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Submitted by Gareth Copping on Wed, 27/01/2021 - 09:14

Greek and Latin Online Lenten Courses

These are a series of online courses using Christian Greek & Latin run by the experienced teacher of ancient languages, Matthew Spencer.

The LMS is very happy to support this initiative and will be subsiding some of the costs for the course aimed specifically at Priests, Seminarians and Religious:

Matthew is an excellent teacher, gently inspiring, patient, and helpful. His online Latin Courses are ideally suited to make the most of these difficult times of Covid restrictions.
Dr Joseph Shaw - LMS Chairman and course alumnus

Submitted by Stephen Moselin... on Tue, 05/01/2021 - 12:02

Votive High Mass of St Thomas Becket - POSTPONED

The Mass planned for 23rd January in St Mary's Cathedral, Newcastle has been postponed.

Submitted by Stephen Moselin... on Thu, 17/12/2020 - 12:38

Winner of the Schellhorn Prize for Sacred Music Composition 2020 has been announced

Young composer Dominic Veall wins £400 and a World Premiere performance of his work in London’s St Margaret’s Convent Chapel, Canning Town, on Christmas Eve .

Dominic, 25, is a former student at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, whose composition teachers have included Errollyn Wallen CBE and John Ashton Thomas.

His piece, Dormi, Jesu, will be performed by vocal ensemble Cantus Magnus during the Latin Mass Society's Christmas Mass at St Margaret's Convent Chapel, Bethell Avenue, Canning Town E16 4JU on Christmas Eve at 5.30pm.

Submitted by Gareth Copping on Wed, 28/10/2020 - 14:06

Online Language of the Latin Mass course for Priests, Seminarians and Religious this Advent

These are a series of online courses using Christian Latin run by the experienced teacher of ancient languages, Matthew Spencer.

The LMS is very happy to support this initiative and will be subsiding some othe costs for the course aimed specifically at Priests, Seminarians and Religious:

THE LANGUAGE OF THE LATIN MASS

This course will run for 8 weeks from the 16th November - 12 December 2020 and 22nd February - 20th March 2021. It consists of two one-hour sessions (on separate occassions) per week.

Submitted by Stephen Moselin... on Fri, 23/10/2020 - 15:28

Support the LMS when you shop online

It came as a surprise to us, and may be to you too, that you can support the Latin Mass Society when shopping online in a very simple way without any cost to you. There are two ways of doing this: Easyfundraising and Smile Amazon. Before you start your Christmas (or any) shopping, see here for details.

Submitted by Stephen Moselin... on Thu, 10/09/2020 - 15:48

Schellhorn Prize for Sacred Music Composition

The Trustees of the Schellhorn Trust are pleased to announce the 2020 Schellhorn Prize for Sacred Music Composition competition.

Classical pianist Matthew Schellhorn founded the prize in 2014 in memory of his parents to foster artistic endeavour and encourage excellence in the Sacred Liturgy. The inaugural Prize was awarded in 2015 and was won by Marco Galvani. His composition was premiered during the Sacred Triduum organised by the LMS.

Submitted by Stephen Moselin... on Tue, 25/08/2020 - 11:23

Father Charles Briggs RIP

Of your charity, pray for the repose of the soul of Father Charles Briggs (of St Mary's in Chislehurst) who died in the early hours of Tuesday, 25th August 2020 at St Christopher’s Hospice, fortified by all the rites of Holy Mother Church.

Anima eius et animae omnium fidelium defunctorum, per misericordiam Dei, requiescat in pace. Amen.

Submitted by Stephen Moselin... on Thu, 06/08/2020 - 12:12

New Traditional Apostolate in East Anglia

At the invitation of Bishop Alan Hopes, Fr Henry Whisenant, a young diocesan priest of the Diocese of East Anglia, is about to take up the role of Chaplain for the Extraordinary Form based in a house with a privately-owned chapel in the south east corner of the diocese, south of Ipswich: Our Lady Immaculate and St Edmund’s, Withermarsh Green. This is the first time a diocesan priest has been given such a role and is an exciting development.

Submitted by Stephen Moselin... on Fri, 29/05/2020 - 14:23

Spring 2020 Dowry Magazine

The spring 2020 issue of Dowry magazine has been published by the FSSP and can be read here.

In this issue
Editorial: God is at Work
To Believe, or not to believe?
LiveMass: Consoling and evangelising
Empty churches and full communion
St Louis de Montfort and the bishops
Principles Of hierarchical communion
Dowry of Mary
I am the Good Shepherd
New book on the Sacred Priesthood
Support our Apostolate

Submitted by Stephen Moselin... on Tue, 05/05/2020 - 15:09

Summer 2020 Mass of Ages

The summer 2020 edition of Mass of Ages will be delivered to members this week. As churches are currently closed, we are not able to make the magazine available from the many cathedrals and churches around the country as we would normally do. However, if you would like a hard copy, we are still able to post it to you. See here to order.