Lex orandi, lex credendi — the law of prayer is the law of belief. If that is true, then nothing forms (or deforms) a Catholic like the Mass itself. In forty-two classes, students walk through the Holy Sacrifice from every side — and by December, they will never assist at Mass the same way again.

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The semester’s arc

The course opens with the history of the liturgy — from the Early Church through the Middle Ages to the reforms of Trent — then studies the form of the Mass: every part from the prayers at the foot of the altar to the Last Gospel, and why the altar, the vestments, Latin, and the eastward direction of prayer matter. From form it moves to theology: the Offertory, the Canon, the words of consecration, the silent voice of the priest. Then, honestly and point by point, the liturgical reforms of the 20th century — the New Mass examined beside the Old. The semester closes outside the Mass: Gregorian chant, the Divine Office, processions, and Benediction.

Taught from and for the Traditional Latin Mass, with curricula developed under the guidance of traditional priests. Four written tests and a comprehensive final, hand-graded with feedback.