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	Here you can find the state of the revision of the Historical timeline of the Roman Mass.
69-500			In the first five centuries we find several testimonies of Church Fathers and other important writers about the Holy Mass Sacrifice and the Holy Eucharist, all of whom agree with the testimony of St. Paul. These writers come from all parts of the Christian world at that time. English - Nederlands (Dutch)
1570	Quo Primum Tempore		The Latin Mass in use at the Vatican, which goes back to Gregory the Great, has been promulgated by Pius V with some small changes in accordance to the Council of Trent as obliged for the entire Roman Church. To protect the Liturgy from the heresies of the Reformations all liturgies that could not be proved to be elder then 200 year are forbidden. Latin - English - Nederlands (Dutch)
1604	Cum sanctissimum Eucharistiae;		Latin
1634	Si quis est		Latin
1642	Universa per Orbem
1683		An example of the Traditional Participatio Actuosa	A People Missal: the H.Mass being expressed by 35 etchings with additonal prayers and illustrated with much more etchings, published München (Germany).
			35 Stages of the H.Mass with O.T. prophecy and N.T. fulfillment to meditate	large numbers of prayers to honor and adore God through His Saints	some litanies	penitential psalms and other prayers
1871	Inclytum Patriarcham		To the Glorious Patriarch - About St. Joseph Nederlands (Dutch)
1903	Tra le sollecitudini - Inter sollicitudines		Instruction on sacred music Latin - Italian - Spanish - Portuguese - Nederlands (Dutch)
1920	Missale Romano Ex Pio X reformatum
1928	Divini Cultus Sanctitatem		On the steady promotion of the liturgy, Gregorian chant and sacred music Nederlands (Dutch)
1947	Mediator Dei		About the Sacred Liturgy Latin - English - Italian - Spanish - Portuguese - Nederlands (Dutch)
1955	Maxima Redemptoris		Decree on the liturgical renewal of the Solemnity of Easter and the entire Holy Week Latin - Nederlands (Dutch)
1958	Instructio de Musica Sacra et Sacra Liturgia		Nederlands (Dutch)
1959	Announcement of the Council		"... a decided resolution to recall certain ancient forms of doctrinal affirmation and of wise provision of ecclesiastical discipline, which in the history of the Church in an epoch of renewal yielded fruits of extraordinary efficaciousness, through clarity of thought, through the solidarity of religious unity, through the living flame of Christian fervour in which we continue to see, even in regard to the well-being of life here on earth, abundant riches from "the dew of heaven and of the fatness of the earth" (Gen. 27:28). Evidently, from this announcement Pope John XXIII clearly had in mind "to heal the Church in this epoch of renewal" to get the "fruits of extraordinary efficaciousness" when he announced the Council and started its preparations. Clearly, St. John XXIII expected the "fruits of extraordinary efficaciousness", a "spiritual renewal", not created by (Church)men but as a gift from the Holy Spirit after the Church had recalled certain ancient forms of doctrinal affirmation and of wise provision of ecclesiastical discipline. English
1960	Rubricarum instructum		The approval of the new rubrics of the Roman Breviary and Missal Latin - Nederlands (Dutch)
1961		Preparatory Commission on Liturgy.	Meeting of the sub-commission to work out the redaction of first chapter at which Fr. Bugnini himself presented his method before a small number of members and consultors during the meeting at the Domus Mariae (Fr Angelo Lameri, 433 - 2013) [1]. English
1962		Draft Preparatory Document on Liturgy.	Cardinal Caetano Cicognani had signed the draft on Februari 1 [2].
1962	Veterum Sapientia		To promote the study of the Latin language (Februari 22) Latin - Spanish - Nederlands (Dutch)
1962	Acta et Documenta Concilio Oecumenico Vaticano II Apparando, Volumen II, Pars III - De Sacra Liturgia		Minutes of the discussions by the General Preparatory Commission on the draft document on the Liturgy (March 26 - April 3) Latin (pdf)
1962	Acta Synodalia I.II		This concerns the period between the approval of the Preparatory Document on Liturgy by the Central Commission and the approval thereafter by Pope John XXIII, at which the amendments of the Central Commission had to be worked out in accordance to the mandate given by the GeneralPreparatory Commission At the general session, October 30, on the Liturgy Cardinal Ottaviani was denouncing a moneuver and deemed that the text of the Preparatory Document on the Liturgy was not the same as that to which the Central Commission had granted its approval. While explaining what was changed Cardinal Alfrink turned off his microphone ... [3] Cardinal Confalonieri, president of the subcommission for amendments, confirmed in the general congregation, November 5, that the contested articles had indeed been reintroduced pursuant to their examination by the body over which he presided. It had been put there after a decision on the part of the subcommission for amendments. [3] Latin (pages 18-21 and 107 ad 6, respectively)
1962	Novo rubricarum corpore		Promulgation of the Latin Mass version 1962 (June 23) Latin One can reasonably ask about Pope John XXIII's motives for promulgating the 1962 Missale. On the one hand the ongoing reform was still not finished, while on the other hand the (falsified) preparatory document proposed ("embryonal"-)reforms (expression taken from Bugnini) that were in contradiction to the recent developments of the ongoing reform as well. This promulgation should be considered as a real Papal Statement regarding these proposed ("embrional"-)reforms
1962	Sacrosanctum Oecumenicum Concilium Vaticanum Secundum. Series prima (1962)		"Schemata Constitutionum et Decretorum de quibus disceptabitur in Concilii sessionibus". [Latin (pdf)] Part one (of four) of a series of volumes containing schemata (page 159 - 201 concerns the Preparatory Document on Liturgy) that were to be discussed by the Fathers of the Second Vatican Council. This volume was distributed in July 1962, three months before the start of the Council (= July 8); the Fathers were asked to submit any comments, and a small number of them did so (These responses can be found here in Latin in Acta Synodalia, Appendix prima, pp. 69-350)
1962	Novis hisce temporibus		Rapture of St. Joseph to the Canon of the Eucharist (November 13) Latin - France - Nederlands (Dutch)
1962	Gaudet Mater Ecclesia		In this opening address of the Second Vatican Council, Pope St. John XXIII makes very clear that the Council was not allowed to change one iota of the Church Teachings: He stated: "we like to hear in the memories and the merits of the more recent and ancient Pontiffs, our predecessors" that "the sacred deposit of Christian doctrine should be guarded and taught more efficaciously" and that the Council "should never depart from the sacred patrimony of truth received from the Fathers", which "is presumed to be well known and familiar to all". Therefore "the Church's solicitude to promote and defend truth derives from the fact that, according to the plan of God, who wills all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth", whereas "the truth of the Lord will remain forever". Latin - English - Italian - Spain - Portuguese - Nederlands (Dutch)
1963	Sacrosantum Concilium		Council document on Liturgy Latin - English - French - German - Italian - Spanish - Portuguese - Nederlands (Dutch)
1965	Mysterium Fidei		Encyclical of Pope Paul VI on the Holy Eucharist Latin - English - French - German - Italian - Spain - Portuguese - Nederlands (Dutch)
1969	Novus Ordo Missae 1969		Promulation of the Missale Romanum by Pope Paul VI Latin - English - German - Italian - Portuguese
1969	Ottaviani Intervention		Letter from Cardinal Ottaviani to His Holiness Pope Paul VI Rome (1969) English - Nederlands (Dutch) pdf
1971	Agatha Christie Indult		The "Heenan" Indult from Sacra Congregatio Pro Cultu Divino, Prot. N. 1897/71 English -
1984	Indult Quattor abhinc annos		The Original Tridentine Papal Indult (1984) English - French - Nederlands (Dutch)
1986	Commission of Cardinals		In his replies to bishops about the Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum of 2007, Cardinal Catrillon Hoyos - then Cardinal President of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei - refers specifically to points from this Cardinals' advice to Pope John Paul II Italian
1988	Motu Propriae Ecclesia Dei		Latin - English - French - German - Italian - Spanish - Portuguese - Nederlands (Dutch)
2004	Redemptoris Sacramentum		Latin - English - French - German - Italian - Spanish - Portuguese - Nederlands (Dutch)
2007	Responsa ad Questiones de Aliquinus Sententiis ad Doctrinam de Ecclesia Pertinentibus		(June 29) The consequent duty of theologians to expound with greater clarity the diverse aspects of ecclesiology has resulted in a flowering of writing in this field. In fact it has become evident that this theme is a most fruitful one which, however, has also at times required clarification by way of precise definition and correction, for instance in the declaration Mysterium Ecclesiae (1973), the Letter addressed to the Bishops of the Catholic Church Communionis notio (1992), and the declaration Dominus Iesus (2000), all published by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. The vastness of the subject matter and the novelty of many of the themes involved continue to provoke theological reflection. Among the many new contributions to the field, some are not immune from erroneous interpretation which in turn give rise to confusion and doubt. A number of these interpretations have been referred to the attention of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Given the universality of Catholic doctrine on the Church, the Congregation wishes to respond to these questions by clarifying the authentic meaning of some ecclesiological expressions used by the magisterium which are open to misunderstanding in the theological debate. Question 1: Did the Second Vatican Council change the Catholic doctrine on the Church? Response: This was exactly what John XXIII said at the beginning of the Council.[4] Paul VI affirmed it [5] and commented in the act of promulgating the Constitution Lumen gentium: "There is no better comment to make than to say that this promulgation really changes nothing of the traditional doctrine. What Christ willed, we also will. What was, still is. What the Church has taught down through the centuries, we also teach. In simple terms that which was assumed, is now explicit; that which was uncertain, is now clarified; that which was meditated upon, discussed and sometimes argued over, is now put together in one clear formulation" [6]. The Bishops repeatedly expressed and fulfilled this intention [7]. Latin - English - French - German - Italian - Spanish - Portuguese - Nederlands (Dutch) pdf-format
2007	Summorum Pontificum		(July 7) The Supreme Pontiffs have to this day shown constant concern that the Church of Christ should offer worthy worship to the Divine Majesty, "for the praise and glory of his name" and "the good of all his holy Church". As from time immemorial, so too in the future, it is necessary to maintain the principle that "each particular Church must be in accord with the universal Church not only regarding the doctrine of the faith and sacramental signs, but also as to the usages universally received from apostolic and unbroken tradition. These are to be observed not only so that errors may be avoided, but also that the faith may be handed on in its integrity, since the Church's rule of prayer (lex orandi) corresponds to her rule of faith (lex credendi)". Latin - English - French - German Italian - Spanish - Portuguese - Nederlands (Dutch) pdf-format
2007	I	Letter to the Bishops	With great trust and hope, I am consigning to you as Pastors the text of a new Apostolic Letter "Motu Proprio data" on the use of the Roman liturgy prior to the reform of 1970. The document is the fruit of much reflection, numerous consultations and prayer. News reports and judgments made without sufficient information have created no little confusion. There have been very divergent reactions ranging from joyful acceptance to harsh opposition, about a plan whose contents were in reality unknown. This document was most directly opposed on account of two fears, which I would like to address somewhat more closely in this letter. Latin - English - French - German - Italian - Spanish - Portuguese - Nederlands (Dutch)
2007	II	Answers of the Cardinal President of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei to certain questions
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2008	III	Note on the new designation by Holy Father Benedict XVI for the Liturgical celebration of Good Fryday
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2011	Instruction on the application of the apostolic letter Summorum Pontificum of his Holiness Benedict XVI given motu proprio
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2016	With regard to SSPX: Misericordia et Misera		Faculty cobferred for Latin - English - French - German - Italian - Spanish - Portuguese - Nederlands (Dutch)
2017	With regard to SSPX: Faculty to assist Marriage		Nederlands (Dutch)
2020	IV	Quo magis altera	decree approving seven Eucharistic prefaces for the forma extraordinaria of the Roman Rite. Latin - English - French - German - Italian - Spanish - Portuguese - Nederlands (Dutch)
2020	V	Cum sanctissima resplendeat	Decree on how new saints can be celebrated in the Extraordinary Form. Latin - English - French - German - Italian - Spanish - Portuguese - Nederlands (Dutch)
2021	Traditionis custodes		Latin - English - French - German - Italian - Spanish - Portuguese - Nederlands (Dutch)
2021		Letter to the Bishops	English - German - Italian - Spanish - Nederlands (Dutch)

