Basic Information

Mass Location: St. Mary Magdalen Chapel, 2532 Ventura Blvd., Camarillo, CA 93010
Mass Time: Sunday 10 a.m. (check parish website bulletin for special feastdays which may be different)
Confessions: 9:15-9:45 a.m. - see schedule below
Contact: latin.mass.smm@gmail.com

Sunday, August 28, 2016

Sermon - 15th Sunday after Pentecost - August 28, 2016

Audio recording of Fr. Fryar's sermon on "the Composition of Place" from Saint Ignatious & The Spiritual Exercises at St. Mary Magdalen Chapel in Camarillo, August 28st, 2016
Sermon (6.36 MB, 6.56 min)

Monday, August 22, 2016

Solemn Latin High Mass in the Extraordinary Form at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels

An historical and exciting occasion as the Extraordinary Form will be celebrated in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the AngelsA Solemn High Mass will be offered by the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter at the Cathedral at 555 West Temple Street, Los Angeles on October 1st, Saturday, at 8:00 a.m. 

This Mass is part of the Annual Conference of the Society for Catholic Liturgy. Read more...  As you can see from the program, this Mass enjoys a major placement within the conference.  Fr Masutti FSSP will be the celebrant, Fr Fryar FSSP will be the deacon and preach.  Fr Austin FSSP will be the subdeacon.  The FSSP.LA choir will be singing.  Please come! Invite your friends!

Sunday, August 21, 2016

Sermon - 14th Sunday after Pentecost - August 21, 2016

Audio recording of Fr. Fryar's sermon on "no one can server two masters" at St. Mary Magdalen Chapel in Camarillo, August 21st, 2016
Sermon (6.3 MB, 6.53 min)

Monday, August 15, 2016

The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary


Low Mass at 7:00 p.m. at St. Mary Magdalen Chapel followed by investiture in the Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.  (Bring your own scapular).

On August 15 the universal Church celebrates the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in which we commemorate her being taken up body and soul into heaven when her earthly life was finished. The Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us: “The Most Blessed Virgin Mary, when the course of her earthly life was completed, was taken up body and soul into the glory of heaven, where she already shares in the glory of her Son's Resurrection, anticipating the resurrection of all members of His Body” (974). Thus, the Assumption looks to eternity and gives us hope that we, too, will follow Our Lady when our life is ended.

 The Assumption first began to be celebrated as a feast day in the Eastern Church after the Ecumenical Council of Ephesus (431) proclaimed Mary the Mother of God. By the sixth century, the feast celebrated Mary’s Dormition, “her falling asleep.” The western church began to celebrate this feast around 650. St. John Damascene (675-749), an early Father and Doctor of the Church, expressed the belief of his time by writing that Mary’s “pure and sinless body was not left on earth but was transferred to a heavenly throne.”   The Church’s teaching on the Assumption was formally proclaimed a doctrine by Pope Pius XII in 1950.

 Today we honor the Blessed Virgin Mary, who always directs us to her Son.  According to Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, “The main ministry of Mary is to incline men’s hearts to obedience to the Will of her Divine Son.” Her last recorded words at Cana are the words that she conveys to us on the solemnity of the Assumption: “Do whatever He tells you.” She asks us to be obedient to Him, to surrender our hearts to Him, and to say “Yes” to Him, just as she did, despite our uncertainties. She desires that we come to Him with open and contrite hearts, seeking His mercy and His holy will in our lives, so that we may one day be united with Him in heaven for all eternity. The Blessed Mother is our advocate and guide in this life who loves us as only a mother can. Her maternal heart overflows with compassion for us, and she is always there for us, eager to listen to our prayers, and to draw us closer to the heart of her Son. Our Blessed Mother has preceded us into Heaven so that on the day of final judgment she will be there to accompany us on our eternal journey.

Thursday, August 11, 2016

Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

If you have not been enrolled in the Brown Scapular, Father Fryar will say the prayers of  investure after the 7:00 p.m. Low Mass on Monday, the Feast of the Assumption 8/15 at Saint Mary Magdalen chapel.  You must bring your own scapular!

In the year 1251, in the town of Aylesford in England, Our Lady appeared to St. Simon Stock, a Carmelite. She handed him a brown woolen scapular and said, “This shall be a privilege for you and all Carmelites, that anyone dying in this habit shall not suffer eternal fire.” In time, the Church extended this magnificent privilege to all the laity who are willing to be invested in the Brown Scapular of the Carmelites and who perpetually wear it.

Read more about the Brown Scapular devotion

Rose Scapular Company
3401 West Fifth Street, Suite 100, Oxnard, CA 93030
(805) 240-9228


Ave Marie Catholic Gift Shop
323 Mobil Ave # 14, Camarillo, CA 93010
(805) 484-1371

Sermon - 12th Sunday after Pentecost - August 7, 2016

Audio recording of Fr. Fryar's sermon on "who is our neighbor" at St. Mary Magdalen Chapel in Camarillo, August 7th, 2016
Sermon (6.4 MB, 6.51 min)

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Mass, Confession & Benediction Schedule - August 2016

10 AM August 7th - 12th Sunday after Pentecost
Fr. Fryar - Confessions 9 AM - Benediction after Mass
Mass intention:  Irene Rehman (L)


10 AM August 14th - 13th Sunday after Pentecost
Fr. Raftery - No Confessions
Mass intention:  Christian Milan (L)


7 PM August 15th - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Fr. Fryar - Confessions TBD - Low Mass


10 AM August 21st - 14th Sunday after Pentecost
Fr. Fryar - Confessions 9 AM
Mass intention:  Roberto Carranza (D)


10 AM August 28th - 15th Sunday after Pentecost
Fr. Fryar - Confessions 9 AM
Mass intention:  Margaret Petracca (D)