You may wonder what exactly “Una Voce” means and how a chapter like ours fits into the wider life of the Church. The name and the mission are worth knowing, for they shape everything we do.

“With one voice”

Una Voce is Latin for “with one voice.” The phrase comes from the Preface of the Mass, where the Church says that we sing the praises of God’s glory una voce — with one voice — together with the angels and saints. The name captures our heart: to join our voices, across the world and across the ages, in the worship of God.

A movement born of love for the liturgy

The international Una Voce movement was founded in the years following the Second Vatican Council, by lay men and women who loved the Church’s traditional liturgy and wished to see its riches preserved and made available. From those beginnings grew the International Una Voce Federation, an association of national and local groups around the world. Our own chapter is part of Una Voce America, and through it, of that worldwide family.

A lay apostolate, in union with the Church

Una Voce is a lay apostolate — an undertaking of the faithful, in support of the Church’s shepherds, never in opposition to them. We are not a political faction or a protest movement. We work within the Church, in union with the Holy Father and our bishops, seeking through reasoned and charitable means to foster love for the traditional Roman liturgy. The Federation is perhaps best known for its careful, scholarly position papers on the liturgy — a witness offered in a spirit of filial devotion.

What a chapter does

At the local level, a Una Voce chapter like ours seeks to:

  • support the continued celebration and availability of the traditional Mass in our region;
  • build up a community of the faithful who love this liturgy, so that no one walks the road alone;
  • foster understanding of the Mass through formation — resources such as the articles you are reading now;
  • safeguard and promote Latin, Gregorian chant, and the sacred arts that serve divine worship.

An invitation to charity and hope

Ours is a community that has known the sorrow of losing places dear to us. Yet the spirit of Una Voce is not bitterness but hope and charity — a steadfast love for the Mass and for the whole Church, and a quiet perseverance in seeking the good. We strive always to act with patience, with respect for all, and with confidence in God’s providence.

If this spirit speaks to you, we warmly invite you to get involved — to join our email list, to come to the Mass, and to walk with us. Together, una voce, we offer our worship to God.