The International Federation Una Voce (FIUV), founded in 1965, brings together associations of lay faithful attached to the Traditional Latin Mass (Extraordinary Form of the Roman rite).

Statements on 'Traditionis Custodes':

Articles on 'Traditionis Custodes'

2021.09.06

1. "England and Wales Respond to the Motu Proprio" by Theo Howard
   The traditional community in England and Wales is of notable importance to the wider traditional movement. One of the unbroken streams by which Divine Providence saw fit to continue the flow of the Church's Liturgical Tradition to the present, following the post-conciliar official hostility towards that Tradition from many quarters, was in England and Wales through the famous 'Agatha Christie indult' of 1971
2. "New Papal Interview Contains Revealing Remarks on Traditionis Custodes" by Matt Gaspers
   In a lengthy new interview with COPE, a Spanish radio station, Pope Francis fields questions on a wide range of topics,[1] including his Apostolic Letter Traditionis Custodes (July 16, 2021) that effectively abolished Benedict XVI's Summorum Pontificum (July 7, 2007) and severely restricts access to the Traditional Latin Mass for priests and laity alike.



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3. "In Defense of Preserving Readings in Latin" by Peter A. Kwasniewski
   In light of Pope Francis's frivolous and offensive remark about how doing the readings at Mass in Latin would be "like laughing at the Word of God", it seemed opportune to republish here at Rorate an article first published eight years ago in The Latin Mass magazine (Summer 2013), with slight revisions. Although my thinking on all of these points has developed and deepened, it has done so in precisely the same direction. Those who, moreover, think that Francis's July 16 motu proprio requires replacing Latin readings with vernacular ones should read two articles that argue the contrary, here and here.
4. "Houston, We Have A Problem: The Latin Mass" By Kenneth J. Wolfe
   Cardinal Cupich did not go this far. Cardinal Tobin did not go this far. Cardinal O'Malley did not go this far. For some reason, Cardinal DiNardo -- considered by most to be much friendlier toward tradition -- was the first U.S. cardinal to restrict the traditional Latin Mass. The question that should be asked of him is: Why? Of all the problems in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston -- and there are many -- why are a handful of traditional Latin Masses such a high priority to restrict?
5. "Against Sedevacantism: Errors Concerning Supplied Jurisdiction" by John F. Salza, Esq.
   In light of Pope Francis' disastrous pontificate, including his unjust and imprudent motu proprio Traditionis Custodes, many impacted Catholics are being tempted to leave the Church and take refuge in any place where the traditional Mass is offered.
6. "The Bugnini Construction Company Builds Liturgical Fairy Tales" by Lee Fratantuono, PhD
   As we approach fifty days after the motu proprio, it is crucial to repeat this fundamental point: the document is founded on a falsehood so glaring and intellectually unsustainable that it inspires admiration for its audacity and flagrant disregard of reality. "The liturgical books promulgated by Saint Paul VI and Saint John Paul II ... are the unique expression of the lex orandi of the Roman Rite."



2021.09.01

7. "Tradition Devoured by the Magisterium" reported by Peter Kwasniewski
   When Benedict XVI took office as Bishop of Rome in the Basilica of St. John Lateran, he said in his homily: "The Pope is not an absolute monarch whose thoughts and wills are law." And while still prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, he wrote: "The Pope is not an absolute monarch whose will is law. He is rather the guardian of authentic Tradition and thus the first guarantor of obedience. He cannot do whatever comes into his head and is thus able to oppose those people who, for their part, want to do whatever comes into their heads. Its rules are not those of arbitrary power, but those of obedience in faith"
8. "Francis, in interview: Actually, the Traditional Mass was not abolished, I just wanted a "constructive reordering" of Summorum Pontificum..." by Rorate Caeli
   From an interview granted by Francis to Spanish Catholic radio COPE
9. "How the Clergy's "Distance" from the People Facilitates the Laity's Offering" by Peter Kwasniewski, PhD
   The blog Where Peter Is, a site which seems to promote a limitless ultramontanism exempt from the requirements of tradition, magisterial consistency, or reason itself - published an article by Terence Sweeney called "Pope Francis: Guardian of Tradition". The article launches broadsides against the clericocentrism of the Tridentine rite and the need for a new Mass that would at last allow the people to have their proper role.



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10. "After 14 Years, Pontifical North American College (Rome) cancels all Traditional Latin Masses, and all TLM training" by Rorate Caeli
    Announced today to the NAC community -- the PNAC is the National College of the United States in Rome, and the most influential American seminary in the world. It is under the direction of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).



2021.08.30

11. "Dr. Michael Fiedrowicz on Traditionis Custodes: "Frighteningly reminiscent of George Orwell's 1984"" by Prof. Dr. Michael Fiedrowicz
    Lex orandi - lex credendi
    On July 16, 2021, the feast day of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, the Apostolic Exhortation in the form of a Motu proprio Traditionis custodes on the use of the Roman Liturgy before the 1970 reform was promulgated. Article 1 reads, "The liturgical books promulgated by Popes St. Paul VI and St. John Paul II in conformity with the decrees of the Second Vatican Council are the sole expression (l'unica espressione) of the lex orandi of the Roman Rite".
12. "Revenge of the Rigid: On Rejecting Grillo, Primitivism, and the Electric Slide August 30, 2021" by Mark Nowakowski, PhD
    I often like to imagine how the radical liturgical reforms after Vatican II would have proceeded in the internet age. Certainly the quick availability of information and the means by which to network globally in seeking answers would have made the position of the extreme wing of reformers more precarious, and certainly the analog "fog of war" which the Bugniniites hid behind would have been more easily penetrated.



