Latin Mass Society of Ireland
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The Latin Mass Society of Ireland, founded in 1999, is a Roman Catholic society based in Ireland
that is dedicated to the preservation of the traditional Tridentine Mass
as one of the forms of the Church's liturgy and to making it more widely available. The society is composed predominantly of lay members and includes a number of priests who wish to minister to all who request access to the former sacramental rites of the Roman Catholic Church
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The Latin Mass Society of Ireland works at promoting the traditional Mass through pilgrimages, Masses and in the press. Its favoured means of communication include its website http://www.latinmassireland.org/ and an occasional newsletter entitled Traditio Viva. Various members of the LMSI also contribute to the Brandsma Review
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Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
that is dedicated to the preservation of the traditional Tridentine Mass
Tridentine Mass
The Tridentine Mass is the form of the Roman Rite Mass contained in the typical editions of the Roman Missal that were published from 1570 to 1962. It was the most widely celebrated Mass liturgy in the world until the introduction of the Mass of Paul VI in December 1969...
as one of the forms of the Church's liturgy and to making it more widely available. The society is composed predominantly of lay members and includes a number of priests who wish to minister to all who request access to the former sacramental rites of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
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The Latin Mass Society of Ireland works at promoting the traditional Mass through pilgrimages, Masses and in the press. Its favoured means of communication include its website http://www.latinmassireland.org/ and an occasional newsletter entitled Traditio Viva. Various members of the LMSI also contribute to the Brandsma Review
The Brandsma Review
The Brandsma Review is a bi-monthly magazine of conservative Catholic opinion in circulation in Ireland. Its Latin masthead is Pro Vita, Pro Ecclesia Dei et Pro Hibernia 'for life, for the Church of God and for Ireland'...
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See also
- Tridentine MassTridentine MassThe Tridentine Mass is the form of the Roman Rite Mass contained in the typical editions of the Roman Missal that were published from 1570 to 1962. It was the most widely celebrated Mass liturgy in the world until the introduction of the Mass of Paul VI in December 1969...
- Summorum PontificumSummorum PontificumSummorum Pontificum is an Apostolic Letter of Pope Benedict XVI, issued "motu proprio" . The document specified the rules, for the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church, for celebrating Mass according to the "Missal promulgated by John XXIII in 1962" , and for administering most of the sacraments in...
- Ecclesia DeiEcclesia DeiEcclesia Dei or Ecclesia Dei adflicta is the incipit of the motu proprio of 2 July 1988 that Pope John Paul II issued in reaction to the consecration, in spite of an express prohibition by the Holy See, of four bishops by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre and Bishop Antônio de Castro Mayer in Ecône,...
- Association for Latin LiturgyAssociation for Latin LiturgyThe Association for Latin Liturgy is a British lay Catholic organisation which promotes greater use of Latin in the Mass. It was founded in 1969 by Dick Richens who was formerly a member of the Latin Mass Society. Unlike the Latin Mass Society, the Association for Latin Liturgy does not insist on...