Laudetur Iesus Christus! Today Thursday March 12, is the feast day of St. Gregory the Great, the patron saint for the Charlotte Latin Mass Community. To learn more about this great saint (whose name bears the Gregorian Chant he codified) please read Dom Prosper Gueranger’s write up on St. Gregory the Great:

https://sensusfidelium.us/the-liturgical-year-dom-prosper-gueranger/march/march-12-st-gregory-the-great-pope-doctor-of-the-church/

On a topic closer to our concerns, as we posted a few weeks ago, St. Gregory also led a procession to combat a deadly plague which affected much of the ancient world in the 6^th century:

https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2020/02/de-mattei-gregory-and-coronavirus-of.html?m=1

He also started a tradition in offering 30 Days of consecutive Masses for a deceased, and tradition holds that this soul will be released from purgatory after the set of Gregorian Masses is complete.

St. Gregory the Great, pray for us!

Mass cancellations: There will not be a 6pm Latin Mass at St. Ann this Wednesday March 11. Please check the bulletin for schedule changes.

The Hidden Rebellion movie premiere – Wednesday March 11, 7:30pm at Belmont Abbey College (Student Commons building): Sensus Fidelium, run by our friend Steve Cunningham is hosting a viewing of the Hidden Rebellion, a movie about the Vendee martyrs in France in 1793 who rose up to defend the Catholic faith against the French Revolutionary government. This is a Catholic film produced by Catholic filmmaker Daniel Rabourdin who will be present at the premiere to answer questions about the film and about the Vendee rebellion. For local questions contact Steve Cunningham at: steve@sensusfidelium.us  Please see below image for movie details or visit the film website at: https://www.hiddenrebellion.com/

Upcoming Masses:

Solemnity of St. Joseph – Thursday March 19: St. Joseph’s Seminary is sponsoring a Solemn High Latin Mass at 12:00 PM. The Feast of St. Joseph is a 1^st class/Solemnity in the Church, and as such Lenten practices are lifted for this day.

Other related news:

Webinar – “What are the traditional Catholic Rules on Dating and Courtship” – Tuesday March 10, 7pm Eastern: Our friends down at UnaVoce Georgia (the Latin Mass group in Georgia) are hosting a webinar conference call with a theologian on the topics of dating and courtship, which is something of interest to many Latin Mass and homeschool families.  To join in on the free conference-call dial: (605) 313-5111 and enter access code of 725-230. You can listen in and ask questions. If you’d like to join in on the conference call by internet:

click here: https://www.freeconferencecall.com/apps  and enter the access code of “unavoce” to join the conference. For more information visit: http://unavoceofga.blogspot.com/2020/02/traditional-catholic-rules-on-dating.html

Carolina Family Coalition kick-off – Thursday March 19, 7pm: Catholic Pro-life leaders in Charlotte are launching a new group to defend the family against the secular culture and promote the traditional teachings on life, family and culture. Please join us for our kick-off event on the Feast of St. Joseph 7pm at the Cathedral’s Family Life Center with food, remarks by clergy and laity, and a silent auction fundraiser. To register or learn more visit: www.cfckickoff.eventbrite.com

Prayers for the repose of Bishop Jugis’ mother: Sadly, Bishop Jugis’ mother, Margaret Jugis passed away last week. As you may recall his father passed away in December. Please pray for the repose of Mrs. Jugis’ soul. To see obituary visit here: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/charlotte-nc/margaret-jugis-9075719

The Church & illness outbreaks: Below are a few links on how the Church responds during a time of widespread illness. You may find the story of St. Charles Borromeo inspiring.

• Historian Roberto De Mattei – How St. Charles Borromeo braved the epidemic of his time: https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2020/03/de-mattei-how-st-charles-borromeo.html
• A Catholic Survival Guide for the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic, by Deacon Nick Donnelly: https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2020/03/a-catholic-survival-guide-for-covid-19.html

The monks who bought their own Scottish island: On lighter things, the traditional monks, Transalpine Redemptorists, have a nice write up in the BBC today which you will enjoy: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-51725946

Laudetur Iesus Christus and blessed Ember Week in Lent!  Today Tuesday March 3^rd begins our annual novena to St. Gregory the Great, the patron saint of the CLMC.  The novena consists of praying 1 Rosary daily for 9 days (March 3 – March 11), and at the end of each daily Rosary, offering this attached prayer to St. Gregory.   As we prayed in prior years, we again ask you to also consider including the following intentions:

• Full sacramental/parish life in the Extraordinary Form for Charlotte (includes daily Masses & confessions, Confirmation, Triduum, Divine office, traditional catechesis, devotions, etc.)
• Sanctity of our Latin Mass Priests and Bishop Jugis
• That Our Lord may send more Latin Mass priests and traditional vocations to Charlotte

Would you consider joining us to pray for our spiritual needs? Children are especially encouraged to join as the prayers of children are most efficacious to God (Matthew 18:3-4).

