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Monthly Archives: September 2007
Interesting news from Rome
As you probably know I am in Rome right now. I will be heading back to the USA via London early next week. During my all too brief Roman sojourn, I have been catching up with people and news. One … Read More
ALERT TO PARISH PRIESTS: Interesting interview with a pastor on his experience of the Traditional Latin Mass
The traditionalist newspaper The Remnant interviewed by good friend Fr. John Echert, pastor of St. Augustine’s in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. St. Augustine was the single parish in that Archdiocese where people could find approved celebrations of … Read More
Archd. of New Orleans: guidelines for Summorum Pontificum
The Archdiocese of New Orleans has issued its guidelines for Summorum Pontificum. My emphases and comments. GUIDELINES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM The Holy Father wrote to the bishops with great trust and hope that his apostolic letter Summorum … Read More
News article on implementation of Motu Proprio in St. Louis
Here is very interesting development. This piece is from the St. Louis Review: My emphases and comments. Archdiocesan priests attend meeting on Latin Mass rules by Jennifer Brinker, Review Staff Writer Priests of the archdiocese interested in … Read More
Fr. Lang on Holy Mass “ad orientem”
One of the great liturgists of the 20th century, vastly under appreciated in his day, was Klaus Gamber. When writing about the post-Conciliar reforms he held that perhaps the most damaging change made was the shift from celebration of Mass … Read More
Card. Pell comments on the Motu Proprio
Here is an interesting little piece from Zenit with remarks made by Card. Pell of Sydney about the Holy Father’s Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum. Cardinal Pell: Pope Didn’t Turn Back Time SYDNEY, Australia, SEPT. 21, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI’s move … Read More
Sooo… whaddya call that Mass, anyway? You know, all that old fashioned stuff?
Under another entry someone brought up the question of what to call the older form of Mass. I guess by now regular readers here are used to seeing me write "the older form of Mass". I am comfortable with that … Read More
Bp. Murphy of Rockville Centre on the Motu Proprio: a pleasure to read
And now for your Motu Proprio parsing pleasure… Someone sent me a transcript of a statement by His Excellency Most Reverend William Murphy, Bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, NY. It was in His Excellency’s column in The Long … Read More
Archbp. Mansell of Hartford on Summorum Pontificum: enjoy!
The Archbishop of Hartford, His Excellency Most Reverend Henry J. Mansell, made a statement on the Motu Proprio and the older form of Mass. I think you are going to like this! I did! My emphases and comments. Archbishop’s … Read More
D. of Alexandria on Summorum Pontificum
The Bishop of Alexandria in Louisiana, His Excellency Most Reverend Ronald P. Herzog, has sent a Memorandum to his priests about the Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum. My emphases and comments. MEMO to Priests: September 11, 2007 RE: Motu Proprio … Read More
Venerator Sti Lot on Ratzinger in 1976 on the “old Missal” and “new Missal”: “Fr Jackson, Many thanks! I do not recall reading that sermon before – and I think I would, if I…”