2021.08.27

13. "Cancelling Pope Benedict: Reflections on a recent article and the hermeneutic of rupture" by Peter Kwasniewski
    Professor Martin Madar has written in La Croix (August 9, 2021) a revealing article concerning the larger project represented by Traditionis Custodes. It bears the title "Pope Francis should correct his predecessor on another point". The project here is one to which all Catholics, especially bishops, should pay close attention because it reveals what is really at stake in the current debates about the future of the traditional Mass. It is not so much the individual author who matters: he stands in for an ecclesiastical party that is very prominent today; were it otherwise, Catholics outside the ivory tower could just ignore this article and others like it.



2021.08.26

14. "PRAY - For Traditional Institutes and Traditional Seminaries" by Rorate Caeli
15. "Rekindling Eucharistic amazement: Three mystical experiences of a priest " by Peter Kwasniewski
    The rubrics of the traditional liturgy are all deliberate and with a purpose; those pertaining to the Holy Eucharist remind the priest he is handling the sacred mysteries, which are a heavenly food unlike any other.



2021.08.25

16. "Op-Ed: With 'Traditionis custodes', Francis Promotes Disunity" by Archbishop Aguer, Emeritus of La Plata, Argentina
    The current Pontiff declares that he wishes to pursue even further the constant search for ecclesial communion and to make this purpose effective, he eliminates the work of his predecessors by placing arbitrary limits and obstacles to what they established with intra-ecclesial ecumenical intention and respect for the freedom of priests and faithful! It promotes ecclesial communion in reverse. The new measures are a regrettable step backwards.
17. "Will the Real Lex Orandi of the Roman Rite Please Stand Up? A Comparison of the Old and New Feasts of St. Louis" By Peter Kwasniewski
    Today is the feast of the greatest of Christian kings, St. Louis IX (1214-1270). In light of the attempt of some to declare the Novus Ordo the sole lex orandi of the Roman Rite, it seems worthwhile to do a simple comparison between the traditional Propers for this feastday and those of its modern replacement in 1969. Pay close attention, as usual, to the shifts in political theology, in the concept of merit, the primacy of the supernatural, the relation between nature and grace, and the recognition of the existence of enemies. Not to mention whether the Propers "fit" the saint or not.
18. "Traditionis Custodes: 40 Days Later" by Allan Ruhl
    Now can see better where we stand.
    The traditional Roman Rite has no shortage of enemies in the Roman Catholic Church, especially in the generation of Pope Francis. Regarding the Latin Mass (TLM), Francis' fellow Jesuit Fr. Thomas Reese said back in April that "Children and young people should not be allowed to attend such Masses". I don't think I've ever heard a more condescending and clericalist statement in my entire life. Obviously Fr. Reese was worried about the youthful demographic in the Church who attend the TLM and who one day will hold positions of power within the Church and the Vatican itself.
19. "The Francis Pontificate is the Catechism of Hypocrisy" by J. Basil Dannebohm
    During his general audience on August 25th, Pope Francis spoke of how hypocritical behavior damages Church unity.
    "Hypocrisy in the Church is particularly detestable, and unfortunately there is hypocrisy in the Church, and there are many hypocritical Christians and ministers", said the bishop of Rome.



2021.08.24

20. "Is Traditionis Custodes calling for more Latin?" By Joseph Shaw
    A number of American writers claim that Traditionis Custodes should spur priests to make their celebration of Mass more reflective of the liturgical tradition. Others commentators, including a number of bishops implementing it, apparently think the opposite.
    Those in favor of the first interpretation can cite a couple of passages from the Letter to Bishops which accompanied Traditionis Custodes. Pope Francis quotes Pope Benedict complaining about liturgical abuses-"unbearable distortions"; later he remarks:
21. "Defense of the Motu Proprio Collapsing in Contradictions" by Joseph Shaw, PhD
    Pope Francis has offered two reasons for wishing to bring celebrations of the Traditional Mass to an end: attitudes of some of the faithful which have become associated with this form of the Mass, and the idea that the unity of the Church requires a unity of liturgical rite. Accordingly, some of his defenders have focused on one of these points, and some on the other. Both are having difficulty explaining and justifying Pope Francis' action.
22. "When a Bishop Outlaws Private Traditional Masses" by Peter Kwasniewski, PhD
    In a three-page letter dated August 20, 2021, and addressed to "Dear Brothers in Christ", Most Reverend David A. Zubik, Bishop of Pittsburgh, apparently in an effort to show that he is more Bergoglian than Bergoglio, takes a hearty step beyond what is demanded by a strict interpretation of Pope Francis's motu proprio Traditionis Custodes [TC]. In spite of the fact that Pittsburgh is one of the United States' most depressed and collapsing dioceses-as can be seen from relentless parish closures that have left the city pockmarked with churches converted into restaurants, bars, penthouses, and other secular venues-the infusion of spiritual energy from the wellsprings of tradition is evidently too risky to allow. Better a dead church than a traditional one.
23. "The St. Gallen Mafia and the Latin Mass" by Julia Meloni
    About a decade ago, in a Southwestern church in a run-down part of town, I saw it for the first time.
    From a back pew, I glimpsed something beautiful, perfect. Seeing the priest celebrate it was like being plunged into some heavenly choreography from the Book of Revelation. That first Latin Mass surpassed my understanding, but I intuitively grasped one thing: kneeling for the mystical Roman Canon, I knew my soul wanted to fall down in worship.



2021.08.23

24. "The Morality of Correcting the Pope" by Michael Sirilla, PhD
    Editor's note: with the apparent attempt of the Roman Pontiff to suppress the traditional Roman rite, the following text may prove helpful from OnePeterFive contributing editor, Michael Sirilla of Franciscan University.
25. "Priests: Be Men of God, and the Faithful Will Rally Behind You" by Timothy Flanders
    Vatican News recently gave their headline as "Pope Francis: 'Liturgy needs to return to center of Christian faith'". The words of the Roman Pontiff were addressed to an Italian liturgical conference with the theme: "Where two or three are gathered ..."



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26. "Francis' Cruelty - Costa Rica: Fr. Varela, the First Priest Suspended for Celebrating the Traditional Mass (and the New Mass in Latin!) Following the new Motu Proprio" by Augustine Aksala
    I feel the need to write this chronicle due to the concern expressed in different parts of the world to know clearly what is happening in Costa Rica after the promulgation of the motu proprio Traditionis Custodes.
    On July 7, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI published his apostolic letter in the form of the motu proprio Summorum Pontificum. With this document, the Pope established that it was licit to celebrate the sacraments with the liturgical books prior to the post-conciliar liturgical reform. Thus, in the Roman Rite there was an ordinary form and an extraordinary form, and no priest needed any permission to celebrate Holy Mass with the 1962 missal, edited by St. John XXIII. Moreover, the faithful who requested it were to be admitted to such celebrations



2021.08.19

27. "The little boy whose existence is a threat to the new kind of Church desired by Francis" ...
    A young boy. A symbol of a wide open future ahead of us.



2021.08.18

28. "Liberal attacks the Traditional Mass: NCR v. Michael Brandon Dougherty"; By Joseph Shaw
    Michael Sean Winters has written an attack, mainly on an article by Michael Brendan Dougherty (MBD), and it is interest to contrast MBD's sometimes artless sincerity and distress with Winters' manipulation of the facts and instrumentalisation of Pope Francis. For Winters Traditionis Custodes is not about the liturgy at all: it is an instrument of political power. This is what theology and spirituality has come down to for Winters and his little gang.



2021.08.17

29. "Andrea Grillo: The Mind Behind the Motu Proprio"; by Peter Kwasniewski
    Andrea Grillo (born 1961) is a professor of Sacramental Theology and Philosophy of Religion at the Pontifical Athenaeum of St. Anselm in Rome (Sant'Anselmo) and of Liturgy in Padua at the Abbey of Santa Giustina. With the promulgation of Pope Francis's motu proprio of July 16th, 2021, Traditionis Custodes, he has become a more important figure in Catholic thought. Many indications point to Professor Grillo as an author or at least inspirer of the document, serving as the Pontiff's "house" liturgist and theologian, as he is often called in Rome. He joins many others from Sant'Anselmo who have exercised a disproportionate progressive influence.
30. "How the Assumption of Mary parallels the Ascension of Christ"; by Peter Kwasniewski
    Mary bears our needs and prayers in her Immaculate Heart, and presents them to the Savior of us all. She is borne into heaven to emulate, enter into, and extend as Mediatrix of all graces the intercessory role of Jesus Christ, the one Mediator between God and man.



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31. "MASS OF THE AGES - First episode of the documentary trilogy on the Traditional Mass"; br Rorate Ceali
    With a goal of reaching 10 million Catholics, an incredible new documentary on the traditional Latin Mass premiered on YouTube last night, and can now be watched any time with the entire family.



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32. "Cardinal Sarah: A Church that Claims a Reversal of Her Liturgy is a Church with no Credibility"; by Cardinal Robert Sarah in Le Figaro and reported by RoraTE caeli
    Doubt has taken hold of Western thought. Intellectuals and politicians alike describe the same impression of collapse. Faced with the breakdown of solidarity and the disintegration of identities, some turn to the Catholic Church. ... But is the Church capable of responding to these calls? Certainly, she has already played this role of guardian and transmitter of civilization.



