tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6570809348314913884.post13962011290802814..comments2023-10-20T05:44:33.709-04:00Comments on Summorum Pontificum: U.S. Diocesan Official ReactionsPatrick Archboldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230114519933936165noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6570809348314913884.post-64339303192073850182008-11-11T09:29:00.000-05:002008-11-11T09:29:00.000-05:00My diocese (Metuchen, NJ) is having a "Q&...My diocese (Metuchen, NJ) is having a "Q&A Session" on the "Latin [sic] Mass" next Tuesday. I will be in attendance and take copious notes, and if there is an official statement by my bishop, I will send it to you.Jeffrey Pinyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08758581112217835988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6570809348314913884.post-30667302666704269452007-10-10T22:39:00.000-04:002007-10-10T22:39:00.000-04:00Thank you for this compilation. It is very helpfu...Thank you for this compilation. It is very helpful. We will do our best to help you add to the site! God bless!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6570809348314913884.post-68710040433614322782007-09-25T13:58:00.000-04:002007-09-25T13:58:00.000-04:00Bishop of Monterey Pastoral Letter September 2007....<A HREF="http://www.dioceseofmonterey.org/observer/2007/sep/inhim.htm" REL="nofollow">Bishop of Monterey Pastoral Letter September 2007</A><BR/><BR/><BR/>...[M]any of you have asked about our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI's recent “Moto proprio “ Summorum Pontificum” regarding the availability of the 1962 mass according to the Roman Missal promulgated by Pope John XXIII. Citing words from the Constitution on Sacred Liturgy from Vatican II, Pope Benedict XVI explained that in both forms for celebrating the Roman ritual, the intent is the same: “full, conscious, and active participation of the faithful.” Both forms celebrate our participation in sacrificial death and glorious Resurrection of Jesus Christ: in the ordinary” form or post-Vatican II, we do so by means of our English (vernacular) language and communal prayer, while in the extraordinary or pre-Vatican II form, participation also includes listening to the prayers in Latin and joining our hearts to the words and actions. Specifically, in this Diocese I am presently consulting with others with the hope of making the Latin Mass of the 1962 Missal available in three separate locations in our Diocese in a church of our Northern area, Central area and Southern area. <BR/><BR/>It is thus my intention to have these masses celebrated by late September in three sites. However, the Church has to be liturgically appropriate. Also I am seeking the assistance of Priests who can celebrate the Mass as our Holy Father has required, with the ability and heartfelt desire to celebrate the 1962 Latin Mass. Also it is necessary to offer this Mass at a time of day that is convenient for the people and Priests but without infringing on the already busy Sunday schedule of Masses in many of our Parishes. <BR/><BR/>I will formally announce our specific plans later in September, and evaluate the needs of our people in the future. ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6570809348314913884.post-71784250842870655992007-09-25T13:45:00.000-04:002007-09-25T13:45:00.000-04:00Statement above from Fresno<A HREF="http://www.dioceseoffresno.org/letters/20071001knxtlatinmass.html" REL="nofollow">Statement above from Fresno</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6570809348314913884.post-38208723389528395142007-09-25T13:42:00.000-04:002007-09-25T13:42:00.000-04:00http://www.dioceseoffresno.org/letters/20071001knx...<A>http://www.dioceseoffresno.org/letters/20071001knxtlatinmass.html</A><BR/><BR/>Pastoral Message aired on KNXT-TV during October 2007<BR/><BR/>Bishop John T. Steinbock, Diocese of Fresno<BR/> <BR/><BR/>My Dear People of God,<BR/><BR/>The document Pope Benedict XVI issued on July 7 regarding the use of the Latin Mass, reformed and published with the authority of Pope John XXIII in 1962, took effect in the Universal Church on September 14 of this year. The Holy Father declared that both this 1962 Latin Mass, referred to as the Tridentine Mass, and the Mass we now celebrate, the Mass of Paul VI published in 1970, form one and the same Rite.