Wisdom

From Rorate Caeli blog:

It is sad to realize that the most striking words during the journey of our Supreme Pontiff to Asia Minor and Eastern Thrace were pronounced not by the visiting Vicar of Christ, but by the welcoming Patriarch of Constantinople in imperfect communion with him. Words of wisdom from the Phanar on that most sublime of subjects, Sacred Liturgy:

...
Every celebration of the Divine Liturgy is a powerful and inspiring con-celebration of heaven and of history. Every Divine Liturgy is both an anamnesis of the past and an anticipation of the Kingdom. We are convinced that during this Divine Liturgy, we have once again been transferred spiritually in three directions: toward the kingdom of heaven where the angels celebrate; toward the celebration of the liturgy through the centuries; and toward the heavenly kingdom to come.

...in Christ, there is a deep connection between past, present, and future. In this way, the liturgy is more than merely the recollection of Christ's words and acts. It is the realization of the very presence of Christ Himself, who has promised to be wherever two or three are gathered in His name.

At the same time, we recognize that the rule of prayer is the rule of faith (lex orandi lex credendi), that the doctrines of the Person of Christ and of the Holy Trinity have left an indelible mark on the liturgy, which comprises one of the undefined doctrines, "revealed to us in mystery," of which St. Basil the Great so eloquently spoke.
...
Thus our worship coincides with the same joyous worship in heaven and throughout history. Indeed, as St. John Chrysostom himself affirms: "Those in heaven and those on earth form a single festival, a shared thanksgiving, one choir" (PG 56.97) ... In its spacious embrace, it includes the whole world, the communion of saints, and all of God's creation. The entire universe becomes "a cosmic liturgy", to recall the teaching of St. Maximus the Confessor. This kind of Liturgy can never grow old or outdated.

Genoa archdiocese says Traditional Mass never abolished

This one gets my "Where's Waldo" award.

Read the story here

Responding to rumors that Pope Benedict XVI will soon issue a motu proprio encouraging broader use of the pre-conciliar liturgy, the Archdiocese of Genoa, Italy, has posted a detailed notice assuring the faithful that the traditional liturgy was not abolished by the Second Vatican Council.

Why do the faithful need to be reassured that the Traditional Mass was never abolished?

Well... perhaps it's because for almost 40 years, they've been told it was abolished. If they did find one to attend, then they would be told that it was schismatic; if they tired to offer it in St. Peter's Basilica, the priest would have his Missal taken from him; if they did attend one, the local bishop would try to excommunicate them; if they requested the indult, they would have to swear on their kids' lives that they accepted the Novus Ordo was valid regardless of every abuse that came with it... and so on.

Will Europe ever wake up?

crazykhadafi
Uploaded by fontey

Tridentine images in Rome

From Fr. Zuhldorf's blog at http://www.wtdprs.com/blog

Absolutely Beautiful!

In Rome on Sundays Holy Mass is celebrated with the 1962 Missale Romanum at the Church of Gesù e Maria on the Via del Corso. Here are a few images.



Dominus Vobiscum:



Communion:

French Bishops React to Possible Indult

Una Voce & FSSP poised to assist laymen and Priests with Latin Mass

The November 23 Edition of The Wanderer is reporting that International Federation Una Voce (FIUV) and its 60 chapters were preparing to assist laity and priests interested in assisting at, and celebrating the Traditional Roman rite.

Here's the story posted on RenewAmerica website

and here:

Una Voce America Eager for Increased Access to Traditional Latin Mass

Apparently the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter would also assist in assisting diocesan and other priests to learn the rubrics of the Traditional Latin Mass according to the 1962 missal.

"A noble experiment that didn't quite work"

An article in the Palm Beach Post ( Latin Mass would restore mystery ) refers the Mass in the vernacular as "A noble experiment that didn't quite work".


The Author (Steve Gushee) goes on to write:

English might have helped the English-speaking faithful understand what worship was about, but explaining a mystery in any language is an oxymoron. The use of English in the church's central act of worship turned a profoundly moving and, yes, mysterious experience into a dull, pedestrian meeting with little power to stir the spirit or motivate the faithful.

I have always thought that the language of worship should be different from that of everyday life. God deserves to be worshipped in a Language that cannot be modified to suit the devices of everyday life. I much prefer to worship God in a language that is different from that which everyone uses to curse His Name with on a daily basis.

You will often hear the objection that people "don't understand Latin". Of course, most people today believe that the Mass is "for them". They don't realize that the Mass is the official prayer of the Church to GOD. God understands, you don't have to. He understood the greek Jews when they worshipped in Hebrew - which was the official language of worship at the time. It unified the Jews throughout the roman empire. Latin Unified the Church throughout the entire world.

Another though also crosses my mind when people say that they don't know latin. We are the most civilized & educated generation in the history of Humanity. We can learn computer languages & new technologies almost on a daily basis, but are we too stupid to learn Latin? The peasants of old knew and understood the Mass. How dumb we've become!