Sunday, March 22, 2020

Tridentine Community News - Spiritual Suggestions for Lent


"I will go in unto the Altar of God
To God, Who giveth joy to my youth"

Tridentine Community News by Alex Begin (February 23, 2020):
February 23, 2020 – Quinquagésima Sunday

Spiritual Suggestions for Lent

Spiritual Communion: On each day that you cannot receive Holy Communion, take a minute and make a Spiritual Communion. Holy Mother Church grants a Partial Indulgence for this practice. St. Alphonsus Maria de’ Liguori composed the following prayer for this purpose:
My Jesus, I believe that Thou art present in the Blessed Sacrament. I love Thee above all things, and I desire Thee in my soul. Since I cannot now receive Thee sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. As though Thou wert already there, I embrace Thee and unite myself wholly to Thee; permit not that I should ever be separated from Thee. Amen.
Daily Rosary: Strive to pray the Holy Rosary every day during Lent, for an intention of your choosing. If you are able to pray the Rosary in a church, with a group or privately, you may gain a Plenary Indulgence for yourself or for the Souls in Purgatory, under the usual conditions of Confession within 20 days, reception of Holy Communion once per Plenary Indulgence sought, prayer for the Holy Father’s intentions, and freedom from attachment to sin.

Confession: Try to begin the habit of going to Confession at least once per month, if you don’t already.


Adoration: At least once per week, make a visit to the Blessed Sacrament. Many churches offer extended hours for this purpose, including the Stone Chapel at St. Hugo of the Hills in Bloomfield Hills, the 24/7 Adoration Chapel at the Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak, and the Rosary Chapel at Assumption Church in Windsor. If you are able to spend 30 minutes in Adoration, you may gain a Plenary Indulgence under the above conditions.

Stations of the Cross: Pray the Stations at least once during Lent. If done in a church, you may gain a Plenary Indulgence under the above conditions. If you are making the devotion privately, you must physically move from station to station.

Indulgenced Prayer Before a Crucifix: On the Fridays of Lent, the Church grants a Plenary Indulgence for the simple act of praying this prayer before a Crucifix after receiving Holy Communion, under the usual conditions. A Partial Indulgence may be gained by praying this same prayer after receiving Holy Communion at other times.
En ego, o bone et dulcíssime Jesu, ante conspéctum tuum génibus me provólvo, ac máximo ánimi ardóre te oro atque obtéstor, ut meum in cor vívidos fídei, spei et caritátis sensus, atque veram peccatórum meórum pæniténtiam, eáque emendándi firmíssimam voluntátem velis imprímere; dum magno ánimi afféctu et dolóre tua quinque vúlnera mecum ipse consídero, ac mente contémplor, illud præ óculis habens, quod jam in ore ponébat tuo David Prophéta de te, o bone Jesu: “Fodérunt manus meas et pedes meos: dinumeravérunt ómnia ossa mea.”

Behold, O kind and most sweet Jesus, I cast myself upon my knees in Thy sight, and with the most fervent desire of my soul, I pray and beseech Thee that Thou wouldst impress upon my heart lively sentiments of faith, hope, and charity, with a true contrition for my sins and a firm purpose of amendment; while with deep affection and grief of soul I ponder within myself and mentally contemplate Thy five wounds, having before my eyes the words which David the prophet put on Thy lips concerning Thee: “My hands and My feet they have pierced, they have numbered all My bones.”
On Saints’ Feast Days, Pray the Collect [Opening Prayer] from the Mass: If you have a hand missal for the Extraordinary or Ordinary Forms, on Feast Days of Saints, take a minute and pray the Collect for the day’s Mass. This practice is enriched with a Partial Indulgence.
[Comments? Please e-mail tridnews@detroitlatinmass.org. Previous columns are available at http://www.detroitlatinmass.org. This edition of Tridentine Community News, with minor editions, is from the St. Albertus (Detroit), Academy of the Sacred Heart (Bloomfield Hills), and St. Alphonsus and Holy Name of Mary Churches (Windsor) bulletin inserts for February 23, 2020. Hat tip to Alex Begin, author of the column.]

