Laudetur Iesus Christus!  Greetings and may all mothers enjoy a blessed Mother’s Day today.

The month of May is devoted to Our Lady and which traditionally begins with the May crowning. This tradition honors the fact that God has restored the Davidic Kingdom, with Jesus as the Christ (Anointed One) — and Jesus’s Mother — Our Mother — as its Queen Mother.

… An excerpt from Fish Eaters:

The King of Kings requires a Queen, and in Israel, it is the King’s Mother who sits on the throne and exerts power as “The Great Lady” (“gebirah” or “gevirah,” as this position is known in Hebrew). Just as Bethsabee (Bathsheba), the mother of King Solomon, acted as intercessor for the people of Israel, Our Lady acts as intercessor for us with the King of Kings:

III Kings 2:19-20

Then Bethsabee came to king Solomon, to speak to him for Adonias: and the king arose to meet her, and bowed to her, and sat down upon his throne: and a throne was set for the king’s mother, and she sat on his right hand. And she said to him: I desire one small petition of thee, do not put me to confusion. And the king said to her: My mother, ask: for I must not turn away thy face.

Psalm 44, which prophesied Our Lord, speaks of the Queen at His right hand, one whose name will be remembered “throughout all generations”:

Unto the end, for them that shall be changed, for the sons of Core, for understanding. A canticle for the Beloved. My heart hath uttered a good word I speak my works to the king; My tongue is the pen of a scrivener that writeth swiftly. Thou art beautiful above the sons of men: grace is poured abroad in thy lips; therefore hath God blessed thee for ever. Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O thou most mighty. With thy comeliness and thy beauty set out, proceed prosperously, and reign. Because of truth and meekness and justice: and thy right hand shall conduct thee wonderfully. Thy arrows are sharp: under thee shall people fall, into the hearts of the king’s enemies. Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of uprightness. Thou hast loved justice, and hated iniquity: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. Myrrh and stacte and cassia perfume thy garments, from the ivory houses: out of which the daughters of kings have delighted thee in thy glory.

The queen stood on thy right hand, in gilded clothing; surrounded with variety. Hearken, O daughter, and see, and incline thy ear: and forget thy people and thy father’s house. And the king shall greatly desire thy beauty; for he is the Lord thy God, and him they shall adore. And the daughters of Tyre with gifts, yea, all the rich among the people, shall entreat thy countenance. All the glory of the king’s daughter is within in golden borders, Clothed round about with varieties. After her shall virgins be brought to the king: her neighbours shall be brought to thee. They shall be brought with gladness and rejoicing: they shall be brought into the temple of the king. Instead of thy fathers, sons are born to thee: thou shalt make them princes over all the earth. They shall remember thy name throughout all generations. Therefore shall people praise thee for ever; yea, for ever and ever.

Mary evokes this Psalm in her response to St. Gabriel’s Annunciation to her:

Luke 1:46-48

And Mary said: My soul doth magnify the Lord. And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid; for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

St. John’s Apocalypse reveals that he saw Our Lady crowned with stars, one for each of the twelve tribes and the twelve Apostles. St. John saw her as Queen in Heaven, the mother of the one who was to “rule all nations”:

Apocalypse 12:1-5

And a great sign appeared in heaven: A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars: And being with child, she cried travailing in birth, and was in pain to be delivered. And there was seen another sign in heaven: and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads, and ten horns: and on his head seven diadems: And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to be delivered; that, when she should be delivered, he might devour her son. And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with an iron rod: and her son was taken up to God, and to his throne.

Call on Our Queen to intercede for you with her Divine Son! The Salve Regina (Hail Holy Queen) prayer is perfect for the day:

Hail holy Queen, mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us. And after this our exile show unto us the blessed Fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. Amen.

Latin Version:

Salve, Regina, mater misericordiae: vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve. Ad te clamamus exsules filii Hevae. Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes in hac lacrimarum valle. Eia, ergo, advocata nostra, illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos converte. Et Iesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui, nobis post hoc exsilium ostende. O clemens, O pia, O dulcis Virgo Maria. Amen.

Christus Resurréxit! We have a few updates to share on the 4^th Sunday after Easter.

