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Mater Dei Latin Mass Community

Question 1: Is everything at Mater Dei's Tridentine Mass said in Latin or are parts of the Mass in English?
Answer: Every part of the Mass is in Latin (with the exception of the Kyrie eleison which is Greek). On Sundays and at certain Feast Days the Epistle and Gospel reading will be repeated in English, but they are always said first in Latin. The homily is in English. The Leonine Prayers after the Mass are also in English.

Question 2: Is the Mater Dei Latin Mass Community in good standing with the official hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church?
Answer: YES! See the Announcement webpage of the Mater Dei Latin Mass Community.

Question 3. Where are the Masses in the Dallas area?
Answer. See the Schedule webpage of the Mater Dei Latin Mass Community.

Question 4: How old is the Mater Dei Latin Mass Community?
Answer: The Mater Dei Latin Mass Community was established as an Indult Mass location in the Summer of 1991, when the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter first came to Dallas at the invitation of Bishop Charles Victor Grahman. Our present Bishop Kevin Joseph Farrell also supported the Indult Latin Mass It now meets the requirements of an Extraordinary Mass

Question 5: Which Feast Days do you celebrate?
Answer: During the last several centuries, Feast Days have been added, moved, or deleted by the Catholic Church from the Catholic Liturgical Calendar. The Mater Dei Latin Mass Community celebrates those specified by the 1962 Missal (Where there exists an option, the selection is made by our local Chaplain).

Question 6: What is the difference between the various Latin Mass Missals?
Answer: The basic Latin Mass has been unchanged for centuries. As the Catholic Church changed its Feast Days (see question 5), the Missals printed in that year would reflect these changes. In addition the various Missals are arranged somewhat differently according to the desires of the author and/or publishers. The differences could be the page layout, and whether both the Latin and English translation are shown for everything. Also some Missals cover only the Mass of Sunday and other Holy Days of Obligation. Your selection may be a matter of personal need or availability.

Question 7: Where can I buy a 1962 Latin Mass Missal?
Answer: Ideally you would like to have a 1962 Missal, however, these were very hard to find. The only ones that are sometimes available are used/second hand. The publishers, who had the rights to this version, sometimes do not want or cannot reprint them. However, lately a couple of publishers have re-issued the 1962 Missal.

Question 8:. Should I buy a Latin Mass Missal that was written after 1962?
Answer: No! If it is a reprint of an earlier version, then the Latin Mass Missal should be all right. We do not recommend that you buy a Missal older than 1955 because Holy Week readings etc. were completely reformed.

Question 9: Do you know of any new/re-print Latin Mass Missals that are available
Answer: Yes. I can recommend the following:

"Roman Catholic Daily Missal 1962" (published by Angelus Press, 2915 Forest Ave., Kansas City, MO 64109) . It is a new (not reprint) Missal
"Roman Catholic Daily Missal 1962" (Published by Baronius Press, PO Box 47611, London SE4 IWJ, United Kingdom). Just of the Press, soon to be available in the USA.
"The New Marian Missal for Daily Mass" by Sylvester P. Juergens S.M. (published by Veritas Press, Los Angeles) has been re-issued and is available in various Catholic shops. It has the text of the common parts of the Mass in Latin and English on facing pages. It also has the appropriate daily prayers and readings of the Introit [Latin & English], Collect [English only], Epistle [E], Gradual [LE], Tract [LE], Gospel [E], Offertory [LE], Secret [E], Communion [LE] and Post communion [E] for the Sundays, Holy Days and all Feast Days as of 1958. This is only slightly different from the 1962 Missal (see above question regarding Feast Days). Many of our members use this 1958 Missal.
"The Saint Andrew Daily Missal" by Dom Gaspar Lefebvre OSB (published by St. Benaventure Publications, Great Falls Montana) has been re-issued and is also available in various Catholic shops. It has the same information as the one listed above and all parts of the Mass are in both English and Latin. It also includes the Vespers for Sundays and Feasts and Kyriale. It is basically a 1945 edition (see answers to question 8, but it might fit your needs because of the additional information).
The Saint Joseph Daily Missal (published by St. Benaventure Publications, Great Falls Montana) has been re-issued and is also available in various Catholic shops.
"The Father Lasance Roman Missal", 1945 version, published by Christian Book Club of America, PO 900566, Palmdale, CA 93590 in a 1993 reprint (see comments about above book).
A "Latin English Booklet Missal for Praying the Traditional Mass" (published by the Coalition in Support of Ecclesia Dei, PO Box 2071, Glenview, Illinois, 60025-6071) is also available in various Catholic shops. It has the Latin and English text on facing pages, but it does not have the appropriate Sunday or daily readings. Many of our members use this booklet.

