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His Excellency, Bishop Morlino, currently has two Pontifical Masses at the Throne scheduled for the upcoming late summer / early autumn months here in the Diocese of Madison: Tuesday, August 22, 20176:00 pmImmaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Monona First, we will be returning to IHM parish in Monona to celebrate their titular feast day: the … [Read more…]

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 … [Read more…]

Our new white Pontifical Mass vestment set has now departed the tailor’s in Rome, and so we turn to the next vestment fundraiser project: Blue Pontifical Mass set, and Violet Folded Chasubles Please help us to glorify God through beautiful liturgies! You can mail your tax-deductible donations to: Tridentine Mass Society of Madison 733 Struck … [Read more…]

There will be a Sung Mass on Thursday, 5/25 at 6:00pm at St Mary’s Pine Bluff for Ascension Thursday. This important day in the liturgical year features the extinguishing of the Paschal Candle, as we commemorate Our Lord’s ascent into heaven 40 days after His Resurrection.

There will be a Solemn Mass on Sunday, April 23—the Octave Day of Easter—at St Mary’s Pine Bluff, 7:30 am The Solemn rites of Holy Week and Easter morning having been completed, we will again honor the glorious Resurrection of our Lord with a Solemn Mass for the octave day of Easter. Please join us … [Read more…]

Hæc dies, quam fecit Dominus: exsultemus, et lætemur in ea! Happy Easter! Thanks to visiting priests Fr Johnson, US Navy chaplain, and Fr Young, of the Diocese of Davenport, we were able to celebrate Holy Week and Easter morning with the Solemn rites. Here are some photos:

Here are photos from the Pontifical Mass at the Throne celebrated by His Excellency, the Most Rev Robert Morlino, for the Feast of St Joseph (transferred), Monday, March 20, 2017. The next Pontifical Mass will be on the Feast of the Queenship of Our Lady, Wed. May 31 at Immaculate Heart of Mary parish, Monona.

Here’s part II of the schedules for Holy Week and Easter in the usus antiquior, April 9-16, 2017: St Mary’s, Pine Bluff: It is confirmed that the Triduum (times here) will be full Solemn rites with deacon and subdeacon. St Norbert, Roxbury Palm Sunday 11:00 am, Blessing of Palms and Sung Mass Monday–Wednesday of Holy Week … [Read more…]

Here are the schedules for Holy Week and Easter in the usus antiquior, April 9-16, 2017: St Mary’s, Pine Bluff Palm Sunday 7:30 am, Blessing of Palms and Sung Mass Holy Thursday 8:30 pm, Solemn Mass of the Lord’s Supper Good Friday 2:00 pm, Solemn afternoon liturgy Holy Saturday 10:00 pm, Solemn Easter Vigil Easter … [Read more…]

On Monday, March 20, 2017, the Most Reverend Robert Morlino will celebrate a Pontifical Mass at the Throne for the Feast of St Joseph. Mass will begin at 7:00 pm in the chapel of Holy Name Heights / Bp O’Connor Center. Although usually on March 19, the Feast of St Joseph is transferred to the … [Read more…]

On Saturday, June 30, 2018, newly-ordained Fr Peter Lee celebrated his first Mass as a Solemn Mass in the Presence of the Bishop in Cappa Magna. This liturgy includes some very interesting moments in our Roman Rite: The Bishop recites the prayers at the foot of the altar together with the celebrant, with the other … Continue reading Photos of Fr Lee’s First Mass

On Sunday, July 29 at 3:00 PM, there will be a Missa Cantata according to the traditional Dominican Rite celebrated by Fr James Dominic Rooney, O.P. at Blessed Sacrament Parish, 2121 Rowley Ave (near West HS).

This Mass is organized by the Dominicans of the parish, with assistance from the TMSM, and will be preceeded by a Q&A session led by Fr Rooney.

All are welcome to attend and learn about other liturgical traditions of the Latin Church!

On Friday, June 29, His Excellency the Most Rev. Robert Morlino will be ordaining three seminarians of the diocese to the Holy Order of the priesthood. The following morning, one of those men — the Rev Peter Lee — will offer his Fist Holy Mass as a Solemn High Mass (TLM/EF) in the presence of the Bishop at St Mary’s Pine Bluff. The Mass will be on Saturday, June 30 at 10:30 am. Please join us for this joyous occasion, and in praying for all three new priests of the Diocese of Madison.

Meanwhile, this past Sunday (6/24), we witnessed a different sort of First Mass, as Fr Richard Heilman (pastor at St Mary’s Pine Bluff) celebrated Solemn Mass in the Usus antiquior for the first time. The Mass was of the Feast of the Nativity of St John the Baptist, which was also Fr Heilman’s birthday. Though a priest for over 30 years, Father was not trained in Latin nor the traditional Roman Rite until recently, so he has had to devote much time and effort to make this wonderful liturgy happen. Congratulations to Fr Heilman, and ad multos annos!

