The Tridentine Mass Society of Raleigh is an independent association of the lay faithful in the Catholic Diocese of Raleigh created for the purpose of supporting the Sacred Liturgy in the Extraordinary Form (also known as the Traditional Latin Mass or Tridentine Mass). It is incorporated in the state of North Carolina as a Charitable or Religious non-profit corporation for religious, charitable, and educational purposes.
Our Mission
In our Articles of Incorporation, our religious, charitable, and educational purposes are stated as:
(a) Establishing and maintaining an independent oratory to provide a home for a Tridentine Mass (Traditional Latin Mass or Extraordinary Form Mass) parish in the general vicinity of Raleigh;
(b) Sponsoring liturgical, educational, and social activities;
(c) Engaging in any and all lawful activities that are appropriate to carry out and fulfill any or all of the foregoing purposes.
The Vision
The Society was formed to work for the establishment of a personal parish for Sacred Liturgy in the Extraordinary Form in the Diocese of Raleigh. Such a parish will not come into existence without the prior creation of a community of Catholics who are willing to be attached to that parish and dedicated to creating the fullness of a Catholic parish life, not just the guarantee of a Sunday-and holy-day Tridentine Mass.
In order to be ready to request a personal parish, the TLM community will:
1) support regular liturgical celebrations coupled with communal activities ranging from devotional, educational, and fellowship activities to corporal works of mercy, particularly through the establishment of a monthly TMSR day of worship and fellowship;
2) a building fund sufficient to initially rent a building and renovate it for proper celebration of the Tridentine Mass;
3) pledges of monthly support sufficient to cover the needs of a parish.
With the record of vibrant participation in communal life both as part of the TMSR and in our present parishes coupled with pledges of financial stability, the community will be well-equipped to approach our bishop and request the establishment of a personal parish.
It may be that many families of the parish would choose to move close to the parish in order to form a local nucleus of the parish community.