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33. "Tradition and Traitors: How to tell the difference "; By Father Richard Gennaro Cipolla
    The opening line of the recent Motu Proprio from Pope Francis begins with two Latin words: Traditionis Custodes. This refers to the bishops of the Church, including the Bishop of Rome with his special role in the Church. What these words mean in English is "guardians of the Tradition". The bishops are the guardians of Catholic Tradition. We all know what a guardian is, someone who takes careful care of something or someone given to him to make sure that what he has been entrusted with is not damaged but rather is nourished and preserved in an authentic way. But many Catholics do not fully understand what the Tradition of the Catholic faith is. One cannot be a guardian of something that one does not understand.



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34. "The Prayers for the Feast of St Lawrence in the Post-Vatican II Liturgical Reforms" by Matthew Hazell
    Today's feast of St Lawrence gives us yet another example of the differences, both great and small, between the prayers of the traditional and reformed Roman Rites. The collect in the 1962 Missale Romanum (CO 960) reads as follows:
35. "Letter to a future religious: God calls us to the fullness of tradition, not the mere minimum" by Peter Kwasniewski
    The Church's liturgical traditions, which she practiced so consistently and guarded so jealously throughout her history, have truth and right behind them, and the long-term renewal of the Church will come especially through an ever-greater embrace of these treasures.



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36. "A Public Letter from Italian Laity: Francis, enough! Stop the ideological Civil War in the Church" by Rorate Caeli
    This heartfelt letter by several Italian lay people was published today in Italian daily IL FOGLIO. The laity are exhausted after 8 years of war conducted from on top: we want peace. Stop, Francis, just stop.
37. "Vatican sources: Pope Francis will use 'spy system', left-wing cardinal to suppress Traditional Latin Mass" by Maike Hickson
    In conversations with different sources - all of them Vatican experts or members of the Vatican who wished to remain anonymous - LifeSite has learned that there is an expectation that Pope Francis intends to implement his motu proprio essentially suppressing the Traditional Latin Mass with the help of a spy system and especially of the head of the Congregation of Religious, Cardinal João Braz de Aviz. Braz de Aviz has a record of harshly persecuting tradition-oriented religious communities, most prominently the Franciscans of the Immaculate. In his July 16 motu proprio (art. 7), the Pope gave the Congregation for Religious, as well as the Congregation for Divine Worship under Archbishop Arthur Roche, the duty to supervise the implementation of his instructions.
38. "Archbishop Viganó on what priests should do in light of Traditionis Custodes" by Maike Hickson
    Allow me to say first of all that in continuing to celebrate the Mass of Pope Saint Pius V no priest performs any act of disobedience, but on the contrary he exercises his right sanctioned by God, which not even the Pope can revoke.



2021.08.04

39. "The Witness of the Laity to the Traditional Roman Mass:The Heart of the Matter" By Father Richard Gennaro Cipolla
    I received a copy of the letter which follows from a parishioner at the diocesan Parish of St. Pius X, in Fairfield, Connecticut. The letter was written to the pastor of the parish to express his thanksgiving for the presence of the Traditional Roman Mass in his life and that of his whole family. The letter touched me deeply for its understanding of faith, of Tradition, and the genuine expression of joy in having discovered a pearl of great price in the parish celebrations of the Traditional Roman Mass.



2021.08.03

40. "Speaking to the Masses " by Kenneth J. Wolfe
    Pope Francis' recent attack on the traditional Latin Mass and those who attend and offer it has produced quite the outcry around the world. Yet another example of the unintended Francis Effect, slapping around faithful Catholics has blown up in the face of the Vatican. When the Jesuit, left-wing America magazine and normally anti-TLM neoconservative George Weigel both voice public criticism of restricting the freedom to offer and attend Latin Masses, clearly the Vatican roll-out of Francis' hit-job can be considered a massive communications failure based on bad policy and poor planning.
41. "The Pope's Boundenness to Tradition as a Legislative Limit: Replying to Ultramontanist Apologetics" Full Text of Dr. Kwasniewski's Denver Lecture.
    The following lecture was given at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Littleton, Colorado, on July 31, 2021. The video has been posted at YouTube; however, the text below features extensive endnotes that contain much important material. My goal, especially in the wake of Traditionis Custodes, is to refute the all-too-plentiful Catholic apologists who-proof-texting magisterial documents the way their Protestant counterparts proof-text St. Paul - maintain that the pope has absolute executive, legislative, and judicial power over the liturgy. I argue, in contrast, that papal power exists within an historical, ecclesial context that conditions and limits its legitimate exercise, and therefore also grounds the right of the faithful to resist egregious violations of immemorial custom and venerable tradition. In short, this is a defense of the very foundations of the traditionalist movement in the Catholic Church.



2021.08.02

42. "On the moves against the Traditional Mass. It's all about the Violence: Why would anyone pretending to be of Christ's Church lash out at the lambs?" by Archbishop Thomas E. Gullickson
    In the wake of the cancellation of the Pontifical Mass in the National Shrine of the United States that he was going to celebrate on August 14, 2021, Archbishop Thomas Edward Gullickson, former ambassador (Nuncio) of the Holy See before several nations- most recently, Switzerland, until last year - wrote the following two notes in his personal blog.
43. "Two Views on Liturgical Reform: Joseph Shaw (Latin Mass Society) and Anthony Ruff (Pray Tell)" by Joseph Shaw
    Joseph Shaw, chairman of the Latin Mass Society of England and Wales, and Fr. Anthony Ruff OSB, moderator of the Pray Tell blog, respond to nine questions on liturgical reform and the recent motu proprio Traditionis custodes of Pope Francis.



2021.08.01




2021.07.31

44. "Tradition stands above the pope. The old Mass is as a matter of principle beyond the pope's authority to prohibit." ()" by Martin Mosebach
    In Traditionis Custodes, Pope Francis has given a command. He does this at a time when papal authority is unraveling as never before. The Church has long since advanced to an ungovernable stage. But the pope battles on. He abandons his dearest principles-"listening," "tenderness," "mercy"-that refuse to judge or give orders. Pope Francis is roused by something that troubles him: the tradition of the Church.



2021.07.30

45. "Italian Bishops and Cardinals were the origin and moving force behind Traditionis Custodes (an Interview with Fr. Claude Barthe)" an interview with Fr. Claude Barthe
    Fr. Claude Barthe is a seasoned veteran of the pre-Summorum "liturgical wars", now rekindled by Francis in his edict "Traditionis custodes". Living in Paris, Fr. Barthe was also the main chaplain for the Summorum Pontificum pilgrimages that took thousands of Traditional Catholics to pray and attend the Holy Mass in the Traditional Roman Rite in Saint Peter's Basilica during the past decade.
46. "High-ranking Swiss priest discusses defects of Novus Ordo Mass and the Church's need to listen to the faithful" by Martin Grichting, former vicar general of the diocese of Chur and translated by Maike Hickson
    The English writer Gilbert K. Chesterton once said that Protestants believe that God can only be worshipped by way of thinking. Catholics, he said, would do it with all their senses. He said this even before the liturgical reform of Vatican II. For today we have arrived at more or less this Protestant position...



2021.07.29

47. "All to Rome in Late October! "Summorum Pontificum" Pilgrimage Will Take Place" by Fr. Claude Barthe, Pilgrimage Chaplain
    As scheduled, we shall be undertaking our Pilgrimage of the Traditional Mass in Rome October 29-31. From its very beginning it has been about giving thanks for the acknowledgement by the Apostolic See of rights of the usus antiquior. Furthermore, it has always also been about begging God each year to sustain us throughout the world in our efforts to promote the flourishing and spread of this liturgy, which has been the lifeblood of Rome for at least a millennium.
48. "A law must be accepted to be valid" Cardinal Brandmüller on the Motu Proprio by Peter Kwasniewski
    With his motu proprio Traditionis custodes, Pope Francis has practically unleashed a hurricane that has upset those Catholics who feel attached to the Tridentine rite of Mass revived by Benedict XVI's Summorum Pontificum. From now on-according to the essential declaration of Traditionis custodes-Benedict's Summorum Pontificum will be in large measure suspended and the celebration of Holy Mass, with some exceptions, will be allowed only according to the Missal of Paul VI. A look at the blogger scene and other media outlets reveals how a global protest has erupted against this document, which is unusual in form and content
49. "Replying to JD Flynn (Pillar): Traditionis Custodes and the Authority of the Pope" by Joseph Shaw
    In the Pillar, JD Flynn criticises 'the siren voices calling for disobedience, or casting into doubt the authority of the Vicar of Christ'. He has earlier quoted Cardinal Raymond Burke, Bishop Athanasius Schneider, and Bishop Robertus Mutsaerts, but he leaves it to his readers to connect what he quotes them as saying with 'calls for disobedience' and 'casting into doubt the authority of the Vicar of Christ'. This seems on the face of it a serious injustice, and a failure to give these individuals the respect due to their office and indeed to every Catholic, who has a right to his good name: see Canon 220.
50. "Dubia cardinal: With Traditionis Custodes, 'Pope Francis has virtually unleashed a hurricane'" by Maike Hickson
    Cardinal Walter Brandmüller, one of the two remaining dubia cardinals, has issued a statement criticizing Pope Francis's motu proprio Traditionis custodes essentially abrogating the traditional Latin Mass. This cardinal sees that the Pope has unleashed a 'hurricane' and proposes the idea that there are indeed laws that, when heavily opposed or ignored, never effectively become law. He gives an example from Church history of such a law being effectively ignored and invites Catholics who are indignant about this new motu proprio to remain calm and to have patience.
51. "Head of SSPX on Traditionis Custodes: 'The era of the hermeneutics of continuity ... is radically over'" by Maike Hickson
    The problem is not simply liturgical, aesthetic or purely technical', Don Davide Pagliarani went on to say. 'The problem is simultaneously doctrinal, moral, spiritual, ecclesiological and liturgical. In a nutshell, it is a problem that affects all aspects of the Church''s life, without exception. It is a question of faith'.