Below are photos of Fr Heilman’s first Solemn Mass, courtesy of Mr Joseph Hanneman (full album here):

Blessing the deacon before the Gospel

Elevation of the Sanctissimum

Elevation of the Precious Blood

On Saturday, June 30, 2018, newly-ordained Fr Peter Lee celebrated his first Mass as a Solemn Mass in the Presence of the Bishop in Cappa Magna. This liturgy includes some very interesting moments in our Roman Rite: The Bishop recites the prayers at the foot of the altar together with the celebrant, with the other ministers saying the responses; the Bishop reads all the proper antiphons (Introit, Gradual, Alleluia, Offertory, Communio) as well as the Gloria at the Throne from a second Missal; the Bishop blesses the incense at the Throne, which is then brought to the celebrant at the altar; the Bishop gives the blessings to the subdeacon and deacon after the Epistle and before the Gospel respectively; at the Offertory, the subdeacon turns toward the Throne and asks the Bishop to bless the water to be added to the chalice; the Bishop kneels at the center of the sanctuary for the consecrations, thus the subdeacon moves to the Epistle side; and, the Bishop gives the final blessing.

The Mass was a Votive Mass of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary, with commemorations of Sts Paul and Peter. Music included Asola’s setting of the Veni Creator, as well as his Missa secunda a 3 for the Ordinary, Byrd’s setting of Leviticus 21:6 and Palestrina’s setting of John 6:48-50 as Communion motets, Gregorian propers, the solemn Te Deum, and “Hail, Holy Queen Enthroned Above” as the recessional.

Thank you to Mr Joseph Hanneman for the photos, and congratulations to Fr Lee!

Awaiting the arrival of the Bishop

Bp Morlino recites the prayers at the foot of the altar with Fr Lee

The Bishop goes to the throne

The Bishop blesses incense before the Gospel

Fr Miguel Gálvez preaches the sermon

The subdeacon asks the Bishop to bless the water

Bishop kneels at the center for the Canon

The Bishop gives the Solemn Blessing

Genuflecting at the “Te ergo quæsumus” of the Te Deum

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.

We are planning to have a Solemn Mass for the Vigil of the Epiphany on Saturday, 5 January, at St Mary’s in Pine Bluff at 4:00 PM, followed by Exposition, Benediction, and the Solemn Blessing of the Epiphany Water.

What began as plans for simple Benediction and blessing of the Epiphany Water before the Knights of Divine Mercy’s monthly spiritual gathering quickly escalated into plans for the solemn liturgies, including the full Mass of the Vigil of the Epiphany.

This beautiful Vigil of one of the most important Feasts in the Church’s calendar was removed after the 1955 simplification of the rubrics, though it was never replaced, and thus became nothing more than a simple feria in Christmastide.

Whereas most of the vigils were traditionally very penitential, the Vigil of the Epiphany retains the joyful signs of Our Lord’s Nativity, with white vestments, the Te Deum sung during the Divine Office, the Gloria and Creed recited at Mass, and most of the Mass propers taken from Sunday in the Octave of the Nativity.

The Vigil also includes the Solemn Blessing of the Epiphany Water, which — unlike typically Holy Water — is a blessing reserved only to those properly designated by a bishop. The rite supposes a bishop or priest assisted by deacon and subdeacon, and includes extra, and includes extra, extremely powerful exorcism prayers, beyond those of the usual Sunday Asperges water.

Fr Heilman’s invitation, and anticipated schedule for the evening is available here: https://www.romancatholicman.com/knights-of-divine-mercy-vigil-of-epiphany-january-5-2/

Fast approaching, Wednesday, August 15 is a Holy Day of obligation. In addition to the usual weekday TLMs in the Diocese of Madison, there will be a Sung Mass at St Mary’s Pine Bluff for the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, August 15, at 5:30 pm..

Due to the unfortunate news of the death of a priest in the diocese this week, Bishop Morlino will now be out of town on Saturday for a Funeral Mass. Hence, the Mass commemorating the 20th anniversary of the death of Fr Alfred Kunz will now be a Solemn Requiem Mass, followed by Absolution at the catafalque.

The schola will sing the Requiem of Paolo Isnardi with Gregorian propers and polyphonic motets as planned.

The Solemn Requiem Mass will begin at
St Mary’s Pine Bluff
11:00 a.m.

On Friday, October 13, His Excellency Bishop Morlino will celebrate a Pontifical Mass at the Throne to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Miracle of the Sun at Fatima.

Mass will be at St Mary’s Pine Bluff, and will begin at 6:00 pm.