Mass this Sunday

The Holy Mass in the Extraordinary Form will resume at St. Agnes Cathedral at 2:30 PM this Sunday April 25th. The celebrant is unannounced and we are still await word as to whether or not it will be a High Mass or a Low Mass. Please make plans to attend!

One Priest, One Bishop at a Time

Father Jeffery Fasching will offer his first Traditional Latin Mass tomorrow. While the Mass will be private in nature, future Masses will most certainly be publicly scheduled. Please pray for Father Fasching. This is truly a joyous moment for him as a Catholic and a priest.

Dedication of FSSP Seminary Chapel

There is going to be a major event covered by EWTN tomorrow in its entirety. Beginning at 10 AM central time, the Dedication of the Seminary Chapel of the FSSP in Denton, Nebraska will be broadcasted live. Total coverage will be 5 hours, including the dedication and Solemn High Mass offered "in the presence of a greater prelate". This kind of ceremony is only foreseen by the rubrics of the Extraordinary Form when the Ordinary (bishop) of a Diocese attends the Mass from the throne or when a Cardinal is present. It is rare today, as one can imagine, but we will witness it on these shores with a Cardinal for what I believe is the first time since the liturgical reform. I believe the Holy Mass itself will begin around 1 PM central time.

Latin Mass Promotional Bumper Sticker!

The bumper sticker for our Latin Mass in Springfield should go through its final approval for the site it is hosted on, and then will be publicly posted here: www.zazzle.com/m_kramer_2004. Please do NOT order any as we will be buying them in bulk and receiving a discount. I posted this here so that people can go to the site and look at it before it comes. Enjoy!

Assumption Mass

On August 15th, St. Agnes Cathedral will have a 9 AM High Mass for the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Mass IX will be sung. This is the earliest time the Extraordinary Form has been celebrated since the liturgical reforms. Please come and show your support!

K of C Dinner

This Sunday after Mass, the Knights of Columbus from St. Agnes will be offering a meal after our Mass. The rate is six dollars per person and twenty dollars for a family. Please bring your appetites on Sunday and meet together with us and Father after Mass! We need a strong showing for the continued offering of events to our community.

High Masses Now the Norm

For Sunday's and Holyday's at St. Agnes according to the Extraordinary Form, congregants will be treated to a Sung Mass as the normative form for these occasions. If Father is unable to sing the parts of the Mass due to illness, a Low (recited) Mass will be offered that day. Come with your prepared voices from now on!

Also: If you do not have an email address on file with the community please submit one as soon as possible as this will become the normative means for the distribution of hymns until hymnals are purchased.

Ascension Thursday

Father Bill Hodgson, pastor of St. Ann's located at 1156 Grand Ave Carthage, MO, has announced that on Ascension Thursday the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite will be offered at 7 PM.

The Cathedral schedule for the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite on Ascension Thursday has yet to be announced.

The "Catholic Knight" Contacts Blog Administrator For Interview

As a result of this blogs sudden jolt in readership, the "Catholic Knight" @ http://catholicknight.blogspot.com/ has requested an interview with me as the blog administator of www.molatinmass.com. This interview will be done early next week and will be posted here on this blog.

Missouri Blog Hits

I have noticed a number of "hits" to the blog from areas in Missouri not too terribly far from the Cathedral. This is a general note to anyone unable to attend the Extraordinary Form of the Mass for financial reasons to email me. Of particular interest to me are the hits we are getting from Joplin.

LATIN MASS - BUMPER STICKER

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You can now order a customized bumper sticker to help promote the Traditional Latin Mass in Southern Missouri...

The sticker features a popular promotional question from the "Got Milk?" campaign, and rephrases it to "Got Latin?" in the official colors of the Vatican flag. The rest of the sticker directs people to this website where they can get more details about times, locations, news and updates. You can order your own here: https://www.bumperart.com/Custom.aspx?ProductId=101797

To place you're order, you'll need to create a free account with "bumperart.com" first. Simply click the link to get started.

By placing your bumper sticker prominently on your vehicle, you'll be letting others in your area know there are places in our diocese where they can worship God in total reverence and solemnity, honoring the ancient traditions of the Catholic Church, and in total union with our bishop and the pope.
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New and Simple Internet Address

The Latin Mass Community of Southern Missouri has a new and simple Internet address. This should help you get the word out about us, without having to remember a complicated Internet address....

www.molatinmass.com

Please spread the word!

Download Flyer -- Get The Word Out!

The link below is to a PDF flyer you can download and print on your printer. You will notice this very same flyer posted at community centers and public libraries around Springfield. Feel free to use it to get the word out. You can post it in places were it is legal (and tasteful) to hang, or you can hand it out to whomever you want. The idea is to direct those interested to this website, and then from here they can find out about mass times, locations, supplies, opportunities to help, and so forth. It saves you a lot of trouble trying to remember and explain it all. Download the Flyer Here