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Submitted by Gareth Copping on Thu, 28/09/2023 - 15:49

Bishop Michael Campbell OSA, Westminster Cathedral 2019.

Annual Requiem Mass Cancelled

The Latin Mass Society has been informed that the Annual Requiem (sung, 1962 Missal) scheduled to take place at Westminster Cathedral on Saturday 4th November at 2:30pm will not take place.

The 1962 Missal will continue to be used in the Cathedral on First Saturdays at 4pm (Low Mass), including Saturday 4th November. A Sung Requiem Mass for deceased members and benefactors of the society will take place at Corpus Christi, Maiden Lane on the following Monday, 6th November, at 6:30pm, accompanied by the Southwell Consort.

Submitted by Gareth Copping on Sat, 16/09/2023 - 00:00

Iota Unum returns - a new series of talks in London for Traditional Catholics

quippe dico vobis: donec transeat caelum et terra, iota unum aut unus apex non praeteribit a lege donec omnia fiant.

For amen I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass, one jot, or one tittle shall not pass of the law, till all be fulfilled.
(Mat 5:18)

Submitted by Gareth Copping on Thu, 27/07/2023 - 09:24

Dr Joseph Shaw - chairman of the LMS at the AGM 2023.

LMS AGM Talks - Joseph Shaw

Dr Joseph Shaw, chairman of the LMS and FIUV, talks about the intellectuals and their petitions to save the Latin Mass between 1967-2007.

Available on youtube and as a podcast

Submitted by Gareth Copping on Fri, 21/07/2023 - 12:30

Mr John Smeaton - addressing the LMS AGM 2023

LMS AGM Talks - John Smeaton

The first of our AGM talks from last Saturday is now available online.

John Smeaton, former Chief Executive of the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children, spoke to us on his personal experience of "Discovering" or rather "Rediscovering" the Latin Mass!

Available on youtube and as a podcast

Dr Joseph Shaw's address will be available mid-week.

Submitted by Gareth Copping on Tue, 04/07/2023 - 16:00

Byrd 400 Festival

2023 witnessed the four hundredth anniversary of the death of William Byrd, one of England’s greatest Renaissance composers. The Latin Mass Society will held a Byrd 400 Festival of sacred music to mark the occasion. From September to December the Southwell Consort under the direction of Dominic Bevan performed music from Byrd’s Masses, Cantiones Sacrae, and religious motets, as well as his organ music.

Submitted by Gareth Copping on Tue, 27/06/2023 - 12:14

Latin & the Divine Office, with Rubrics for Holy Mass (1962 version)

Next course starts 15 July 2023

Other courses are available for laypersons. Please visit online latin for more information

A 24-week course for priests, and seminarians, with generous bursaries available. (A shorter 12-week option is also available.)

Peter Day-Milne MA (Oxon) and Matthew Spencer (MA Oxon) are continuing to offer two 12-week modules — one on Rubrics, one on the older versions of the Divine Office.

These courses have been positively received, as one Ordinariate priest writes:

Submitted by Gareth Copping on Thu, 20/04/2023 - 12:40

LMS Pilgrimage to Walsingham 2023

This year's walking pilgrimage to Walsingham will gather on the afternoon of Thursday 24th August, with walking on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. There will be an extra Mass on Monday 28th in the Slipper Chapel at the Catholic Shrine for those who stay the night locally. Bishop Peter Collins East Anglia has given permission for us to have the Traditional Mass.

Submitted by Gareth Copping on Wed, 22/02/2023 - 10:54

Rescript on the Traditional Mass: Press Release from the Latin Mass Society and the FIUV

On Tuesday 21st February the Holy See Press Office published a Rescript confirming, for the Dicastery for Divine Worship, certain legal points in relation to the interpretation of Pope Francis’ Apostolic Letter Traditionis Custodes.

Submitted by Stephen Moselin... on Mon, 09/01/2023 - 10:45

New Patrons for the Latin Mass Society

The Latin Mass Society is delighted to announce two new Patrons: Sir Edward Leigh MP, and John Smeaton, former Chief Executive of the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children.

Sir Edward Leigh has sat as a Member of Parliament for Gainsborough since 1983. He is among the most respected Catholic members of Parliament, and has served as a Secretary of State and held many important roles in Parliamentary committees. He was knighted in 2013, is an Officer of the Légion d’honneur of France, and a Commander of the Order of the Star of Italy.

Submitted by Stephen Moselin... on Sat, 31/12/2022 - 12:26

Statement on the death of Pope Benedict XVI

The Latin Mass Society learns with deep sorrow of the death of the Pontiff Emeritus, Benedict XVI, Joseph Ratzinger.

As a theologian, as Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and as Pope, he made an outstanding contribution to the life of the Church, in ways which will continue to be felt far into the future.