Traditional Latin Mass this Weds. 7:00 P.M. April 15th low Mass

St. Martha Church 214 Brainard Rd. Enfield Ct

 Traditional Latin Mass Low Sunday April 12th. St. Martha Church 214 Brainard Rd. Enfield Ct. 11:00 A.M. High Mass 

                                     
                             THE PRIESTLY ROBE

Touch it lightly, or not at all.

Let it not fall !

Let not a fabric so august

Trail in the dust!

`Tis a costly thing,

Woven by love in suffering.

`Twas Jesus` parting gift to men.

When the Lord rose to Heaven again,

His latest breathing fell on it.

A mystery hides within its folds.

Quickened by sacramental breath,

It holds

The power of life and death.

Would you sully it ? Would you rend it?

Is there a Christian would not defend it-

A robe so costly and so rare,

So wonderfully fair ?

Woe to the hand profane

Woe to the heart ungracious,

Woe to the tongue unheeding,

Would dare to cast a stain

On a vestment made so precious

By such costly bleeding!

II

I know this robe and its history,

And what strange virtue goeth forth

From its hem to bless the earth;

And I adore the mystery

That gives it grace,

In Jesus` name, to soothe and heal.

With more than human tenderness

I prize the priestly order;

And, while the reverent knee I kneel,

I do not see beneath the border

Frail feet of clay,

But seek to find, if so I may,

By feeling,

Some gracious thread which will convey

To my sore spirit healing.

Vicars of Christ ! deem me not rude,

If nearer than is wont I press me;

But turn and bless me

Amid the kneeling multitude.

The priestly robe  Rev. Clarence Walworth  anno 1888

Amid the kneeling multitude.

 Traditional Latin Mass Sat. April 11th

      St. Martha Church Enfield Ct at 9:00 A.M. (low Mass)

St. Martha Church Enfield Ct

                                214 Brainard Rd

 Traditional Latin Mass this Weds. 7:00 P.M. April 8th low Mass

St. Martha Church 214 Brainard Rd. Enfield Ct

  

Traditional Latin Mass for Easter Sunday     St. Martha Church 214 Brainard Rd. Enfield Ct.

Easter Sunday April 5th 11:30 A.M. High Mass

Easter Sunday April 5th 11:30 A.M. High Mass

 Stations of The Cross at 6:00 P.M. Good Friday April 3rd.

    Followed by The 7 Last Words then a procession with Corpus of Our Lord.

St. Martha Church 214 Brainard Rd. Enfield Ct

  Traditional Latin Mass Weds. April 1st

      St. Martha Church Enfield Ct at 7:00 P.M. (low Mass)

                      St. Martha Church Enfield Ct

                             214 Brainard Rd

 

Traditional Latin Mass for Palm Sunday March 29th at 11:15 A.M. With Procession   Notice Time Change                  St. Martha Church 214 Brainard Rd. Enfield Ct

PALM SUNDAY

Hodie si vocem Domini audieritis, nolite obdurare corda vestra.

To-day, if ye shall hear the voice of the Lord, harden not your hearts.

Early in the morning of this day, Jesus sets out for Jerusalem, leaving Mary His Mother, and the two sisters Martha and Mary Magdalene, and Lazarus, at Bethania. The Mother of sorrows trembles at seeing her Son thus expose Himself to danger, for His enemies are bent upon His destruction; but it is not death, it is triumph, that Jesus is to receive to-day in Jerusalem. The Messias, before being nailed to the cross, is to be proclaimed King by the people of the great city; the little children are to make her streets echo with their Hosannas to the Son of David; and this in presence of the soldiers of Rome’s emperor, and of the high priests and Pharisees: the first standing under the banner of their eagles; the second, dumb with rage.
The prophet Zachary had foretold this triumph which the Son of Man was to receive a few days before His Passion, and which had been prepared for Him from all eternity. ‘Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Sion! Shout for joy, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold thy King will come to thee; the Just and the Saviour. He is poor, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt, the foal of an ass.’ [Zach. ix. 9]. Jesus, knowing that the hour has come for the fulfilment of this prophecy, singles out two from the rest of His disciples, and bids them lead to Him an ass and her colt, which they would find not far off. He has reached Beth phage, on Mount Olivet. The two disciples lose no time in executing the order given them by their divine Master; and the ass and the colt are soon brought to the place where He stands.
The holy fathers have explained to us the mystery of these two animals. The ass represents the Jewish people, which had been long under the yoke of the Law; the colt, upon which, as the evangelist says, no man yet hath sat [St. Mark xi. 2], is a figure of the Gentile world, which no one had ever yet brought into subjection. The future of these two peoples is to be decided a few days hence: the Jews will be rejected, for having refused to acknowledge Jesus as the Messias; the Gentiles will take their place, to be adopted as God’s people, and become docile and faithful.
From The Liturgical Year Volume 6    Abbot Dom Prosper Gueranger

   Traditional Latin Mass Sat. March 28th

      St. Martha Church Enfield Ct at 9:00 A.M. (low Mass)