Other news:

Juventutem Charlotte event – Glorifying God: Sacred Art and Architecture, tomorrow 7pm at St. Ann: Juventutem Charlotte will be hosting a Sacred Art tour of at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, led by Fr. Reid this Wednesday March 4.  6pm Low Mass followed at 7pm by an exclusive talk and tour of St. Ann parish led by Fr. Reid. The tour will begin at 7pm in the church. This tour will illuminate the important role beauty, art and architecture play in creating sacred spaces of worship. Juventutem is open to young adults age 18-35. To learn more please contact Angela Kessler at: JuventutemCLT@gmail.com or www.facebook.com/JuventutemCLT

The Passion of Christ & The Latin Mass pamphlets: We apologize we were out of these pamphlets on Sunday, and hope to have some more printed for Sunday.

Lenten Ember days: As noted above, this Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday are the spring Lenten Ember Days where we pray each for holiness in the upcoming season.  Please see the article from the Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP) about these important quarterly period of prayer and voluntary penance:

https://fssp.com/lenten-ember-days-this-week/

FSSP Spanish immersion program: Sensus Fidelium interview Fr. Daniel Heenan FSSP, on the FSSP’s Spanish’s Immersion program in Mexico – for priests and seminarians: https://youtu.be/XjmRyRk_7p4

Suggested reading:

Good follow up reads on defending Communion on the tongue during a pandemic:

• Can a Bishop Require Communion in the Hand to Prevent the Spread of the Coronavirus? (And Would This Apply to the TLM?)

http://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2020/02/can-bishop-require-communion-in-hand-to.html#.XlxPCPR7nwd

• The Coronavirus and Holy Communion in the Hand: https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2020/03/don-pietro-leone-corona-virus-and-holy.html

St. Gregory the Great, pray for us!

Laudetur Iesus Christus!  As custom each March, you are invited to join us in a special Rosary novena to the CLMC’s patron, St. Gregory the Great (feast day is March 12).  He is a wonderful patron to our apostolate as he was a 6th century Benedictine abbot who is most noted for his reform of the Roman Liturgy (i.e. the Latin Mass and the chant, which bears his name).

The novena begins this Tuesday March 3^rd and concludes Wednesday March 11 – the vigil of St. Gregory (his feast day is the next day).  Tomorrow, Sunday, we we’ll be passing out St. Gregory holy cards with the novena on our information table at St. Ann while supplies last. If we run out of copies, please print off the attached copy.

The novena consists of praying 1 Rosary daily for 9 days (March 3 – March 11), and at the end of each daily Rosary, offering this attached prayer to St. Gregory.   As we prayed in prior years, we again ask you to also consider including the following intentions:

• Full sacramental/parish life in the Extraordinary Form for Charlotte (includes daily Masses & confessions, Confirmation, Triduum, Divine office, traditional catechesis, devotions, etc.)
• Sanctity of our Latin Mass Priests and Bishop Jugis
• That Our Lord may send more Latin Mass priests and traditional vocations to Charlotte

As Fr. Reid observed in the bulletin a few weeks ago, the Diocese is quite short staffed on priests (especially Latin Mass priests), so your participation is greatly appreciated.

Would you consider joining us to pray for our spiritual needs? Children are especially encouraged to join as the prayers of children are most efficacious to God (Matthew 18:3-4).

St. Gregory the Great, pray for us!

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To download novena click here:

Pray a Rosary each day beginning March 3 and ending March 11 (Feast is March 12) and conclude it with the following prayer:

St. Gregory, you are known for your zeal for the Catholic faith, love of liturgy, and compassion and mercy toward those in need. Please help and guide us so that we may share in these virtues and thereby bring Jesus into the hearts of our families and all we encounter. We especially ask for blessings on our parish family, our priests and our deacons. I also ask that you graciously intercede for me before God so
that I might be granted the special assistance and graces that I seek:

(full sacramental and parochial life in the Extraordinary Form for the Charlotte faithful and that Our
Lord will send more Latin Mass priests to our diocese).

