Name of Church Divine Word Seminary and Retreat Center, Stone Chapel
Address 11316 Cypress Avenue, Riverside, CA 92505
Phone number (951) 689-4858
Website www.divinewordseminary-riverside.com
Mass times Sundays, 5:30 p.m. (Latin Tridentine Low Mass). Despite Pope Francis’ recent Traditionis Custodes, Bishop of San Bernardino Alberto Rojas has indicated he would allow the Tridentine Mass to continue in his diocese.
Confessions Daily after the 8 a.m. mass in the residence chapel.
Names of priests Fr. Paul Schmidt, SVD. Fr. Schmidt is an older, Divine Word Missionary priest who began celebrating the traditional liturgy about a decade ago and who also celebrates it at San Secondo d’Asti Church in Guasti (Ontario).
Fellow parishioners People interested in attending the Tridentine liturgy.
Parking Ample spaces to park in front and behind the seminary.
Additional observations The Society of the Divine Word (SVD for “Societas Verbi Divini”) is a missionary congregation founded by the St. Arnold Janssen (1837-1909) in 1875. According to the SVD website, the three communities Janssen founded have over 10,000 members worldwide. The SVD community bought the current site of the Riverside seminary and retreat center in 1956; its centerpiece stone house is a historic building built more than a century ago by a wealthy land developer, Willits Hole, for his daughter Agnes. Hole died in 1936, the family eventually sold the mansion and 60 surrounding acres to the SVDs to serve as their seminary. The grounds are beautiful and visitors are welcome; retired and active SVD members live at the site. The Hole Mansion, as the old stone house is called, is a City of Riverside historical landmark.
Despite Pope Francis’ TC, enjoy the TLM at this parish while you can.
Dios apreta pero no ahorca.
I suggest that we Catholics, who know well the prayers of the Mass of Paul VI, read the English text of the Mass of John XXIII. The prayers are profound. It takes me beyond slogans and names like TLM, and reveals to me a deep prayer style that lifts my soul in a different way than do other prayers.
Thank you for the suggestion. I never knew if laypeople were allowed to pray the prayers that the priest says.
I’ve been a Priest for 40 years, and I’m a convert. There is absolutely nothing wrong with lay people praying any part of the Mass privately and while keeping in mind that they are not Priests and are not attempting to consecrate bread and wine. That intention would make a mockery out of the prayers, but with the intention of joining with the prayer of the Church and opening one’s heart and mind to a deeper understanding and loving recitation of all of the words of the Mass this is a wonderful way for all of us to join in the great Sacrifice of Christ made present on the altar and in our hearts and minds. This is far better than ignoring the prayers of the Mass while praying other prayers during Mass.
I love the Low Latin Mass and I can’t imagine not praying along with the priest. It is easy to follow along with the Norbertine priest at the Mass I attend. The Mass goes so quickly. The Latin Mass is just the Mass — not hand holding, waving the peace sign across the room, no clapping.
Our bishop has designated Pala as the site for the TLM in North County. It is a very long drive for many of us (I live 2 walking blocks from a Catholic Church), but well worth the drive.
Thank you, Fr. Higgins.
I live within easy driving distance of Riverside. I may just go and visit as soon as I can. I have recently visited St. Michael’s Norbertine Abbey in Silverado Canyon and because they were having Confessions I had the wonderful experience of visiting the Abbey, going to Confession and receiving a Plenary Indulgence. It’s a great place to visit as well!
https://stmichaelsabbey.com/
I heard the SSPX is looking/waiting to buy that property so check it out!?
I go to the Traditional Latin Mass most Sundays, love Gregorian chant and the fine liturgical English used in the Douay-Rheims; nonetheless, I read the Office of readings of the Liturgy of the Hours and learn much from the writings of the early Church Fathers and the Catholic saints.
One hymn used today in the LOTH was “Praise God the Lord, ye heavens, adore him”, by Edward Osler and Franz Haydn. I found the hymn on line and sang it. I have no idea if it is Protestant or Catholic, but it is beautiful with nothing heretical.
Well Franz Joseph Haydn who wrote the music was definitely Catholic, and the 1st and 2nd stanzas were written by an unknown hymnologist and the 3rd stanza by Edward Osler, probably an Anglican.