Established in 2010, we consist of a group of lay faithful who formed an organising committee to promote the worship of God according to the classical rites of worship that in their present form date right back to Pope Saint Gregory the Great in AD590 - 604. Saint Gregory the Great not only reformed the liturgy into its present form but according to legend, he is credited with instituting the be
autiful music which adorns the Mass even until today. These Gregorian chants the saintly pope is believed to have received under the direct inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Our organisation is established under canon law with appropriate ecclesiastical approbation. As an associated formed under the Church's Code of Canon Law we happily operate with under the Holy See in union with our Bishop and the Magisterium of the Holy Roman Catholic Church. We would also like to acknowledge our appreciation to the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI for his role in making the more ancient usage of the Roman Rite (usus antiquior) more available to the greater Catholic community in his 2007 document published Motu Proprio entitled Summorum Pontificum. It was Pope Benedict XVI, who through this ecclesiastical legislation both inspired and enabled the Newcastle Traditional Latin Mass Society to be established. As His Holiness wrote in 2007: "What was holy once, cannot be unholy now" and so the traditional rites of the Roman Catholic Church are still available as a source of ediciation for the Catholic faithful across the world. We thank our Bishop also for his generosity towards our community, and especially in granting us the use of one of the oldest Churches in his diocese and also occasional use of his Cathedral Church for some of our traditional Masses.
