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March 3, 2025 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The TMSM has acquired fine new reliquaries for the mail altar and side altars of, for now, St. Mary’s in Pine Bluff. They were blessed by the diocesan bishop on Quinquagesima Sunday. They still need to have the relics installed, but we have them. They should be on the altars right away. Here are a … [Read more…]

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…]

July 10, 2023 by James Howard

Effective July 16, 2023 the weekly Sunday Missa Cantata at St. Cecilia’s in Wisconsin Dells will move to a Noon starting time.

June 28, 2023 by James Howard

Mass times throughout the Diocese of Madison will in many cases be changing as the next step of the Into the Deep process takes effect on July 1st, 2023. The Traditional Latin Mass locations and times have been updated in our calendar to hopefully reflect all of these changes. Sunday TLM Times effective July 2, … [Read more…]

February 25, 2023 by James Howard

Please join the TMSM in offering your Spiritual Gifts for our bishop, His Excellency Donald Hying, and our diocese’s Vicar General, Msgr. James Bartylla. We encourage you to come back and submit your offerings each week of Lent. We will be presenting your offerings shortly after Easter.

January 23, 2023 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Please attend if you can.  We’d like to have a full church for this event.  It’s important to show our numbers! Everyone is welcome! 

September 8, 2022 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

There will be a Traditional Latin Mass server training session at St. Mary’s in Pine Bluff on 23 September, from 3:30-5:00 PM. SIGN UP FOR TRAINING HERE

September 3, 2022 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A plenary meeting of the TMSM is to be held on Monday 19 September 2022 at 6M at St. Patrick’s in Cottage Grove, WI. We will discuss the present state of affairs in these interesting times, paths forward, and do some Society business.

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: schedules August 9, 2021 by TMSM Content

There will be a Solemn Mass on Sunday, August 15, 2021, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Wisconsin Dells, for the Feast of the Assumption of Mary.

April 26, 2021 by TMSM Content

On May 2, 2021 at 12:30pm, at St. Mary’s in Pine Bluff, Dr. Peter Kwasniewski will be giving a lecture: The Priority of Adoration, The Virtue of Religion, and The Fear of the Lord in Catholic Worship. A light lunch will be provided during the talk.

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The Tridentine Mass Society of the Diocese of Madison, a 501(c)3 non-profit association founded in 2007 and approved by Bishop Morlino, is a private association of Catholic faithful dedicated to the preservation of the “ancient form of the Roman rite” or Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, using the missal of 1962. The Society consists of lay Catholics drawn from every age group and walk of life who are “strongly attached to this usage of the Roman Rite,” and who reside in the Diocese of Madison. The Society welcomes priests and religious who have great love and affection for this earlier liturgical form and would like remain faithful to tradition.

The goal of the Society is:

• Assisting in the celebration and enhancing the Extraordinary Form in the Diocese of Madison, such as the Mass and other liturgical celebrations as Vespers.
• Reaching out and providing support to other parishes in the Diocese of Madison, which are interested in celebrating it.
• Providing catechesis and education to those who want to know more about the usus antiquior and learn how to attend a Traditional Latin Mass.

On November 2, His Excellency the Most Reverend Robert Morlino commemorated All Souls’ Day with a Pontifical Requiem Mass at the Throne for the intentions of the deceased clergy of the Diocese of Madison.

Following are some photos of the evening:

Catafalque prepared for Mass

Procession

Prayers at the foot of the altar

Removing the mitre for the Collect

Epistle

Gradual, Tract, and Dies Irae sequence

Schola and choir

Going to the altar for the Offertory

Offertory

Canon

Elevation of the Sanctissimum

Holy Communion

End of Mass

Homily

Libera Me

Absolution at the catafalque

His Excellency Most Reverend Donald J. Hying, Bishop of Madison, graciously consented to administer the Sacrament of Confirmation on 102 young Catholics on Thursday evening, 27 August 2020. The rite of Confirmation was followed by Solemn Mass in coram episcopo. The celebrant of the Mass was the President of the TMSM, Fr. Zuhlsdorf. The deacon and subdeacon were, respectively, Fr. Alex Navarro and Fr. Brian Dulli, both of whom, as pastors of parishes, had subjects beings confirmed.

The TMSM is deeply grateful to Fr. Scott Emerson, pastor of St. Mary Goretti parish, where the rites took place. He was great.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, His Excellency Bp Hying has granted permission to use the Mass in time of pestilence (Missa “Tempore mortalitatis”) and the Mass for the sick (Missa “Pro infirmis) as 2nd Class votives at the TLM through June. We will celebrate the Mass in time of pestilence at SMPB on Saturday, 3/14, … [Read more…]

This Wednesday, December 4, will be the first anniversary of the interment of His Excellency, Bishop Robert Morlino. To commemorate, we will have a Solemn Requiem Mass to pray for the repose of his soul. The Requiem Mass will be at St Mary’s Pine Bluff, at 6:30 PM.

This Friday, November 1, is All Saints’ Day, a Holy Day of Obligation. In addition to the usual weekday TLMs, there will be a Missa Cantata at St Mary’s in Pine Bluff at 6:30 PM. On All Souls’ Day, Saturday, November 2, the Tridentine Mass Society of Madison will continue our tradition of celebrating a … [Read more…]

The forty days, which St. Luke tells us in Acts had passed between Christ’s Resurrection and His glorious Ascent into Heaven, are nearly completed. On Thursday, May 30, 2019, at 6:30 PM, we will have a Solemn Mass at St. Mary’s Pine Bluff to commemorate the Ascension of Our Lord.

