I know only a small amount; most are in France. So, what contemplative orders are there in the Catholic Church that celebrate the Tridentine Mass daily and that are known for its orthodoxy and "exactness"-as St. Alphonsus would advise...

I found something exactly what I was looking for, but they're in Germany...The Trappists of Mariawald. What is the possibility of God calling someone overseas and to learn German beforehand. Does that happen often?

The Clear Creek Benedictines and the Carmelite Monks in Wyoming (they say the Carmelite Rite, which is the TLM with a few minor modifications) are both contemplative orders which have the TLM.

Don't tell the Carmelites that it is the Trid with a few minor modifications...they and Dominicans are very big on it being a distinct rite (which, weirdly, is trued in a juridical sense than between the NO and the TLM...in 1962 a Dominican would need biritual faculties to say the Roman rite for instance). I made the "mistake" of mentioning that certain things in the missalette they had (at the parish that is around the hill [is it even a hill, mound?]) that stated they were unique to their rite were taken from the Dominican rite and hence not unique.

As far as the question goes, communities within the US are basically restricted to those two. Unfortunately.

But Norcia, which does the old rite (and is the very birthplace of Ss. Benedict and Scholastica) is basically American....it is like being in an embassy. They all speak English and most importantly have peanut butter.

Mmmmmmmmmmmm ... peanut butter.

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But unfortunately a divisive spirit has appeared there; there are two "rites" – one favors creamy PB and the other chunky.

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Edward Pothier

Wow, that's good to know! That is-the peanut butter thing. Seriously, what is it with religious orders and peanut butter? It's quite odd...I have noticed this at other monasteries or friaries. It's like as soon as they realize they have run out, everyone gets extremely bewildered, the whole day gets thrown off, and they call a community meeting to figure out how this could have taken place.

Anyway, on a much more serious note, they better have coffee.

PED, where did you find out that most or all speak English at Norcia?

Unless things have changed, they are all Americans...ergo they all speak English and hence the attachment to peanut butter

When I stayed there some of them didn't know any Italian. But the town is not like Rome, most of the people do not, in fact, speak English and there isn't much tourism...though one shop had hilarious English signs....Bitter and Grappa to the truffles....Products Typical Places...

Maybe they have acquired some Italian members since I was there...I know most of monks there

And beer.

Mmmmmmmmmmm, beer.



AFAIK, there's one Italian now. The Irishman washed out, it seems.