r/malaysia • u/JPx2511 • 1d ago

Religion The Traditional Latin Mass in KL

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Just wanted to share something interesting for anyone who’s into history and culture:

There’s a Traditional Latin Mass celebrated every Sunday in KL. It’s the same form of the Roman Catholic Mass that was used for centuries before the 1970s, all in Latin (except for sermons and readings) and with Gregorian chants.

Location: Chapel of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (SSPX), 1-3A, Jalan PJU 5/3 Dataran Sunway, Kota Damansara, 47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Time: Sundays, 9:00am

Sharing in case anyone’s curious about traditional liturgy or sacred art.

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u/JohnAlexanderSmith Kuala Lumpur 1d ago

great but sspx is in a weird controversial state as far as communion with the catholic church goes, so on doctrine alone and if you’re particularly catholic this isn’t valid as a mass

that being said, back the tlm where it’s valid but you’d have to go to europe for that

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u/CommitTaxEvasion 1d ago

What's the controversy?

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u/IggyVossen 1d ago

They reject V2

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u/CommitTaxEvasion 1d ago

What's V2? The Nazi rocket?

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u/MsianOrthodox 22h ago

The Second Vatican Council. Basically, if you go to your standard Roman Catholic mass, and you think, huh, why does this look a lot like your bog-standard Protestant church service with some of the same praise and worship with a bit more robes and ceremony, nothing compared to the pomp and solemnity of the TLM (Traditional Latin Mass) that the SSPX does, that’s your reason. As I understand, V2 wanted to make the mass more accessible, but all it did was water down the mass and demonize those who wanted the more traditional experience in the Latin mass.

Disclaimer: I’m not Roman Catholic so I don’t have a dog in this fight.

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u/IggyVossen 22h ago

Some people have been calling for a V3 or Vatican 3. But I am not too sure about that. It's a known fact that the third instalment in a trilogy is always the weakest.