Wednesday, June 3, 2020 – Today (and tomorrow) we are going to answer some last-minute questions I have received over the years on the Traditional Latin Mass and a few “traditional” minded things surrounding the “old” Mass. A few may have already been answered in previous posts, so I apologize if I repeat…repeat…repeat myself. Bonus Read More
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Day 78 – Mrs. Flusche’s Super Basic Primer on the Mass (Part IX)
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 – Way back when we coaxed our favorite Priest into letting us have a TLM Low Mass, I put together a one sheet of basic information. On the front side it has a pictorial walk-thru of the Low Mass with all the actions (“stuff”) that the lay people do during the Read More
Day 77 – Mrs. Flusche’s Super Basic Primer on the Mass (Part VIII)
Monday, June 1, 2020 – Brand new month, same old Mass! Also, we are eleven (11!!) weeks down. Whew! Let’s continue with the last part of the Mass of the Faithful. Fair warning: today’s post is going to be a looooong one! The Mass of the Faithful The Communion: The third part of the Mass Read More
Day 76 – Mrs. Flusche’s Super Basic Primer on the Mass (Part VII)
Sunday, May 31, 2020 – Is it really the end of May!? My goodness! Anyhow, today we continue with our slow roll of the Traditional Latin Mass. Specifically, we are taking the second part of the Mass of the Faithful: the Consecration, also known as the “Canon.” Canon is derived from the Greek word meaning Read More
Day 74 – Mrs. Flusche’s Super Basic Primer on the Mass (Part VI)
Friday, May 29, 2020 – Now that we have talked about the Mass of the Catechumens, it is time to delve into the Mass of the Faithful. However, that is a mighty chunk to undertake, even for a super basic outline. Even the shortest of snippets for each part are going to be long for Read More
Day 73 – Mrs. Flusche’s Super Basic Primer on the Mass (Part V)
Thursday, May 28, 2020 – Today we are going to define some of the things happening during the Extraordinary Form of the Mass, also known as the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM). A basic outline, if you will. This is a bit much to take in, so it is going to be a two-day affair. Today Read More
Day 72 – Mrs. Flusche’s Super Basic Primer on the Mass (Part IV)
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 – Yep, we covered the Latin Mass names yesterday, so today is going to be about the Novus Ordo. I will give a brief history and cover a few of the names you might see regarding this Mass. What does “Novus Ordo” mean? In Latin, Novus Ordo literally means “new order.” Read More
Day 71 – Mrs. Flusche’s Super Basic Primer on the Mass (Part III)
Tuesday, May 26, 2020 – Before we go deeper into each of the forms of Mass, let’s take a look at what each Mass is called and why those names exist. Today we will start with the “old” Mass and the myriad of names surrounding it. What does “Extraordinary Form” mean? First and foremost, “Extraordinary Read More
Day 70 – Mrs. Flusche’s Super Basic Primer on the Mass (Part II)
Monday, May 25, 2020 – Goodness! Has it been 10 weeks already?! Looks like things are still a but nutty out there, so let’s hunker down inside and continue with our basic primer on the Mass… Specifically, what is Mass? Meaning, what are the parts of Mass? “The Eucharistic celebration always includes: the proclamation of Read More
Day 68 – Mrs. Flusche’s Super Basic Primer on the Eucharist (Part IX)
Saturday, May 23, 2020 – Why is on the hand such a problem for some people? Personally, I see far more abuses when the Eucharist is distributed in the hand. Practically speaking, on the tongue means the Eucharist is consumed right then and there: no fuss, no muss. I am not saying nothing has ever Read More