What really characterizes Mater Dei, though, is devotion to the traditional Latin Mass. Longua said his parishioners come from as far as Ennis, 50 miles to the south, and Gainesville, 70 miles to ...

The Rev. Thomas Longua visits the balcony at the newly renovated Mater Dei Catholic Church in Irving. Jack Schmidt converted to Catholicism about a decade ago and never learned Latin. But that's ...

With a priest from the Mater Dei Latin Mass Community in Harrisburg, ... The Latin Mass, used by the Catholic Church for nearly 1,500 years, fell out of use after Vatican II in 1965.

Mater Dei students perform Easter Mass at St. Peter's Basilica in Perugia, Italy. ... It was relevant, especially since I’ve taken Latin for six years, ...