Article: Latin Mass Returning Here ; City Church Revisits Old-Style Catholicism

For the first time in almost 40 years, a traditional Latin Mass will be celebrated regularly at a Roman Catholic church in Lancaster.

St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, 501 E. Orange St., will hold the Latin Mass, also known as the Tridentine Mass, on a weekly basis beginning Saturday, May 24, at 5:45 p.m.

The Rev. Daniel Mitzel said he is enthusiastic about the parish offering the Mass, which will be entirely spoken and sung in Latin, to Lancaster Catholics.

Since some families were already traveling to Harrisburg to attend this type of Mass, it was practical to offer the opportunity here, Mitzel said.

There's a buzz, an excitement, about the Mass, he said.

Mitzel said he can't ...

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