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Tag Archives: stable group
QUAERITUR: My teen wants to attend the Extraordinary Form. How to ask the parish priest?
From a reader: My teen daughter loves Gregorian chant and has been asking me to take her to an Extraordinary Form Mass. We found out today that an associate pastor at a nearby parish has celebrated Extraordinary Form Masses in … Read More
Reminder about Summorum Pontificum 5, Universae Ecclesiae 15 and the “stable group”
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 … Read More
QUAERITUR: What is a “stable group”? How big? How small?
From a reader: Saw your most recent quaeriter [“quaeritur” is a verb, btw.] and noted the use of “stable group.” We are struggling with our diocese over the definition of that term, as they [“they”? Diocesan officials?] want to say a stable … Read More
Brick by Brick: Personal Parish Granted to the FSSP in Fort Wayne
For your Brick By Brick file. A reader alerted me to the following from The TLM in Michiana: Personal Parish Granted to the FSSP in Fort Wayne Father Gabet announced at Mass this morning that Bishop Kevin Rhoades in a … Read More
