New to Traditional Worship?
Come and See! (John 1:39)

First, do not stress out and worry about it!

Just come, and as Pope St. Pius X urges, pray the Mass!
It may seem slightly disorienting at first, though you will soon have a sense of familiarity. On first coming, just immerse yourself in the Mass. Try to experience through all your senses the ancient Mass, its profoundness and beauty, rather than trying to follow and understand everything completely the first time. Embrace the Mystery. This is your heritage, your birthright, the unbroken line of liturgical tradition that encompassed and grounded the spiritual thought and practice of the saints and martyrs, our mothers and fathers in the Faith. Be patient with yourself as you seek to join the chorus.

If, after a few times (or even the first time) you want to "read and see", there will be the commonly-termed "red books" with a Latin/English of the "Ordinary" of the Mass near the entrances (and the "white book" with the Latin-Spanish). The "Ordinary" is just a term to describe "what occurs at every Mass," with the "Proper” being the set of prayers for that particular day.

If you get lost, ask a neighbor in the pew! They will be happy to help.

And, yes, there is an app for that. There are several out there, but the FSSP has an outstanding iMass app that has the missal and loads the Ordinary and Propers for the day, with options to include "the red" rubrics. No flipping around in a missal. It also has the Divine Office (Breviary), locations for the traditional Mass, live and recorded Masses, and other wonderful extras. Looking for the chants? Again, there is a lot out there, but check out Square Note. It has the chant notations for Propers and the Kyriale (the chants for the Ordinary). It also allows you to hear the melodies of the chants and adjust your speed and pitch in order to learn how the chants are sung. You will be up in the choir loft with a Schola Cantorum in no time!

There is a reason the traditional Roman Mass is called the “Mass of Ages”—it is the Mass that has organically developed for millennia, it is the Mass for today, and the Mass of the future. Be patient with yourself as you discover the beauty of holiness and the holiness of beauty that is the traditional Roman Mass.

Mass of St. Gregory the Great