Mass of Ages is the quarterly magazine of the Latin Mass Society. It contains reports on our many activities across the country, national and international news of Traditional Catholic events, feature articles on different aspects of traditional Faith and culture, and opinions and views on developments in the Catholic Church.
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Mass of Ages - Summer 2025 Edition
This edition contains special coverage of the Latin Mass Society's sixtieth anniversary celebrations, as well as coverage of the death of His Holiness Pope Francis and our Jubilee Year Holy Cross Pilgrimage:
Features include:
- Hail Holy Cross! – John Whitehead explains that relics of the Cross were sought by rulers, eventually becoming attributes of kingship, national treasures, and resources for corporate prayer
- England's Zion - Portia Berry-Kilby asks if Durham is the place to be for young Trad Catholics
- A Genius for Friendship - Charles A. Coulombe remembers the poet and Catholic convert Eleanor Farjeon
Among our regular contributors:
- Chairman’s Message - Dr Joseph Shaw expounds on the meaning and value of suffering, with a Paschal backdrop
- World News - Paul Waddington reports on what’s happening around the Globe
- Spirituality - Fr Thomas Crean OP on the grace of confirmation, and how it fortifies the defence of the faith
- Popular Netflix series Adolescence may do more harm to viewers than good, as Mary O’Regan explains
- Architecture - Paul Waddington takes a look at one of the finest architects of the Gothic Revival, who has been overshadowed by his more famous father
- Wine - Dr Sebastian Morello finds a suitable tipple for the bucolic landscape of Staffordshire
- Family Matters - James Preece on how for Catholics, eternal salvation is the kitchen table of our lives
- Art and Devotion - Caroline Farey on a remarkable painting by the Sienese artist Lippo Vanni
- Theology - In his third article on the Creed, Fr Aidan Nichols OP explains the similarities and comparisons between the Creed and the ‘triptych’, For the Creed falls naturally into three parts, corresponding to the person and work of each of the divine Trinity.
- Books - Katie Thamer Treherne reviews a new novel by Maria Waddelove
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