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 + JMJ Andrea Mantegna , CC0, via Wikimedia Commons The liturgy is supposed to embody the Truths of the Catholic Faith. The Truth is that Our Lord Jesus Christ IS the Messia, He came and fulfilled the prophecies and He is the rise and fall of many Luke 2:34. Vulgate: 34 Et benedixit illis Simeon, et dixit ad Mariam matrem ejus: Ecce positus est hic in ruinam et in resurrectionem multorum in Israël, et in signum cui contradicetur: Douay / Rheims: 34 And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother: Behold this child is set for the fall, and for the resurrection of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be contradicted; Knox: 34 when Simeon blessed them, and said to his mother Mary, Behold, this child is destined to bring about the fall of many and the rise of many in Israel; to be a sign which men will refuse to acknowledge; Catholic Bible Online Ver. 34.   Is set for the ruin.   Christ came for the redemption and salvation of all men:  but Simeon prophesies w...

 + JMJ    This is a reblog of a note I posted in April 2023 in A List of Articles with Tradicat's Quick Comments . It is a good example of changes that happened elsewhere in the Catholic Rituals. As you can read below, the change is significant, explicit and fairly incredible.  In other words, I fail to see how something can be called an exorcism that doesn't explicitly say what the priest it doing - which is ordering the unclean spirit(s) to depart.   P^3   I was at a meeting where a Catholic Diocesan Priest claimed that the exorcisms remain in the modern ritual of baptism.  A quick review of the current and previous rites makes it obvious that what is presented as an "exorcism", is actually just a narrative.   In 1964, the words were explicit and meant what was said. In the new liturgy, the word exorcism is a label but there is no content.  It is bland. So ... looking at the Rituale Romanum (1964) we read:   Depart from him (her...

 + JMJ I believe that Our Lady is the key to emerging from this crisis.  Happy Feast Day!!! P^3  Courtesy of FSSPX.News Our life is often adrift; we lack the clear sense of direction that ought to permeate our whole routine and direct all our thoughts, words and deeds toward this overarching goal, like iron filings to a magnet. After all, the final cause in philosophy, the purpose and destination of a thing, is the “cause of causes” (causa causarum), which comes at the conclusion when it is realized yet shapes and orders the entire existence of a thing as its fundamental intention. Now, Mary’s Assumption into heaven takes up this place in our lives. Of course, in this regard we should speak first about Christ’s Ascension, but Mary’s Assumption is closer to us, because Christ, being God, is always with the Father and His Ascension constitutes the logical conclusion of His mission in the world. In Mary’s case, however, this is the final g...

 + JMJ I thought it apropos,  with the publication of Traditionis Custode and its reference to the Novus Ordo Missae being 'the' expression of the Faith, that I reblog this comparison.  P^3 +++ I downloaded the comparison that was linked in the previous article on the mass (here) . ... a very good reference! P^3 From: Whispers of Restoration (available at this link) . CHARTING LITURGICAL CHANGE Comparing the 1962 Ordinary of the Roman Mass to changes made during the Anglican Schism; Compared in turn to changes adopted in the creation of Pope Paul VI’s Mass in 1969 The chart on the reverse is a concise comparison of certain ritual differences between three historical rites for the celebration of the Catholic Mass Vetus Ordo: “Old Order,” the Roman Rite of Mass as contained in the 1962 Missal, often referred to as the “Traditional Latin Mass.”The Ordinary of this Mass is that of Pope St. Pius V (1570) following the Council of Trent (1545-63), hence the occasional...

 + JMJ  With yesterday's article in mind, I thought this detailed review would be important. The quote below is very telling as we find ourselves in that exact situation with the Novus Ordo Missae and Traditionis Custodes. If a pope (to speak only of the highest religious authority) has the power to loose what another pope by the same power has bound, then he should use this right only for the gravest possible reasons: reasons which would have prompted his predecessor to revoke his own law. Otherwise, the essence of supreme authority is itself eroded by successive contradictory commands. P^3 Courtesy of SSPX.org The legitimacy of Quo Primum September 17, 2013 Source: District of the USA Does Quo Primum , the 1570 papal bull of St. Pius V which guaranteed the right of every Latin Rite priest to say the Roman Mass, still have force of law? Foreword This canonical study of Fr. Raymond Dulac was written in 1972, thus at the beginning of the struggle ...

 + JMJ Thus they have restored the Missal itself to the original form and rite of the holy Fathers  Some of Pope Francis' words in TC have been countered by quotes from Quo Primum.  After reading one editorial, I was prompted to read this piece for the first time. I find it interesting that the work undertaken was to restore the liturgy, not create a new one.  So the Novus Ordo Missae of Paul VI is assuming that they didn't do their job properly. I also found it cute that he stated "This New Rite ...". His intentions are clear: To return the liturgy to its original form by removing accretions.  Everyone was to make use of this missal. Exception provided for those possessing  200 year old approval / customs. No one was to be punished for using this missal. This Law is to be perpetual.  Some elements are, by the wording, limited to Pius V's lifetime. All in all a good quick read that was long overdue. P^3   Source: Papal Encyclicals Quo Primum ...

 + JMJ Auctorem Fidei Revisited On January 3 "Unknown" posted some comments on a 2013 post about auctorem-fidei here . Unknown: your reasoning is defective; the Popes in the above statements condemn as erroneous that the discipline of the Church could be harmful to souls. Stating that the Popes only meant "the Church discipline of their time" is incorrect, since other Popes post Pius VI and Gregory have cited these documents as evidence of the "negative infallibility" of Church discipline.  I wish Unknown would have provided a reference.  But what is "negative infallibility"?  I covered this in an article on infallibility here . Please read the whole article Fr. Peter Scott addresses the objection. Unknown: Also, per Dr. L. Ott in "Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma" pg. 296; stated that the Church "would remain the Institution of Salvation...until the end of the World". If the Church could ever teach harmful error or decree disci...

+ JMJ I really hope that it is still ok to repost information from Rorate-Caeli ... as this is a topic of great importance and I really want to have it handy as a reference! A key aspect that is missing in the Novus Ordo Missae is ... frankly ... reverence.  This is apparent in the Ordo itself but is glaringly obvious to Traditional Catholics in the music that is 'sung' at the various flavours of the Novus Ordo Missae. Frankly, the lack of reverence in the design of the music renders it banal and a torture to hear.  I find it particularly imbalanced in its sentimentality.  What it is missing is the awe that is due to God.  It is that awe that I find generally missing throughout the Catholic Church since the Second Vatican Council. ... not to mention the hard teachings on Hell, Damnation and ... Sin. P^3 Courtesy of Rorate-Caeli I am pleased to publish here at Rorate Caeli the full text and video of the lecture I gave on Gregorian chant as t...