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ACTION ITEM! Last day for 2020 DONATIONS to Tridentine Mass Society
Folks, I know you have good charities in mind for your giving. On this last day of the year, I put before your eyes one last time, the Tridentine Mass Society of the Diocese of Madison. This is a 501(c)(3) … Read More
Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, "How To..." - Practical Notes, ACTION ITEM!
Tagged TMSM, Tridentine Mass Society of Madison
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ACTION ITEM! #GivingTuesday suggestions from @FatherZ
Americans are generous. Catholics are generous. We are hard-wired to help. We are especially interested in concrete ways to help, not vaporous. We are also a more than a little concerned about how the money we contribute is used. I sure am. … Read More
Posted in ACTION ITEM!
Tagged Archd. Military Services, donations, Our Lady of Hope Clinic, TMSM
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News about a TMSM vestment project: Solemn Mass set in violet
Cheery news! I occasionally get checks from kind readers for the Tridentine Mass Society of the Diocese of Madison, a 501(c)(3) organization of which I am the jefe. Even in this time of the Wuhan Devil, which has shut down … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Sacra Domus Aurea, TMSM, Tridentine Mass Society of Madison, vestments
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ACTION ITEM! End of year giving suggestions from @FatherZ
At the end of the year most people consider their annual charitable giving. In this time of great confusion for the institutional Church, here are a couple suggestions for your donation dollars. First, year in and year out I have … Read More
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Tagged Our Lady of Hope Clinic, TMSM, Tridentine Mass Society of Madison
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Solemn Requiem Mass for the late Bp. Robert C. Morlino, prayers also for Bp. Paul Sirba – VIDEO/AUDIO sermon
Last night we celebrated a Solemn Requiem Mass for the 1st Anniversary of the interment the late Bishop of Madison, Robert C. Morlino. I included also prayers for my friend Bp. Paul Sirba of Duluth, who died a few days … Read More
Peter’s Pence and You – ACTION ITEM
I switched on early morning news today to see if there was anything really big going on that I should know about. I usually do that on the verge of a journey. Today I learned that the massive horde swarming … Read More
TMSM: Holy Thursday Mass with the new vestments
UPDATE: A good photographer also captured some moments from the Mass last night. The gallery is HERE. Example: During the sermon…. you get a sense of the beauty of moment. We are trying to do something beautiful for God. Click … Read More
NEW VESTMENTS! Stunning new Pontifical Set has arrived!
It has been a long time coming, but the day has arrived. Today we received the new Pontifical Mass vestments from Rome. Gammarelli always packages things perfectly, with layers of poly/plastic to protect the contents. The shipment had been help … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged Gammarelli, TMSM, vestments
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Concerning vestments and the TMSM and YOU
One of the things I have tried to accomplish with the Tridentine Mass Society of the Diocese of Madison (the TMSM is 501(c)(3)) is to provide worthy vestments for the celebration of the sacred mysteries. YOU readers, from all over … Read More
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Tagged TMSM, vestments
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End of year 2018 charitable giving and YOU. A suggestion.
We are coming to the end of the calendar year. Sometimes people want to make deductible donations, but they don’t know to whom. Is the organization doing something good? Here’s a pitch for the Tridentine Mass Society of the Diocese … Read More
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MADISON – 2 November: Pontifical Requiem Mass at the Throne
November is the month when we Catholics pray in a special way for the repose of the dead and, by God’s will, for the rapid entrance into heaven of the Poor Souls. On All Souls Day, Friday, 2 November, at … Read More
What the TMSM is doing with your donations
I want to let you know what our 501(c)(3) organization the Tridentine Mass Society of the Diocese of Madison does with your tax deductible donations. A couple weeks ago, three new priests were ordained by the Extraordinary Ordinary for the Diocese of … Read More
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Splendid photos of a beautiful 1st Solemn Mass celebrated ‘coram episcopo’, in cappa magna
We of the Tridentine Mass Society of the Diocese of Madison have posted some splendid photos of the 1st Solemn Mass of the new Fr. Peter Lee, ordained by the Extraordinary Ordinary, Bp. Robert C. Morlino for the aforementioned diocese. … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Just Too Cool, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Our Catholic Identity, Priests and Priesthood, Semper Paratus, Si vis pacem para bellum!, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The future and our choices, What Fr. Z is up to
Tagged 1st Mass, Bp. Robert Morlino, D. Madison, The Extraordinary Ordinary, TMSM, Tridentine Mass Society of Madison
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GREEN! Photos of green vestments for Solemn Mass in production, and a pitch
UPDATE: Thanks to those who have sent donations through PayPal. MH, J-AF _____ As you know, I am involved with a Society for the promotion of all things liturgically traditional, the Tridentine Mass Society of the Diocese of Madison. This … Read More
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Tagged green vestment, TMSM
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FINAL DAY for 2017 tax-deductible charitable donations – help a GREAT cause!
Sometimes people want to make donations, but they are not sure about how. Is the organization doing something good? The end of the year is upon us. This is it for 2017 donations. Here’s a pitch for the Tridentine Mass … Read More
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Tagged donations, TMSM
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PHOTOS – New vestments underway for the TMSM!
As we get close to the end of the year, you may be thinking about tax-deductible donations. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE remember the Tridentine Mass Society of the Diocese of Madison! 501(c)(3) I just received some photos from Gammarelli in Rome … Read More
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Tagged rose, TMSM, vestments, violet
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Of seminarians, books, birettas, new vestments, and wherein Fr. Z is very pleased
Every summer the Extraordinary Ordinary of the Diocese of Madison, His Excellency Most Reverend Robert C. Morlino, gathers all the seminarians for about a week of fraternity and conferences. We are in full swing. Today, I celebrated Holy Mass for … Read More
31 MAY – MADISON, WI – Pontifical Mass at the Throne for Feast of the Queenship of Mary
This evening, 31 May, the Feast of the Queenship of Mary, we will have a wonderful Pontifical Mass at the Throne at 6 PM at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Monona, WI. The Extraordinary Form Mass is organized by the … Read More
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Tagged Pontifical Mass at the Throne, Pontifical vestments, TMSM
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Formation of a new “Latin Mass Society of Central NJ”
For a while now, I’ve been working with the Tridentine Mass Society of the Diocese of Madison. Since I’ve been mentioning it on the blog, I’ve received notes from all over that people are forming their own societies where they … Read More
