Ruminations of an Amateur Monastic
NOTICE VATICAN CITY, JUL 6, 2007 (VIS) – Tomorrow, Saturday July 7, the Vatican Information service will transmit a special service for the publication of the Apostolic Letter “Motu Proprio data” of His Holiness Benedict XVI, “Summorum Pontificum,” concerning the use of the pre-1970 Roman liturgy. The document will be accompanied by an explanatory Letter from the Holy Father. …/…/…VIS […]
» Read moreVatican, Jul. 4, 2007 (CWNews.com) – A papal document widening use of the 1962 Roman Missal will be released on July 7, the Roman news agency I Media says, confirming reports that circulated late in June. The motu proprio will be entitled Summorum Pontificum… Source Deo gratias!
» Read moreI ask all who read this to join me in praying a novena (until 07.07.07) of this prayer. Thank you.
» Read more[T]he motu proprio liberating the Tridentine Mass for the entire Catholic Church has been given to about 30 bishops from all over the world in the Sala Bologna of the Apostolic Palace by Vatican Secretary of State Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone. The bishops had been invited to Rome for that purpose. At the end of the meeting, in which the motu […]
» Read moreFrom the always informative Fr. Z, an initiative I heartily endorse: I ask all of you sincerely to say prayers for the good reception of the Motu Proprio. May the hard of heart yield to the Holy Spirit when hearing of Vicar of Christ’s will. May the eager rejoice graciously and with true thanksgiving to God. May the ignorant seek […]
» Read moreWord is busting out all over that the Motu Proprio freeing the ancient rite will come in the next few weeks. The Holy Father has already signed it. It’s currently being translated. The accompanying letter asks for a “serene” reception by the bishops. The “or else” is only implied. Joy! Time to review Fr. Z’s 5 Rules of Engagement for […]
» Read moreToday is the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. Our musical selections for today’s Mass were maddening. The only Trinitarian song was our closing hymn. In two cases, Broadway Bob chose sappy contemporary songs that directly followed Trinitarian hymns in the Missalette. It’s like he was one off the whole day. And one song he chose was clearly a funeral […]
» Read moreToday we celebrated the Ascension of our Lord. Our “guest priest” while our pastor is vacationing in Ireland with his family is an odd duck. An old, retired Irish priest, he fits the “Old Irish priest” stereotype. Despite being here for over fifty years, his accent is so thick that you can barely understand four words in a row. In […]
» Read moreToday is Ascension Thursday. Except that in my diocese, it’s not. In many places in the USA and UK, Ascension Thursday is this coming Sunday. This makes absolutely no sense to me. Part of the traditional music for this day is Viri Galilaei. It won’t be sung in my parish. Although I’m a member of a Latin Rite parish, I’ve […]
» Read moreAlso known as Palm Sunday. I lectored today. As we used the dialogue option for the Passion narrative from Saint Luke, I actually both proclaimed the Gospel title (“The Passion according to Saint Luke”) and the final versicle (“The Gospel of the Lord”). Normally, these (and indeed, all Gospel readings) are reserved to the Priest or Deacon. [liturgical geek moment] […]
» Read more… in the words of Fr. Z. Yesterday evening the Pope received in audience: His Eminence Francis Card. Arinze, Prefect for the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments; His Eminence Darío Card. Castrillón Hoyos, President of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”. The Motu Proprio to liberalize the Tridentine Rite is coming, and soon. The question is, will […]
» Read more“The road to hell is paved with the skulls of bishops.” (attributed to Saint John Chrysostom (349-407), Bishop and Doctor of the Church) Mr. John Allen of the NCReporter writes that his excellency, Bishop Donald Trautman of Erie, Pennsylvania has “challenged a recent ruling from the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments that the Latin phrase […]
» Read moreFr. Z over at What Does The Prayer Really Say? is calling for “predictions” on the title of the new Motu Proprio. Sadly, his site seems to be down at the moment, or I’d comment there. Perhaps simply Introibo ad altare Dei ?
» Read moreThis morning’s Mass at the school where I work was sponsored by the second grade class. I am always of a mixed mind on these things. On the one hand, the children are involved in the planning and celebration of the Mass. They are gaining experience as servers, as lectors, as choir members. On the other hand, sometimes the pagentry […]
» Read moreFollowing up on a previous post, I continued my Haugen and Haas strike into its third week. And today, there were no hymns by either of those gentlemen. Sure, there were some St. Louis Jesuit bits, and we won’t even disuss the appropriateness of “Soon and Very Soon” as a “sending song”, but there was no Haugen, no Haas. So […]
» Read moreA brief follow-on to Fr. Z’s hopes, mentioned in a previous post, appears at Whispers. Change is in the air…
» Read moreThere seems to be a certain … something in the liturgical air. Anyone who has read Pope Benedict’s book on the liturgy knows him to favour more traditional liturgies than what generally passes for Sunday Mass in most parishes in the United States. Some Traditionalists have been upset that he hasn’t moved quickly (or perhaps at all) in correcting a […]
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