Tag Archives: Universae Ecclesiae

QUAERITUR: Can the new Lectionary be used with the Extraordinary Form?

Posted on 4 January 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a seminarian (edited):
Fr. Z, thanks for all you do. [My pleasure.] I have learned much from reading your blog over the last few years, and I continue to come here as a seminarian for trusted commentary on different issues.  I have … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Resources for seminarians to learn TLM on their own. Wherein Fr. Z rants.

Posted on 11 December 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

During an ordination, someone must stand up in front of the ordaining bishop and attest that seminarians are properly formed and educated and suitable for ordination.
However, seminarians of the Latin Church are not being trained in the whole of the … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: How to get Gregorian chant and a TLM in the parish.

Posted on 10 December 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
The New Missal has started in my parish and the music is atrocious. I had to go to the local public high school play to hear Gregorian Chant! No regard for GIRM #41. My Bishop refuses to allow the extraordinary … Continue reading →

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NEW WDTPRS COFFEE MUG: Universae Ecclesiae edition

Posted on 23 November 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

It has been a while since I have offered a different WDTPRS mug for your consumption of Mystic Monk Coffee or Tea. Behold, the newest: the Universae Ecclesiae 8 mug.
As you know Universae Ecclesiae was the Instruction from the … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Extraordinary Communion Minister at a TLM if the priest is infirm?

Posted on 15 November 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
May a duly commissioned Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion distribute the host at Mass in the Extraordinary Form when the celebrating priest is physically impeded from doing so?
It would seem that paragraph 28 of Universae Ecclesiae precludes the … Continue reading →

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Question for seminarians

Posted on 3 November 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

As we know, Universae Ecclesiae spoke to the need for Latin Church seminarians to know the Extraordinary Form.
I would appreciate notes by email from seminarians about what is going on in their programs of formation.  Use the CONTACT link on … Continue reading →

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Note to bishops: Summorum Pontificum replaced Ecclesia Dei adflicta. No… really… it did.

Posted on 21 October 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

It defies reason, but sometimes we still find bishops who think that Summorum Pontificum and Universae Ecclesiae don’t exist and that they can still order matters concerning the older form of Mass according to the now superseded Ecclesia Dei adflicta.
Bishop … Continue reading →

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DEVELOPMENT: D. Great Falls-Billings document about Benedict XVI’s Summorum Pontificum

Posted on 8 September 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

As you may be aware, some time ago the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings posted on their diocesan website a document about the implementation of Pope Benedict XVI’s provisions in Summorum Pontificum that left some people shocked.  That document, over the … Continue reading →

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When diocesan priests choose to use exclusively the Extraordinary Form. Fr. Z rants, a lot.

Posted on 8 September 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Our friends at Rorate have an interesting piece, which you should read in toto over there.
Here are some salient points.
Can one be a diocesan priest and
celebrate the traditional Mass exclusively?
A true motivational example
[We [Rorate] consider this to be one of … Continue reading →

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Diocese of Great Falls-Billings issues amazing document about Benedict XVI’s Summorum Pontificum

Posted on 4 September 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

UPDATE:
There has been a change to the document. Read THIS.
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ORIGINAL POST:
I thought this sort of thing over, and long in the past.
A reader sent me a copy of and link to a document issued by His Excellency Most Rev. … Continue reading →

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