Saturday 14 March 2020

Latin Masses Increase by 25%. Corona Effect?



With the decision of the Society of Saint Pius X to double the number of Masses at their St. James Church in Pittsburgh in response to the Coronavirus, there will be five publicly offered Traditional Latin Masses in the Greater Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, metropolitan area on the Third Sunday in Lent, 15 March 2020.  This is a record number of publicly offered Traditional Latin Masses on a Sunday in Pittsburgh since the introduction of the Novus Ordo.


For from the rising of the sun even to the going down, my name is great among the Gentiles, and in every place there is sacrifice, and there is offered to my name a clean oblation: for my name is great among the Gentiles, saith the Lord of hosts.  Malachi 1:11 Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition (DRA)


Saint James Church (Society of Saint Pius X)
326 South Main Street, West End Village, Pittsburgh PA 15220  (Website)
7:00 AM (Last name beginning with A-K)
9:00 AM (Last name beginning with L-P)
11:00 AM (Last name beginning with R-Z)

Most Precious Blood of Jesus Parish (Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest)
All public Masses canceled by order of the bishop.
3250 California Avenue, Pittsburgh PA  15212 (Website)
8:00 AM
11:00 AM

Saint Titus Church
All public Masses canceled by order of the bishop.
952 Franklin Avenue, Aliquippa PA 15001  (Website)
12 noon

UPDATE: Unfortunately, this blessing did not last long.  Effective 16 March 2020, Bishop David Zubik has made the decision to cancel all weekday and Sunday Masses in the Diocese of Pittsburgh until further notice.  View notice here.

UPDATE #2: As of 20 March 2020, the Society of Saint Pius X has tripled the number of Sunday public Masses at their St. James Church in Pittsburgh in order to continue to provide the faithful with access to the Mass.  There are restrictions in place, including the number of people who may be in attendance, but the Mass is made available to the people.

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