Sunday, March 15, 2020

Archdiocese of Detroit cancels all public Masses until Holy Week


The Archdiocese of Detroit has suspended all Masses until April 6th, Monday of Holy Week. Churches remain open, however, for Confession and prayer in small numbers (no gatherings of more than 100 persons) -- due to the Coronavirus pandemic.


Tridentine Community News - Traditional Holy Water Blessing Implores Health; Votive Mass in Time of Pestilence; t. Joseph Oratory Named Archdiocesan Shrine; Check On-Line for OCLMA Mass Location & Time; First of Two New York Episodes of Extraordinary Faith Now Viewable on YouTube and Vimeo


"I will go in unto the Altar of God
To God, Who giveth joy to my youth"

Tridentine Community News by Alex Begin (March 15, 2020):
March 15, 2020 -- Third Sunday of Lent

Traditional Holy Water Blessing Implores Health

This column and many other authors have long touted the benefits of Holy Water blessed using the Traditional Roman Ritual. Salt is exorcized and blessed, the water is exorcized and blessed, and then a prayer is said after the salt is added to the water. The modern rite of blessing holy water omits the exorcisms and has a vastly abbreviated prayer. No wonder it is said that water blessed the “old way” is more efficacious.

The traditional blessing includes the following words: “Be thou a purified salt for the health of believers, giving soundness of body and soul to all who use thee….May all that use it find a remedy for soul and body…Let this creature [water] serve Thee in expelling demons and curing diseases.” Traditionally blessed Holy Water therefore has a role to play in protecting us against the current Coronavirus and future health threats.

Votive Mass in Time of Pestilence

The collection of Votive Masses provided in the Traditional Roman Missal includes a Votive Mass in Time of Pestilence, sometimes also called the Votive Mass for Epidemics. O’Connell’s The Celebration of Mass indicates that for a grave matter of public concern, a priest may celebrate this Votive Mass as a Mass of the Second Class, meaning it can be used in place of a Lenten Feria. The St. Benedict Tridentine Community will celebrate this Votive Mass this Tuesday, March 17 at 7:00 PM.

St. Joseph Oratory Named Archdiocesan Shrine

Archbishop Allen Vigneron has designated St. Joseph Oratory as an Archdiocesan Shrine. The formal announcement was originally to have taken place during His Excellency’s visit to the church during the St. Joseph Day of Prayer on March 19, but that event has presumably been suspended.

Shrines can be Diocesan, National, or International in designation. Very few international shrines exist; one that is quite well-known is the Basilica of St. Anthony in Padua, Italy. Most famous shrines are National, for example the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC, and our own Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower in Royal Oak. Other Archdiocesan Shrines in Detroit include the Shrine of the Immaculate Heart of Mary at St. Joseph Chapel in Pontiac, and the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Riverview where the Blue Army holds Masses. The Diocese of London, Ontario has Our Lady of the Rosary Shrine in Merlin.

Check On-Line for OCLMA Mass Location & Time

The Academy of the Sacred Heart decided to close the school to outside activities this weekend. Then Archbishop Vigneron suspended all public Masses in the Archdiocese of Detroit through Monday, April 6. The Triduum in the Extraordinary Form is still planned at the Academy, with Fr. Louis Madey as celebrant: Holy Thursday at 7:00 PM, Good Friday at 1:30 PM, and the Easter Vigil at 8:00 PM. There will be no Mass on Easter Sunday. Please check the OCLMA Twitter account at @oclatinmass or the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/OCLMA to find out the latest information about OCLMA Masses and to confirm the plans for the Triduum, as things are clearly in flux.

