Welcome to the forum, Mike!  I have friends who go to the Upper Marlboro chapel. 

Though I don't agree with Father Ringrose about shutting down completely when COVID happened, I can understand why.  He is getting old and wasn't sure at first as to how he could offer Masses and confession within regulations.  And if he didn't follow the exact rules the chapel is right off of Route 7 and would probably have been completely shut down forever and everyone involved sued. 

It was a LOT easier for the SSPX to do their outdoor Masses in Front Royal and Upper Marlboro because they had a lot of younger priests within a few hours taking turns in the responsibilities.  Father Ringrose also lost the help of Father McMahon and Father Ortiz right around the same time and didn't have their help to make things happen as he might have if they had been there.  I know even the Upper Marlboro chapel was having issues with constant complaints about not following regulations and fear of being shut down so the SSPX we're advising as many people as possible to go to the outdoor Front Royal Masses as possible.

I know Father Carlisle complains about the strains of having to do two Masses every Sunday and says he looks forward to having only one.  But...  He is much younger than Father Ringrose and Father Ringrose does 3 every Sunday! 

Just saying...  I don't agree with everything Father Ringrose says and does but he really is just trying to survive.  He was born in 1945, so he must be only a few years shy of 80 now!

We attend St. Athanasius sometimes on Sundays when we are visiting Front Royal. We moved a couple years ago. I am out of the loop now, but I did not know that Frs. McMahon and Ortiz left. Was it a permanent leave?We personally know Fr. Ringrose. Our older priests do need to be checked up on (they could be deceased at the priory and we would not know it) and I want to make sure that Fr Ringrose has the care he needs. It’s the least we can do for those that have given us the sacraments. 

Hi Nadir - how do I start a thread? Thanks! Roger

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God bless your work!

Likewise, I'm sure!  It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance and that of everyone here.

I am not up to date on the current situation at St. Athanasius.  There are probably other Washington-area posters here who could fill us in.

I pray that Fr. Ringrose, Fr. Carley, and other faithful priests live to see the day that the tribes unite under the banner of Catholic Truth to expel Modernism from the Mystical Body of Christ.

Good to meet you, sir. Cheers to the Faith 

Thanks for clarifying. I am quite impressed to hear Fr. Ringrose still has faithful that attend his Masses. I’d hate to think the faithful all go to the SSPX in Front Royal and abandon Fr. Ringrose in Vienna. Thanks again

Saint Athanasius is still usually quite full at most Sunday Masses at least the ones which we have been at.  There have been many new comers and converts from the novus ordo who don't agree with the SSPX policies and who have replaced those who now go to the SSPX instead of Saint Athanasius.

I think it has definitely been hard for Father Ringrose learning to manage alone again.  But, for his age he does an amazing job!  We are hoping and praying that God spares him until he can name/find a successor.

Glad to hear it. Thanks for letting me know. I would choose Fr. Ringrose’s Mass over SSPX Mass in Front Royal any day.

No problem!  Same here!  😇

Hi all, I’m new here… I saw this forum on an online search and decided I’d give it a look.  I’m traditional Catholic, but with a lower-case T, that is, I believe as Catholics have always believed, but I don’t pit the pre-Vatican-II Church against the post-Vatican-II Church as many do.  I work in a technical career, but my hobbies include pencil drawing (both graphite and colored pencil) and writing classical poetry.

Anyway, looking forward to meeting you all!

Well met!

Welcome to the forum! 

Are you a mathematician (guessing by your choice of name)? 

Do you go to the FSSP, the Indult, or novus ordo? 

Yes, but also, a polymath is someone whose knowledge spans many subjects.  I go to Novus Ordo, though I prefer FSSP.

Hello,
My name is Fiach, I'm from Ireland, am Half-Irish and Half-Han Chinese and currently 16 years old. I was raised by my mother and my mother's family who come from a very left-wing secularist background (my grandparents were members of the communist party of Ireland and involved in the anti-apartheid movement) 

So my mother wasn't baptised and I wasn't either, I went to a catholic irish speaking primary school in the capital and then moved to the countryside and went to an English speaking catholic school and was the only non-catholic in my class in both schools. Ironically after going into a secular secondary school I wanted to get baptised. I contacted the local novus ordo parish priest around early 2020 just when covid came, he was enthusiastic about me getting baptised at first but then never contacted me again. After this happened I resented him and the church for a while before contacting the SSPX at the start of the summer, I spoke to the priest in person and since then he has called me every week to help study the catechism and help guide me through the steps to baptism.
 
I am moving again for the next school year to an isolated Irish Island off the west coast were everyone speaks Irish to become fluent in the language and will sadly not be able to attend Latin mass. So I have decided to use this to my advantage and study the faith, that's why I created this account. 

Obviously since I am not baptised yet I am in a state of sin, I am currently struggling with slothfulness which leads to things like temptation and unhealthy habits. I enjoy muay thai kickboxing which I started around the start of the year, sadly like Latin mass I won't be able to do it for the year. I enjoy politics but try not to box myself in with any "isms" or be overly political, personally my social views would be simply Christian and my economic view would be corporatism (Implemented in Fascist Italy, Falangist Spain and to an extent modern day China)

I won't post much since I have practically no knowledge outside the catechism.
God Bless!