You are troubled by problems and crushed by life; You don't know what to believe nor what to do; Mass and sermon seem to have become boring; You are seeking the secret of happiness, and peace of soul...

You will be pleased to know that there is a true Catholic church in Langley providing the Traditional Mass, the Sacrifice of the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ, in Latin, every Sunday in a number of churches across the province.  This Mass is the answer! The Mass that has survived two thousand years of human history and many centuries of persecutions, the Mass which, in this particular Latin rite, has been rightly called “the most beautiful thing this side of Heaven”. 

But isn't the Traditional Mass forbidden by the Pope?
Certainly not. There is not a single decree banning the Traditional Latin Mass. Furthermore, Pope St Pius V, in 1570, decreed that it could never be forbidden, and in 1969 when the New Order of Mass was introduced, Pope Paul VI did not abrogate the Old Mass. No Pope has ever done it. Even Pope John Paul II has encouraged the Old Mass: once in 1984 and again in 1988.

Why do so many priests and bishops say it is forbidden?
Either because they mistakenly believe it has been forbidden or because they just don't want Catholics to have it.

But in disobeying the Bishops, aren't you disobeying the Pope?
Not at all. It is true that many Bishops say we are against the Pope because we hold to the Traditional Mass. However, everyone knows that bishops are subjected to the Pope's authority. Now, Pope St Pius V, in his Bull Quo Primum, of July14, 1 570, granted "in perpetuity that for the singing or reading - of Mass in any church whatsoever this Missal (Tridentine) ; may be followed absolutely without any scruple of conscience or fear of incurring any penalty, judgment or censure and may be freely and lawfully used. "

Do I fulfill my Sunday obligation in going to Mass celebrated by the priests of the Society of St. Pius X?
Of course. The New Code of Canon Law says: "The obligation of assisting at Mass is satisfied wherever Mass is celebrated in a Catholic Rite." (can. 1248,1)

“Can I fulfill my Sunday obligation by attending a Pius X Mass” and our response was:  “In the strict sense you may fulfill your Sunday obligation by attending a Mass celebrated by a priest of the Society of St. Pius X.” (Msgr. Perl, secretary of the Ecclesia Dei Commission, January 18, 2003)

Is the Mass said at by SSPX priests exactly the same as before Vatican II?
Yes, indeed. Bring your old Missal (if you still have it), you will find yourself at home. If you don't have one, don't worry, you will be provided with one. But there is more: the priests do believe in sin, in hell (they even preach on it occasionally), in the Ten Commandments, etc. They teach the Baltimore Catechism to the children, and have Benediction regularly with the Latin hymns (O Salutaris, Tantum ergo...).

The congregation is composed of a number of families with young people and the priests themselves are younger than in many parishes.

“By virtue of Our Apostolic authority, We give and grant In perpetuity that for the singing or reading of Mass in any church whatsoever this Missal (of the Old Mass) may be followed absolutely, without any scruple of conscience or fear of incurring any penalty, judgment or censure, and may be freely and lawfully used. (...) This present Constitution can never be revoked or modified, but shall ever remain valid and have force of law...” (St Pius V. Bull 'Quo Primum')

Faith or Our Fathers, living still. In spite or dungeon, fire and sword! Oh! how our hearts beat high with joy Whene'r we hear that glorious word. Faith or our Fathers, Holy Faith. We will be true to thee till death!

Come and see for yourself.

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