2021.07.28




2021.07.27

52. "Good old Catholic prayer books and the benefit of 'obscure' saints in the calendar" by Peter Kwasniewski
    In the "bad old days" that Vatican II cheerleaders have to exaggerate in order to make their lame duck council look like something other than a disaster, it is said that the laity were passive, disconnected from the liturgy, lacking in a personal prayer life, and unaware of their dignity as "the People of God."



from 2021.07.16 to 2021.07.26

53. "DC Pontifical Mass: CANCELED" by Kenneth J. Wolfe
    A pontifical high Mass had been planned for 14 August in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. It was actually supposed to be offered a year ago, but was postponed due to COVID restrictions. The music was all set. The clergy were all lined up. EWTN was going to air it live.
54. "Cardinal Burke questions Pope Francis' authority to eliminate the Traditional Latin Mass"; by Alejandro Bermudez
55. "Papal Posse on Guardians of the Tradition Church Unity"; EWTN Video
56. Article: "Legal Considerations on the motu proprio Traditionis Custodes" - Restrictions demand strict interpretation by Fr. Pierre Laliberté, J.C.L.
57. Rorate Cæli Editorial: "The Attack of Hatred and Vengeance Against the Latin Mass Should be Ignored";
58. "A Lie About John Paul II's Words Underpins Francis' motu proprio"; Guest Op-Ed by Leo Darroch
59. "Skandalon: the drama of the history of the papacy";
60. "Francis Has Unleashed a War: It Will End With the Full Triumph of Tradition"; Op-Ed by Roberto de Mattei
61. "Franciscus heeft een oorlog ontketend: het zal eindigen met de volledige triomf van de traditie"; 'Traditionis custodes': een oorlog aan de rand van de afgrond door Roberto de Mattei
62. "I'm an Atheist, but the Latin Mass is Our Patrimony: Francis is Destroying It; He is Doing What He Was Elected to Do." Op-Ed by Top French Philosopher Michel Onfray
63. "A pope would be schismatic... 'if he were to change all the liturgical rites of the Church that have been upheld by apostolic tradition'"; (Francisco Suàrez / Klaus Gamber)
    Only four years had passed since the publication of the new Missal when Pope Paul VI surprised the Catholic world with a new Ordo Missæ, dated April 6, 1969. The revision made in 1965 did not touch the traditional liturgical rite. In accordance with the mandate of Article 50 of the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, it had been primarily concerned with removing some later additions to the Order of the Mass. The publication of the Ordo Missæ of 1969, however, created a new liturgical rite. In other words, the traditional liturgical rite had not simply been revised as the Council had intended. Rather, it had been completely abolished, and a couple of years later, the traditional liturgical rite was, in fact, forbidden. All this leads to the question: Dõs such a radical reform follow the tradition of the Church?
64. "Demanding the Impossible: Traditionis custodes and Vernacular Readings";
65. A RORATE CæLI Editorial: "Bishops should dispense priests and faithful from the horrors of Traditionis Custodes immediately";
66. "Can a document based on falsehoods have juridical standing? Can a doubtful law bind?"; by Peter A. Kwasniewski: Given Its Foundational Falsehoods, Dõs Traditionis Custodes Lack Juridical Standing?
67. "What are they saying about us?"; A fisk of Fr Thomas Reese on Traditionis Custodes
68. "I am a Catholic, but I cannot be irrational. Bergoglio's motu proprio asks me to be irrational, and I cannot do that"; Op-Ed by Juan Manuel de Prada
69. "The Old Mass is Good for Catholic Social Teaching" Article by Stefano Fontana
70. "What is the difference between the Novus Ordo and Latin Mass? Watch this"; Prior to the Second Vatican Council and the introduction of the Novus Ordo, the Catholic Church formalized the Mass more than 1,500 years ago by John-Henry Westen
71. "'Traditionis custodes' wirkt wie eine Kanone, mit der der Papst auf Spatzen schiesst"; Kirchenrechtler sieht Vorgänge, die die kirchliche Einheit schwer gefährden, vielmehr "im Synodalen Weg und den ihn begleitenden Aktionen, die sich gegen den Papst, die Lehre und Einheit der Kirche richten", interview von Petra Lorleberg mit Vater Gero Weishaupt
72. "Zerfall und Schisma"; Der Aachener Kirchenrechtler Weishaupt hat unter Datum vom 23. 8. im Interview mit kath.net hõchst lesenswerte Ausführungen zum Erlass 'Traditionis Custodes' gemacht, die teilweise deutlich über den kirchenrechtlichen Bereich hinausreichen. Wir empfehlen die Lektüre des Originals und beschränken uns hier auf eine grobe Inhaltsangabe und eine ergänzende Vertiefung.
73. "It is to be hoped that bishops will generously exhaust the legal possibilities of dispensation"; Canon Lawyer Fr. Gero Weishaupt
74. "How extraordinary is the Extraordinary Form? The frequency of the 'usus antiquior'"; an Analysis by Brendan Hodge
75. "Dr. Kwasniewski on Traditionis Custodes: Worst Papal Document in History";, I am very grateful, Dr. Kwasniewski, that you are willing to take the time to answer my questions, an interview by Gerhard Eger
76. "Was sagt Karl Rahner zu Traditionis Custodes?"; Das Problem des Gehorsams - ergänzt mit Wortmeldungen von Peter Kwasniewski, Dom Alcuin Reid und Bischof Athanasius Schneider.
77. "Hatred for the Mass of all time and the question of obedience"; The hermeneutic of Cain's envy against Abel by Massimo Viglione
78. "Franziskus, 'Traditionis custodes' und das Lame-duck-Syndrom"; bei Aldo Maria Valli (The Wanderer)
79. "Een onbegrijpelijke, dictatoriale ingreep"; door E.H C. Mennen
80. "Vlijmscherpe kritiek van een atheïstische filosoof";, Michel Orfray
81. "Een kwaadaardige oekaze van paus Franciscus"; bijdrage van Mgr. Rob Mutsaerts, hulpbisschop van 's-Hertogenbosch
• "Liturgy is not a toy of popes; it is the heritage of the Church)"; a very strong statement on Traditionis Custodes by Bp. Rob Mutsaerts (Den Bosch, Netherlands). Rob Mutsaerts, Auxiliary Bishop of 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, published this strong statement on his blog. The pope has asked frequently for parrhesia, and now he's getting a good dose of it from around the world. Translation prepared for Rorate Cæli.
82. "Continuïteit of Breuk tussen de Oude en Nieuwe Liturgie"; by E.H. C. Mennen
83. "'Traditionis custodes': waarom wil paus Franciscus de H. Mis in het latijn laten uitsterven?"; Door Christophe Dickès. Gepubliceerd op 19 juli 2021 in het Franse maandblad L'Incorrect
84. ""Traditionis Custodes": Deutsche Bischõfe setzen bewährten Umgang mit "alter Messe" fort"; Von der CNA Deutsch Redaktion
85. "Kardinal Kasper äussert sich zu "Traditionis Custodes" und "Synodaler Weg""; Von der CNA Deutsch Redaktion
86. "Cardinal Kasper Responds to Pope Francis' New Motu Proprio on the Mass"; The German prelate told the Register some Catholics who attend the traditional Latin Mass have turned Pope Benedict XVI's earlier efforts at reconciliation into division.
87. "Kann defekte Gesetzgebung verbindlich sein?"; Wo ein Papst die Grenzen seines Amtes strapaziert, werden ihn die Tatsachen korrigieren - Papst Franziskus hat sich selber blamiert, ohne Not - Ein kath.net-Kommentar von Franz Norbert Otterbeck
88. "Head of SSPX on Traditionis Custodes: 'The era of the hermeneutics of continuity ... is radically over'"; by Dr. Maike Hickson
89. "Hermeneutik der Kontinuität am Ende."; Zum Brief des Generaloberen der Piusbruderschaft in Sachen Traditionis custodes.
90. "Roundup of Major Reactions to Traditionis Custodes "; by Peter Kwasniewski [UPDATE #4]
91. "Continuing the List of Articles on Traditionis Custodes"; by Peter Kwasniewski [Update 23.07.2021]
92. " Cardinal Zen Makes A Powerful Statement About Traditionis Custodes"; by Gregory DiPippo
93. " On the unity of the Church ~ De l'unité de l'église "; by Dom Alcuin Reid
94. " On the Unity of the Church: Some Good Advice from Dom Alcuin Reid"; by Gregory DiPippo
95. " TLM Celebrants: Keep Doing the Readings in Latin - Add Vernacular as Appropriate"; by Peter Kwasniewski
96. "I attend the Latin Mass. My fellow attendees and I share the same concerns all Catholics should have"; by Matt Lamb
97. "Does Traditionis Custodes contradict the documents of Vatican II?"; Pope Francis' restrictions on the traditional Mass, done in the name of 'unity,' appear to fly in the face of Vatican II, which taught that 'the variety within the Church in no way harms its unity; rather it manifests it.' by Joseph Shaw
98. "What is the difference between the Novus Ordo and Latin Mass?"; Watch this Prior to the Second Vatican Council and the introduction of the Novus Ordo, the Catholic Church formalized the Mass more than 1,500 years ago by John-Henry Westen
99. "Some Questions on Traditionis Custodes"; by John A. Monaco
100. "Traditionis custodes and the raw data on the Latin Mass"; by R. Michäl Dunnigan is a canon lawyer and a civil lawyer.
     The faithful should have the opportunity to learn whether there may have been errors in the questionnaire process and whether their bishops' responses accurately have described them and their true attitudes towards the Council and towards Church authority
101. "An unnecessary and divisive motu proprio"; by Reverend Peter M.J. Stravinskas is the editor of the The Catholic Response,
     Pope Francis' letter to the bishops comes off as judgmental and mean-spirited, reeking with a hermeneutic of suspicion.
102. "Traditionis custodes: Best, worst, and middle case scenarios in the short term"; by Christopher R. Altieri is a journalist, editor and author of three books. He is contributing editor to Catholic World Report.
     Pope Francis has shown himself capable of wielding the great power of his office, but little evident interest in wielding it safely or with care for who gets hurt.
103. "'Finding Viganò' author: Love for the Latin Mass will be 'rekindled by attempt to suppress it'"; by Michäl Haynes
     The veteran Vatican journalist, Robert Moynihan, urged people to have hope and predicted that the Pope's restrictions on the traditional Mass will backfire, leading to a resurgence in the Mass of Ages.
104. "The Virtue of Obedience"; by Charles J. Chaput
105. "Traditionis custodes: Cardinal Zen reacts to restrictions on Traditional Latin Masses"; by Hannah Brockhaus for CNA
106. "Francis: The Pope of Rupture "; Article by Jean-Pierre Maugendre
107. "Pope Francis' Traditionis Custodes: 5 Consequences of the New Motu Proprio Curtailing the Latin Mass"; The Pope hopes to foster the unity of the Church by his decision, but it's unlikely to happen immediately in the wake of the Holy Father's clampdown on celebration of the extraordinary form of the Mass. by Father Raymond J. de Souza
108. "Sermon for the Feast of St. James, 2021: We will not abandon the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass celebrated in the traditional form that we have received from our fathers in the faith!"; by a Benedictine Monk
109. "There is remarkable continuity between the Temple Worship of the Old Testament and the Traditional Mass: We rightly mourn these attacks on our beloved Roman Rite"; a Sermon for the 9th Sunday after Pentecost by Father Albert Marcello.
110. "Die Spur zu Traditionis custodes führt nach Sant'Anselmo"; Der Einfluss der Benediktinerhochschule auf liturgische Angelegenheiten by Giuseppe Nardi