St. Martha Church Enfield Ct

                                214 Brainard Rd

 Traditional Latin Mass Weds. March 25th The Annunciation of The Blessed Virgin Mary 7:00 P.M. St. Martha Church 214 Brainard Rd. Enfield Ct Low Mass

This is the great Festival of the Incarnation, commemorating the announcement by the Archangel Gabriel to our Lady that the Divine Son of God, the Word, would take human nature upon Him in her virginal womb. Its date is determined by that of Christmas Day, and as the day that which marked the beginning of the Christian dispensation it was for many centuries regarded as the first day of the civil year

The Angelus

V/. The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary,
R/. And she conceived of the Holy Spirit.
Hail Mary…

V/. Behold the handmaid of the Lord,
R/. Be it done unto me according to your Word.
Hail Mary…

V/. And the Word was made flesh,
R/. And dwelt among us.
Hail Mary…

V/. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God,
R/. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray. Pour forth, we beseech you, O Lord, your grace into our hearts: that we, to whom the Incarnation of Christ your Son was made known by the message of an Angel, may by his Passion and Cross be brought to the glory of his Resurrection. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Gradual

Grace is poured in thy lips; therefore hath God blessed thee for ever. Because of truth and meekness, and justice; and thy right hand shall conduct thee wonderfully.

Behold The Lamb of God, behold Him Who taketh away the sins of the world.

 Thursday, March 19, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., a Traditional Latin Mass for the Feast of St. Joseph, the Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, will be celebrated at OLV.

Our Lady of The Valley 12:30 P.M. High Mass                 Easthampton Ma 33 Adams St.

From email announcement for TLM in Easthampton at OLV

After Holy Mass, at approximately 7:00 p.m., we will offer a coronation of St. Joseph. In the universal Church, it is customary to crown images of Our Lady to honor her as the Queen of Heaven. It is also appropriate to complement this special devotion with a crowning of St. Joseph, as St. Joseph was from the line of David, himself being royal, as Our Lady, another descendant of King David, was. 

We show honor to our spiritual father, St. Joseph, just as Our Lady and Our Lord did, in this crowning ritual; when we devote ourselves to St. Joseph, we can love Our Lord and Our Lady all the more. In enthroning St. Joseph in our hearts, we can enthrone Our Lord and Our Lady all the more deeply, as St. Joseph teaches us how to love them well. Attached is a condensed version of the ritual text for the coronation, which includes opening prayers, the crowning rite itself, and the Litany of St. Joseph. In saying the Litany of St. Joseph, honoring our spiritual father with so many special titles, we can crown him anew in our hearts each day.

Our act of consecration will follow the coronation of St. Joseph, at approximately 7:15 p.m., as we further solemnize the ritual by officially crowning St. Joseph in our hearts, offering ourselves to his service, so that we would ultimately serve God the Father as faithfully as he did, becoming closer to Our Lady and Our Lord, our means to union with the Eternal Father, in the process.

Sanctus Sanctus Sanctus

Actual prayer of Pope Leo XIII 

LEO XIII 

Prayer to Saint Joseph

To thee, O blessed Joseph, we have recourse in our affliction, and having implored the help of thy thrice holy Spouse, we now, with hearts filled with confidence, earnestly beg thee also to take us under thy protection. By that charity wherewith thou wert united to the Immaculate Virgin Mother of God, and by that fatherly love with which thou didst cherish the Child Jesus, we beseech thee and we humbly pray that thou wilt look down with gracious eye upon that inheritance which Jesus Christ purchased by His blood, and wilt succor us in our need by thy power and strength. 

Defend, O most watchful guardian of the Holy Family, the chosen off-spring of Jesus Christ. Keep from us, O most loving Father, all blight of error and corruption. Aid us from on high, most valiant defender, in this conflict with the powers of darkness. And even as of old thou didst rescue the Child Jesus from the peril of His life, so now defend God's Holy Church from the snares of the enemy and from all adversity. Shield us ever under thy patronage, that, following thine example and strengthened by thy help, we may live a holy life, die a happy death, and attain to everlasting bliss in Heaven. Amen.

 Traditional Latin Mass Weds. March 18th

      St. Martha Church Enfield Ct at 7:00 P.M. (low Mass)

                      St. Martha Church Enfield Ct

                             214 Brainard Rd

 

 Traditional Latin Mass 4th Sunday in Lent March 15th at 11:00 A.M. (High Mass) St. Martha Church 214 Brainard Rd. Enfield Ct.

Introit

Rejoice, O Jerusalem: and come together all you that love her: rejoice with joy, you that have been in sorrow: that you may exult, and be filled from the breasts of your consolation. (Psalm) I rejoiced at the things that were said to me; we shall go into the house of the Lord. Glory be to the Father. Rejoice...

The Prayer To The Most Holy Trinity

Receive, O Holy Trinity, this offering which we make to Thee, in remembrance of the Passion,Resurrection, and Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and in honor of Blessed Mary ever Virgin, and of blessed John the Baptist, of the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, of these and all the Saints; that it may avail to their honor and our salvation: and may they intercede for us in Heaven whose memory we celebrate on Earth. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen

Postcommunion

We are constantly filled with Thy holy mysteries, O merciful God; grant, we beseech Thee, that we may celebrate them with sincere homage and always receive them with steady faith. Through our Lord. 