Latin Mass Updates

St. Ann to live stream Sunday’s 12:30pm Traditional Latin Mass: St. Ann will again live stream the 12:30pm Latin Mass this Sunday May 10th. www.facebook.com/StAnnCharlotte (You don’t need an account to view)

Supporting St. Ann: Also don’t forget to tithe to the parish during this time so it can continue its operations and minister to its parishioners & community: https://www.stanncharlotte.org/home/giving/

Traditional Confirmation to be held July 12, 2020: Fr. Reid announced in last Sunday’s bulletin that traditional sacrament of Confirmation will be administered on Sunday July 12 at 12:30pm (Sunday Latin Mass). All Easter Vigil confirmation candidates are also encouraged to be confirmed on this date.  Please contact the parish if you have a child ready to be confirmed.

Farewell to the Seminarians: It’s hard to believe but several of the seminarians of the first & second class are now graduating and heading off to major seminary. The graduates are, Matthew Dimock, Jr., Christian Goduti, Matthew Harrison, Kevin Martinez, and Jose Palma. This is a mixed blessing as they were helpful in liturgically supporting the Latin Mass, and especially the Triduum this year. Please offer prayers for them.  They will graduate next weekend and Belmont Abbey College may live stream the graduation. The Seminary hopes to have a public farewell reception sometime after restrictions are lifted.  You can learn more about these fine graduates here: https://stjosephcollegeseminary.org/

As Fr. Reid noted in last week’s bulletin, this graduation isn’t the only change – with the new seminary built, the seminarians will be moving to Mt. Holly permanently, so St. Ann’s may be a little quieter from now on (should things resume). Hopefully we will still be able to see them in the future.

Other Latin Mass News

Communion on the tongue is a right of the faithful: As some public Masses resume under heavy restrictions, some Bishops and priests in other dioceses are again trying to forbid Communion on the tongue even though it’s probably more hygienically safer than (and 100% more respectful to Our Blessed Lord than receiving on the hand). This thankfully doesn’t apply to the Traditional Latin Mass where Communion on the tongue is the law. If these illegal restrictions against Communion on the tongue concern you, then we encourage you to begin attending the Traditional Mass once it’s made available again.  Here is a letter from the Vatican in 2009 stating the faithful have a right to receive Holy Communion on the tongue: https://charlottelatinmass.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/cdw-july-24-2009-letter.pdf

Cardinal Sarah – Don’t get used to online Masses: https://newdailycompass.com/en/sarah-profanities-have-to-stop-the-eucharist-isnt-negotiable

Evolution – foundation for modern secular science: Just as a reminder, last fall the CLMC co-sponsored a seminar with the Carolina Pro-Life Action Network (C-PLAN) last November which examines the shortfalls of evolutionary theory (which heavily influences modern science & medicine), its ties to the culture of death, and how the traditional doctrine of creation is key toward an understanding of authentic science which supports Catholic teaching: https://sensusfidelium.us/evolution-the-culture-of-death-unmasking-the-roots-of-todays-abortion-movement/

TAN Books videos: TAN books which is run by a St. Ann parishioner (and employs others) has having some great podcast videos about the traditional faith, and the Latin Mass. Here is the video page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdtXgTytr5FLwrnpgcXHD4A/videos  Of note are:

• Reid interview on 4 Last Things: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=352yeCNeezQ
• Daniel Heenan FSSP (Latin Mass priest in Mexico) interview on the Cristeros Catholic revolution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krGGl_UO-Iw
• Jonathan Romanowski FSSP – How to pray the Traditional Latin Mass: https://youtu.be/fXudMLFNuXw

Christus Resurréxit! Greetings on the ancient feasts of the apparition of St. Michael the Archangel and Our Lady Mediatrix of All Graces.

As an addendum to yesterday’s post we are pleased to share that several Cardinals, Bishops, priests and theologians have signed a letter to the governments of the world regarding the persecution of Christians worldwide during the pandemic. It was signed by Cardinal Joseph Zen, Bishop Athanasius Schneider, and Texas Bishop Joseph Strickland (among many others).

This is a historic letter which dovetails our e-mail yesterday about the importance of the doctrine of the Social Kingship of Christ. This letter makes some key points:

• Finally, as Pastors responsible for the flock of Christ, let us remember that the Church firmly asserts her autonomy to govern, worship, and teach.
• For this reason, as Pastors we firmly assert the right to decide autonomously on the celebration of Mass and the Sacraments, just as we claim absolute autonomy in matters falling within our immediate jurisdiction, such as liturgical norms and ways of administering Communion and the Sacraments.
• The State has no right to interfere, for any reason whatsoever, in the sovereignty of the Church.

