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I have a longer post in mind, which I am going to try to work on bit by bit – on the reactions of the US bishops to the Motu Proprio – but as you can figure out, that’s a big job.
\nBut for now, two interesting bits:
\nVincent Nichols, Archbishop of Birmingham , gave the homily today for a ExtraForm Mass celebrated during a training session for priests, sponsored by the Latin Mass Society of England and Wales. <\/a>\u00a0 Damian Thompson of the Telegraph has the text (full text is in comments)<\/a><\/p>\n

The Catechism of the Catholic Church turns to St Augustine, whose feast we keep, to make clear the mystery in which we are to participate. It states:<\/em><\/font>St Augustine admirably summed up this doctrine that moves us to an ever more complete participation in our Redeemer\u2019s sacrifice which we celebrate in the Eucharist:<\/em><\/font>\u2018This wholly redeemed city, the assembly and society of the saints, is offered to God as a universal sacrifice by the high priest who in the form of a slave went so far as to offer himself for us in his Passion, to make us the Body of so great a head\u2026Such is the sacrifice of Christians: \u201cwe who are many are one Body in Christ.\u201d The Church continues to reproduce this sacrifice in the sacrament of the altar, so well known to believers, wherein it is evident to them that in what she offers, she herself is offered.\u2019 (CCC 1372).<\/em><\/font>I hope that your study of the Missal of Pope John XXIII will help you to appreciate the history and richness of that form of the Mass. And I trust that you will bring all that you learn to every celebration of the Mass you lead in the future. I have no doubt that each of us must strive for improvements in the way the ordinary form of the Mass is celebrated so that its inner mystery and spiritual movement is more clearly set forth. As Pope Benedict says, we must do all we can to bring out the spiritual richness and theological depth of the Missal of Paul VI, \u2018for that will guarantee that the Missal of Paul VI will unite parish communities and be loved by them.\u2019<\/em><\/font>Please remember that what you study here is not a relic, not a reverting to the past, but part of the living tradition of the Church. It is, therefore, to be understood and entered into in the light of that living tradition today.<\/em><\/font>The Missal of Pope John XXIII will remain the extraordinary form of the celebration of the Mass, for, as Pope Benedict says, its use \u2018presupposes a certain degree of liturgical formation and some knowledge of the Latin language; neither of these is found very often.\u2019 And the decision of the Church was that, for general use, it needed to be revised. But there are truths of which it can still remind us and it has treasures and consolation to offer.<\/em><\/font>May the Lord bless your efforts in these next few days and draw you closer to the heart of the one saving mystery, that mystery which we now celebrate together.<\/em><\/font><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Then, news from Notre Dame:<\/a><\/p>\n

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After several weeks of promising rumors, Campus Ministry has determined on a very favorable course of action regarding the Tridentine liturgy: a regularly-scheduled recited mass in the Extraordinary Form will be celebrated in the chapel of Alumni Hall dorm (it’s generally considered <\/em><\/font>one of the most beautiful on campus<\/em><\/font><\/strong><\/a>, and possessing a fine high altar, shown above) at 8 AM on Sundays, starting after September 14; and starting in second semester, missae cantatae will be offered once or twice a term on special occasions with music by the official university choirs. This is extremely promising, and also likely to spread interest in the rite among a wider section of the student body. <\/em><\/font>You can find the official statement here<\/em><\/font><\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

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