Servers' Dialogue videos

The Latin Mass Society is pleased to present this set of short videos giving the texts with which those learning to serve the Traditional Mass need to familiarise themselves, setting the written text alongside an audio recording. 

The Collect, Epistle, and Gospel used are taken from the Votive Mass of Our Lady used 'per annum.' 

In these videos the texts are said as slowly and distinctively as possible, to assist servers and others unsure of the principles of Ecclesiastical Latin pronunciation. In Mass these texts should be said in a more flowing way. 

The texts are taken from parts of the Mass where the server has to make responses; there are separate videos for different parts of the Mass. Links to all the videos can be found under the Resources tab here.

We would like to thank Fr John Saward, Priest in Charge of SS Gregory & Augustine's for his assistance with these. The responses were made by Joseph Shaw, Chairman of the Latin Mass Society.

 

Server Training Dates for 2023

Enrollments into the Society of St Tarcisius in St Mary Moorfields, Nov 2022

We are delighted to announce three server training dates for 2023.

All these events are accompanied by vestment-mending days with the Guild of St Clare: see their website.

Saturday 18th February, in St Mary Moorfields, 10am for 10:30 (on the venue; booking page)

Saturday 22nd April in St Dominic’s Haverstock Hill, 10:30 for 11am (on the venue; booking page)

Saturday 17th June , in St Mary Moorfields, 10am for 10:30 (on the venue; booking page)

Please book online! There is no charge.

Server Training at St Mary Moorfields

Ten trainee servers came to St Mary Moorfields for our training day, with four instructors, at the end of which Fr John Scott of Westminster Cathedral enrolled six new members into the Society of St Tarcisius.

As usual the Guild of St Clare had vestment-mending in the basement at the same time. Vreni Windsor, who attended, is the head of the London Chapter of the Guild, and also mother of one of the instructors and three of the new members.

Server Training in St Dominic's Haverstock Hill

A lovely day, last Saturday, alongside the Guild of St Clare. Thanks to Fr Lawrence Lew for the use of the beautiful church and our volunteer instructors. 

Oxford training day: Sat 10th September

This has been arranged in Holy Rood, Abingdon Road, Oxford OX1 4LD (click for a map).

The church is a short distance south of Folly Bridge, on the left as you go south. It has its own car park.

We plan to have some vestment mending in the parish room at the same time with the Guild of St Clare.

10 for 10:30, to start, concluding st about 3:30pm. Bring a sandwich for lunch. We'll have the use of a kitchenette.

All levels of experience welcomed. We will cover what those attending would like to cover: Low or Sung Mass, specific roles, pronunciation, and so on.

Please let us know if you plan to join us: email tarcisius@lms.org.uk 

(and lucyashaw@gmail.com for the sewing).

London Training Days for the Autumn: 24 Sept and Nov 19

 We have arranged two training days for the latter part of the year.

Saturday 24th September, in St Dominic's, Haverstock Hill

10:30 for 11am until about 3:30pm.

On this occasion, and for the first time with the Society of St Tarcisius, there will be an opportunity for training in the Dominican Rite as well as the Roman Rite.

The Dominican Rite is slightly but importantly different, for the server, at Low Mass, and these differences are more extensive at Sung and High Masses. 

More about the Rite here. Printable pdf of the text of Low Mass here.

You will be able to specify whether you would like to learn the Dominican or Roman Rite when booking. Those proficient in either will be eligible for enrollment in the Society at the appropriate level.

More about the venue. Please book here.

Saturday 19th November, in St Mary Moorfields

10am for 10:30 until about 4pm.

More about the venue. Please book here.

Don't forget that our training days are paired with Vestment Mending Days organised by the Guild of St Clare. All levels of experience are welcome; for more details see the Guild blog.

Recent training days

Today, for the first time, we had a server training day in St Dominic's, Haverstock Hill, the home of London Dominican community, recently made a Shrine to the Holy Rosary. Fr Lawrence Lew OP welcomed us and did the enrollments. It is a wonderful church, with twenty (!) side chapels, so ideal for training servers.

During the day the church's devotional images were veiled for Passiontide.

In February we had a training day in St Mary Moorfields (above). We will be back there in May.

We will be back in Moorfields on 21st May (10:30 am to 4pm). Booking page.

St Mary Moorfield's is 4/5 Eldon Street, London EC2M 2LS: more on the venue.

All these events are accompanied by Vestment Mending Days with the Guild of St Clare, in the parish halls of the churches we use. This means that different members of a family can take part in both on the same day.