This clear-cut statement accurately sums up the traditional teaching of the Social Kingship of Christ. This teaching is all the authority any Bishop needs to restore public Masses.

Do you miss the Traditional Latin Mass? So do we.

https://remnantnewspaper.com/web/index.php/articles/item/4881-worse-than-death-a-pandemic-warning-from-cardinals-sarah-mueller-zen-abp-vigano

Christus Resurréxit! This past Sunday, Fr. Reid gave an excellent sermon on the virus crisis and its impact on us spiritually. If you missed it, we encourage you to listen or read it (attached) and pray:

Text: https://www.stanncharlotte.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/4th-Sunday-of-Easter-2020-homily.pdf

Audio: https://www.stanncharlotte.org/category/fr-reids-homilies/

We highlight a few points:

• Just as St. Jean-Gabriel Perboyre’s human dignity was trampled upon by his persecutors in Wuhan, so too has our societal response to combatting the Coronavirus robbed us of our ability to exercise fully our humanity.

• We’ve lost more than jobs and freedom, folks. We’ve lost some of our humanity.

• In losing the right to be together and, especially the right to worship together – even on a temporary basis – we run the risk of becoming a little less human.
  

• Indeed, if we allow them to do so, these measures that have been imposed upon us can make our hearts grow colder to one another and to God.

We again encourage you to listen to Father’s sermon. FYI – to learn more about St. Jean-Gabriel Perboyre, click here: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/chinas-first-saint-was-martyred-on-a-cross-in-wuhan-82107

We need the doctrine of the Social Kingship of Christ

Lastly, we wanted to close this e-mail with an observation & comment.

It’s  becoming clear that part of the closure of churches and Masses is that the Church and dioceses have largely abandoned the traditional doctrine of the Social Kingship of Christ. As a result,  Catholic influence has largely been absent in the public square across the world (and in the Carolinas).  Just like individuals, Christ himself has rights in a society (county, state, nation), and all societies must acknowledge Him, His teachings, and His Church. This is why we the CLMC invited Fr. Christian in 2016 and Bishop Schneider in 2017.  It is why the CLMC requests a Eucharistic Procession each year on the Feast of Christ the King.  This doctrine is absolutely critical to this time. Let us pray that Christ and His Church be returned to the public square lest more bizarre situations occur.

We encourage you to read up on this doctrine as soon as you can and to spread it far and wide:

• Quas Primas – 1925 Encyclical establishing the Feast of Christ the King: http://www.vatican.va/content/pius-xi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xi_enc_11121925_quas-primas.html
• Christian’s talk on the Social Kingship of Christ & Blessed Karl: https://charlottelatinmass.org/resources/latin-mass-classes/christtheking/
• Bishop Scheider’s sermon on the Kingship of Christ: https://charlottelatinmass.org/resources/latin-mass-classes/bishopschneider/ (scroll down to homily)

That the State should be separated from the Church is an absolutely false and most pernicious thesis. For first, since it is based on the principle that religion should be of no concern to the State, it does a grave injury to God, He Who is the founder and conserver of human society no less than He is of individual men, for which reason He should be worshipped not only privately but also publicly. –Vehementer nos, Pope St. Pius X, 1906

While nations insult the beloved name of our Redeemer by suppressing all mention of it in their conferences and parliaments, we must all the more loudly proclaim his kingly dignity and power, all the more universally affirm his rights. –  Quas Primas, Pope Pius XI, 1925

APPEAL FOR THE CHURCH TO THE WORLD: Lastly, please see this important letter signed by several Cardinals, Bishops, priests and theologians warning governments of the world to stop persecuting and suppressing the dignity of the human person: https://remnantnewspaper.com/web/index.php/articles/item/4881-worse-than-death-a-pandemic-warning-from-cardinals-sarah-mueller-zen-abp-vigano

Christus Resurréxit! As we enter into the halfway point of Eastertide, we have a few updates to share:

Latin Mass Updates

St. Ann to live stream Sunday’s 12:30pm Traditional Latin Mass: St. Ann will again live stream the 12:30pm Latin Mass this Sunday May 3rd. www.facebook.com/StAnnCharlotte (You don’t need an account to view)

