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Tag Archives: Usus Antiquior
“Empires perish. Tradition endures” – VIDEO about the Traditional Latin Mass, Usus Antiquior
A short documentary has been posted about the Usus Antiquior, or the traditional expression of the Roman Rite. You may see a couple familiar people. The video was made by the son of the doctor who runs the Catholic clinic … Read More
Priest apologizes to traditional Catholics: “The future of the Church is in her past.”
From a priest… (my emphases) Dear Fr Z: I’ve just returned from France where, among other things, I took part in the Chartres Pilgrimage. After registering for the Pilgrimage, I discovered that the usus antiquor would be required of all participating priests, … Read More
ASK FATHER: Is the TLM / Usus Antiquior dead? Forever stuck in 1962?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: In thinking about Benedict XVI’s teaching on the liturgy it wondered me if the TLM/Usus antiquior is a dead liturgy per se? If liturgy ought to grow (be reformed?) *organically* (as opposed to post-Vatican II “reform”), is the Tridentine … Read More
BOOK: Nothing Superfluous: An Explanation of the Symbolism of the Rite of St. Gregory the Great
It is sometimes observed that elements of the Roman Rite, both traditional and revised, accrued as if my accident. Liberals contemptuously squint at gestures (especially the reverent ones) as if they were barnacles on the hull of a ship that … Read More
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Tagged Extraordinary Form, Nothing Superfluous, Roman Rite, Usus Antiquior
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CHART: Correspondence of lectionaries, Ordinary and Extraordinary Form
A while back I asked for help, for a way to line up the readings on Sundays between the Novus Ordo and the Usus Antiquior. For example, I want to see whether or on which Sundays the readings for the, … Read More
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Tagged Lectionary, Novus Ordo, preicopes, readings, TLM, Usus Antiquior
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GUEST POST: “I celebrated the Traditional Latin Mass before today’s exorcism…”
Time and again, priests tell me that when they learn the traditional form of Holy Mass and begin saying it, it changes them profoundly. Today I received this note from a priest (slightly edited): I finished the [Saint John Cantius … Read More
ASK FATHER: Resources about Traditional Mass for newbies
From a reader… Quaeritur: Can you provide or refer me to a resource that explains the beauty of the Traditional Mass for those who have never experienced it – in a simple and easy-to-understand way? A soft-of Traditional Mass for … Read More
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GUEST POST: First Extraordinary Form “Missa Cantata” or “Take the RED pill!”
I say, “Invite your friends to take the RED pill!“ From a happy reader: I attended my first EF High Mass yesterday in the Diocese of Trenton. I was left in a state of awe, really. And all I can … Read More
UPDATE: Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate and restrictions on the TLM
You will remember the hang-wringing and anxiety prompted by the restrictions on the use of the provisions of Summorum Pontificum placed on the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate by the Congregation for Religious. Reminder: The friars had been using the Usus … Read More
A young person’s first Mass in the Extraordinary Form
On the site of the Archdiocese of Miami a young woman recounts her first experience of Holy Mass in the Roman Rite’s Usus Antiquior. Here is part of it with my usual treatment: Praying in the language of the saints … Read More
HELP FROM READERS: Spanish language TLM/Extraordinary Form resources
From a reader: Do you know if there is something similar (and of the same quality) to the “St. Edmund Campion Missal & Hymnal for the Traditional Latin Mass”, but in Spanish? Anyone and everyone?
GUEST POST: A 1st TLM experience
From a reader (some editing and my emphases): I have been an avid reader of your blog and I really appreciate the seriousness of the Catholic issues that you present here, as well as your witty, and often humorous remarks. … Read More
“nothing was required of me but to pray”
At Ignitum Today there is a entry by a gal who attended a “Traditional Latin Mass” for the first time in years. The first part of the piece: […] This Sunday by happy accident (no one could find the 3 year … Read More
Laudamus Te Magazine. Fr. Z makes a proposal.
Sometime ago I wrote about the a fairly new publication called Laudamus Te, HERE. You can find readers’ comments about it under that entry. One year subscription is $32 per year. They have a volume rate, which will help parishes and … Read More
Archbp. Cordileone interviewed in the UK’s Catholic Herald. Comments on the TLM
In the UK’s best Catholic weekly, the Catholic Herald, the Archbishop of San Francisco, Most Rev. Salvatore Cordileone, offered some interesting comments. Read the whole thing there, but here is something of interest concerning the older form of Holy Mass. … Read More
A first TLM experience recounted
From a reader: At home for Christmas break from the seminary where I teach, I had occasion to meet with a single mother and daughter whom I befriended when working in a parish internship long ago. The daughter is now … Read More
“The Latin Mass is like beer. You have to drink it in a few times to like it.” Why Taylor Marshall attends the TLM.
May I suggest that you trot like Chaucer over to Taylor Marshall’s place and read his reflection on why he now attends Holy Mass in the Usus Antiquior? Some highlights to whet the… you know… I’ve not always been partial … Read More
