Mass of Ages is the quarterly magazine of the Latin Mass Society. It contains reports on our many activities across the country, national and international news of Traditional Catholic events, feature articles on different aspects of traditional Faith and culture, and opinions and views on developments in the Catholic Church.
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This issue features reflections on reconciliation within the Church, reports from the life of the Latin Mass Society, and a rich selection of articles on the history, spirituality, art and literature of the Catholic tradition.
Chairman’s Message – Joseph Shaw considers the need for reconciliation following the recent episcopal consecrations by the Society of St Pius X, before reflecting on the unexpected backgrounds of some of the early champions of Catholic Tradition and how God writes straight with crooked lines.
Year Planner – Key LMS dates for Autumn and Winter 2026, including pilgrimages, training days, sewing retreats, Masses and liturgical celebrations.
Features include:
- A prayerful, humble life - John Whitehead remembers Good King Henry, exploring the personal piety and perceived holiness of Henry VI and the devotion which grew around him after his death
- High Mass at Willesden - LMS General Manager Richard Pickett reports from the Latin Mass Society pilgrimage and AGM at the Shrine of Our Lady of Willesden
- Devotional images - Daniel Beurthe reviews a major exhibition of the work of Francisco Zurbarán at the National Gallery, considering the relationship between sacred art, devotion and the Catholic faith
- Architecture: Chapel of St Thomas of Canterbury, Exton Hall, Rutland - Paul Waddington examines a private chapel which provides a fine example of nineteenth-century Gothic Revival Catholic architecture
- Spirituality: An instrument of good works - Fr Thomas Crean considers St Benedict’s injunction to ‘love fasting’ and asks whether it is possible to find joy in the practice
- The kindest man imaginable - Charles A. Coulombe remembers writer and Scottish nationalist James Grant
Among our regular contributors:
- World News – Paul Waddington with Latin Mass news from around the globe.
- Family Matters: The struggle is real – Life is hard, but that’s how you get to heaven, as James Preece explains.
- Drink: The Tsarina’s staple tipple – Sebastian Morello on Russian Imperial Stout.
- Art and devotion: The state of Man – Caroline Farey examines an unhelpful allegory of the Old and New Testaments.
- Reports from around the country – What’s happening where you are.
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