Supporting St. Ann: Also don’t forget to tithe to the parish during this time so it can continue its operations and minister to its parishioners & community: https://www.stanncharlotte.org/home/giving/

Our Lady of Grace Sunday Latin Mass online: For those living near Greensboro/Triad area, Our Lady of Grace in Greensboro is now live streaming their 1pm Sunday Latin Mass: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqOztANDOEDhteiGDM5dmaQ

COVID-19 Latin Mass Resource page: As a reminder the CLMC has many different spiritual resources on our website to utilize when public Masses and Sunday obligations are curtailed, including how to make a spiritual communion and online Masses.  To review please visit: https://charlottelatinmass.org/covid-19-latin-mass/

Traditional Confirmation to be held July 12, 2020: Fr. Reid announced in last Sunday’s bulletin that traditional sacrament of Confirmation will be administered on Sunday July 12 at 12:30pm (Sunday Latin Mass). All Easter Vigil confirmation candidates are also encouraged to be confirmed on this date.  Please contact the parish if you have a child ready to be confirmed.

Community News

Rogation Mass update: We are pleased to report that last Saturday April 25, Rogation Day, that the Seminary priests were able to offer a Rogation Mass (which was instituted by our patron Pope St. Gregory the Great to respond to a plague during his time). We are thankful to the Seminary for being able to offer this.

Bishop Jugis re-consecrates diocese to Blessed Mother: Bishop Jugis offer this prayer of re-consecration yesterday at the seminary (much more palatable than the one in Los Angeles!): https://youtu.be/wIGEgyf8G-o?t=3900

Other Latin Mass news

• Bishop Schneider’s latest interview on the church closures: https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/bishop-schneider-coronavirus-is-causing-a-catacomb-church-to-emerge
• Good Shephard Sunday sermon by Fr. John Berg, FSSP (St. Mary’s, Providence, Rhode Island): https://youtu.be/huR1WqVoObY?t=1707 (excellent sermon on the upcoming Vatican – Latin Mass survey sent to all Bishops)
• EWTN interview with Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on the Vatican Survey on the Latin Mass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfJCQeHsJCI
• The long-term dangers of online Masses: https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2020/04/tired-of-streaming-masses-alternative.html#more (helpful reminder)
• How the Traditional Latin Mass is uniquely suited to meet the faithful’s needs during a public health crisis:https://www.hprweb.com/2020/04/epidemic-and-the-liturgical-reform/#.Xqmz8V9he08.twitter

Christus Resurréxit!  Today May 1^st, is the Feast of St. Joseph the Workman* – a relatively newer feast established in 1955. It remains a 1^st class feast in the Traditional Calendar (ranked lesser in the new).  Being the Year of St. Joseph in our diocese, we wanted to highlight this important day (*called Workman in the 1962 Missal) dedicated to the foster father of Our Blessed Lord.

The feast day was established to promote to the dignity of human labor, provide a patron to the working class, and to combat the communist “holy day” called May Day. This connection of St. Joseph and anti-communism was not new as Pope Benedict XV in 1920 declared St. Joseph the patron against socialism (Bonam Sane Moto Proprio), and Pope Pius XI placed the battle against atheistic communism under St. Joseph’s protection in his 1937 encyclical Divini Redemptoris:

To hasten the advent of that “peace of Christ in the kingdom of Christ”[48] so ardently desired by all, We place the vast campaign of the Church against world Communism under the standard of St. Joseph, her mighty Protector. He belongs to the working-class, and he bore the burdens of poverty for himself and the Holy Family, whose tender and vigilant head he was. To him was entrusted the Divine Child when Herod loosed his assassins against Him. In a life of faithful performance of everyday duties, he left an example for all those who must gain their bread by the toil of their hands. He won for himself the title of “The Just,” serving thus as a living model of that Christian justice which should reign in social life.

http://w2.vatican.va/content/pius-xi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xi_enc_19370319_divini-redemptoris.html

While political communism has been relegated to North Korea and China (pray for Cardinal Ignatius Kung’s canonization), many of its secularist ideologies continue to manifest itself in the western world as cultural communism or marxism (abortion, contraception, evolution, etc.) – something Our Lady of Fatima warned about to Sister Lucia.

On this day, first Friday May 1st, then, you may wish to offer some prayers to St. Joseph the Workman, and pray for an end to communism (especially in China), for an end to the cultural communism which infects our society today and for an end to the COVID-19 crisis.

