Tag Archives: Novus Ordo

Guest Post: Use of Latin in the Ordinary Form

Posted on 17 May 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
I thought you may be interested to know that our priest, for certain Daily Masses in the Ordinary Form, is using Latin for the majority of the Mass. We use English for the readings, the collect, postcommunion, and … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Is permission needed to say the Novus Ordo in Latin?

Posted on 10 March 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
I have searched high and low. When is it  permissible for priests to celebrate the Novus Ordo (Editio Typica) in Latin in the U.S.? Is the permission of the local bishop needed?
I am always surprised when this comes up.  I … Continue reading →

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Why don’t priests follow rubrics? Fr. Z cheerfully rants.

Posted on 9 February 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

My friend Fr. Ray Blake, distinguished p.p. of St. Mary Magdalen in Brighton, has a post sure to prick the consciences of some not yet liberally heart-hardened priests and bishops.
He starts off with a comment about the lack of liturgical … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Is it okay for people to listen to music rather than always to sing everything during Mass?

Posted on 29 November 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a priest:
Is it against the mind of the Church when a choir alone sings a hymn at the offertory and preparation of the gifts or are the people supposed to sing along as well?
No, it is not against the … Continue reading →

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Translators “often” accidently leave things out. This time the lacuna concerns the SSPX and the Novus Ordo.

Posted on 28 September 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Translation can be hard.  Even when it isn’t, translators are sometimes rushed or tired.  However, it is good to pay attention to get all the words, especially those pesky little words that can change completely the sense of a sentence.
There … Continue reading →

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Card. Brandmüller on the liturgical reform of Vatican II

Posted on 28 August 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Our friends at Rorate noticed a piece at Vatican Insider in which His Eminence Walter Card. Brandmüller expressed himself about the Novus Ordo, aka “the Mass of Paul VI” and “the Ordinary Form”.   He says what we know is true … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Books for singing the Novus Ordo Mass in Latin

Posted on 25 February 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
I know that the Liber Usualis and the Graduale are the two main places to find the appropriate chants for any given feast day in the Extraordinary form of the Mass, but I was wondering where one is … Continue reading →

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For Lay People: Participation at Holy Mass: Which Form? WDTPRS POLL

Posted on 18 January 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Rorate has a poll going for their readers about participation at Holy Mass in the Ordinary Form, the Novus Ordo.   The way to know their readers, thought it is clearly gauged for lay people, not priests.
I think that is … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Priests and a silent Roman Canon

Posted on 13 December 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

In another post I wrote about an option for a silent Canon/Eucharistic Prayer in the Ordinary Form.
This comes from a priest:
I have had an interesting experience with the new translation of the Roman Missal. Since it arrived, I decided that … Continue reading →

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Card. Burke on “mutual enrichment”. Fr. Z rants.

Posted on 29 November 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

When Benedict XVI promulgated his “emancipation proclamation” for the older form of the Roman Rite, his Motu Proprio  Summorum Pontificum, he wrote about a “mutual enrichment” between the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms which could take place.  For that to happen, … Continue reading →

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