We are in violet this Sunday, as Pre-Lent continues in the traditional Roman Rite.
Too many people today are without good, strong preaching, to the detriment of all. Share the good stuff.
It is the 6th Sunday of Ordinary Time in the Novus Ordo and Sexagesima in the Vetus Ordo. Such confusion. All so unnecessary.
Was there a GOOD point made in the sermon you heard at your Sunday Mass of obligation?
Tell about attendance especially for the Traditional Latin Mass. I hear that it is growing. Of COURSE.
Any local changes or (hopefully good) news?
I have a few thoughts about the orations in the Vetus Ordo for Sexagesima: HERE
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Keep in mind that Septuagesima could fall as early as 18 January, which would overlap with the 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time.
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In keeping with the Epistle, a thorn in the side appears to have been delivered for a time by the powers that be. Grace will have to suffice in the meantime. The seed that fell on good ground did not produce fruit without effort.
If it seems bad, remember that Japanese Catholics once had to go almost 2 centuries with not even priests.
Father took the part of St. Paul and said what he probably would have said would have been a lot sharper, that St. Paul had done so much and suffered so much and seen so much, it must have been hard to see the Corinthians drift away. That St. Paul asked God to remove the thorn, whatever it was we don’t know, and that God’s answer was His grace was sufficient for it. That here is St. Paul unable to help himself, powerless, just as Father sees he is, and how we are today in our troubled world and lives. The weaker we are, the more God can do.
Solemn high Mass today with all diocesean priests, deacons and seminarians.
Father focused on how close we are to lent. To take the next couple days before lent and think about how we can fast during lent. To ask God to give us hard things in life to help bring us closer to him.
He emphasized taking time, even if it is just five minutes, to stop in to church during the day and visit with the Lord in Eucharistic adoration. To think about how we can improve ourselves.
What was very striking today at Mass is that we had many different nationalities present at Mass. English, Spanish, Chinese, Polish, German and a few others I couldn’t guess or know. Everyone was praying together and no one felt out of place (the Mass was in Latin of course and not the native tongue of anyone).
I am seeing this more and more at Mass. There is no balkinization around the language of the attendees. We all sang together in Latin the responses and some of the hymns that we knew. I can’t speak some of their native languages, but we all spoke and sang with one voice at Mass.
The Epistle is lengthy and clever and the equally subtle Gospel (parable of the sower) provides much to consider so Fr Boyle considered it to a counsel against despair for those with a ‘right and good heart.’
Missa cantata TLM 12:30pm at Ave Maria Catholic Church in Naples. The church holds 1,100 and was at least 3/4 full. Immense gathering for an afternoon Mass. Young, serious and very positive about what they are doing. Father from FSSP, I believe. It’s only been around at Ave for a short time and yet this Mass feels like its been there forever.