Thanks to Mr Joe Hanneman, who provided these excellent photos of our Easter Vigil at St Mary’s in Pine Bluff

We have now entered the liturgical season of Lent, and thus violet vestments have been the norm for the last three Sundays. The TMSM had been using portions of our violet Pontifical set until recently, so to avoid uneven wear to that set, we have acquired a separate Solemn Mass set. This new set arrived … [Read more…]

We are already well into the pre-Lenten season, and Ash Wednesday is just around the corner. At St Mary’s Pine Bluff, we are planning to have a Solemn High Mass for Ash Wednesday, 6 March 2019, preceded by the blessing and distribution of ashes, beginning at 6:30 PM.

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 … [Read more…]

The Tridentine Mass Society will hold a Solemn Requiem Mass to pray for the repose of His Excellency, the Most Rev Robert Morlino, our beloved departed Bishop of Madison on Thursday, December 6, 7:00 PM at St Mary’s Pine Bluff. We will begin with Vespers of the Dead at 7:00 PM, followed by Mass at … [Read more…]

Please pray for the repose of His Excellency, Bishop Robert Morlino, who died on the evening of November 24. Requiem aeternam dona ei, Domine Et lux perpetua luceat ei Requiescat in pace.

January 13, 2018 by TMSM Content

The pre-Lenten season of Septuagesima is rapidly approaching, with Septuagesima Sunday on January 28. As done in 2017, we will continue the restoration of an ancient tradition by burying the Alleluia before the TLM at St Mary’s in Pine Bluff. From last year’s post: What is the “burying of the Alleluia”? In the Medieval churches … [Read more…]

Posted in: News Tagged: alleluia, septuagesima February 8, 2017 by TMSM Content

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 … [Read more…]

Posted in: News Tagged: alleluia, liturgy, septuagesima, Solemn Mass

There will be a Solemn Mass on Sunday, August 15, 2021, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Wisconsin Dells, for the Feast of the Assumption of Mary.

On May 2, 2021 at 12:30pm, at St. Mary’s in Pine Bluff, Dr. Peter Kwasniewski will be giving a lecture: The Priority of Adoration, The Virtue of Religion, and The Fear of the Lord in Catholic Worship. A light lunch will be provided during the talk.

Fr. Brian Dulli will be offering a Low Mass at St. Patrick Parish in Cottage Grove, WI, this Sunday, January 24, 2021, at 4:00pm.

In addition to the weekly TLM at St. Patrick at 10:30am most Sundays, Janesville has now gained a second Sunday TLM at 3:00pm in the afternoon, at St. John Vianney in Janesville, which will be offered by Fr. Peter Lee and will be a High Mass. For more information, you can read the full announcement … [Read more…]

St. Cecilia Parish in Wisconsin Dells has just announced that they will be offering Traditional Latin Mass at 12:30pm every Sunday, starting September 27th. The First Sunday of every month will be a Missa Cantata.

Congratulations to Fr. Brian Dulli on offering his first TLM today, on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Starting next week, there will continue to be an 8am Low Mass every Monday at St. Patrick Church in Cottage Grove.

Fr. Brian Dulli will be offering a Low Mass for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Mass will be at on Monday, September 14th at 8am, at St. Patrick Church in Cottage Grove – 434 N Main St, Cottage Grove, WI 53527.

A new TLM for the diocese of Madison! Thanks to the generosity and initiative of Fr. Drew Olson, Janesville now has a weekly Traditional Mass (Missa Cantata). Mass is at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick’s Church, 315 Cherry Street in Janesville. Note that due to an existing parish conflict, there will not be a TLM … [Read more…]

If you have not already heard, please be aware that in response to the Coronavirus pandemic, His Excellency Bishop Donald Hying has issued a dispensation from Sunday and Holy Day Mass obligation for all Catholics in the Diocese of Madison until further notice. The situation continues to change rapidly, but at the time of this … [Read more…]

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, His Excellency Bp Hying has granted permission to use the Mass in time of pestilence (Missa “Tempore mortalitatis”) and the Mass for the sick (Missa “Pro infirmis) as 2nd Class votives at the TLM through June. We will celebrate the Mass in time of pestilence at SMPB on Saturday, 3/14, … [Read more…]

This Friday, November 1, is All Saints’ Day, a Holy Day of Obligation. In addition to the usual weekday TLMs, there will be a Missa Cantata at St Mary’s in Pine Bluff at 6:30 PM.

On All Souls’ Day, Saturday, November 2, the Tridentine Mass Society of Madison will continue our tradition of celebrating a sung Requiem Mass with Absolution at the Catafalque for the intentions of the deceased priests and bishops of the diocese at 8:00 AM, also at St Mary’s in Pine Bluff

January 13, 2018 by TMSM Content

On Friday, February 2nd, 2018, His Excellency the Most Rev Robert Morlino will celebrate a Pontifical Mass at the Throne for the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary (a.k.a. Candlemas). Mass will be preceded by the blessing and procession of candles.

Location: Holy Name Heights (formerly the Bp O’Connor Center)
Time: 6:00 pm

All are welcome to attend the Mass, and bring their own candles to be blessed by the bishop.

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…]