sermons. Certainly it exposed new people to the Latin Mass, and allowed one to “see” traditional liturgies offered in other parishes throughout the world. Yet as Fr. Paisley points out, there is also a danger in thinking these online Masses are an acceptable substitute for attending in person, particularly when Masses are publicly available again.

http://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2020/06/is-tv-mass-same-as-real-thing.html#.Xu7G_KZ7nwc

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2nd Sunday after Pentecost update

Laudetur Iesus Christus!  Sunday June 14 is the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost (or the External Solemnity of Corpus Christi).  We wanted to thank Father who kindly offered Thursday’s Corpus Christi Low Mass on short notice. Please keep him in your prayers this weekend as a thanksgiving for his kindness in offering Thursday’s Mass.

Speaking of Corpus Christi, there are some rich musical traditions associated with this feast day. The New Liturgical Movement blog has a wonderful post about the hymns associated with the ancient Divine Office (Matins, Lauds, etc.) for Corpus Christi: http://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2020/06/hymns-for-medieval-office-of-corpus.html Additionally, St. Ann parish has compiled a selection of traditional chants associated with this feast day: https://www.stanncharlotte.org/playlists/

Schedule updates

Sunday Latin Mass at St. Ann: Today, Sunday June 14, St. Ann will offer the Sunday 12:30pm Latin Mass as normal, except for the attendance limitations (arrive early). For abled body gentleman, please consider allowing the women, children, and elderly, etc. to have first priority for seating.  St. Ann will have tents again, but if you have your own tent, you may consider bringing it in case we need some extra shade.

Important change at St. Thomas Aquinas – this week: Beginning this week, the Wednesday 7pm Latin Mass has been permanently transferred to Thursdays at 7pm. The first of these new Thursday Masses is this Thursday June 18. There is no longer a Wednesday 7pm Latin Mass at St. Thomas Aquinas.

St. Mark Latin Mass resumes this Friday June 19: St. Mark will be resuming its regular 12:30pm Friday Latin Mass this Friday with a special sung Latin Mass for the Feast of the Sacred Heart.

Feast of the Sacred Heart, Friday June 19: St. Ann will offer two Latin Masses for the Feast of the Sacred Heart.  First, the normal 7am Friday Latin Mass.  Secondly, the parish will offer a special Holy Hour of Reparation at 5pm for the sins against human sexuality/purity followed at 7pm by a Solemn High Latin Mass with the Carolina Catholic Chorale.

As noted above, St. Mark will also offer a 12:30pm sung Latin Mass for the Feast of the Sacred Heart.

The Feast of the Sacred Heart is a 1st class/Solemnity in the Church and as such the normal Friday penances are waived (i.e. you can have meat today).

Summer course in theology (July 27 – 31, Madison, Wisconsin)

If you’re looking to travel cross country for an excellent public Catholic event, this week long course on Aquinas & theology looks promising. It will also feature a Traditional Latin Mass during the program. It’s hosted by the Albertus Magnus Center for Scholastic Studies in Madison, Wisconsin and runs from July 27-31. To learn more click here:

https://www.albertusmagnuscss.org/summer-programs/2020-madison/

Other Latin Mass & related news

Amidst the civil strife occurring in our country, the last article above is quite profound. The Traditional Latin Mass has a track record of uniting cultures, classes, nations, races & ethnicity together through the Latin liturgy. As Peter Kwasniewski notes: The old Latin liturgy united nations, clans, tribes, races. Everyone had (more or less) the same kind of liturgy. It was in a high style, said in a language no longer anyone’s vernacular; it was celebrated “just so,” in a way that was distinctively its own, because it came from so many centuries and influences.

That’s an important distinction and something that Dr. John Senior took even further in his book the Restoration of Christian Culture. He wrote that the Mass is the center of culture:

Whatever we do in the political and social order, the indispensable foundation is prayer, the heart of which is the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, the perfect prayer of  Christ  Himself,  Priest  and  Victim,  recreating  in  an  unbloody  manner  the bloody,  selfsame  Sacrifice  of  Calvary.  What  is  Christian  Culture?  It  is essentially the Mass. That is not my or anyone’s opinion or theory or wish but the central fact of two thousand years of history. Christendom, what secularists call Western Civilization, is the Mass and the paraphernalia which protect and facilitate it. All architecture, art, political and social forms, economics, the way people live and feel and think, music, literature–all these things when they are right, are ways of fostering and protecting the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.

Essentially, we can’t restore/heal the culture until we restore the liturgy. That is why the Charlotte Latin Mass Community continues to advocate for the full restoration of the Traditional Latin Mass in the Catholic Church, as a means to restoring Catholic culture to society.

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Feast of Corpus Christi

Laudetur Iesus Christus!  We are pleased to report that there will be a Traditional Latin Mass for the Feast of Corpus Christi this Thursday June 11 at 7pm, St. Ann parish. Please offer a few prayers for the priests arranging this on short notice. The final details are still being worked out but here is what we have now:

Feast of Corpus Christi

Thursday June 11, 7pm Low Mass

St. Ann Catholic Church