First of Two New York Episodes of Extraordinary Faith Now Viewable on YouTube and Vimeo




Episode 19 of Extraordinary Faith – New York City Part 1 of 2 – is now available for viewing on the Extraordinary Faith channel on YouTube and Vimeo. We’ll pay a visit to Sacra Liturgía, one of the world’s largest conferences on traditional sacred liturgy. We’ll speak with Cardinal Raymond Burke, one of the Church’s most enthusiastic advocates of the Traditional Mass. We’ll talk with two of the conference speakers: Dom Alcuin Reid, the liturgical scholar who organizes the event, and a professor who will explain to us the theological understanding of beauty. We’ll speak with the Dominican priest who hosted the conference in his parish, and we’ll take you to the Solemn Pontifical Mass that crowned the conference.
[Comments? Please e-mail tridnews@detroitlatinmass.org. Previous columns are available at http://www.detroitlatinmass.org. This edition of Tridentine Community News, with minor editions, is from the St. Albertus (Detroit), Academy of the Sacred Heart (Bloomfield Hills), and St. Alphonsus and Holy Name of Mary Churches (Windsor) bulletin inserts for March 15, 2020. Hat tip to Alex Begin, author of the column.]

Sunday, March 01, 2020

Tridentine Community News - List of Tridentine Masses in Metro Detroit & Windsor; Tridentine Masses this coming week


"I will go in unto the Altar of God
To God, Who giveth joy to my youth"

Tridentine Community News by Alex Begin (March 1, 2020):
March 1, 2020 – First Sunday of Lent

List of Tridentine Masses in Metro Detroit & Windsor


With the recent debut of several new Extraordinary Form sites, several readers have asked for an updated list of the Traditional Masses on offer in the greater Detroit/Windsor area. There has been much growth in both “regular” (at least once per month on predictable days) and “special” (infrequent and/or varying dates) Mass sites. It is this writer’s conclusion that the metro Detroit & Windsor region has now surpassed Arlington, Virginia and Chicago as the area with the most Traditional Mass sites in North America.

If you have additional information or corrections, kindly e-mail the address at the bottom of this column, and we will publish the updates.

Sunday Mass Schedule

8:00 AM High Mass at St. Edward on the Lake, Lakeport
9:00 AM Low Mass at St. Joseph Oratory, Detroit
9:30 AM High Mass at Assumption Grotto, Detroit
9:45 AM High Mass at Oakland County Latin Mass Association/Academy of the Sacred Heart Chapel, Bloomfield Hills, with Benediction after Mass on Second Sundays of the month
11:00 AM High Mass at St. Joseph, Detroit
11:30 AM High Mass at St. Stephen, New Boston
12:00 PM High Mass at Immaculate Conception, Lapeer
12:00 PM High Mass at St. Anthony, Temperance
12:30 PM High Mass at Old St. Patrick, Ann Arbor on Second Sundays of the month
1:00 PM High Mass at St. Mary Star of the Sea, Jackson
2:00 PM High Mass at St. Benedict Tridentine Community, Windsor (First Sundays at Holy Name of Mary Church, Second through Last Sundays at St. Alphonsus Church, Benediction after Mass on Second Sundays)
3:00 PM High Mass at St. Matthew, Flint
6:00 PM High Mass at Ss. Cyril & Methodius, Sterling Heights
6:00 PM High Mass at St. Mary of Redford


