I've found it hard for me to practice my beliefs as a traditional Catholic

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The bishop of Rochester is your misfortune but not your fault. I have a doctor friend in Rochester and found him a taditional Latin Mass. I think it is at 1 or 1:30 at St. Stanislaus. But you can google Traditional Latin Masses for all of North America. God Bless you.
 
I think you should set a goal to attend the EF mass every week. Make the sacrifice and get up earlier so you can make it on time. By consistently practicing this you will feel more at peace with your beliefs than you feel now.
 
Hi Farmer! Two more alternatives for ya: Up the hill from you is the Franciscan Monastery (Franciscans of the Holy Land). They havd a great Novus Ordo - one of the best I have ever been to. You could walk there. Or…across the street from the Shrine is the Domincan House of Studies. They have vespers and mass, both of which were very traditional. They still use stalls, not pews, last time I was there.

Enjoy!
 
baltobetsy said:
It’s just a few steps to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. There are hardly any more beautifully celebrated Masses (OF) than theirs. Check the schedule for the Sunday choir Mass - it’s sometime between 10:00 and noon.

Here’s the website to check the schedule.
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Farmer88 said:
Why do I always forget about the Basilica? Probably because I’ve spent so much time here, I don’t really notice it anymore.
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I thought the Basiclica was where the CUA Masses are, that CUA does not have a chapel of its own and all students and facultiy go to the Basiclica for daily Mass and such.

At least thats what my philosophy professor told me back when I was taking Philosophy of God class at CUA.
 
Warrenton said:
Hi Farmer! Two more alternatives for ya: Up the hill from you is the Franciscan Monastery (Franciscans of the Holy Land). They havd a great Novus Ordo - one of the best I have ever been to. You could walk there. Or…across the street from the Shrine is the Domincan House of Studies. They have vespers and mass, both of which were very traditional. They still use stalls, not pews, last time I was there.

Enjoy!
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I do have to remember these options. I always forget about the Franciscan Monastery and the Dominican House was right next to my old dorm. It’s my spring break this week however, so I will be going home and probably attending either the really nice Novus Ordo or the TLM back home in Rochester. I will have to keep these in mind as well when I get back.
 
Any student at Catholic University of America who cannot find a mass that fits his spirituality is not looking hard enough. Let’s start.
  1. There are three chapels on campus at CUA and they all offer Sunday mass.
  2. There is the Basilica of the Immaculate Concpetion on campus and it offers more than 10 masses to choose from
  3. There is St. Francis Friary at the end of the street on the corner of Harewood Rd and Taylor, where the Capuchin Franciscans live. They have a Sunday mass that is open to the public. It follows the Franciscan tradition.
  4. There is the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land operated by the Observant Franciscans on Quincy, which has several masses open to the public. They too follow the Franciscan tradition.
  5. Across the street from the Franciscan Monastery there are the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration, they too have a Sunday mass that is open to the public.
  6. On the corner of Michigan Ave and 4th St. NE there is the Dominican House of Studies, where the Dominican Friars live and they too welcome lay visitors to their Sunday mass. They follow the Dominican tradition.
  7. There is St. Anthony Catholic Church across the street from Catholic University on the Michigan Ave NE side, just a block from the Metro Station. This is the local Catholic parish and it offers several masses on Saturday evening and Sunday morning.
  8. There is White Friars Hall, where the Carmelite Friars live. They too welcome lay visitors to their Sunday mass, they follow the Carmelite tradition. It’s just down the street from CUA.
  9. One can hop on the metro at CUA, ride down to Dupont Circle and walk over to St. Matthew’s Cathedral. They have a Latin OF mass on Sundays. It’s a 20 min ride.
  10. If all else fails, there are several Eastern Catholic houses of study on the periphery of CUA with at least three different Eastern rites.
  11. If you like the monastic tradition, St. Anselm’s Benedictine monastery is a short walk from campus, just go east on Taylor St.
There are more than 25 religious communities of men and women with houses within a five mile radius of CUA. They all have Sunday mass and many welcome lay visitors. If you have a car, you can explore the off-campus houses too.

The neighborhood is not called “The Litltle Vatican” for nothing.

You just need call around and ask if you can come to mass and at what time. You can look up alll of these folks in the internet or go to the Campus Ministry Office and find their telephone numbers.

Good luck!

Fraternally,

Br. JR, OSF 🙂
 
Theres’s just not enough said for daily contemplative prayer. IMHO we can be surrounded by great Churchs, teachers, education and Mass, yet if we don’t have our head in the proper atmosphere it all becomes a trial.

Have you read Teresa of Avila’s “Interior Castles” or “The Story of My Life” Listen to the truth from a Saint and Doctor of the Church firsthand.

Its not my intention to deter from CC teaching “ever”. Just to give a path to clearly root yourself in the Church and faith. We often look outside ourselve’s for answers when the truth is inside ourself already

God Bless, Gary
 
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