The above is me offering Holy Mass at a home chapel in the Midwest.

With increasing persecution of the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) more traditional families may desire access to their own personal traditional priest.  However, they have no idea what is required in a chapel, not to mention a full-time cabin. Here’s the thing: You will attract many more traditional priests with a fully-stocked chapel than you will with a promise for a “priest hole” as if this were 16th century England.

We’re not there yet.

But even if we were, keep in mind there are 800,000 Catholics for every traditional priest.  (This shocking stat comes from the Mass of the Ages documentary.)  That means traditional priests will have to shuffle frequently between many families when everything gets shut down under “Order 66,” as I call it.  And we’re going to the chapels that are ready for us, not to the families that want their own permanent “pet-priest” while having no items for Holy Mass.

Certainly not exhaustive but relatively comprehensive, the following is the beginning of a list of what you need to purchase as you are building your home TLM chapel.

Check-List:

1. Chasuble
2. Stole
3. Maniple
4. Chalice Veil
5. Burse

One place for #1-5 above is here.  They are made at a good quality and a good price.  Many traditional priests purchase these nicely-priced vestments from India.  If you have limited space or funds, I would start by purchasing white, violet and red, in that order.  (I base that on frequency of Masses in the old calendar.)

6. Crucifix – One option is something like this.  But even better is to find a good antique or one on etsy (as most official liturgical companies tend to do high price and low quality stuff.)
7. Chalice & Paten – here  (Again, try to get something used from an antique store or dying priest because these American liturgical companies do high price and low quality.  I only link this company as least bad out there.)
9. Ciborium – here  (Think a little bit about how the priest will be able to handle it with liturgical digits (index finger and thumb joined).
10. Altar Cards – Here or Here are two of many options. Plate holders can hold them in place.
11. Alb – here; I ordered a Medium
12. Amice – here; a nicer one that’s pure linen here
13. Cincture – here in white
14. 1962 Missal small or large.  (The pre-55 link I wanted to include from Norcia is sold out, as can be expected!)
15. Prayers at the Foot of the Altar – here
16. Leonine Prayer Card – here
17. Bread – this (for laity) and this (for the priest).
18. Wine – you might be able to find this at your local Catholic store, but they may only sell it to church officials, so your other option is to get your priest to supply this.  Or, you can purchase table wine.  If you do this, it must have no additions (for example, no added sugars.)  Purchasing a bottle over $25 from Italy or France is your safest option.  Red or white works.
19. Purificator – here is one example.
20. Search any of the above sites linked for Chalice Pall, Corporal, & Lavabo Finger Towel.
21. Cruets – here
22. Bowl – A ramekin is fine for a lavabo bowl.
23. Double Corporal – buy two of these and sew them together
24. A First-Class relic of a saint.  These should never be sold, and I’m wary of them being purchased.  The best thing is to ask a priest friend that you know in real life straight-up if you can have one of his.  He very well might be quite generous, especially if he has many first class relics of a saint.  (A relic is a body part of a dead saint—usually a very small piece of bone or hair—kept respectfully in a metallic reliquary.)
25. Altar cloth – here
26. Candles – two white candles like two of these.  You can also get candlesticks like this, but then you would have to get these and these.
27. Portable Altar –  Here is one good option.  But this is not needed if  you are going to design your own home-altar.
28. Missal Stand – here
29. Bell – here.  This is to ring during the consecration.
30.  Garden Kneeling Pads here.  I would suggest purchasing somewhere between 9 and 30 of them.  These are obviously to help those attending your home Mass to be able to kneel on your hard floor for a good 20 minutes of a 30 minute low-Mass.

ALSO, you need to have bleach, starch, and a couple of medium size bins in order to wash and iron the linens.  There’s a specific way the altar linens need to be cleansed by the priest.  Thus, getting 3 dish pans is the way to have an easy set up for a traditional priest.  (Lay people may not wash the linens in the washer until he has purified them, so this is not a superfluous addition.  Remember:  Buy 3 Home Depot Buckets or 3 Dish pans or 3 Rubbermaid tote boxes.)

All of these items (except the table and cleaning items) fit in one of these.
Also, if you are a lay person handling sacred items, purchase white gloves with which you may handle the chalice.
A couple more things…
-Please do not buy me any of the above items.  The above list will make your own home attractive to other traveling traditional priests who should have their own TLM Mass kits with all of the above items.
-If you contact me at the email on my donate page, I can put you in touch with a traditional woman who makes a gold/violet reversible for a priest travel set.  A gold/violet combo (or white/violet) covers the vast majority of Masses throughout the year because gold (or white) can substitute for green and red. Also, violet can substitute for black and rose.
The above is a family’s home chapel.  Mine does not look as nice yet.  Thank you if you can donate.