Weekday Mass Schedule

Monday: 7:30 AM Low Mass at Assumption Grotto; 8:00 AM Low Mass at St. Joseph
Tuesday: 7:30 AM Low Mass at Assumption Grotto; 8:00 AM Low Mass at St. Joseph; 8:45 AM Low Mass at Immaculate Conception, Lapeer; 7:00 PM Low Mass at Holy Name of Mary, Windsor (High Mass when Credo is specified)
Wednesday: 7:30 AM Low Mass at Assumption Grotto; 12:00 Noon Low Mass at St. Joseph
Thursday: 7:30 AM Low Mass at Assumption Grotto; 8:00 AM Low Mass at St. Joseph; 8:45 AM High Mass at Immaculate Conception, Lapeer; 7:00 PM Low Mass at St. Anthony, Temperance
Friday: 7:30 AM Low Mass at Assumption Grotto; 8:00 AM Low Mass at St. Joseph; 7:00 PM during Lent only Low Mass at Assumption Grotto
First Friday: 7:00 PM High Mass at Old St. Mary’s, Detroit with Windsor’s St. Benedict Choir; 7:00 PM High Mass at St. Joseph; 7:00 PM Low Mass at Assumption Grotto
Second Friday: 7:00 PM High Mass at St. Joseph, Sarnia
Saturday: 7:30 AM Low Mass at Assumption Grotto; 8:00 AM High Mass at St. Mary of Redford; 8:00 AM Low Mass on Second through Last Saturdays at St. Stephen, New Boston; 8:30 AM Low Mass at Miles Christi, South Lyon; 9:00 AM Low Mass at St. Joseph; 9:00 AM High Mass at St. Mary, St. Clair
First Saturday: 8:00 AM Low Mass at St. Edward on the Lake; 9:00 AM High Mass at St. Anthony, Temperance, 9:00 AM Low Mass at Ss. Peter & Paul Westside, Detroit


Counting the Sites

Archdiocese of Detroit regular: 1-OCLMA, 2-St. Joseph Oratory, 3-St. Edward on the Lake, 4-Assumption Grotto, 5-Ss. Peter & Paul Westside, 6-St. Mary of Redford, 7-Ss. Cyril & Methodius, 8-Old St. Mary’s, 9-Miles Christi, 10-St. Stephen, 11-St. Anthony, 12-Immaculate Conception, Lapeer, 13-St. Mary, St Clair

Archdiocese of Detroit special: 1-Holy Redeemer, Detroit, 2-St. Hyacinth, 3-St. Albertus, 4-St. Paul Albanian, 5-St. Aloysius, Detroit, 6-St. Mary, Royal Oak, 7-St. Joseph Pontiac, 8-Ste. Anne, 9-Our Lady of the Scapular, Wyandotte, 10-Shrine of the Little Flower, 11-Our Lady of Good Counsel, Plymouth

Archdiocese of Detroit total: 24

Diocese of London, Ontario regular: 1-Holy Name of Mary, 2-St. Alphonsus, 3-St. Joseph, Sarnia

Diocese of London, Ontario special: 1-St. Michael, Leamington, 2-Rosary Chapel

Diocese of London, Ontario total: 5

Diocese of Lansing regular: 1-Old St. Patrick, 2-St. Mary Star of the Sea, 3-St. Matthew, Flint

Diocese of Lansing special: 1-St. Thomas the Apostle, 2-St. Patrick, Brighton

Diocese of Lansing total: 5

Total regular: 19. Total special: 15. Grand total: 34

Tridentine Masses This Coming Week
  • Tue. 03/03 7:00 PM: Low Mass at Holy Name of Mary, Windsor (Feria)
  • Fri. 03/06 7:00 PM: High Mass at Old St. Mary’s (Ember Friday) – Celebrant: Fr. Charles White. Choir will sing Missa Ætérna Christi Múnera by Palestrina. Confessions & Devotions to the Sacred Heart before Mass. Reception after Mass.
  • Sat. 03/07 8:30 AM: Low Mass at Miles Christi (Ember Saturday)
[Comments? Please e-mail tridnews@detroitlatinmass.org. Previous columns are available at http://www.detroitlatinmass.org. This edition of Tridentine Community News, with minor editions, is from the St. Albertus (Detroit), Academy of the Sacred Heart (Bloomfield Hills), and St. Alphonsus and Holy Name of Mary Churches (Windsor) bulletin inserts for March 1, 2020. Hat tip to Alex Begin, author of the column.]