WARNING: The TLM is Contagious!
Recently some Jesuits in Hungary were informed that the Vatican considers lovers of Tradition and the Traditional Mass as suffering from “a nostalgic disease.” The term indietrismo (Italian for “backwardness”) was also used to describe suffers of this malady. You can read more about this newly-identified disease at this article published by the Catholic News Agency (CNA). Although not much has been published about this disease in the medical journals just yet, we’re guessing that other symptoms include rigidity, inexplicably using the Latin language, and an allergic reaction to “praise bands” and liturgical dancers during Mass. Many readers of this article may have indeed tested positive for this disease.
If the love of the Traditional Latin Mass is indeed a “disease,” then the malady has reached epidemic proportions in St. Marys, Kansas! On May 3, more than 3,000 people attended the consecration of the largest SSPX-built church in the world, the Immaculata. The magnificent edifice cost around $43 million, and from the looks of it, the parishioners got their money’s worth. Of all the Catholic church buildings constructed over the past 60 or so years, this is one that definitely won’t be mistaken for a Pizza Hut! As you might expect, the event was covered by local news outlets.
The Immaculata was recently dedicated in St. Mary’s Kansas. What a fitting home for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass!
You can read more about the Immaculata here.
Although this “nostalgic disease” hasn’t been officially named, we’d like refer to it as “TLM Syndrome.”
If you’re concerned that you might have symptoms of TLM Syndrome, there’s help! Check out this new website for Mass of the Ages. If you want to learn about the TLM, this is the go-to site for you! www.latinmass.com is chock-full of resources. You’ll find videos there explaining what the TLM is all about, as well as all three videos from the “Mass of the Ages” trilogy. They’re currently working on training videos for priests, servers, and choirs, the first of which should be available this summer. They also have a state-of-the-art TLM locator which will help you find a Latin mass near you.
Check out this new TLM Locator App at http://www.lLatinMass.com!