111. "Wofür sollen die Ecclesia-Dei-Gemeinschaften noch Priester weihen?"; Fragen nach den Herausforderungen von Giuseppe Nardi.
112. "Kardinal Cupich und Traditionis custodes"; Will Kardinal Cupich in seinem Bistum Chicago das Motu proprio Traditionis custodes umsetzen, müsste er auch den jungen Orden der Regularkanoniker des heiligen Johannes von Krakau zerschlagen, by Giuseppe Nardi
113. "Niemand kann ernsthaft gedacht haben, dass Traditionis custodes die Einheit der Kirche stärkt"; Falls es wirklich das Ziel des Motu proprio Traditionis custodes war, die Einheit der Kirche zu fõrdern, kann nach drei Tagen festgestellt werden, dass das Ergebnis das genaü Gegenteil ist, by Giuseppe Nardi
114. "Missbräuche karikieren und verfälschen die Liturgie"; Die Instruktion "Redemptionis sacramentum" von 2004, von Gero P. Weishaupt.
115. "Dõs Traditionis Custodes contradict the documents of Vatican II?"; Pope Francis' restrictions on the traditional Mass, done in the name of 'unity,' appear to fly in the face of Vatican II, which taught that 'the variety within the Church in no way harms its unity; rather it manifests, by Joseph Shaw
116. "Continuïteit of Breuk tussen de Oude en Nieuwe Liturgie"; Veel mensen vragen zich misschien af: waarom al dat gedoe; over de oude en de nieuwe Mis? Dan is enige achtergrondinformatie misschien op zijn plaats, door E.H. C. Mennen.
117. "Traditionis custodes: Best, worst, and middle case scenarios in the short term"; Pope Francis has shown himself capable of wielding the great power of his office, but little evident interest in wielding it safely or with care for who gets hurt, by Christopher R. Altieri
118. "Pope Francis' Traditional Latin Mass Restrictions: How French Catholics Are Responding "; The day after the motu proprio was issued, the French bishops' conference reaffirmed the bishops' intention to pursue dialogue with these communities, by Solène Tadié
119. "Let's Study the Impact of the Traditional Latin Mass"; The U.S. bishops will likely discover considerable evidence that proliferation of traditional Latin Masses has been largely a unifying force in the Church - worshippers have been brought into the parishes where youthful zeal is having a noticeable impact by Janet E. Smith.
120. "Bitte an den Papst um Aufhebung von "Traditionis Custodes""; Kathnews verõffentlicht einen Modellbrief für besorgte Gläubige, erstellt von Gero P. Weishaupt.
121. "Vorwand der Einheit als geheuchelter Anlass zum Rausschmiss?"; Ein Beitrag von Clemens Victor Oldendorf.
122. "Missbräuche karikieren und verfälschen die Liturgie"; Die Instruktion "Redemptionis sacramentum" von 2004. Von Gero P. Weishaupt. Jetzt erstellt von Gero P. Weishaupt
123. "Der 8. Sonntag nach Pfingsten 2021 oder: Der 1. Sonntag nach "Traditionis Custodes" - Teil 1"; Eine Detailanalyse von Clemens Victor Oldendorf.
124. "Der 8. Sonntag nach Pfingsten 2021 oder: Der 1. Sonntag nach "Traditionis Custodes" - Teil 2"; Eine Detailanalyse von Clemens Victor Oldendorf.
125. "It is Francis who contradicts communion. We are witnessing a rare case where the pope destroys communion"; Father Guillaume de Tanouearn, one of the priests who involved in the foundation of the Institute of the Good Shepherd (IBP), established by pontifical authority in the days of Pope Benedict XVI, is a well-known figure in conservative circles in France, and in Paris in particular, where his apostolate has been located for over a decade. He spoke to French website L'Incorrect on Francis' edict against the Latin Mass, by Father de Tanouearn, IBP
126. ""Latin Mass Hysteria"? A reply to a hysterical Jesuit-sponsored piece"; On a the website of Sapientia, a Jesuit-sponsored website of the Jesuit-run Fordham University, which claims to be 'exploring Faith, Culture, and Society', a 'film-maker' (yes) called David Gibson has written to debunk what he calls the 'hysteria' about Pope Francis' Apostolic Letter Traditionis Custodes, by Joseph Shaw
127. "Traditionis Custodes: A Blessing in Disguise?"; As the saying gõs, when life gives you lemons, make a whiskey sour. To this extent, Traditionis Custodes may be a blessing in disguise in the long run. Let me explain, by Robert B. Greving
128. "What Really Matters"; by Regis Martin, Professor of Theology and Faculty Associate with the Veritas Center for Ethics in Public Life at the Franciscan University of Steubenville
129. "De Kerk op zijn kop. Paus Franciscus kan niet rusten tot alle katholieken modernisten zijn"; door GEORGE NEUMAYR in The Spectator 25 juli 2021 Onderstaand artikel verwoordt gedachten die bij trouwe katholieken opkomen als ze het pontificaat van Franciscus volgen met als laatste dieptepunt "Traditionis custodes", maar die ze vaak niet willen tõlaten omdat ze zo tegengesteld zijn aan wat katholieken kunnen en willen denken over de paus van Rome
130. "Neue Kardinäle und eine neue Wahlordnung im Konklave?"; Kreiert Papst Franziskus im kommenden Oktober bereits die nächsten Kardinäle, obwohl es einen überschuss an Papstwählern gibt? Bei Giuseppe Nardi
131. "It's not just the numbers right now, it's the rate of growth"; Last night during the rag chew on ZedNet, one of the participants wondered about why the crack down on Catholics who desire the Traditional Latin Mass. After all, the numbers aren't all that threatening, by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf.
132. "Es wird eine weltweite Kette von Katakomben-Messen entstehen"; Ein Schatz, welcher seit mindestens tausend Jahren der ganzen Kirche gehõrt, sei keine Privatsache eines Papstes, über die er frei verfügen kõnne. Interview mit Weihbischof Athanasius Schneider.
133. "'Traditionis Custodes' Appears to be a 'Declaration of War' Says Dutch Catholic Bishop"; Bishop Mutsärts, 63, suggested that the pope's decision indicated that he was "losing authority." by CNA staff
134. "Pope Francis, the Latin Mass and My Family"; We are loyal children of the church on the receiving end of a harsh punishment, by Matthew Walther
135. "DC Pontifical Mass: CANCELED"; ...
136. "Cardinal Gregory Reportedly Withdraws Permission for Tridentine Mass at National Shrine"; The Paulus Institute announced on Facebook that permission for the Mass was rescinded by the archbishop of Washington.
137. "Prof. Hoping spricht sich für Revision von "Traditionis custodes" aus"; Kirchenrechtler: Wenn ständig von Vorschriften eines Gesetzes dispensiert wird, stellt sich die Frage nach dem Sinn des Gesetzes
138. "Bitte an den Papst um Aufhebung von "Traditionis Custodes""; Kathnews verõffentlicht einen Modellbrief für besorgte Gläubige. Erstellt von Gero P. Weishaupt
139. "Polish Bishops' Conference Website Unpersons the TLM"; by Gregory DiPippo:
     It was through constant attention to the liturgy, to its beauty and nobility, that many of us embarked on the path of priestly life. Today we can also see this in a certain fascination with liturgy celebrated in the Extraordinary Form. (our emphasis) It remains undeniable that many young people today are attracted to such attention to the beauty of the Eucharistic celebration.
140. "The problem has not been solved, but tensions have been heightened"; by Bishop Paprocki.
     "It is a mistaken notion that those who attend [the Traditional Latin Mass] are merely nostalgic; that has not been my experience at all ..." says the Bishop of the Diocese of Springfield, Illinois. "Anyone who thinks that when the older generation dies off that the Latin Mass will fade away is not being realistic."
141. "Pope Francis's scarlet letter "; by Dr. Edward Feser
     Disunity is inevitable in any family when a father shows a double standard toward his children.
142. "Secularization, Marxism, and the Enlightenment in Augusto Del Noce"; by Dr. Thomas R. Rourke
     It was modernity's rejection of transcendence, argued the Italian political philosopher, that ultimately led to the eclipse of the moral absolutes that led "to the hubris of science as the new ideal that rises and replaces the others as primary value."
143. "Latin: Living Language, Ancient Rite"; by Jerry Salyer
     If we seek a restoration, it is necessary to promote a renewed appreciation of the ancient liturgy and a revival of Latin-centered education.
144. "Further Articles on the Motu Proprio Traditionis Custodes"; by Peter Kwasniewski
     had thought the flood of writing might abate, but it seems not to have done so. In fact, there is so much now that I have not included everything I've seen, if the quality did not seem high enough (I don't know where they get some of the hack journalists for covering religion!) or if it seemed to add nothing or if it wasn't sufficiently valuable as a case-study of a liberal or progressive viewpoint.
145. "Cdl. Burke: There are 'many in the Church' who are in 'practical apostasy"; By Michäl Haynes
     In a fiery homily, Cardinal Raymond Burke described the events to which the third secret of Fatima is referring as occurring currently, pointing to the "practical apostasy of our time, that is, the going away from Christ by many in the Church."
146. "Votive Mass of the Immaculate Heart of Mary"; Homily by Cardinal Raymond Burke at World Apostolate of Fatima U.S.A. National Blue Army Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima Washington, New Jersey
     It was on the occasion of the July 13th apparition of Our Lady to the three shepherd children, Saints Francisco and Jacinta Marto, and the Servant of God Lucia dos Santos, that she revealed the third part of her Message or Secret.
147. "Traditionis Custodes as a Hermeneutic of Envy"; by by Anne Hendershott
     While there have been some notable attempts to help us understand the rationale behind the most recent motu proprio, Traditionis Custodes, the published reflection on the document by Italian Professor Massimo Viglione stands out because it is the only one that recognizes the sin of envy that is driving this latest papal attempt to destroy the Traditional Latin Mass.
148. "Traditionis Custodes vs. St John XXIII: Guest Article by Dr Nancy Llewellyn"; by Gregory DiPippo
     We are profoundly grateful to Dr Nancy Llewellyn for sharing with us these reflections on Pope St John XXIII's Apostolic Constitution Veterum Sapientia, and its relevance to the recent motu proprio.
149. "Was the Sacred Liturgy made for the pope, or the pope for the Sacred Liturgy?"; by John A. Monaco
     The liturgy has a logical priority over the pope, for without the liturgy, the Church has no reason to exist, nor any ability to participate in the divine life of the Holy Trinity.
150. "A New Reformation"; by Francis X. Maier
     We need to remember - and remembering is a sacred task - that there will be no real novus ordo seclorum, no genuinely "new order of the ages," without the kingship of Jesus Christ.
151. "Archbishop Sheen's Warning of a Crisis in Christendom"; by John Clark
     Legitimate differences in liturgical tradition, when united by belief, do not hinder unity but rather contribute toward it.
152. "In the Midst of Crisis, Be Driven by Faith, Not by Fear"; by Peter Kwasniewski
     In our days, we are seeing an intensification of the spiritual battle as the situation within the Catholic Church continues to deteriorate. Battles have casualties, and some of those casualties are Catholics who have lost their faith or are tempted to leave the Church because of the outrageous corruption, infidelity, and cowardice of its leaders and the seeming lack of any coherent solution amidst anarchy.
