The effect Summorum Pontificum has had on the Church should not be underestimated (nor overestimated, I suppose, by some). The theological and ritual tensions that would naturally arise with the coexistence of two forms of the one Roman rite will not dissipate because of this instruction. But we can hope that greater clarity of SP will be attained through this instruction so that as parishioners, bloggers, and usages ordinary and extraordinary coexist they may do so with mutual understanding and enrichment.
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“Universae ecclesiae” to be released…
And so, on May 13, 2011 the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” will release a document…
Read moreSt. Ambrose and the White Robed Army
“I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been slaughtered because of the witness they bore to the word of God.”
Read moreParsch’s New Year
Parsch writes, “What we read as past history and what we await as future hope merge into a holy now and a holy today in the Mass” (pg 5).
Read moreSummer “What We’ve Been Reading” Wednesday
One upshot to studying in Europe is that the academic year does not begin until about mid-October and so my time for summer reading is vastly extended – so much so that it is also fall reading. Here are some titles on my list.
Read morePro Ecclesia…
Here is a sample of the difference(s) found in the upcoming English translation of the 2002 Missale Romanum as compared to English translation of the the MR1975. This Collect is taken from “For the Church” series A.
Read moreYoung People on Liturgical Reform
Given the interest in generational differences on liturgical reform, we thought it would be fun to ask people 35 and under what they think.
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