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Charlotte Bishop Admits That Chapel for Latin Mass Is Deliberately Too Small - Stone - 09-29-2025
Charlotte Bishop Admits That Chapel for Roman Rite Is Deliberately Too Small
gloria.tv | September 29, 2025
In a letter dated 26 September, Bishop Michael Martin of Charlotte, USA, repeated his restrictions on the Mass in the Roman Rite, which will come into effect on 5 October (see letter below).
From now on, all Masses in the diocese will be held in one place: a former Protestant temple, the Chapel of the Little Flower.
In his two-page letter, Monsignor Martin uses the first-person pronoun approximately two dozen times (I, my,..).
In the context of suppression, the letter's initially sweet introduction takes on a sinister tone.
"God has been at work in your lives through this particular celebration, and it is hard to imagine how the Holy Spirit could want otherwise."
The bishop then adds that the new chapel is deliberately too small: "This chapel holds approximately 350 people and has recently been renovated specifically for the celebration of the Tridentine Latin Mass. Please understand that the chapel is not intended to accommodate everyone currently attending the Tridentine Latin Mass in their respective parishes."
He continues: "There will not be any programming offered at Little Flower Chapel other than Sunday and Holy Day Masses, so all other aspects of Catholic life are to be engaged in at your local parish."
The faithful should only occasionally attend Mass at this chapel, while participating regularly in the life of their registered parish in the Novus Ordo.
Bishop Martin concludes by asking the faithful to consider attending for the first time on a Sunday in late October or early November, so that the chapel can best accommodate everyone given its occupancy limitations.
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