Una Voce America

A longtime Una Voce chapter leader and his wife seek to sell their traditional Catholic bookstore in Buffalo, New York. Al Huntz writes:

“We have seen it as great grace to provide traditional Catholic books and gifts for 20 years. The time has come to look at retiring. We are now looking to sell the assets and intellectual property of the store and its web business. If you, or someone you know, might be interested in acquiring Pro Multis and its vast selection of new and used traditional Catholic books, gifts and statuary, please contact me.”

Interested parties may call 716.838.2898 or email: offers at promultis dot com

The traditional Latin Mass community in Lancaster, Pennsylvania has launched a new website to keep people informed about upcoming Masses and other events. In addition to assisting at the Latin Mass, the community’s members pray a monthly pro-life rosary outside a local Planned Parenthood abortion mill. Visit the site >

Update: The Latin Mass in America Today

A Candid Interview with Byron Smith

He’s the secretary of Una Voce America, which today supports the training of diocesan priests in the Extraordinary Form of the Mass, otherwise known as the Latin Mass. In the this wide-ranging, exclusive Regina Magazine interview, Byron Smith tells the astounding story of the many people — some famous, some obscure — who have labored long and hard for more than fifty years to bring this Mass to Catholics in North America.
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From August 4-10, 2013, Belmont Abbey College will host Veterum Sapientia, an intensive week-long ecclesiastical Latin program aimed largely at priests, religious, and seminarians. The program will offer a unique, guided exploration of the most important categories of writing that make up the Church’s Latin patrimony, with exercises ordered toward helping participants grow in their understanding of the mechanics of the language and internalize new vocabulary through active use. Staff will include head instructor Fr. Reginald Foster, who served as chief Vatican Latinist for nearly 40 years and is arguably the best Latinist in the world.

For more information, visit the program’s website or Facebook page.

Please pray for the happy repose of the soul of Mr. John Blewett, who entered into eternal life February 8, 2013. Mr. Blewett served as vice president of Thomas Aquinas College for 18 years and was also the longtime editor of Latin Mass Magazine, among many other accomplishments. Una Voce Ventura has graciously shared photos of Mr. Blewett’s solemn requiem Mass, which was celebrated in the chapel at Thomas Aquinas College.
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After 15 years, the traditional Latin Mass community at one of California’s missions has been asked to find a new home. The newly assigned pastor of Mission San Buenaventura has informed the faithful that the Sunday 1:30 PM Latin Mass will need to be discontinued. Una Voce Ventura requests your prayers for a satisfactory resolution to this situation. Full story >

Una Voce is sad to announce that Marlene Manion – longtime director, officer, and benefactor of Una Voce Canada – passed away on August 16, 2012. Ms. Manion was a
founding member of Saint Clement’s parish in Ottawa, and a Dame of the Order of Saint Gregory the Great by bestowal of Pope John Paul II, on the recommendation of His Grace, Marcel A. Gervais, then-archbishop of Ottawa. Please pray for the repose of her soul. Read the obituary >

Catholic faithful in Santa Rosa, California, now have the blessing of assisting at the traditional Latin Mass at St. Eugene’s Cathedral in Santa Rosa. Effective immediately, the once-a-month Sunday evening Mass in the small town of Sebastopol has been moved and replaced with a weekly Mass at St. Eugene’s. Beginning August 12, 2012, High Mass at St. Eugene’s will be every Sunday at 1:30 PM. Beginning August 21, 2012, there will also be a Low Mass every Tuesday at 5:30 PM. And beginning September 2, 2012, there will be Solemn Vespers and Benediction every Sunday at 4:30 PM.

For more information, visit this excellent lay-run website or the St. Eugene’s parish website.

Read this National Catholic Register interview to find out how Columbus Crew star midfielder Eddie Gaven rediscovered his Catholic faith – and grew to love the traditional Latin Mass, in spite of having grown up attending the Novus Ordo. Full story >

In your charity, please pray for the happy repose of the soul of Msgr. Gerard Schons, who had served since 1953 as a priest in the Diocese of Sacramento before his death on March 23 at age 92. Without Msgr. Schons’ tireless efforts, Sacramento’s magnificent traditional parish, St. Stephen the First Martyr, might never have come to fruition. Read more >