Bishop Mark Eckman chose not to seek a further indult for the Tridentine Mass at St. Titus, making the Sept. 4 celebration the parish’s final TLM. Parishioners describe feeling displaced and facing long drives to reach the nearest traditional liturgy.
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Titus Church-Mary Queen of Saints Parish, which would be the final Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) at St.
At the end of the Mass, the choir led the faithful in singing "Christus Vincit," perhaps reminding us that, though the Latin Mass will no longer be celebrated at St.
# What ended and why Bishop Mark Eckman informed the St. Titus community that he would not request a two-year extension to the indult permitting the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) at St. Titus Church. His letter framed the prior permissions as temporary and described the Novus Ordo Missae as "the unique expression of the Roman rite," saying the faithful should now be brought toward the post-conciliar rite. Bishop David Zubik, Eckman's predecessor, had requested two-year extensions in 2022 and 2024 that allowed the TLM to continue.
# The final Mass and the congregation's response
# Practical impact on the faithful Under the former permissions, St. Titus hosted the 1962 Missal on the third Sunday of each month (excluding Christmas, Easter, and Pentecost) and on First Fridays. With those permissions ended, the community will no longer have regular access to the TLM at that location. Reported reactions include a sense of being "homeless" liturgically and the prospect of driving nearly an hour to reach another parish offering the traditional liturgy.
One parishioner's remark summarized the sentiment: "They can cancel our permission slip, but they can't cancel our Mass. Stay tuned." The remark was shared publicly on social media the week after the final Mass.
# Context inside the diocese and beyond The decision at St. Titus comes amid other reported restrictions on Latin Mass celebrations elsewhere, including reports of curtailed TLM schedules in other dioceses. In Pittsburgh, the diocesan leadership also recently announced events and programming that some parishioners see as contrasting with the withdrawal of the TLM permission.
# What this means going forward
# Bottom line A nearly 20-year local TLM community lost its regular place of worship when the diocesan bishop declined to renew a temporary permission. The decision alters where and how faithful in the St. Titus community can access the Tridentine liturgy and has produced both immediate pastoral strain and a firm resolve among many parishioners to keep attending the traditional form elsewhere.
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