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Catholics in central California will have an opportunity to learn the what, why, and how of the Traditional Latin Mass in a half-day workshop on Presidents’ Day, Monday, February 15, 2010. Fr. Matthew McNeely, FSSP, will help Catholics understand the form, structure, and spirituality of the Latin Mass in a workshop entitled Latin Mass 101: A Workshop for Curious Catholics. The event will include a continental breakfast, and will be followed by Mass at St. Anthony of Padua Church at 11:00. For more information and to register, visit www.fresnolatinmass.org.

All are invited to attend a Mass in the Extraordinary Form (Tridentine Latin Mass) on Sunday, January 10 in Tallahassee, Florida. A low Mass with hymns will begin at 2 p.m. at the Co-Cathedral of St. Thomas More, located at 900 W. Tennessee Street, across from Florida State University. For more information, please visit latinmasstallahassee.blogspot.com, or contact Stephen Mozier at (850) 443-1887 or stephenmozier@aol.com. 

His Excellency Bishop Salvatore Cordileone will ordain the Rev. Mr. Jose Zepeda, F.S.S.P to the Holy Priesthood on Saturday, December 19, 2009 at 11 AM. The ordination Mass will be celebrated according to the 1962 missal at St. Jarlath Church, 2620 Pleasant Street (off Highway 580) in Oakland, California.

After Mass, the Zepeda family will graciously host a reception. Members of St. Stephen the First Martyr Parish (the FSSP apostolate in Sacramento) will assist with cooking and other preparations. If you plan to attend the reception, RSVP to Tish Gallagher at 916-223-3112.

Submitted by Doug Zeitz, Una Voce Palo Alto

On Sunday, December 6 at 2:00 p.m., there will be a Solemn High Latin Mass at Holy Spirit Church in Lantana, Florida. The parish has offered a weekly Mass in the Extraordinary Form since September 2009. The December 6 Mass, which marks the second Sunday of Advent, will be celebrated by Fr. Kevin Nelson, the parish administrator. He will be assisted by two other diocesan priests. For more information, call the parish office at (561) 585-5970, or visit the parish website.

Video guide to the celebration of the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite .

Guide to 1962 Missal

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After discussions with senior Vatican officials that lasted many months, the President of the International Federation, Mr. Leo Darroch, was granted the privilege of speaking to our Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI and presenting His Holiness with a report on the progress of the motu proprio Summorum Pontificum during its first two years.
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The Traditional Latin Mass is now offered on the third Sunday of every month at 12:30 p.m. at Assumption Church in Nashville. The church address is 1227 Seventh Avenue N., Nashville, TN 37208. For more information, please call (615) 256-2729.

One year after its official designation as a personal parish for the Latin Mass, St. Anne’s Church in San Diego has responded to increased attendance by adding a fourth Sunday Mass. Catholics in San Diego may now attend a Low Mass at 6:00 PM, in addition to Low Masses at 7:30 AM and 12:00 PM and a High Mass at 10:00 AM. The parish is served by Fr. Carl Gismondi, FSSP, Pastor, and Fr. Federico Masutti, FSSP, Associate Pastor. For more information, visit the parish website.

On October 25, the Feast of Christ the King, the Latin Mass Community of San Juan Bautista will be blessed to host the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter’s Fr. James Fryar and his pilgrimage to the California Missions. Fr. Fryar will celebrate a Solemn High Mass for this important feast.

For more information, please visit the Monterey Traditional Latin Mass website.