Other News for May 1st

• Joseph’s Seminary: Today is also a big day for St. Joseph’s Seminary as they celebrate their feast day and the expected completion of this magnificent building. Bishop Jugis will be visiting the grounds late this afternoon. You can preview Fr. Kauth’s walkthrough here: http://catholicnewsherald.com/88-news/fp/5729-feast-of-st-joseph-the-worker-coming-up-may-1
• National Re-consecration to the Blessed Mother: We should also mention that today at 3pm the U.S. and Canadian Bishops will re-consecrate their countries to the Blessed Mother to ask for her intercession with the global pandemic. Our local Catholic Radio station will broadcast it online: https://www.carolinacatholicradio.org/ as will ETWN https://www.ewtn.com/media/press-releases-article.asp?aId=1316

For other news and updates, we hope to send a weekend update later tomorrow.  Please don’t forget that Saturday May 2^nd is First Saturday and the related devotions to the Immaculate Heart (15 minutes of meditation on scripture, Rosary, etc.). You may also want to re-consecrate your family to the Immaculate Heart:

http://www.veritascaritas.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Family-Consecration-to-the-Immacualte-Heart-of-Mary.pdf

Laudetur Iesus Christus!  Today Wednesday April 29th is the Feast of St. Peter Martyr (or St. Peter of Verona), a 13th century Dominican Friar.

A disciple of St. Dominic, St. Peter of Verona was appointed by the Pope Gregory IX as a general inquisitor to combat the Manichean heresy, and St. Peter defended the faith across Italy through his preaching. He was martyred in 1252.  To learn more about the patron saint of inquisitors, visit: http://reginamag.com/saint-peter-of-verona-martyr/

St. Peter Palms available today at St. Ann parish

In the Extraordinary Form, there is an ancient custom to honor St. Peter by having palm leaves blessed in his honor. Tradition holds that when these blessed palm leaves are made into crosses and buried in the four corners of one’s property, they are to guard against natural disasters.

We are pleased to share that as custom each year, Fr. Reid has blessed St. Peter palms for the faithful. They will be available in the narthex and Allen Center lobby beginning today while quantities last.(note: If you received a kit in prior years, you don’t need to pick up a new kit – unless you moved, etc.)

Our thanks to Fr. Reid who blessed the palms today and to the generous CLMC families who prepared the palms.

Online Masses today – Wednesday April 29

There are no public Masses for today, but St. Thomas Aquinas parish will live stream their 7pm Wednesday Latin Mass on Facebook tonight: www.facebook.com/staclt  (no account necessary)

St. Thomas Aquinas on St. Peter of Verona

We leave you with a poem St. Thomas Aquinas composed about St. Peter Martyr.

Here silent is Christ’s Herald;
Here quenched, the People’s Light;
Here lies the martyred Champion
Who fought Faith’s holy fight.

The Voice the sheep heard gladly,
The light they loved to see
He fell beneath the weapons
Of graceless Cathari.

The Saviour crowns His Soldier;
His praise the people psalm.
The Faith he kept adorns him
With martyr’s fadeless palm.

His praise new marvels utter,
New light he spreads abroad
And now the whole wide city
Knows well the path to God.

Christus Resurréxit! Happy Feast of St. Mark (Saturday April 25 – the last few minutes of it), which is also known as Major Rogation Day, a Feast Day instituted by St. Gregory the Great as penance and supplication to end a plague that affected parts of Italy in the 6^th century. There are also minor Rogation Days on the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday prior to Ascension Thursday. These feasts are only offered in the Extraordinary Form calendar.

To learn more about the Rogation Days please visit Fisheaters.com at: https://www.fisheaters.com/customseastertide3.html

Latin Mass Updates

St. Ann will live-stream Sunday’s 12:30pm Traditional Latin Mass: St. Ann will again live stream the 12:30pm Latin Mass this Sunday April 26. www.facebook.com/StAnnCharlotte (You don’t need an account to view)

Supporting St. Ann: Also don’t forget to tithe to the parish during this time so it can continue its operations and minister to its parishioners & community: https://www.stanncharlotte.org/home/giving/

St. Thomas Aquinas live stream Latin Mass: St. Thomas Aquinas parish has started to live stream their 7pm Wednesday Traditional Latin Mass on their Facebook page. To watch please visit: http://facebook.com/staclt (you don’t need an account to view)