Help me to live as a faithful child of God and to attain the eternal happiness of heaven.

St. Gregory the Great pray for us. Amen.

Laudetur Jesus Christus! Here are some updates for this weekend:

1^st Sunday Latin Mass in Salisbury

This Sunday March 1^st is also first Sunday, and as such Sacred Heart Parish in Salisbury will be having their monthly Sunday afternoon Traditional Latin Mass.  Please note: Mass will be at 5pm (not 4pm) to accommodate, Fr. Brendan Buckler’s travel schedule (he is pastor at St. Elizabeth in Boone). There will be no social after this Mass. For questions contact Mark Hartley with the Salisbury Latin Mass Community: info(at)salisburylmc.org

Passion of Christ and the Traditional Latin Mass

With Lent underway, we are again pleased to make available our pamphlet, “The Passion of Christ Re-presented in the Traditional Latin Mass”, which details each part of the Traditional Mass, and how it symbolized a certain part of Christ’s Passion.  It’s partly based on the work of Fr. Leonard Goffine (d. 1719) and other sources.  This pamphlet may help some – especially newcomers – united themselves more with Christ’s Passion during Mass. The pamphlet will be available at our Latin Mass info table before or after this Sunday’s 12:30pm Latin Mass at St. Ann.

Next Juventutem Charlotte Young Adults event Wednesday March 4 at 7pm: Juventutem Charlotte will be hosting a Sacred Art tour of at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, led by Fr. Reid this Wednesday March 4th. They will attend the normal 6pm Low Mass followed at 7pm by an exclusive talk and tour of St. Ann parish led by Fr. Timothy Reid. The tour will begin at 7pm in the church. This tour will illuminate the important role beauty, art and architecture play in creating sacred spaces of worship. Juventutem is open to young adults age 18-35. To learn more please contact Angela Kessler at: JuventutemCLT@gmail.com or www.facebook.com/JuventutemCLT.

Weekend Reading

His Excellency Bishop Athanasius Schneider (who visited us at St. Ann in 2017), has been busy this week with statements on some recent Church controversies. They are both great reads and help to provide much clarity in this time of confusion:

• The Rite of Holy Communion in times of a pandemic: https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2020/02/op-ed-bishop-schneider-rite-of-holy.html
• On the question of the true pope in the light of the opinion of the automatic loss of the papal office for heresy and the speculations about the resignation of Benedict XVI:

https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/bishop-schneider-releases-essay-on-the-question-of-the-true-pope

Blogger Taylor Marshall as also just interviewed His Excellency today on many of these topics:

Laudetur Jesus Christus! Tomorrow Wednesday February 26, is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. As custom, Fisheaters.com has a great summary on the traditions of Lent, its origins, practices: https://www.fisheaters.com/customslent1.html

Ash Wednesday schedule: Below are the diocesan Ash Wednesday Traditional Latin Masses in the region.

• St. Ann: 7am (Low). Unfortunately, there will not be a 6pm Latin Mass at St. Ann, nor a 7pm Latin Mass at St. Thomas Aquinas parish.
• St. John the Baptist in Tryon: 8:30 am (Low).
• Prince of Peace parish in Taylors, SC: 12 noon (Low)
• St. Elizabeth of the Hill Country in Boone, NC: 6pm (Low)

Stations of the Cross: Each Friday St. Ann offers a 7pm Stations of the Cross, preceded by a Holy Hour of Reparation at 6pm.

Next Juventutem Charlotte Young Adults event Wednesday March 4 at 7pm: Juventutem Charlotte will be hosting a Sacred Art tour of at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, led by Fr. Reid. They will attend the normal 6pm Low Mass followed by an exclusive talk and tour of St. Ann parish led by Fr. Timothy Reid. The tour will begin at 7pm in the church. This tour will illuminate the important role beauty, art and architecture play in creating sacred spaces of worship. Juventutem is open to young adults age 18-35. To learn more please contact Angela Kessler at: JuventutemCLT@gmail.com or www.facebook.com/JuventutemCLT.

