A received a question from a reader about the number of TLMs which can be celebrated in a parish on a Sunday or feast.
In order to preserve anonymity, I will simply rephrase it.
Context: A parish where the TLM is celebrated regularly. The priest – otherwise friendly to the TLM – states that there can only be one celebration of the TLM in the parish on a day because Summorum Pontificum 5. § 2. says:
§ 2. Celebratio secundum Missale B. Ioannis XXIII locum habere potest diebus ferialibus; dominicis autem et festis una etiam celebratio huiusmodi fieri potest. … § 2. Celebration according to the Missal of Bl. John XXIII can take place on weekdays; on Sunday, however, and feasts there can be also one celebration of this kind.
QUAERITUR: Does this mean that there can be only literally one celebration of Holy Mass with the 1962MR in a parish on a Sunday or feast? Does this mean that – even if the pastor wants to put an additional celebration in the schedule in a stable way – he may not because of Summorum Pontificum 5. § 2?
RESPONDITUR: The intent of Summorum Pontificum is clear. The TLM is to be made available to those who request it reasonably. If there is great enough interest in the TLM to merit more than one Mass, there can be more than one placed in the schedule in a stable way.
However, Summorum Pontificum is clear that there must be adequate provisions made for those who prefer to attend Mass in the Ordinary Form lest they be deprived of their rights.
I have reason to believe that were a parish priest to write to the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei he would receive this same answer.
There are other issues to consider. Since the Holy Father speaks of how young people are interested in the older form of Mass, and that his hope is that there will be mutual enrichment of the two forms of the Roman Rite, it makes perfect sense that there have to be adequate numbers of celebrations of Holy Mass with the 1962MR – in parishes – to satisfy these ends. Not only do parish priests have to respond to requests for the older Mass, parish priests ought to make sure their folks know the older form through adequate exposure.
Wall-E’s got nuthin’ on these guys!
enefits. Opportunity’s right-front wheel has been drawing more electric current than usual, an indication of friction within the wheel. Resting the wheel for a few days is one strategy that has in the past helped reduce the amount of current drawn by the motor. Also, on March 7, the rover did not complete the backwards-driving portion of its commanded drive due to unanticipated interaction between the day’s driving commands and onboard testing of capabilities for a future drive. The team is analyzing that interaction before it will resume use of Opportunity’s autonomous-driving capabilities.
Meanwhile, on March 10, the rover team decided to end efforts to drive Spirit around the northeastern corner of a low plateau called "Home Plate" [ah… it is spring and baseball awakens the world again… even on Mars!] in the inner basin of the Columbia Hills, on the other side of Mars from Opportunity. Spirit has had the use of only five wheels since its right-front wheel stopped working in 2006. Consequently, it usually drives backwards, dragging that wheel, so it can no longer climb steep slopes.
You know… I think someone once did provide a link to a site with patterns for making vestments.
The classic modern Roman cut does have specific proportions for its design and certain details which are to be included, such as the pattern of the galloni or "orphries" or "trim" or whatever you choose to call it. Sometimes people think that any chasuble with the squared sides is "Roman". They aren’t. For example, Roman vestments don’t have a big Cross on the back.
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