153. "VERY IMPORTANT! - 15 August 2021 - World-wide Consecration to the Immaculate Heart by all TLM communities"; As endorsed by several fellow Catholic blogs and pages, we urge you to get your Traditional Latin Mass community to join this global effort. This is very important! We can only win this generational battle through prayer and through the intercession of the Victorious Mother The formula is available here.
154. "It's Time to Imitate Our Forefathers: Never Give Up!"; by Peter Kwasniewski
     The past two weeks have been highly emotional for many Catholics. We felt anger, and justifiably so. We talked incessantly about what had happened, about what might happen in the future, about how we could respond, and about the meaning of it all.
155. "The Four Olds and the Embattled Traditional Catholic Mass"; Jane Stannus
     "Destroy the Four Olds." This slogan was central to the Chinese Cultural Revolution, launched in Beijing in 1966. What were the Four Olds? Old Ideas, Old Culture, Old Habits and Old Customs. The destruction began simply, with the renaming of streets, stores, and even people, who exchanged their traditional Chinese names for revolutionary ones like "Determined Red."
156. "Can We Love Pope Francis?"; by Kennedy Hall
     When Traditionis Custodes is carefully considered, it's clear that it's not just an indictment against the celebration of the 'Old Mass', but instead an attempt to squash the traditionalist revival in the Church. In fact, some commentators have gone as far as calling the motu proprio a declaration of total war against traditionalists everywhere. It's hard to argue with this sentiment.
157. "Revenge of the Modern Liturgists"; by James Baresel
     It was August 1940. Churchill was fighting the Battle of Britain. Half of Europe was under the Nazi boot. The Catholic Church in Germany was being persecuted, and the German bishops were gathered for their annual conference. To what grave matters might they have devoted their energies at such a momentous time? Being German bishops they could think of nothing better than to protect against the Holy See liturgists who were undermining their attempts to refashion the Church's liturgical theology and discipline.
158. "Canonical Guidance from the Latin Mass Society on Traditionis Custodes"; With thanks to Edward Pentin for breaking the story on the National Catholic Register, with some helpful commentary, the Latin Mass Society is pleased to present the fruits of our consultations with a number of Canon lawyers, in a short document available on our website.
159. ">Traditionis custodes and unhelpful observations"; Analysis by JD Flynn
     It has been nearly two weeks since Pope Francis promulgated Traditionis custodes, a legal document that dramatically remade the rules governing the Extraordinary Form of the Mass - which, according to at least some interpretations, probably ought not be called that anymore.
160. "Replying to JD Flynn (Pillar): Traditionis Custodes and the Authority of the Pope"; by Joseph Shaw
     In the Pillar, JD Flynn criticises 'the siren voices calling for disobedience, or casting into doubt the authority of the Vicar of Christ'. He has earlier quoted Cardinal Raymond Burke, Bishop Athanasius Schneider, and Bishop Robertus Mutsaerts, but he leaves it to his readers to connect what he quotes them as saying with 'calls for disobedience' and 'casting into doubt the authority of the Vicar of Christ'. This seems on the face of it a serious injustice, and a failure to give these individuals the respect due to their office and indeed to every Catholic, who has a right to his good name: see Canon 220.
161. "Traditionis Custodes vs. St John XXIII: "; Guest Article by Dr Nancy Llewellyn introduced by Gregory DiPippo
     We are profoundly grateful to Dr Nancy Llewellyn for sharing with us these reflections on Pope St John XXIII's Apostolic Constitution Veterum Sapientia, and its relevance to the recent motu proprio.
162. "Zwei Kurzzitate erhellen Problem und Verständnis von "Traditionis Custodes""; Ein Beitrag von Clemens Victor Oldendorf
     Im Prozess der Bewältigung, das jüngste Motu proprio des Heiligen Vaters Franziskus verarbeiten zu müssen, mö;chte ich diesen Tag wählen, um einen Blick zu werfen auf zwei Zitate, die im Begleitbrief zu Traditionis Custodes kurz aufeinander folgen.
163. "Ist "Traditionis Custodes" perfide?"; Ein Beitrag von Clemens Victor Oldendorf.
     Das neue Motu proprio Traditionis Custodes (TC), das genaugenommen nicht über den überlieferten Rö;mischen Ritus handelt, den es nicht mehr geben soll, sondern darüber, dass allein noch die nachkonziliar erneuerten, liturgischen Bücher in ihrer aktuell geltenden Fassung den Rö;mischen Ritus darstellen, regelt in engsten Grenzen, wie ab sofort die Verwendung des letzten tridentinischen Missale Romanum von 1962 dennoch mö;glich bleiben soll.
164. "Two Views on Liturgical Reform: Joseph Shaw (Latin Mass Society) and Anthony Ruff (Pray Tell)"; This is being posted simultaneously here at Rorate and on Pray Tell.
     Joseph Shaw, chairman of the Latin Mass Society of England and Wales, and Fr. Anthony Ruff OSB, moderator of Pray Tell blog, respond to nine questions on liturgical reform and the recent motu proprio Traditionis custodes of Pope Francis.
165. "Ruff and Shaw on Traditionis Custodes and the Reform"; by Joseph Shaw
     This was not a dialogue, but simply juxtaposes our answers to the same questions. I am grateful to Fr Ruff for the opportunity to take part in this exercise. Fr Ruff's answers, which are from a very different place from my own, are characterised by respect and charity, and give a coherent account of the reasoning of at least some of those who welcome Traditionis Custodes. This makes them interesting and useful to those who want to try to understand this position; I hope my answers will be useful to the readers of Pray Tell.
166. "DC Pontifical Mass: CANCELED"; by Kenneth J. Wolfe
     A pontifical high Mass had been planned for 14 August in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. It was actually supposed to be offered a year ago, but was postponed due to COVID restrictions. The music was all set. The clergy were all lined up. EWTN was going to air it live.
167. "On the moves against the Traditional Mass, "It's all about the Violence": "Why would anyone pretending to be of Christ's Church lash out at the lambs?""; by Archbishop Thomas E. Gullickson
     In the wake of the cancellation of the Pontifical Mass in the National Shrine of the United States that he was going to celebrate on August 14, 2021, Archbishop Thomas Edward Gullickson, former ambassador (Nuncio) of the Holy See before several nations- most recently, Switzerland, until last year - wrote the following two notes in his personal blog:
168. "Reality and the Fall of Man: Sermon for Pentecost X"; by Father Richard G. Cipolla
     From the 7th chapter of St Paul's Epistle to the Romans: "I do not understand my own actions. For I do not what I want to do, but I do the very thing I hate…So then it is no longer I that do it, but sin which dwells within me…I can will what is right, but I cannot do it."
169. ""Tradition stands above the pope. The old Mass is as a matter of principle beyond the pope's authority to prohibit." (Martin Mosebach)"; by Martin Mosebach.
     In Traditionis Custodes, Pope Francis has given a command. He dõs this at a time when papal authority is unraveling as never before. The Church has long since advanced to an ungovernable stage. But the pope battles on. He abandons his dearest principles-"listening," "tenderness," "mercy"-that refuse to judge or give orders. Pope Francis is roused by something that troubles him: the tradition of the Church. .
170. "Italian Bishops and Cardinals were the origin and moving force behind Traditionis Custodes (an Interview with Fr. Claude Barthe)"; Interview with Fr. Claude Barthe
     Fr. Claude Barthe is a seasoned veteran of the pre-Summorum "liturgical wars", now rekindled by Francis in his edict "Traditionis custodes". Living in Paris, Fr. Barthe was also the main chaplain for the Summorum Pontificum pilgrimages that took thousands of Traditional Catholics to pray and attend the Holy Mass in the Traditional Roman Rite in Saint Peter's Basilica during the past decade.
171. "Cardinal Brandmüller on the Motu Proprio: "A law must be accepted to be valid"";
     With his motu proprio Traditionis custodes, Pope Francis has practically unleashed a hurricane that has upset those Catholics who feel attached to the "Tridentine" rite of Mass revived by Benedict XVI's Summorum Pontificum. From now on-according to the essential declaration of Traditionis custodes-Benedict's Summorum Pontificum will be in large measure suspended and the celebration of Holy Mass, with some exceptions, will be allowed only according to the Missal of Paul VI. A look at the blogger scene and other media outlets reveals how a global protest has erupted against this document, which is unusual in form and content.
172. "Traditionis Custodes: a disaster for interreligious dialogue and ecumenism"; by Joseph Shaw
     If [Fr Thomas] Reese [on NCR] is concerned about ecumenism and interreligious dialogue, then he is faced with a different kind of problem. Traditionis Custodes has set the Church's relations with other religions back fifty years, and it is difficult to see how they will recover.
173. "Traditiones Custodes: unity vs. uniformity"; by Joseph Shaw
     In his Letter to Bishops accompanying his Apostolic Letter Traditionis Custodes, among many things worthy of comment Pope Francis says that Pope Paul VI: "declared that the revision of the Roman Missal, carried out in the light of ancient liturgical sources, had the goal of permitting the Church to raise up, in the variety of languages, ‘a single and identical prayer,' that expressed her unity. This unity I intend to re-establish throughout the Church of the Roman Rite."
174. "t's Time to Imitate Our Forefathers: Never Give Up!"; by Peter Kwasniewski
     This is Part I of a three-part series: "Leading a Traditional Catholic Life in a Time of Civil War."
175. "Transitioning from a Time of Peace to a Time of Struggle"; by Peter Kwasniewski
     This is Part II of a three-part series: "Leading a Traditional Catholic Life in a Time of Civil War."
176. "Revenge of the Modern Liturgists"; by James Baresel
     It was August 1940. Churchill was fighting the Battle of Britain. Half of Europe was under the Nazi boot. The Catholic Church in Germany was being persecuted, and the German bishops were gathered for their annual conference.
177. "Latin Mass: no hysteria."; a reply to David Gibson by Joseph Shaw
     Since writing this Crisis Magazine has published a useful study on the recent growth of the Tradition Mass in the Unites States.
178. "A reply to JD Flynn's attack on Cardinal Burke"; by Joseph Shaw
     For readers such as myself to be expected to examine the quoted remarks and look for possible support of these serious allegations is ridiculous and an invitation to uncharity. Flynn dõs not even give us a clue which of the three is implicated in these two alleged offences. Indeed, it might even be that Flynn would, if challenged, refer us instead to the unnamed others he vaguely refers to in the course of the article. However, the insinuation remains, it is serious, and it should be withdrawn.

