Tridentine Latin Rite Missal Project

The Ordinary of Holy Mass

Liturgical Calendar

Table of Liturgical Days

 

Proper of Seasons

Proper of Saints

Ritual Masses
Advent Lent January July Nuptial Service
Christmastide Passiontide February August Masses for the Dead
After Epiphany Eastertide March September Votive Masses
Septuagesima After Pentecost April October  
    May November  
    June December  
         
    Common of the Blessed Virgin Common of the Saints  

There are many faithful Catholics who feel "attached to some previous liturgical and disciplinary forms" of the liturgy of the Holy Mass. The Holy Father has facilitated these "rightful aspirations" in the motu proprio Ecclesia Dei Adflicta, which in effect allows the sacrifice of the Holy Mass to be offered according the the disciplines and rubrics in effect in 1962, with permission of the local ordinary. Many Catholics (including ourselves) have availed themselves of these opportunities, but the availability of Missals for these masses is limited, though the situation is improving.

We consider Missals absolutely necessary at Mass, either at the New Mass or the Tridentine. Pope St. Pius X has written:

The Holy Mass is a prayer itself, even the highest prayer that exists. It is the Sacrifice, dedicated by our Redeemer at the Cross, and repeated every day on the Altar. If you wish to hear Mass as it should be heard, you must follow with eye, heart, and mouth all that happens at the Altar. Further, you must pray with the Priest the holy words said by him. You have to associate your heart with the holy feelings which are contained in these words and in this manner you ought to follow all that happens on the Altar. When acting in this way, you have prayed Holy Mass.
How, then, can the Faithful hope to do this unless they have ready access to the words said by the Priest, and their vernacular equivalent?

An effort has been made to solve this problem in many cases by publishing the Order of the Mass online at several different places. The Coalition in Support of Ecclesia Dei also has an excellent (and inexpensive) reference available. This basically consists of an annotated Order of the Mass. However, there is no way that we know, short of purchasing a Missal, of finding the Proper of Seasons or the Proper of the Saints.

This, therefore, is the reason for this project: to provide the texts of the Proper of Seasons and Proper of the Saints to those faithful Catholics who wish a greater understanding of the beauty of the old Latin Mass. The sources for this page include the following:

Missale Romanum, Imprimatur by C. Eykens, Vical General of Antwerp, 24 Feb 1963.
Breviarium Romanum, Imprimatur by Caietanus Cardinal Cicognani, Prefect of the Sacred Congregation of Rites, 29 May 1961.
Liber Usualis, Imprimatur by J. Thomas, Vicar General of Tornai, Belgium, 26 Oct 1961.

A diversity of opinion exists regarding the validity and efficacy of the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, the validity of the papacy of Benedict XVI, the canonical status of SSPX, and many other matters. It is not the purpose of this page to insinuate itself into any of these arguments. The content on these pages is for everyone's use, regardless of ecclesiological position. Please do not send email attempting to proselytize us to one side or another.

The Masses below are listed by the first words of their respective Introits. It's important to note that even though the Masses on two different dates may have the same Introits, they may vary in other ways.

If you would like to email us with requests, comments, or questions, you may do so by clicking this link. Please make some reference to the Latin Mass in the subject line of your email, lest it be mistaken for spam and deleted.

We dedicate this project to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Conceived Without Sin, Patroness of the United States.

The Ordinary of the Holy Mass

The Proper of Seasons

The calendar below shows links to each feast on the Proper of Seasons. For years 2008-2012, you can check the extended liturgical calendar.

January 2008
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31

February 2008
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29

March 2008
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31

April 2008
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30

May 2008
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31

June 2008
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30

July 2008
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31

August 2008
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31

September 2008
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30

October 2008
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31

November 2008
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30

December 2008
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31

All Holy Days of Obligation in the United States are denoted in black bold font, below.

