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 + JMJ  Context is King and proof-texting is its jester.   Taking a phrase out of context can alter its meaning. Sometimes this is done accidentally, sometimes confirmation bias plays its part and sometimes it is a malicious attempt to twist the words of some into something altogether different that what was meant. Contrary to popular opinion, Archibishop Lefebvre was neither a scoundrel, nor omniscient.  He was a bishop doing his best to understand an evolving crisis and respond accordingly.  Result ... as the context of the Novus Ordo Missae and implementation of Vatican II became clearer, his opinion matured. So - this is the way of things for humans. We are not omniscient and rarely does God give us insights to the future. We have free-will, intelligence and the Faith. We need to use all of them to make the best decision we can based on the information at hand.   I think that the context of the Novus Ordo Missae (New Mass) has been reinforced ...

 + JMJ  In this time of Trad's in Custody, we need a reminder! P^3 https://sspx.ca/en/theology-and-spirituality-mass   Theology and Spirituality of the Mass Offertory of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass This comparative study shows the profound difference between the traditional Roman Mass and the Novus Ordo Missae . In Article 1 of the motu proprio, Summorum Pontificum , Pope Benedict XVI wrote: The Roman Missal promulgated by Paul VI is to be regarded as the ordinary expression of the law of prayer ( lex orandi ) of the Catholic Church of the Latin Rite. On the other hand, the Roman Missal promulgated by St. Pius V and published again by Blessed John XXIII should be held as the extraordinary expression of the same law of prayer ( lex orandi ), and on account of its venerable and ancient use let it enjoy due honor. These two expressions of the law of prayer ( lex oran...

 + JMJ  I remember having several visceral reactions (internally since I was in polite company) at word "Concelebration".  It pops up periodically in conversations, such as when an SSPX / FSSP priest was visiting his home parish the Pastor saw him and asked if he wanted to concelebrate Mass. The priest politely declined with an excuse. A recent comment by Fr. Hunwicke (link & below) got me thinking about the topic again in a more critical manner.  I do not believe that Concelebration is something which we all need to avoid, totally and invariably, as an absolutely essential  matter of conscience. From time to time, I republish old pieces which make clear the Magisterial basis of my belief. Fr.Hunwicke Any Traditional Catholic who has attended an priestly ordination will know that the newly ordained priests concelebrate the Mass with the Bishop. (Ref Link_SSPX_A , Link_SSPX_B ). So in principle Concelebration isn't an evil or even a novelty ( see Wikiso...

 + JMJ Fr. Hunwicke, with his characteristic aplomb points out some key untruths (ie lies) and half-truths that need to be repeated. P^3 Some lies to entertain you "The New Mass  is what Vatican II ordered." Vatican II, in its Sacrosanctum Concilium , gave sensible guidelines for the reform of the Liturgy. Unfortunately, these guidelines were largely ignored in the decade that followed. RUPTURE! "All but four of the Council Fathers voted for the New Rite." No; what all but four of the Fathers voted for was Sacrosanctum Concilium. But this actual Conciliar Decree was largely ignored once 'the Experts' got their hands on the levers of power. RUPTURE! "Modern Catholic Worship is what the Council wanted." Even the New Rite as actually drafted after the Council had ended, and as authorised by the post-Conciliar popes is not what you get in most ordinary parish churches. For example: the official New Rite wants the First Eucharistic Prayer, t...

 + JMJ  The much maligned Archbishop Bugnini is only part of the problem.  Pope St(?) Paul approved his work, so he bears the lions share of the guilt for this Novus Ordo Missae's contribution to this crisis. But remember, this crisis is not a liturgical crisis, it is a doctrinal crisis! P^3 Courtesy of SSPX.org   Bugnini's Principle for the Novus Ordo Missae: People of God September 13, 2017 Source: District of the USA   Archbishop Bugnini, who was pivotal in the development of liturgical reform, with Pope Paul VI The following is an excerpt of a conference given by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre on October 29, 1984 in Stuttgart, Germany.  Editor's Note: The conference, entitled “The Church, The Priesthood, and the Tridentine Indult,” came on the heels of Pope John Paul II extending a limited indult for Catholic priests to say the traditional Latin Mass. In the portion of the conference contained below, the Archbishop critically examines t...