<BR/><BR/>The Holy Father has given permission to a priest, in Masses celebrated without the people, to celebrate the extraordinary form of 1962 in Latin, on his own authority. He does not need permission of the Bishop. Masses celebrated without people are private and non-scheduled Masses. The Holy Father states that Christ’s faithful, with due observance of law, who spontaneously request it, may be admitted to these celebrations.<BR/><BR/>In parishes where a group of faithful attached to the previous liturgical tradition exists stably, if the pastor is able, he is asked to accede to their requests for the celebration of the Mass according to the rite of the Roman Missal published in 1962. If a group of lay faithful does not obtain what it requests from the pastor, it should inform the diocesan Bishop. If he cannot provide for this celebration, the Holy Father says that the matter should be referred to the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei.”<BR/><BR/>As the Bishop of our Diocese, I have always allowed a Sunday Mass in Latin according to the 1962 Missal, both in the South and the North, the Bakersfield area and the Fresno area, for those people, coming from many different parishes, who have an attachment to the Mass in Latin. I thank those priests who have provided this Mass through the years. It is a reality that there are very few priests left that are able to celebrate the Mass in Latin either in the ordinary or the extraordinary form.<BR/><BR/>I cannot foresee, at this time, a regular Sunday Mass in Latin in any other parishes, unless the pastor of a parish is personally able and willing to celebrate this Mass in Latin. Most priests are already celebrating two, three and sometimes four Masses, both on Saturdays and Sundays. As the Bishop, I also have to tell everyone, quite frankly, that because of the shortage of priests, we are now preparing to have some of our parishes staffed, not by a priest, but by a Permanent Deacon, a Religious, or a Lay Person, who will be called a “Parish Life Coordinator.” This person will be in charge of leading the parish community, with a priest coming to celebrate Mass and hear Confessions when available.<BR/><BR/>Hopefully, the document of the Holy Father will have a significant impact in Europe, where relatively few faithful are coming to Mass on Sunday. Here in our Diocese, our parish churches, with multiple Masses, are filled with people, who experience a vibrant and devotional Sunday Liturgy. We are blest, in so many ways, but we are in great need of priests. Let us pray for vocations especially from within our parish communities. +Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6570809348314913884.post-53343684129813045392007-09-15T19:20:00.000-04:002007-09-15T19:20:00.000-04:00http://www.udallas.edu/campusministry/bulletin.cfm...http://www.udallas.edu/campusministry/bulletin.cfm<BR/><BR/>Letter from Bishop Kevin Farrell (Diocese of Dallas) to Priests (edited)<BR/><BR/>I write to you concerning the most recent publication of Our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI regarding the celebration of the Mass in the Extraordinary Form, that is, according to the Roman Missal promulgated in 1962 by Pope Blessed John XXIII.<BR/><BR/>In the Diocese of Dallas the Extraordinary Form is celebrated every Sunday at 9:30 AM and at 11:30 AM by Father Joseph Terra, FSSP at the Chapel of Carmel of St. Joseph and the Infant of Prague. The Extraordinary Form is celebrated at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish each morning at 6:30AM and on Saturday at 8:00 AM. The Ordinary Form of the Mass is celebrated in Latin (Novus Ordo) by Father Paul Weinberger at 11:30 AM on Sundays at St. William’s Church in Greenville, Texas.<BR/>In accordance with Article V of the Motu Proprio it is the responsibility of the Bishop of the Diocese to oversee the celebration of the liturgy in all of its Forms. As most of our priests have no formal liturgical training in the use of the Extraordinary Form I ask that any priest who wishes to celebrate this Form to contact me so that I can assist him in receiving adequate training in this Liturgical Form. In his letter to the Bishops of the world, the Holy Father pointed out that the celebration of the Mass in the Extraordinary Form”… presupposes a certain degree of liturgical formation and some knowledge of the Latin language.”