Feast of St. Joseph Thursday March 19: St. Joseph’s seminary will offer a Solemn High Mass at 12 noon on the feast of St. Joseph, Thursday March 19 at St. Ann parish.

Talks from Saturday’s Men’s reflection in Raleigh: Thanks to Steve Cunningham and Sensus Fidelium, we have recordings of the wonderful (and well attended) men’s reflection and Mass offered by the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest in Raleigh last weekend. The sermon was offered by Canon Matthew Weaver, the Men’s reflection was offered by Superior General of North America, Canon Matthew Talarico:

• Sermon from Mass: https://youtu.be/Ug64en4Rdr0
• Men’s reflection: https://youtu.be/zQj7FNRb9Ss
• Entire Mass: https://youtu.be/z4K3jmx62Wg

Laudetur Jesus Christus!  We have a few updates to share with over the next week.

Saturday February 22^nd, is the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, and for those who are part of the Confraternity of St. Peter (the lay apostolate which prayers for priests & seminarians of the Fraternity of St. Peter/FSSP), you can privately renew your membership this day, and can also receive a plenary indulgence under the usual conditions on this day. For more information on the Confraternity, please visit: www.fssp.com/confraternity-of-saint-peter/

Below are the Latin Masses for this day:

Respect Life Latin Mass this Saturday February 22^nd (Feast of the Chair of St. Peter): St. Ann will offer its 4^th Saturday Respect Life Mass (Latin) at 8:00am, followed a Rosary Vigil at Planned Parenthood (700 S. Torrence Road, Charlotte). You can also stay in the church and pray a Holy Hour of Reparation after Mass.

Traditional Men’s Reflection in Raleigh, Saturday February 22^nd: All men are invited to a pre-Lenten Men’s Recollection hosted at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Raleigh (2817 Poole Road, Raleigh, NC) on Saturday February 22nd from 9am to 12:30pm. The Recollection will be led by Canons Matthew Talarico and Matthew Weaver from the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest (a religious order which offers the Latin Mass exclusively). The event is free and will take place in the church, include confessions, and concluding with a Traditional Latin Mass at 11am. Traditional Latin Mass is open to all, followed by reception.  For more information please contact Jeremy Kryn at jkryn@nc.rr.com. To learn more about the Institute visit:
https://www.institute-christ-king.org/institute/who-we-are

Other Latin Mass news

40 Masses/40 Days of Penance for family and friends: The Hermits of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, who offer the traditional Carmelite Rite Mass in Pennsylvania, are offering 40 Masses, 40 days of praying the Divine Office (and other daily prayers), and 40 days of penance all for the intention of your family or other enrolled loved ones.  This is an amazing spiritual gift you don’t want to pass up. Here is the link to the enrollment form: https://www.eremitaednmc.org/lenten-enrollment/   Please make an offering of alms along with this enrollment.  Your generous financial sacrifice will bear all the more fruit for your intentions. Please complete before Ash Wednesday.

Ash Wednesday (February 26) Latin Mass schedule: Lent begins next Wednesday February 26. The only Latin Mass currently scheduled in Charlotte is 7am (Low) at St. Ann parish. Unfortunately, there will not be a 6pm Latin Mass at St. Ann, nor a 7pm Latin Mass at St. Thomas Aquinas parish.

Outside Charlotte, St. John the Baptist in Tryon will offer a Latin Mass (Low) at 8:30 AM.  Prince of Peace parish in Taylors, SC will offer a 12 noon Latin Mass (low).  St. Elizabeth of the Hill Country in Boone will offer a 6pm Latin Mass (Low).

Laudetur Iesus Christus!  As the Church has now entered into the season of Septuagesima, it is time for us to begin our preparations for Lent.  We are all called during this time to increase our prayer, penances, and alms giving.

One way to accomplish this is to enroll your families with the Hermits of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, who will be offering 40 Masses, 40 days of praying the Divine Office (and other daily prayers), and 40 days of penance all for the intention of your family or other enrolled loved ones.  This is an amazing spiritual gift.

Here is the link to the enrollment form:

https://www.eremitaednmc.org/lenten-enrollment/

Please make an offering of alms along with this enrollment.  Your generous financial sacrifice will bear all the more fruit for your intentions.

Many of you may recall meeting Father Thomas Mary of Jesus.  His order of traditional Carmelite hermits resides in the Diocese of Harrisburg Pennsylvania, however, they have visited with our Charlotte community in the past.  They are a wonderful group.