COVID-19 Latin Mass Resource page: As a reminder the CLMC has many different spiritual resources on our website to utilize when public Masses and Sunday obligations are curtailed, including how to make a spiritual communion.  To review please visit: https://charlottelatinmass.org/covid-19-latin-mass/

Other Latin Mass News

• Vatican questions Bishops on the Latin Mass: Rorate Caeli has learned that the Congregation of Doctrine and Faith is surveying each Bishop and asking how Summorum Pontificum is being applied in their diocese. As you may recall Pope Benedict XVI issued Summorum Pontificum to provide greater access to the Latin Mass. Many of the Latin Masses in the Diocese of Charlotte are a direct result of that degree. Let us monitor the situation and pray: https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2020/04/breaking-questionaire-on-summorum.html

• Battling the Pandemic in Mexico – The FSSP Latin Mass parish in Mexico shares how they are trying to minister to traditional Catholics & community in Guadalajara: https://fssp.com/battling-the-pandemic-in-mexico/

• Reform of the Reform is Doomed – Excellent article on why priests should focus solely on offering the Traditional Latin Mass as the way to promote sacred liturgy and reverence: https://onepeterfive.com/reform-of-the-reform-doomed/
  

• The Immorality of Indefinite Lockdowns: A great primer on traditional Catholic social teachings during this crisis:https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2020/04/guest-op-ed-immorality-of-indefinite.html
  

• The Hand of God & Men: Catholic historian Roberto De Mattei examines the current crisis from a spiritual & hopeful angle:https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2020/04/de-mattei-hand-of-god-and-hand-of-men.html

Christus Resurréxit and Happy Easter Octave greetings. Tomorrow, Sunday April 19 is Low Sunday, otherwise known as Easter Octave or Quasimodo Sunday (taken from the Introit, 1 Peter 2:2).  To learn more about the customs and importance of this day, please see Fisheaters.com: https://www.fisheaters.com/customseastertide4.html

Latin Mass Updates

St. Ann will live-stream Sunday’s 12:30pm Traditional Latin Mass: St. Ann will again live stream the 12:30pm Latin Mass this Sunday. www.facebook.com/StAnnCharlotte (You don’t need an account to view)

Easter Triduum wrap-up: We want to express our gratitude and thanks to Frs. Reid, Kauth, and Buettner for offering the ancient Latin Triduum this year at St. Ann.  We hope some of you who were unfamiliar with the Pre-1955 rituals were able to see how beautiful these ancient liturgies are.  We also want to thank the seminarians who helped in countless ways from behind the scenes as well as the parish staff. It was a lot of hard work to learn and offer these complex liturgies. We can only imagine the graces being poured out on St. Ann and the Diocese for having this Triduum offered – that was more important than us being present.  If you didn’t view the Triduum, you can still catch the liturgies at the parish Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/StAnnCharlotte

Supporting St. Ann: Also don’t forget to tithe to the parish during this time so it can continue its operations and minister to its parishioners & community: https://www.stanncharlotte.org/home/giving/

COVID-19 Latin Mass Resource page: As a reminder the CLMC has many different spiritual resources on our website to utilize when public Masses and Sunday obligations are curtailed, including how to make a spiritual communion.  To review please visit: https://charlottelatinmass.org/covid-19-latin-mass/

Other Latin Mass News

• Cardinal Burke’s Easter Message: https://www.cardinalburke.com/presentations/easter-2020
• FSSP Holy Week wrap up: https://fssp.com/a-holy-week-to-remember/ (Traditional Triduums from across the FSSP’s apostolates)
• Catholic Survival Guide Part III: https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2020/04/catholic-survival-guide-third-part.html (We’ve posted Parts I & II in prior weeks)
• The absurdity of pro-populorum Masses in empty churches: http://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2020/04/live-streaming-absurdity-of-versus.html#.Xpu56M17nwc
• TAN Books interviews with FSSP priests: Local publisher TAN Books just released two great interviews this past week with two Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP) priests (who offer the Latin Mass exclusively)
  • Dealing with Fallen Away Catholics: Fallen Away Catholics: What to Do & Tips to Prevent w/ Fr Zachary Akers, FSSP (Fr. Akers visited us at St. Ann in 2017): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5n4vpXy1IY&feature=youtu.be
  • Catholic Leisure w/ Fr Daniel Heenan, FSSP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PET2Ee9cTKo

Lastly, in your charity, please pray for the soul of seminarian & St. Ann parishioner Michael Kitson who passed away several years ago on Low Sunday/Divine Mercy Sunday. St. Ann parish erected a Divine Mercy statue in the front of the parish to commemorate his passing.

