Traditional Latin Mass in Philadelphia
11 places in and around the city, 10 of which publish a Sunday Mass time.
Our Lady of Lourdes Church
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Parish, Woodbine Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Sunday
- sung
Saint Mary Parish
St Mary Catholic Church, West Hector Street, Conshohocken, PA, USA
Sunday
- low Mass
- high Mass
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Fairfield Road, Norristown, PA, USA
Sunday
- sung
Our Lady of Consolation Church
Our Lady of Consolation Catholic Church, Tulip Street, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Sunday
Saint Jude's Church
1459 10th Street, 19022, Eddystone
Sunday
St. Mary the Virgin Chapel
1520 S. Delaware St. 08066
Sunday
National Shrine of Our Lady of Częstochowa
The National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, Ferry Road, Doylestown, PA, USA
Sunday
Mater Ecclesiæ Parish
Mater Ecclesiae Parish, Berlin - Cross Keys Road, Berlin, NJ, USA
Sunday
- low Mass
- sung
Saint Patrick's Church
St. Patrick Catholic Church, North King Street, Wilmington, DE, USA
Sunday
- low Mass
- sung
Saint John the Baptist Church
St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Yardville Allentown Road, Allentown, NJ, USA
Sunday
Queen of All Saints Chapel – Pottstown
209 Prospect St., Pottstown, PA 19464
Sunday time not published — contact the church before going.
About this Latin Mass directory
This Latin Mass directory lists only the Mass of the 1962 Roman Missal, celebrated by priestly societies, religious orders and diocesan clergy alike. It is built from the public directories these communities publish themselves, refreshed automatically, and cross-checked: a location confirmed by several sources carries more weight than one seen once.
Times change, and a printed hour is never a promise. Where a community publishes its Sunday schedule we reproduce it; where it does not, the page says so and gives you the telephone number instead. Call before you drive.
Questions
- What is the Traditional Latin Mass?
- The Mass of the Roman rite as codified in the 1962 Missal — the last edition before the liturgical reform. It is celebrated in Latin, the priest and people facing the same direction, according to books in continuous use for centuries.
- How do I find a Latin Mass near me?
- Pick your country, then your city. Each city page lists every church and chapel we know of within reach of the city centre, with the Sunday times that are published — the places you can actually go to first. It is a Latin Mass locator rather than a map: no search box to fill in, one page per city, and every location on it.
- Which Catholic churches have a Latin Mass?
- Parishes entrusted to the Fraternity of St Peter or the Institute of Christ the King, chapels of the Society of St Pius X, monasteries of several orders, and a number of diocesan parishes that keep one Sunday Mass in the older rite. The community is shown on every entry, so you know whose Mass you are going to before you leave.
- Is the Tridentine Mass the same as the Latin Mass?
- In ordinary use, yes. "Tridentine Mass" names the rite codified after the Council of Trent and fixed in the 1962 Missal; "Traditional Latin Mass" is the common English name for the same thing. The reformed Mass of 1969 can also be said in Latin, which is why this directory says 1962 rather than simply "in Latin".
- Is the Traditional Latin Mass still allowed?
- It is still offered, every Sunday, in the churches listed here. Since Traditionis custodes (16 July 2021) the permissions granted in 2007 run through the local bishop, and the arrangements differ from one diocese to the next — which is precisely why an address found online is worth a telephone call before the drive.
- Do I need to know Latin to attend?
- No. Most congregations use a bilingual missal with the Latin and your own language side by side, and many chapels keep spare copies at the door.
- Are these Masses approved?
- The directory lists locations served by societies in full communion (FSSP, Institute of Christ the King, diocesan clergy) alongside chapels of other traditions. Where a chapel's own directory states that the Canon does not name the reigning Pope, the page says so.