May God reward you for these and all of your prayers.

Laudetur Iesus Christus!

Seven years ago yesterday during Sunday Mass at St. Ann’s on February 10, 2013, we joyfully heard Father Reid announce that with the urging of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei in Rome down through Bishop Jugis he would be begin offering a Sunday Latin Mass at St. Ann’s.

As you can imagine, our joy soon turned to sadness when one day later (seven years ago today) we learned that Pope Benedict XVI had renounced his petrine ministry and throne:

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_271es-StQ&fbclid=IwAR31mBVPFVp5mDPMxF-glKQ9MMfnbzHhX9NeHxoszXIJL53y-5PGZSkwRps].

Maybe we should mark the day in prayers of thanksgiving and also some voluntary act of reparation for healing of this wound on the Bride of Christ, our Holy Mother the Church, and petition for the full restoration of the Sacred Deposit of Tradition.

Laudetur Iesus Christus! This Sunday February 2^nd is a special feast day in the Church, the Feast of the Purification (or Presentation), otherwise known as Candlemas. It represents the day when 40 days after Christmas, the Blessed Mother, subjecting herself the purification law, presented herself in the Temple. It also is where she presented the Infant Jesus, and Light of the world, to Holy Simeon. Hence on this day the Church traditionally blesses candles and the Mass is often called Candlemas. This day also marks the official close of the extended Christmas/Epiphany season.

To learn more about the traditions customs, and recipes for this feast day (including its influence on Groundhog Day), visit: https://www.fisheaters.com/customstimeafterepiphany3.html

Special Candlelight Latin Mass & Candle Blessing this Sunday February 2^nd: To celebrate Candlemas, St. Ann will offer a special candlelight Mass for this Sunday’s 12:30pm Latin Mass. It will be a High Mass and will include a special procession of candles, and also include a blessing of candles during Mass. Like Easter Vigil, the parish will distribute candles to be used at Mass (during procession, Gospel, and canon).

Candlelight Traditional Latin Mass, Procession & Blessing
Sunday February 2nd 12:30pm
End of Christmas celebration to follow Mass)
St. Ann Catholic Church
3635 Park Road, Charlotte

If you have any candles you would like to have blessed, please arrive 15 minutes early and place them on the table close to the altar rails.

Blessing of Candles: If you would like to have your candles blessed, please bring them to the table near the sanctuary a few minutes before Mass begins. Father will bless them during the Mass Please arrive 10-15 minutes early to place your candles on the table. Candles should be white, unbleached, or natural; unscented and 51% beeswax. Boxes need to be opened when on the table. Please mark your candles (or their box/wrapping) with your name so they can be claimed after Mass.

End of Christmas celebration after Mass: Outside in the plaza, we will host our annual close of Christmas celebration. As custom, the Cantate Domino Latin Choir will sing the ancient Wassailing song, a English Christmas carol and we will serve some desert, snacks, etc. We also invite CLMC friends to bring their own pastry, desert, or something else to share (your choice!).

Other Latin Mass News:

Candlemas & Procession in Greensboro: Our Lady of Grace parish in Greensboro will also host a Candlemas procession & High Mass for their regular 1pm Latin Mass.

Candlemas in Salisbury: There will be a 1^st Sunday Traditional Latin Mass at Sacred Heart parish in Salisbury, on Sunday February 2^nd at 4pm (Low). Celebrant: Fr. Robert Ferguson FSSP. At this time no procession of candles will occur but Father will bless candles after Mass. Bring candles to the narthex before Mass and place them on the table.

Traditional Mens Day of Recollection in Raleigh – February 22^nd: Reminder – there will be a traditional men’s day of recollection at St. Joseph parish in Raleigh (2.5 hours northeast of Charlotte). Recollection begins at 9:00AM followed by 10:00AM Confessions, and 11AM High Mass. Refreshments after. The Celebrant is Canon Matthew Talarico, Provincial Superior of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest (ICKSP). Assisted by Canon Matthew Weaver, Bursar of the ICKSP.  Location:  St. Joseph Catholic Church, 2817 Poole Road Raleigh, NC

Latest Latin Mass reflection online: The latest reflection on Holy Mass (The Vessel) by Fr. Kenneth Fryar FSSP has been posted online: https://vimeo.com/showcase/6696060