Os Justi Studies in Catholic Tradition

Arouca Press, founded in Waterloo, Ontario, in 2018 to “revitalize the intellectual and spiritual life of Catholics in the modern world,” is pleased to make available to its Canadaian customers several titles in Os Justi Press’s Studies in Catholic Tradition. Reviews of three of these books can be found in the Summer 2023 edition of the FIUV newsletter, Gregorius Magnus:

  • The Liturgy, the Family, and the Crisis of Modernity, by Joseph Shaw
  • Does Traditionis Custodes Pass the Juridical Rationality Test? by Fr Réginald-Marie Rivoire, FSVF
  • Disputed Questions on Papal Infallibility, by John P. Joy

A fourth title, Illusions of Reform, edited by Peter Kwasniewski, will soon be available.

For more information, visit the Arouca Press website or email info@aroucapress.com.

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Summer 2023 edition of FIUV newsletter

Gregorius Magnus is the newsletter of the International Una Voce Federation (FIUV). The Summer 2023 edition can downloaded as a PDF file or viewed on the ISSUU platform, optimized for mobile devices.

If you would like to print your own copy, you can download a high-quality PDF file.

Links to earlier editions of Gregorius Magnus can be found at the FIUV website.

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The Rescript: Press release from International Una Voce Federation

On Tuesday 21st February the Holy See Press Office published a Rescript confirming, for the Dicastery for Divine Worship, certain legal points in relation to the interpretation of Pope Francis’ Apostolic Letter Traditionis Custodes.

The key point is that from now on permission for the use of a parish church for celebrations of the 1962 Missal may only be granted by the Dicastery. The Rescript makes reference to Canon 87.1 which states that bishops may lift the obligations of universal law for the good of souls in their diocese: this no longer applies, as the matter is ‘reserved to the Holy See’.

The effect of this ruling will depend on the degree to which current provision for the celebration of the 1962 Missal depends on the use of parish churches in a particular locality; the willingness of bishops to seek permission from the Dicastery for celebrations in such churches to continue; and the response of the Dicastery to these requests.

If bishops all over the world seek permission for all the celebrations of the 1962 Mass taking place in parish churches in their dioceses, the Dicastery will be faced with many hundreds of cases to consider, raising the question of the practicability of them discharging their role.

The Latin Mass Society and the FIUV would like to express its dismay that authority over a matter of such pastoral sensitivity has been centralised in this way.

Serious pastoral harm will follow if permission is not granted where alternative places of worship are not readily available for the use of communities attached to the older form of the Mass.

Instead of integrating them into parish life, the restriction on the use of parish churches will marginalise and push to the peripheries faithful Catholics who wish only to worship, in communion with their bishops, with a form of the liturgy permitted by the Church. This desire was described as a ‘rightful aspiration’ by Pope John Paul II, and this liturgy was described as representing ‘riches’ by Pope Benedict XVI.

We call upon all Catholics of good will to offer prayer and penances this Lent for the resolution of this issue and the liberty of the ancient Latin Mass.


Practical points

The Rescript has no automatic effect: previously arranged celebrations will take place unless priests and faithful are otherwise notified by the bishop of the diocese. The Rescript clarifies or modifies the meaning of Traditionis Custodes, which is addressed to bishops, and it is bishops who have the task of implementing it.

It will be licit for celebrations to continue while requests are prepared and processed.

The Rescript will not affect celebrations in places of worship not formally categorised as ‘parish churches’. See below for a full explanation.


Further explanation

The Rescript contains two other points: the reservation to the Holy See of permission for the erection of new personal parishes, and permission for priests ordained after the publication of Traditionis Custodes (17th July 2021) to celebrate the 1962 Missal. These simply confirm the acknowledged meaning of the original legislation.

By contrast, it has been widely pointed out that bishops have the right under Canon 87.1 to lift the obligations of universal law, including on the celebration of the older Mass in parish churches, unless the matter is explicitly reserved to the Holy See, and this has clearly caused some dissatisfaction at the Dicastery.