<BR/><BR/>It is my intention to establish a committee of four priests who have knowledge of the Tridentine Rite to assist me in reviewing all requests from priests and the laity to establish public Masses in the Extraordinary Form. It will be the responsibility of this committee to assess the Pastoral needs of the people as well as the capacity of our priests and parishes to celebrate the Mass in this Form.<BR/>I encourage any priest who seeks to celebrate the Extraordinary Form for the first time, privately or publicly, to seek a review of his abilities to celebrate the Rite in a worthy and noble manner. It would be most unfortunate if, due to a lack of liturgical training or misinterpretation of the rubrics, this Sacred Form was not celebrated with the dignity it requires. <BR/><BR/>As I visit the Parishes I am impressed by the dedication of some of our brother priests who, because of the needs of our people, celebrate six or more Masses on a weekend. I have also received requests from Pastors to establish Masses in additional national languages, but I have been reluctant to do so due to a lack of priests. I would hope that, if any priest feels that he could be of assistance in helping some of our more populated parishes, he would be willing to do so.<BR/><BR/>I thank you for your priestly ministry in service to the needs of our people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6570809348314913884.post-54582697484031306962007-08-17T14:18:00.000-04:002007-08-17T14:18:00.000-04:00Archbishop of Seattle Alex Brunett on the Motu Pro...<A HREF="http://www.seattlecatholic.com/Seattle-Motu-Proprio.html" REL="nofollow">Archbishop of Seattle Alex Brunett on the Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6570809348314913884.post-6663933708745767032007-07-20T20:40:00.000-04:002007-07-20T20:40:00.000-04:00The Archdiocese of Boston's statement is up on the...The Archdiocese of Boston's statement is up on their <A HREF="http://www.rcab.org/News/releases/2007/statement070718.html" REL="nofollow">website</A>.Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17970851228593550726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6570809348314913884.post-6934173925069957152007-07-17T11:59:00.000-04:002007-07-17T11:59:00.000-04:00There is nothing in the Tulsa Diocese or Oklahoma ...There is nothing in the Tulsa Diocese or Oklahoma City Archdiocese websites about their bishops statements on or against Motu Proprio. When that happens, I'll let you know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6570809348314913884.post-39127633159722226222007-07-14T11:26:00.000-04:002007-07-14T11:26:00.000-04:00Did you forget the Archdiocese of Military Service...Did you forget the <BR/>Archdiocese of Military Services?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6570809348314913884.post-40716332863510778052007-07-13T03:31:00.000-04:002007-07-13T03:31:00.000-04:00This list is wonderful! Thanks!This list is wonderful! Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6570809348314913884.post-66593950537490282752007-07-09T15:01:00.000-04:002007-07-09T15:01:00.000-04:00Abp. Burke of St. Louis is planning, according to ...Abp. Burke of St. Louis is planning, according to a memo dated 7 JULY 2007 sent to priests, to try to have a response ready to be published in this Friday's edition of the archdiocesan paper (available on-line). Along with the memo, his office sent the Latin text of the motu proprio, the USCCB unofficial translation, and the Holy Father's accompanying letter in English. In his memo, Abp. Burke encourages the priests to read the Holy Father's letter and also reiterates some of the major points. On a practical level, he will have the Archdiocese offer the necessary liturgical formation and Latin lessons to any priests interested in celebrating the extraordinary form. Abp. Burke also mentions that Kenrick Seminary will provide the necessary liturgical formation for seminarians so that they may be able to celebrate the Mass according to the 1962 Missal. Latin is already a requirement for both Cardinal Glennon College-Seminary and the Kenrick School of Theology, but the Archbishop mentions that courses will give particular attention to liturgical Latin. Abp. Burke states that he does not foresee much change in the Archdiocese of St. Louis, since there is already a well-established apostolate for those who desire the Mass or other Sacraments according to what was in force in 1962. Further details on formation sessions and the official English translation of the motu proprio will be forthcoming.JGDieterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13795776097273399848noreply@blogger.com