Laudetur Iesus Christus and Blessed Maundy Thursday! Today begins the most solemn 3 days in the Church’s calendar. To learn more about Holy (Maundy) Thursday click here: https://www.fisheaters.com/customslent13.html

St. Ann Online Latin Triduum Schedule (Pre-1955):  As mentioned previously, St. Ann will generously offer a private Latin Triduum this year and it will be the Pre-1955 liturgy. While it is sad we cannot be present, the more important thing is the Triduum will be offered and an extra blessing it be the Traditional Latin (quite difficult considering all demands on our priests during this period). While there are many online Masses this Holy Week, we encourage everyone to support our local Triduum (via online) which Fr. Reid and the seminary priests are kindly willing to offer. They are offering it not just for the parish, but for the Latin Mass faithful. Let us support them.

To download the Propers for each liturgy please click on the booklet links below.

They will stream the liturgies online at these times:

• Holy Thursday Mass (April 9): 7pm (Holy Thursday & Good Friday booklets)
• Good Friday Liturgy (April 10): 3pm (Holy Thursday & Good Friday booklets)
• Easter Vigil (April 11): 8pm (Easter Vigil booklet)
• Easter Sunday (April 12): 12:30pm (1962 Latin Sunday Mass)

You can stream the liturgies online at: www.facebook.com/StAnnCharlotte

(You don’t need an account to watch on the parish Facebook page)

What is the Pre-1955 Holy Week? Learn more: https://charlottelatinmass.wordpress.com/resources/pre-1955-holy-week

Reminder: You can send your Guardian Angel to Mass by offering this prayer:

http://catholictradition.org/Angels/guardians5.htm

Supporting St. Ann: Also don’t forget to tithe to the parish during this time so it can continue its operations and minister to its parishioners & community: https://www.stanncharlotte.org/home/giving/

Divine Mercy Novena begins Good Friday – Easter Saturday (April 10-18): Good Friday begins the Divine Mercy novena which concludes on Divine Mercy Sunday April 19. St. Ann’s features a statue of the Divine Mercy of Our Lord in front of the parish, honoring the late seminarian & parishioner Michael Kitson who passed away on Divine Mercy Sunday a few years ago.  As we have asked in prior years, for those who observe this devotion please consider praying for these intentions as part of your novena: For the suffering Christians in the Middle East; an end of abortion in our country; the reestablishment of the weekly Sunday Latin Mass at Sacred Heart parish in Salisbury; and for the regularization (resolution of the status) of the Society of St. Pius X.

Other Latin Mass & related news

St. Bernadine of Sienna Emblems against the Plague: A local company with ties to St. Ann (and CLMC) is giving away FREE St. Bernadine of Sienna’s emblems against plagues that we mentioned a few weeks ago. You can obtain one here: https://www.abcatholic.com/products/free-plaque-to-help-avoid-the-exterminating-scourge

What happened to Judas Iscariot?: Each Holy Week, we send around an article from the traditional Transalpine Redemptorists of Scotland, about the Church’s opinion (and the Saints) about Judas Iscariot’s fate. See attached article (here).

Live Stream of the Shroud of Turin: The Cathedral of Turin will live stream (beginning Saturday at 11am Eastern) the Shroud of Turin. I’m not sure of the link but one source mentioned the following link. https://www.sindone.org/diocesitorino/s2magazine/index1.jsp?idPagina=24122  If this link doesn’t stream it, please search online.

Message from Cardinal Burke: His Eminence Cardinal Raymond Burke has posted a beautiful Holy Week message to the faithful. https://www.cardinalburke.com/presentations/holiest-week

Large Outdoor Stations of the Cross: Chris reported that St. Joseph Vietnamese parish (4929 Sandy Porter Rd, Charlotte, NC 28273) has a large outdoor Stations of the Cross. If you want to make a stations with good social distancing, this might be an option.

We may have another update or to send out before Sunday, but on behalf of the CLMC, we want to wish everyone a blessed Holy Week, and a Happy Easter.