Other relevant Articles

• "The Mass of Vatican II"; What the Second Vatican Council said about liturgy, what it didn't say about liturgy, and the central intent of the Council concerning the liturgy. Essay by Father Joseph Fessio, S.J.
  Editor's note: This essay appeared originally in the September/October 2000 issue of Catholic Dossier and is based on a lecture on the liturgy given by Father Fessio in May, 1999.
• "Bishop Schneider: Suppression of Summorum Pontificum would be an 'abuse of power'"; The auxiliary bishop of Astana, Kazakhstan discussed what would happen if the Vatican moved to restrict the Traditional Latin Mass. Commenting on the situation of the SSPX – and whether priests might seek to join the SSPX should the Old Mass be restricted – Schneider said it is 'difficult' to say that SSPX priests 'are outside the church or are schismatic when they possess the ordinary faculties of Confession given by the Pope himself.' by Dr. Maike Hickson
• "Eine Abschaffung von Summorum Pontificum wäre ein "Machtmissbrauch""; Weihbischof Athanasius Schneider sprach in der Sendung Catholic Drive Time ueber mõgliche Einschränkungen des Motu proprio Summorum Pontificum und die Piusbruderschaft, by Giuseppe Nardi.
• "FIUV Position Papers on the 1962 Missal"; Here are listed, with downloadable pdfs, the 33 Position Papers produced by the FIUV over several years to address topics relating to the 1962 Missal:
  1. to explain features which may seem puzzling (the use of Latin, the priest facing East, the reception of Holy Communion on the tongue, and only under the species of bread, etc.)
  2. to explain how this Missal can assist the Church in evangelisation, both within the Church, by stimulating debate on issues such as the Eucharistic Fast, and outside the Church, by its special appeal for certain regions and groups (China, Africa, children, men, and so on).
• "Why Benedict XVI Wrote 'Summorum Pontificum'"; It's the faithful, not the rubrics, which determine the fruitfulness of a liturgy, extraordinary or otherwise by Christopher Carstens.
• "From Sandro Magister: Those images really break your heart "; Sandro Magister received the following letter which he published on his site on October 22, 2019.
• "Those Disastrous Trade-Offs"; by Randall Smith