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Question and Answers
Mater Dei Latin Mass Community

Question 1: Is everything at Mater Dei's Tridentine Mass said in Latin or are parts of the Mass in English?
Answer: Most of the Mass is in Latin (with the exception of the Kyrie eleison which is Greek). On Sundays and at certain Feast Days the Epistle and Gospel reading will be repeated in English, but they are first read aloud in Latin. The homily is in English. The Leonine Prayers after the Mass are also in English.

<>Question 2: Is the Mater Dei Latin Mass Community in good standing with the official hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church?
Answer: YES! .  Our present Bishop Kevin Joseph Farrell also supports the Indult Latin Mass  and has given us our own Church   It also meets the requirements of an Extraordinary Mass
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Question 3. Where are the Masses in the Dallas / Fort Worth Metropolitan area?
Answer. See the Schedule web page of the Mater Dei Latin Mass Community.

Question 4: How old is the Mater Dei Latin Mass Community?
Answer: The Mater Dei Latin Mass Community was established as an Indult Mass location in the Summer of 1991, when the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter first came to Dallas at the invitation of Bishop Charles Victor Grahman.  Before moving to Irving the Latin Mass were held in Dallas at Christ the King Church, at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, at St. Jude's Chapel and at the Carmelite Sister' Chapel.

Question 5: Which Feast Days do you celebrate?
Answer: During the last several centuries, Feast Days have been added, moved, or deleted by the Catholic Church from the Catholic Liturgical Calendar. The Mater Dei Latin Mass Community celebrates those specified by the 1962 Missal (Where there exists an option, the selection is made by our local Chaplain) usually at the regular scheduled day.  The Mass time might be changed on some Feast day as indicated on the Schedule web page..

Question 6.  What is the appropriate dress code for the Mass or visits to the Church / Chapel?
Answer:
Remember that you are in the House of the Lord.  Your clothing should not be a distraction (exposure, style or color) to the Priest or other members of the congregation.  Consider the view by the Priest (and others) as you kneel for Communion.  It is suggested that your shoulders and the upper part of your arms be coveredSimilarly the clothing should cover the knees.  Veils are optional at the Mater Dei Latin Mass Community..

Question 7: What is the difference between the various Latin Mass Missals?
Answer: The basic Latin Mass has been unchanged for centuries. As the Catholic Church changed its Feast Days (see question 5), the Missals printed in that year would reflect these changes. In addition the various Missals are arranged somewhat differently according to the desires of the author and/or publishers.  The differences could be the page layout, and whether both the Latin and English translation are shown for everything.  Also some Missals cover only the Mass of Sunday and other Holy Days of Obligation.  Your selection may be a matter of personal need or availability.

Question 8: Where can I buy a 1962 Latin Mass Missal?
Answer:  Ideally you would like to have a 1962 Missal, however, these were very hard to find. The only ones that are sometimes available are used/second hand. The publishers, who had the rights to this version, sometimes do not want or cannot reprint them.  However, lately a couple of publishers have re-issued the 1962 Missal.

Question 9:. Should I buy a Latin Mass Missal that was written after 1962?
Answer:  No! If it is a reprint of an earlier version, then the Latin Mass Missal should be all right. We do not recommend that you buy a Missal older than 1955 because Holy Week readings etc. were completely reformed.

Question 10:  Do you know of any new/re-print Latin Mass Missals that are available
Answer: Yes.  I can recommend the following:

If you know of any other Missals available, notify this web master.

Question 11:
  Can I find the Latin and the English translation of the Latin Mass on the Internet?

Answer:  Yes, Here are some locations that you might investigate (note; the prayers, the epistle and  the gospel for each specific day are not included):

Questin 12 : How accurate is the information listed on the Inernet conserning Latin Mass locations and schedules?
Answer:  When initally published, the data on any web page is as accurate as the author's input.   Many web pages are never revised/updated.  Eventhough some pages are updated, sometimes the obsolute data is not deleted.   Since many people consult our web pages , we try to be as accurate as possible (especially on Mass times and schedules in the USA and Canada). 
If you know of any omissions, additional data, cancellations or changes, please notify this webmaster by  e-mail at: carlsch@airmail.net and we will make appropriate changes in our website.  In order that we can locate the item please include the webpage, your recommended changes/additions/deletion  along with your source.

Question 13:How often are the various web pages on the Mater Dei webpages updated?
Answer: 
When significant data needs to be added, deleted  or changed, then the web page is updated.  The last update date is shown in the upper left block at the top of the page.  Typographical corrections may be made without changing of the revision date.  Some pages (such as those listing Church locations) will be updated quit often because the available information from various sources is continuously changing and we want to keep these pages up-to-date.  Other pages may rarely be changed or not require any changes since they were originally published.  Your suggestions/comments on any page are welcome (see next question for address).  

Question 14:How do I contact the Mater Dei Latin Mass Community by e-mail?
Answer: See our contact webpage

Question 15: How do I make a donation?
Answer:  1: A check for Mater Dei Catholic Church should say at least "Mater Dei" and can be left in the collection basket.
               2 A check for the building fund should state on the check that it is for the "Building Fund".
               3.A stipend check should be made out to Father  (be given to him or mailed)
               4.Donations to the Fraternity of St. Peter for the Seminary and/or National headquater should be mailed directly to FSSP, Griffen Road
                        Box 196, Elmhurst PA 18416.
               5.Donations for the Carmelites Sisters should be mailed to the Convent, 600 Flowers Ave, Dallas, TX, 75211.
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