St. Joseph Pray for us. Amen

  Traditional Latin Mass Sat. March 15th

      St. Martha Church Enfield Ct at 9:00 A.M. (low Mass)

St. Martha Church Enfield Ct

                                214 Brainard Rd

 

  Traditional Latin Masses this weekend at St. Martha Church 214 Brainard Rd.

Friday in 2nd week of Lent March 6th at 7:00 P.M. Low Mass

Saturday in 2nd week of Lent March 7th at 9:00 A.M. Low Mass

3rd Sunday in Lent March 8th at 11:00 A.M. High Mass

Sanctus Sanctus Sanctus

 Traditional Latin Mass this Weds. 7:00 P.M. March 4th low Mass

St. Martha Church 214 Brainard Rd. Enfield Ct

 

 Traditional Latin Mass for the 2nd Sunday of Lent March 1st at 11:00 A.M. St. Martha Church 214 Brainard rd. Enfield Ct

Collect

We beseech Thee, O Lord, give a healing effect to our fasts: that the chastisement of the flesh which we have taken upon us, may bring new life into our souls. Through our Lord.

Gradual

It is good to give praise to the Lord, and to sing Thy name, O Most High. To show forth Thy mercy in the morning and Thy truth in the night.

Offertory

Enlighten mine eyes that I never sleep in death: lest at any time mine enemy say: I have prevailed against him.

Prayer over the people

Let us pray,--Bow down your heads before God.

In Thine unceasing goodness, O Lord, we beseech Thee, keep safe Thy household: and, since their only hope is to lean on Thy heavenly grace, may the protection of Heaven be their steady defence. Through our Lord.

Traditional Latin Mass every Sunday at 11:00 A.M. (High Mass)

 Traditional Latin Mass for Ash Wednesday February 18th  High Mass

7:00 P.M. St Martha Church 214 Brainard Rd   Enfield Ct.

Bishop Challoner`s Meditation on Ash Wednesday 1691 - 1781
                   

                                                  ASH WEDNESDAY

Consider first, how God calls upon us, by his Prophet, in the lesson of this day: 'Be converted to me,’ saith he, 'with all your heart, in fasting, and in weeping, and in mourning - and rend your hearts and not your garments, and turn to the Lord your God,’ Joel ii. 12,13. Christians, hearken to this summons from heaven. O let it sink deep into your souls; and if this day you hear the voice of God sweetly inviting you, turn to him in good earnest; now at this holy season harden not your hearts, lest provoked by your impenitence he turn away from you, and you die in your sins. O let us repeat and amend, as we are admonished by the Church on this day, whilst we have time, lest being overtaken by death, which is ever following at our heels, we should seek for time of penance, and not be able to find it.
Consider 2ndly, the meaning of the ashes which are put on our heads this day with these words: 'Remember that thou art dust; and into the dust thou shalt return.’ Sackcloth and ashes were the ancient habit of penitents. The Ninevites by fasting in sack-cloth and ashes found mercy. Let these ashes then, which we receive on our heads at the beginning of this penitential fast, be a lesson to us to enter upon it with the like penitential spirit. They are an emblem of contrition and humility; let us receive them with a contrite and humble heart. They are also a remembrance of our mortality, of our frail composition, and of our hasty return to our mother earth. O let us think well on this, and renounce henceforward our unhappy pride and presumption; O let us make good use of this our time, and prepare for that moment which shall ere long send away our souls into another region, and turn our bodies into dirt and dust.
Consider 3rdly, Christian soul, those words, as if, they were addressed to thee: ‘Yet  forty days and Nineve shall be destroyed,’ Jonas iii. 4. Alas have not thy sins, like those of Nineve, called to heaven this long time for vengeance? And hast thou not too much reason to fear, lest the mercy which thou hast so long abused should now quickly give place to justice, and should suffer thee to die in thy sins? Perhaps this is the last reprieve that God will grant thee. In all appearance the good use, or the abuse of these forty days, may determine thy lot for an eternity.
Conclude then to spare no pains to avert the judgment that hangs over thy head, and so spend these forty days of reprieve in suing for mercy, after the manner God has appointed, that is, by fasting, weeping, and mourning, that thou mayest effectually find it.

 

 Quinquagesima Sunday Feb. 15th Traditional Latin Mass 11:00 A.M. High Mass Ash Weds Traditional Latin Mass Feb 18th at 7:00 P.M. St. Martha Church 214 Brainard rd. Enfield Ct.

Collect 

We beseech Thee, O Lord, graciously hear our prayers and release us from the bonds of our sins, guard us from all adversity. Though our Lord.

Gradual 

Thou art the God that alone dost wonders: Thou hast made Thy power known among the nations. With thine arm Thou hast delivered Thy people, the children of Israel and of Joseph.

Postcommunion 

We beseech Thee, almighty God, that we, who have received this heavenly Food, may be safeguarded by it against all adversity. Through our Lord.