Tag Archives: Universae Ecclesiae

Annual appeal videos during Mass. Fr. Z posts an example. POLL ALERT!

Posted on 3 March 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

This morning, before celebration of Low Mass in the Usus Antiquior, it fell to me to introduce a video from the Diocese of Madison about the Annual Catholic Appeal.
Since last night I ran into the Bishop, His Excellency Most Reverend … Continue reading →

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Is training in the Extraordinary Form forbidden at St. Mary’s College in Oscott, England?

Posted on 7 January 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I have been sitting on this for months, but…
As a preamble, let me repeat something.
The Supreme Pontiff’s 2007 Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum established juridically that the Roman Rite has two forms, not one.   Thus, if a man has not been trained … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Novus Ordo formula of Communion distribution during TLM

Posted on 13 November 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
Dear Father, one of our in-residence priests assisted with the
distribution of Holy Communion at the TLM this week. He was very rushed and used the Ordinary Form words and manner — “Body of Christ”, in English, and didn’t cross … Continue reading →

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Reminder about Summorum Pontificum 5, Universae Ecclesiae 15 and the “stable group”

Posted on 17 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

For some reason I have had several emails recently – from far-flung places – which all have to do with a common problem that some people are encountering in making petitions for celebrations of Mass in the Extraordinary Form.
They are … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: A stable group petitioned the Extraordinary Form, but the “parish council” says NO!

Posted on 11 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a young reader:
I am a sixteen year old boy, who has requested a TLM mass at my parish a number of times unofficially. After getting several unsatisfactory results, I decided to send a short concise petition to the bishop, … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Can a traditionalist priest require women to cover their heads during Mass?

Posted on 10 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
I have read web sites from FSSP Traditional parishes that indicate women are to cover their heads during Mass. My understanding is that the requirement was removed from Canon Law, thus it is no longer a sin to … Continue reading →

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IMPORTANT: PCED response to two “dubia” about “legitimacy” in Universae Ecclesiae

Posted on 25 August 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I am on the road, and it is hard for me to work with this, but here is a first go at something which I think is pretty important.
The following article copy-pasted from the PDF of the 8/23/2012 edition of … Continue reading →

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A bishop explicitly charges all his seminarians to learn the Extraordinary Form. Wherein Fr. Z rants.

Posted on 14 August 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

For your Brick by Brick file.
In another entry I answered a question from a lay person who desired to pray for a priest as he learns the Extraordinary Form of Holy Mass at the request of his bishop. It occurs … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Can diocesan priests use the Extraordinary Form Carmelite or Dominican or Cistercian Rite?

Posted on 21 July 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
I recently read an article about a Carmelite priest who had to jump through all these hoops to get permission to celebrate the Carmelite rite Mass, but then the article pointed out later that, under Universae Ecclesiae 34, … Continue reading →

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Bishop confirms 19 people at SSPX chapel. Can you say “Win Win Scenario”?

Posted on 13 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Our friends at Rorate have publicized that a French bishop, Most. Rev. Jean Bonfils, Emeritus of Nice went to an SSPX chapel in Ajaccio, Corsica and administered the sacrament of Confirmation to 19 people.
It seems that the local SSPX priest … Continue reading →

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