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  • Septuagesima: Burying the Alleluia before Solemn Mass – Tridentine Mass Society of Madison

    The double-alleluia is added to Benedicamus Domino at First Vespers of Septuagesima

    The pre-Lenten season is nearly upon us, and on Septuagesima Sunday—February 12—the TMSM will be restoring the Medieval tradition of “burying the Alleluia” before Solemn Mass at St Mary’s in Pine Bluff.

    What is the “burying of the Alleluia”?

    In the Medieval churches of Western Europe, various customs arose around the final “Alleluia” which concludes First Vespers of Septuagesima. Especially in the French and Germanic lands, this often included writing the word “Alleluia” on a cloth or parchment, placing this in a catafalque, and burying it as at a funeral, to be uncovered after the joy of Easter Sunday. This act would be accompanied by hymns and canticles, most notably the hymn Alleluia, dulce carmen (O sweet song, alleluia), of French origin. The pre-Tridentine Germanic missals even included a Sequence bidding farewell to “Alleluia” on Septuagesima, Cantemus cuncti melodum nunc alleluia (Let us all now sing the melodious alleluia).

    Since the Wisconsin ground is frozen and snow-covered, and we do not celebrate Vespers in common, on Sunday we will bury the Alleluia in the church basement immediately before Mass.

  • Pictures from Bishop Morlino’s 2016 All Souls Day Mass – Tridentine Mass Society of Madison

    November 3, 2016 by TMSM Content

    To those who would like to see the picture album of pictures from Bishop Morlino’s 2016 Pontifical Mass for All Souls Day, the full album is available online.

    Click Here for the Full Album

  • Solemn Mass for the Feast of the Assumption – Tridentine Mass Society of Madison

    August 11, 2016 by TMSM Content

    Father Zuhlsdorf will offer a Solemn High Mass on Monday,
    The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, August 15th at 7:00pm – St Mary’s Pine Bluff.

    Celebrant: Rev. John Zuhlsdorf Deacon: Rev. Greg Ihm

    Subdeacon: Mr. Peter Lee

  • kalenda – Tridentine Mass Society of Madison

    January 1, 2019 by TMSM Content

    Today is the Octave Day of the Nativity, and this Sunday, January 6, we will celebrate the great Feast of the Epiphany. The Roman liturgy offers some wonderful chants this time of year, which are a bit outside the norm of what most Catholic laity are used to hearing, even if they are familiar with … [Read more…]

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  • GoFundMe: Red Pontifical Set – Tridentine Mass Society of Madison

    As part of our ongoing efforts to support the celebration of the Mass in the Extraordinary Form in the Diocese of Madison, we will be purchasing a red pontifical set. Our last pontifical set, which was purchased with the help of donations, and we are currently fundraising for a red set in a similar style.

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    As a reminder, Your donations for the Tridentine Mass Society of Madison (501(c)(3)) are tax deductible.

    A picture of our new violet set, our past fundraising project.

    The style of our new set will be quite similar to the following set from Washington DC. Your assistance is most appreciated to support the mission of the TMSM! This will allow us to have both solemn and pontifical Masses on major feasts of the year, such as Pentecost or Sts. Peter and Paul.

    A full Pontifical Set typically includes:

    – Chasuble with stole, maniple, burse, veil – Four dalmatics with 1 stole and 2 maniples. (They might squeeze extra stoles from the fabric.) – Humeral veil – Cope and stole – Antependium – Gremial

    – Fabric and trim for tabernacle veil.

  • Photos from May 31 Pontifical Mass – Tridentine Mass Society of Madison

    On May 31, feast of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary, His Excellency Bishop Morlino celebrated a Pontifical Mass at the Throne at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Monona. This was the first pontifical liturgy in the usus antiquior at the parish in the Summorum Pontificum era, and the first use of our new white vestments. Here are photos from the evening:

    Altar prepared for Mass

    Preparations for the Gospel

    Gospel

    Hanc Igitur

    Elevation

    Pater noster

    Second Confiteor

    Clergy after Mass

  • Octave of Easter: Solemn Mass and Te Deum – Tridentine Mass Society of Madison

    April 27, 2019 by TMSM Content

    On Sunday, 28 April, the 7:30 AM Mass at St Mary’s Pine Bluff will be a Solemn Mass for the Octave Day of Easter / Low Sunday. We will also be singing the Te Deum immediately after Mass in thanksgiving for the appointment of our new bishop.

    Posted in: News Tagged: easter, Solemn Mass, Te Deum

  • Janesville – Tridentine Mass Society of Madison

    November 2, 2020 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

    On Sunday 25 October, the traditional Feast of Christ the King, Fr. Peter Lee celebrated surely the very first Traditional Latin Mass – a Missa Cantata ever offered in the Church of St. Patrick, built in the 1960’s. He was helped by altar boys from the Reedsburg, WI, area where Fr. Lee was last assigned … [Read more…]

    Posted in: News Tagged: Fr. Peter Lee, Janesville, missa cantata

  • Annunciation 2019 – Tridentine Mass Society of Madison

    March 11, 2019 by TMSM Content

    Although it’s no longer a Holy Day of Obligation, the Annunciation remains one of the most important Feast Days in the liturgical calendar. We plan to have a 6:30 pm Missa Cantata at St Mary’s Pine Bluff on Monday, 25 March to celebrate the beginning of our Lady’s exceptional maternity.

  • Gregorian chant – Tridentine Mass Society of Madison

    July 17, 2023 by TMSM Music

    The Tridentine Mass Society of Madison (TMSM) is pleased to announce auditions in all vocal sections for a paid eight-voice Choir (SATB, two voices per section) to sing Gregorian Chant and sacred choral music for twelve Sunday Sung Masses in 2023–2024 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church of Pine Bluff (SMPB), 3673 County Trunk Highway P, … [Read more…]