First time at Latin Mass--what to do?

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I love that, Rose, about giving myself over to the Eucharist. Love that.
 
This site is a wonderful resource in aiding one to participate more fully in the Mass: sanctamissa.org/en/

Preparation before Holy Mass is always a good idea. As others have recommended, try reading through the parts of the Mass to familiarize yourself with what is going to happen. There are differences in the rubrics between a High Mass and Low Mass. Put a marker for the Ordinary of the Mass and a marker at the propers of the day, tomorrow being the 20th Sunday after Pentecost.

So during the Ordinary of the Mass you will get to the Introit, then you flip to the Introit of the day, the the Prayer, then the Epistle, Gradual, Gospel, Offertory, Secret, etc…

Be patient with yourself the first few times, just enjoy the experience–you’ll get the hang of it.
 
Luvadoxi said:
Victorious–I found the page for the Preface, but where is it in the Ordinary of the Mass—you know, where they indicate the variable parts, or give an indication when it’s time to turn to another page…I can’t seem to find it.
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The Preface is the beginning of the Eucharistic prayer. Do you have the Baronius Press 1962 Missal? If so, I can give you the page number.
 
Luvadoxi said:
Yes–page 933, right?
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Nope. The Preface for this Sunday is the Preface of the Most Holy Trinity on p. 884.

What you’re looking at on p. 993 is the Common of Martyrs. Those are propers for the feast days of martyrs. The commons are sort of the default settings for feasts where there aren’t propers just for that particular saint whose feast it is. This would not ordinarily be used on a Sunday, because when a feast falls on a Sunday, Sunday takes precedence.
 
Victorious said:
Nope. The Preface for this Sunday is the Preface of the Most Holy Trinity on p. 884.

What you’re looking at on p. 993 is the Common of Martyrs. Those are propers for the feast days of martyrs. The commons are sort of the default settings for feasts where there aren’t propers just for that particular saint whose feast it is. This would not ordinarily be used on a Sunday, because when a feast falls on a Sunday, Sunday takes precedence.
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You are right.

I use this guide.

virgomaterdie.com/1962_propers_2010.htm
 
Hey, that’s handy. Thanks for the link!

One thing I hope the reform of the reform takes on in my lifetime is the restoration of a single calendar. I feel schizophrenic, saying my breviary on one calendar and attending Mass on another.
 
Luvadoxi said:
I’m thinking of going to my first TLM this Sunday (first for all practical purposes; I attended one as a Protestant child and have only the vaguest of memories). I do own a 1962 Roman Missal but I have no idea what pages to turn to to follow along.

Can anyone help? The church I’ll be going to is St. Francis de Sales in Mableton, Georgia. It’s about 2 hours from where I live–if anyone knows of other TLMs in northeast Georgia, please let me know! I’m just really nervous about this.

God bless 🙂
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Just go! When I went to my first TLM I just observed and prayed along the certain parts I knew such as the Kyrie and Gloria. If you really want to use the Missal and follow along just follow the Ordinary of the Mass and find the readings for the day. You won’t learn everything there is to know overnight. Keep it simple. 👍
 
There is nothing to fear. Several years ago I attended the TLM by accident while on business travel in another city and knew as I left Mass that from that Sunday forward I would find and attend the TLM exclusively. I returned home to find the closest one an hour away but I accepted that small penance with joy.
 
oops–I don’t know how I got p. 993; I did have my marker on 884.
 
hold on…I see the confusion…you thought I meant 993, but I did mean 933…where the Preface is referred to in the Ordinary of the Mass, where I guess I would then turn to 884

Confusing!

And now…I ended up going to a different church this Sunday, so I’ll have to try and figure out what proper pages to find all over again when I do attend a TLM!
 
Thank you all so much for your help! And that online guide for the propers is excellent. I do intend to go to a TLM. This Sunday I went to a very reverent ordinary form, but even with that, I’m so burned out now I keep waiting for something to happen–not a good attitude, I know. But even this church was almost an hour from where I live, and the TLM is basically almost 2 hours. That’s just really too far away. There is a Latin novus ordo about an hour away–at least for now; I hear they are sort of getting to be anti-tradition, though, so I don’t know how long it will last. I’m pretty bummed. But at least I found this other church which, for now, seems to feed my soul.

Again, you all are great–God bless you!
 
Make the trip to St. Francis de Sales for the feast of Christ the King on 31 October for the Solemn Mass. You won’t be sorry that you took the time. 😉
 
Chatter163 said:
Make the trip to St. Francis de Sales for the feast of Christ the King on 31 October for the Solemn Mass. You won’t be sorry that you took the time. 😉
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I agree. That is a great feast on which to attend a Solemn Mass. We usually have a Missa Cantata on Sundays. I have enough servers assigned for Oct. 31 that we should be able to have incense and torchbearers. Our chaplain is always willing to use incense on the most important feasts.
 
floresco said:
This website has a lot of information and you can see videos of the TLM:sanctamissa.org/en/
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This is a wonderful site and I used this site to prepare for my first Latin Mass. It helped me immensely. Also, I don’t know if it has been suggested but dress up. For men this usually means a suit coat and tie. For women a conservative dress and bring a veil to cover her head.
 
Hi,

First post.

After reading all the threads regarding the Latin Mass, I decided to go for the first time Saturday the 9th of October at St. Catherine in Reseda, CA Fortunately, I didn’t have to drive very far - - it’s only 3 miles away.

My thoughts was that I wasn’t “lost” and I didn’t realize how quiet the prayers were. The ushers provided me with a missal booklet. In any case, I intend to visit St. Therese in Alhambra for a High Mass real soon. It was a great experience, being a Catholic all my life and only hearing what once was before I was born.
 
Luvadoxi said:
The veil…this is required?
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I am not sure what the technical rule is but at the Latin Church I attend almost every woman in attendance except one or two wears the veil. The pastor sometimes notes what attire should be worn in the bulletin and I believe he mentions the veil. Even if a veil is not technically required, which may be the case, almost all the women wear one. So to fit in and not cause or be distracted a woman might want to wear the veil.
 
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