The Situation of the Latin Mass

I'm writing this post to reassure everyone that the Traditional Latin Mass is still scheduled on a regular basis in Kingston. Unfortunately, Fr. Price has been forced to cancel for the last two months because of hazardous driving conditions.

With the arrival of spring, the regular monthly Mass will resume. We will be meeting with the Archbishop soon to see if anything can be done to provide for a weekly Mass, or at least provide for a priest to fill in if there is a cancellation.

God Bless!

- Paul

Urgent: International Appeal in Support of Summorum Pontificum!

Please Sign:

International Appeal in Support of Summorum Pontificum.

Background:

http://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2011/02/international-appeal-in-defense-of.html

Regular Choir Practice

Regular choir practices are ongoing at the Newman House (192 Frontenac St.) every Friday at 5:30. Feel free to come and join us! We're always in need of more people. At our next practice, we'll begin preparing the music for the Mass on December 5th, which is the second Sunday of Advent. We'll prepare some advent carols to sing before Mass!

General Update!

With the departure of our illustrious former choir director Emilie Bruno for graduate studies in Medieval musicology at the University of Ottawa, the Latin Mass was left in a bit of a lurch and we've been forced to do simple low Masses while I (the former MC) had to leave the altar to take over the choir.

Luckily, providence has provided us with a new Master of Ceremonies who will allow us to attain new heights of liturgical splendour! Grant Fitzpatrick, for 5 years MC at St. Clement's (the FSSP's parish in Ottawa), has now taken up residence in Kingston and will be heading up the service at the altar. This means our next Mass on November 7th should be a High Mass (Missa Cantata). I've already begun learning the sung Propers and our choir will be prepared with a sung Ordinary.

Also, Grant has previously instructed a priest in celebrating the Traditional Latin Mass, so this gives some hope of the possibility of a local priest learning the Old Rite and hopefully increasing the frequency of the Latin Mass here in Kingston.


We are currently actively searching for men to serve at the altar and for more people to sing in the choir. We'll be looking to set up practices for both. If you're interested in either, please contact me, Paul Griffiths, at 6pag@queensu.ca or (613) 985-3152. Your involvement would be deeply appreciated!

I've decided to start doing regular practices for the choir on Fridays at 5:30. For now, they will probably be at the Newman House (192 Frontenac St.) until I can secure use of the Cathedral again.

I promise to update this blog much more frequently from now on!

Happy Summorum Pontificum Day!

This day, 3 years ago, Pope Benedict liberalized the Traditional Latin Mass, allowing it to be celebrated by all priests of the Latin Rite and requiring that all stable groups of faithful be provided with a regular celebration.

Continue to pray that the Pope's decree is fully implemented!

Now that the fall has arrived, I'll be sure to update this blog more frequently. Hopefully, we can plan some special events soon and renew our efforts to find a priest for a weekly celebration.

Oremus Pro Pontifice

V. Let us pray for our Pontiff, Pope Benedict.
R. May the Lord preserve him, and give him life, and bless him upon earth, and deliver him not to the will of his enemies.

Our Father. Hail Mary.

Let us pray.

O God, Shepherd and Ruler of all Thy faithful people, look mercifully upon Thy servant Benedict, whom Thou hast chosen as shepherd to preside over Thy Church. Grant him, we beseech Thee, that by his word and example, he may edify those over whom he hath charge, so that together with the flock committed to him, may he attain everlasting life. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Program For Laetare Sunday

The program for tomorrow's Mass can be downloaded at the following link:

Laetare Sunday

As a preview, here's tomorrow's communion motet Ave Verum Corpus performed by an amateur group:

FSSP Withdraws from Toronto

The Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter has withdrawn from Toronto after 19 months due to internal personnel pressures. Sadly, Fr. Venette has been reassigned to Orlando, Florida and will be unable to celebrate Mass for us again in Kingston (He came to celebrate the Mass this past November 9th and we were planning of having him celebrate one Sunday Mass this March).


Please pray for the Latin Mass community in Toronto. This is a difficult time for them, and the future seems uncertain.

Vox Cantoris - FSSP Apostolate Comes to an End

FSSP Toronto