Latin Mass: Just Links


I got interested in learning more about the Tridentine Mass (traditional mass, also called Latin Mass) because I am interested in attending very reverent masses. The solemn mystery of the Catholic Church appeals to me as I have found life itself to be mysterious.

A brief history. After Vatican II, Pope Paul VI promulgated a revised Missal using vernacular languages. There is still controversy between Church traditionalists and those supporting the revised and modern language liturgies. Groups vary. There seem to be three main points of view. (1) Some support the Pope, but want to return to the Tridentine Mass. (2) Some just don't support the Pope John Paul II at all. (3) Some people don't mind the revised liturgy, but want it said in Latin.

There are no Tridentine Masses said near me, so I searched the Internet for learning resources. Here is what I found:

1. Latin Liturgy Association Home Page. This group is unique in that it supports using the revised missal translated into Latin and the Tridentine Mass. This is a North American group cooperating with associations in Europe.

2. The Remnant Resistance. Online home of the print The Remnant which seeks to restore Church traditions, especially the Tridentine Mass

3. Catholic Traditional Resources. Excellent information on the Mass, excellent library of files, traditional prayers, more. Join their e-mail discussion group.

4. Traditional Catholic Internet Apostolate. Scroll down past anti-abortion and end-of-this-age material to find MANY Latin Rite links.

5. Traditional Latin Mass. Translations, weekly meditation, Gregorian chant notation, more.

6. Global Registry of Papally Approved Traditional Masses for Latin-Rite Catholics. Also, includes tradtional devotions and novenas

7. Traditional Religious Orders of the Western Church. List of societies and orders approved by the Pope

8. Latest News and Reports. Up-to-date list of Latin Rite news. Interesting!

9. Cardinal Stckler's Tridentine Mass at St. Patrick's Cahedral, NYC. On Sunday, May 12, 1996, 4,000 worshippers gathered at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City to celebrate a traditional Latin Mass. Excerpts from the New York Times

10. Video Producers Go All Out to Capture Glory of the Latin Mass. Story of the film production of a mass in Kansas City and information on how to order the film

11. On the Validity of the Mass of Paul VI. Ed Faulk disagrees with the arguments of Traditionalists.

12. Aquinas Traditional Catholic. Did I save the best for last? Maybe. This site is very thorough in its arguments against the new mass.

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