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Tag Archives: SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM
ASK FATHER: RUMOR – Will the attack on Summorum Pontificum be on Friday, O.L. of Mt. Carmel?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I just read on Rorate that they expect Francis to issue his new motu proprio restricting the celebration of the Latin Mass this week Friday. Do you think it was deliberate that they chose to issue … Read More
ASK FATHER: Why are the Novus Ordo and the Traditional Latin Mass just two “forms” instead of two different “rites”?
UPDATE 9 July: You might go over to The Remnant and watch Peter Kwasneiwski’s talk at the Roman Forum on the issue I treat, below, and a lot more. One of the important points he makes is the ever-increasing ultramontanism … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Brick by Brick, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Save The Liturgy - Save The World, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Greg DiPippo, idoneus, Peter Kwasniewski, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM
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07/07/07 – 14th Anniversary of Summorum Pontificum – Fr. Z rants.
Today is the 14th Anniversary of the release of the of Benedict XVI’s Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum. The text was released on 7 July 2007 – 7/7/7 Just for fun, this blog’s page on that day: HERE Lately, rumors have … Read More
ASK FATHER: Ought we import elements of the Traditional Latin Mass into the Novus Ordo?
From a priest reader…. QUAERITUR: As both the Extraordinary and the Ordinary Forms of the Mass have their own respective set of rubrics (the former being more detailed than the latter), my question relates to those priests celebrating both forms: … Read More
DEVELOPMENT re: St Peter’s TLM Suppression. This could say something about rumored attack on Summorum Pontificum
BLURF ALERT Bottom line… if there were serious talk in the Curia about suppressing Summorum, this news militates against it. This is like clock work. I’m trying to get on the road and this pops up. So, without access to my laptop, … Read More
Sober thoughts about a rumored restricting of Summorum Pontificum. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
Dom Alcuin Reid, has a good opinion piece at Catholic World Report about the rumored restrictions or retooling of Summorum Pontificum, Benedict XVI’s “emancipation proclamation” for priests and lay people regarding traditional sacred liturgical worship. My emphases and comments. Opinion: On liturgical … Read More
Another voice in defense of Summorum Pontificum. And some calming words.
While not a seismic surprise, I didn’t expect a strong defense of Summorum Pontificum (aka the “emancipation proclamation) from Joan Lewis, the cordial veteran Vatican correspondent who has since 1990 worked for VIS and EWTN. Joan, after some introductory point, goes … Read More
Posted in Si vis pacem para bellum!, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The Drill
Tagged Joan Lewis, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM
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36 Comments
ACTION ITEM! Novena for the preservation of Summorum Pontificum. Save The Liturgy – Save The World
Today I saw at the French site Notre-Dame de Chrétienté a proposal for a Novena to St. Joseph to maintain the Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum. If there is a threat to Summorum, this is a good thing to do. If there … Read More
Wars and rumors of wars. Is there a “document” in the works to undermine Summorum Pontificum”?
On this day in particular, I had wanted to put aside highly negative news. However, to paraphrase Trotsky, we might not be interested in war, but war is interested in us. My mail box is filling with notes from people … Read More
Card. Burke reacts to the St. Peter’s Mass Suppression: rescind it immediately
UPDATE: Card. Burke’s statement can be read at his page: HERE At the National Catholic Register (which is a Catholic paper and not to be confused with the Fishwrap), there is a piece by Ed Pentin about Raymond Leo Card. … Read More
Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, Liberals, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Pò sì jiù, Save The Liturgy - Save The World, Si vis pacem para bellum!, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged can.902, concelebration, Raymond Card. Burke, San Pietro Suppression, SC 57, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM
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