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

Laudetur Iesus Christus!  As a reminder Friday’s 7am Latin Mass at St. Ann is canceled due to Fr. Reid (and other priests) attending the March for Life. St. Mark still has its 12:30pm Friday Latin Mass scheduled. Also the 4^th Saturday Respect Life Mass at St. Ann (usually in Latin) is also canceled.

Speaking of the March for Life, for those who are heading up to the DC March for Life, Rorate Caeli blog (a blog we can recommend) has a listing of some of the Traditional Latin Masses in Washington DC on Friday: https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2020/01/tlms-before-and-after-march-for-life-in.html#more

Other Latin Mass news:

Fr. Kenneth Fryar, FSSP has posted his 3^rd reflection on the Holy Mass, entitled “Modesty”: The postures at Mass, including the ones we follow in the pew, express the virtue of modesty that we should have in the presence of God and this Holy Sacrifice.  View all 3 past reflections at: https://vimeo.com/showcase/6696060 The next reflection (#4) on the Latin Mass will be tomorrow Friday January 24 at 10pm Eastern. To view live the reflection live visit: http://www.livemass.net/

Candlemas – Feast of the Purification, Sunday February 2^nd, 12:30pm (St. Ann): Please mark your calendars for a special celebration of Candlemas, also known as the Feast of the Purification, which is known as a day of purification, renewal, and hope. The tradition was for Catholics to bring all their candles for the year in to be blessed on this feast day and as custom Fr. Reid has kindly agreed to bless your candles after Mass. A celebration will occur after Mass.  More details next week.

Candlemas in Greensboro: Our Lady of Grace parish in Greensboro will also offer Candlemas and procession on Sunday February 2nd, with a 1pm High Mass.

Laudetur Iesus Christus! Christmas/Epiphany season continues in the Traditional Latin Mass this Sunday, with the 2^nd Sunday after Epiphany and the wedding feast at Cana.

As Dom Prosper Gueranger noted in his book, The Liturgical Year, Epiphany season commemorates the 3 manifestations of Christ: His appearance to the Magi (January 6); His manifestation to the public at His baptism (January 13); and lastly on the 2^nd Sunday after Epiphany, His manifestation at the wedding feast at Cana, which marks the beginning of his public ministry (Sunday’s Gospel reading). Fisheaters.com mentions it as well: https://www.fisheaters.com/customstimeafterepiphany1.html

The three great theophanies or divine manifestations honored in this season—namely, the visit of the Magi, the baptism in the Jordan, and the wedding of Cana—are given their full individual due, without haste, without unseemly compression or alternation. Indeed, there is a leisurely feel to this Epiphany season, a sense of time suspended. It is as if Holy Mother Church, like a mother watching her children grow up too fast, cannot quite resign herself to parting from the young Christ.

With marriage under attack in today’s culture, attending this Sunday’s Traditional Latin Mass, St. Ann parish/12:30pm is a great way to pray for the sanctity of marriage, and its restoration in our society. Please join us.

Below is some other Latin Mass news and events:

Traditional Moral Theology webinar – Tuesday January 21, 7pm EST: Our Latin Mass friends at UnaVoce Georgia are organizing a webinar/conference call next Tuesday to help provide some traditional catechesis on moral theology. The webinar will be given by a Benedictine Monk, Father John Paul Hesler, OSB (from St. Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe, PA) and is intended to provide the faithful some sound basics on moral theology (something we’ve been lacking over the last 40-50 years). It’s open to anyone to join.  To call in free and participate in this live conference, call (605) 313-5111 and enter access code of 725-230. For more info please visit: http://unavoceofga.blogspot.com/2020/01/georgia-catholics-conference-call.html

January 22^nd – national day of prayer & penance: The U.S. Bishops declared January 22^nd, the anniversary of legalized abortion in the U.S. as a day of prayer & penance to end abortion. The Bishops encourage the faithful to choose either prayer, fasting, or alms giving (the individual chooses). Since many Latin Mass devotees are also involved in pro-life efforts, we wanted to share this information.

Mass cancellation next Friday January 24: The 7am Friday Latin Mass at St. Ann is canceled on January 24 due to Father traveling to DC for the March for Life.

Epiphany Celebration recap: The Catholic News Herald published a recap of many of the Epiphany celebrations around the area including the St. Ann/CLMC celebrations: http://catholicnewsherald.com/88-news/fp/5336-celebrating-epiphany

Candlemas – Feast of the Purification, Sunday February 2^nd, 12:30pm (St. Ann): Please mark your calendars for a special celebration of Candlemas, also known as the Feast of the Purification, which is known as a day of purification, renewal, and hope. The tradition was for Catholics to bring all their candles for the year in to be blessed on this feast day and Fr. Reid has kindly agreed to bless your candles after Mass. There still might be time to order 100% unbleached beeswax candles at this company which Chris recommends: Lux Candle Company

To learn more about this feast day visit: https://www.fisheaters.com/customstimeafterepiphany3.html