Advent:

 

Christmastide:

 

The Time After the Epiphany:

 

Septuagesima:

 

Lent:

 

Passiontide:

 

Easter:

 

The Time After Pentecost:

Easter being variable, the number of Sundays from Pentecost to the First Sunday of Advent is, of course, variable also; but there cannot be less than twenty-three, nor more than twenty-eight. The Mass for the Last Sunday after Pentecost, below, is always said on the Sunday preceding Advent. If there are more than twenty-four Sundays after Pentecost, the Introit, Gradual, Offertory, and Communion of the twenty-third Sunday are repeated on all the remaining Sundays. But the Prayers, Epistle and the Gospel are taken from the Masses of the Sundays omitted after the Epiphany, in the following order:

 

The Proper of Saints

Holy Days of Obligation for the United States are in black bold face.
First Class Feasts are denoted in red bold face.
Second Class Feasts are denoted in red italics.
Third Class Feasts are denoted in black Roman lettering.
Fourth Class Commemorations are denoted in italics.

January:

February:

March1:

April:

May2:

June3:

July4:

August:

September:

October5:

November6:

December:

 

Common of the Feasts of the Blessed Virgin:

Common of the Saints:

Ritual and Votive Masses

Votive Masses:

     A Votive Mass, that is, a Mass for some private devotion or in some special circumstance, amy be said, when the occasion is of great private or public importance, on certain week-days on which no Feast is kept (ferias) and on Feasts of simple or semidouble rite. The Church permits the celebration of the Mass of any Saint as a Votive Mass. Of course such Votive Mass can be said only when the rubrics permit.
     The following Masses are said only on special days of the week, or for special circumstances. We give only those Votive Masses which are most generally said.

Votive Masses for Various Occasions

1 MONTH OF MARCH. -- The faithful who during this month shall participate at a public exercise held in honor of St. Joseph, can gain: Indulgence of 7 years. -- Pleanry, under the usual conditions, for those who have participated at least 10 times these exercises.
   Those however who shall perform these exercises in private, can gain: Indulgence of 5 years. -- Plenary, under the usual conditions, for the daily exercise during the whole month, but only when they are hindered by any reasonable cause from performing this exercise in public. -- P.P.O. n. 428.

2 MONTH OF MAY. -- To all the faithful who shall devoutly participate at a public exercise held in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary during the month of May, is granted: Indulgence of 7 years, each day. -- Plenary, under the usual conditions, when they assist at least 10 days at this exercise.
   Those who shall perform this exercise in private, can gain: Indulgence of 5 years, once a day. -- Plenary, under the usual conditions, when the exercise is performed daily during a month, but to those who are hindered by any reasonable cause from performing this exercise in public. -- P.P.O. n. 295.

3 MONTH OF JUNE. -- To all faithful who shall assist at a public exercise held in honor of the Sacred Heart during the month of June, is granted: Indulgence of 10 years. -- Plenary, under the usual conditions, for those who assist at least 10 times these public exercises.
   Those who shall perform this exercise in private can gain: Indulgence of 7 years, once a day. -- Plenary, under the usual conditions, for those who shall perform this exercise daily during a month, when they are hindered by any reasonable cause from being present at a public exercise. -- P.P.O. n. 221.

4 MONTH OF JULY. -- The faithful who, during this month, shall perform some public exercise held in honor of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord, can gain: Indulgence of 10 years, each day. -- Plenary, under the usual conditions, when they are present at least 10 days at these public exercises.
   Those who perform these exercises in private can gain: Indulgence of 7 years, once a day. -- Plenary, under the usual conditions, for the daily exercise during a month, but when they are hindered by any reasonable cause from performing this exercise in public. -- P.P.O. n. 186.

5 MONTH OF OCTOBER. -- To the faithful who during the month of October shall devoutly recite, at least the third part of the Rosary, in public or in private, is granted: Indulgence of 7 years, once a day. -- Plenary, on the usual conditions, if recited on the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary and during the whole octave. Plenary on the usual conditions, if they recite the Rosary ten days after the octave of the feast of the Holy Rosary. P.P.O. n. 363.

6 MONTH OF NOVEMBER. -- The faithful who shall perform some pious work in honor of the Souls in Purgatory can gain: Indulgence of 3 years -- Plenary, under the usual conditions, for the daily exercise during a month.
   The faithful who shall participate at an exercise held in a church or public oratory, this in honor of the Souls in Purgatory, shall gain: Indulgence of 7 years. -- Plenary, under the usual conditions, for those who asisted at least 15 days at this exercise. P.P.O. n. 542.

 

Last updated: 10 Jul 2008
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