If you know of any other Missals available, notify this webmaster.

The first five listed Missals can also be ordered via http://www.CatholicOnShop.com

Question 10: Can I find the Latin and the English translation of the Latin Mass on the Internet?
Answer: Yes, Here are some locations that you might investigate (note; the prayers, the epistle and the gospel for each specific day are not included):

www.fordham.edu/halsalls/basis/latinmass2.html This webpage shows the Latin and English side by side and provides some additional information.
www.levity.com/alchemy/latin/latintrans.html This file cannot be read directly from the Internet, and needs to be downloaded (not examined by this webmaster).
www.latinliturgy.com/tridmass.html . Latin and English side by side.

Question 11: Do these Carmelite Sisters attend the LatinMass?
Answer: Normally not. They daily attend an English Mass at their Chapel by another Priest. If this Priest is not available on a given Sunday, then they attend the Latin Mass and receive Communion. Sometimes some Sisters may be present (but secluded) during the Latin Mass

Question 12: Can I send a message to the Carmelite Sisters via the webmaster of the Mater Dei Latin Mass Community?
Answer: No, The Sisters do not want to be contacted via e-mail.

Question 13: What is the address of the Carmelite Sisters Chapel?
Answer: The Sunday Latin Mass in Dallas is celebrated at the Carmelite Sisters Chapel. These Sisters are a secluded order and have requested that we do not publish their address. However, we can provide to individuals the route to get there. Iif you give us your approximate address of departure in the greater Dallas area. We cannot give you driving instructions if you do not supply your departure area. Otherwise we cannot give you driving instructions and we would have to ask you for it - resulting in a delay in providing directions. Please contact by e-mail the Webmaster for directions (see Question and answer 14), (Also be sure to verify your e-mail address).

Question 14:How often are the various web pages updated?
Answer: When significant data needs to be added, deleted or changed, then the web page is updated. The last update date is shown in the upper left block at the top of the page. Typographical corrections may be made without changing of the revision date. Some pages (such as those listing Church locations) will be updated quit often because the available information from various sources is continiously changing and we want to keep these pages up-to-date. Other pages may rarely be changed or not require any changes since they were originally published. Your suggestions/comments on any page are welcome (see next question for address).

Question 15:How do I contact the Mater Dei Latin Mass Community by e-mail
Answer:

Please check the above questions and answers to see if your question has already been answered.
For directions to the Carmelite Sisters Chapel in Dallas specify your approximate departure address in the Dallas/Fort Worth area (also see the answer to question 13).
To assist us in answering your e-mail question(s), please provide the following typical information: Are you Catholic, have you previously attended a Latin Mass, in which city do you live.
Please verify that your e-mail address on the correspondence is correct, because that address will be used for any answer.
Send any comments/suggestions/questions about the Latin Mass, about the Mater Dei Community or about this web site to its Webmaster at: carlsch@airmail.net (Just click on the envelope or the underlined phrase and your e-mail writing program should be activated with our address)
Your name, your e-mail address, and any information you provide will not be released to outsiders.
The webmaster will generally answer your inquiry. If the question requires an answer by the Chaplain, the question(s) will be forwarded and may be answered by Fr. Joseph Terra, FSSP.
The Mater Dei Latin Mass Community will send neither unsolicited announcements nor newsletters to those individuals,who have sent us e-mail.
Of course, E-mail that we receive (and require an response) will be answered as soon as possible.

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