Parish churches are the principal church of a geographical parish: many parishes contain more than one place of worship, and many do not. Other places of worship include ‘chapels of ease’ (known by various names in different countries), which are secondary churches in a parish served by the clergy of the parish. They also include churches and chapels attached to religious communities and private houses; churches designated as shrines; and churches dedicated to serving a particular group not identified by reference to the geographical boundaries of a parish, i.e. personal parishes and chaplaincies (including ethnic chaplaincies).

The status of a church as a parish church is a matter for the bishop to determine (in accordance with set procedures) in establishing, abolishing, or merging parishes.

Some dioceses have many non-parish churches; others, very few. In some countries there are no parish churches, because the parish structure has not been established. In some cases Cathedrals are parish churches, and in some cases they are not.

The fact that the existence of non-parish churches is so varied for reasons of history and local circumstances makes the focus on the celebration of the 1962 Missal in parish churches puzzling, and restrictions on these celebrations potentially very arbitrary and unjust. Restrictions on the use of parish churches will be felt much more keenly in the United States of America, for example, than in Italy.

Personal parishes are one possible legal structure through which provision can be made formally for the 1962 Missal. In some countries where there is currently widespread provision for the 1962 Mass, such as England and Wales, this structure has been used very little. Alternatives include establishing a shrine for the celebration of this Missal, or its celebration alongside the reformed Mass in a parish or non-parish church. The legal structure of a personal parish gives the priest in charge many of the duties and privileges of a parish priest, but it does not make the church where it is based a ‘parish church’. A personal parish may be based in a shrine church, a church shared with a geographical parish, or any other place of worship.

22nd February 2023, Ash Wednesday

Source

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Appeal for prayers and penances for the liberty of the Traditional Mass

Una Voce International and other organisations, groups and individuals concerned with the Traditional Latin Mass would like to appeal to all Catholics of good will to offer prayers and penances during the season of Lent, particularly for the intention: the liberty of the Traditional Mass.

We do not know how credible rumours of further documents from the Holy See on this subject may be, but the rumours themselves point to a situation of doubt, conflict, and apprehension, which is severely harmful to the mission of the Church. We appeal to our Lord, through His Blessed Mother, to restore to all Catholics the right and opportunity to worship according to the Church’s own venerable liturgical traditions, in perfect unity with the Holy Father and the bishops of the whole Church.

Una Voce International (Foederatio Internationalis Una Voce, FIUV)

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Winter 2023 edition of FIUV newsletter now available

The Winter 2023 edition of Gregorius Magnus is now available. Gregorius Magnus is the newsletter of the International Una Voce Federation (FIUV). It can downloaded as a PDF file or viewed on the ISSUU platform, optimized for mobile devices.

If you would like to print your own copy, you can download a high-quality PDF file.

This edition of Gregorius Magnus includes:

  • An overview of what bishops’ conferences around the world say about the Traditional Latin Mass in their “Synod on Synodality” reports
  • Articles about the Mass of Ages films and how the laity can help preserve the Traditional Latin Mass
  • Photographic reports on Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP) ordinations in Germany and on the Chartres Pilgrimage
  • Features from the United States, Ireland, Romania, India, and Uganda
  • A reprint of the FIUV position paper on the participation of children in the Traditional Latin Mass

… and more!

Links to earlier editions of Gregorius Magnus can be found at the FIUV website.

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Special feast day Masses at Holy Rosary Cathedral, Vancouver, BC

On Thursday, September 30, 2022, there will be a Sung Mass in honour of the Dedication of the Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel.

On Monday, October 3, there will be a Solemn High Mass in honour of the Dedication of Holy Rosary Cathedral.

On Friday, October 7, there will be a Sung Mass in honour of the feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Patroness of Holy Rosary Cathedral and the Archdiocese of Vancouver.

All Masses will start at 6:30 p.m. at Holy Rosary Cathedral, 646 Richards Street, Vancouver, British Columbia.

A complete schedule of special Latin Masses at Holy Rosary Cathedral can be found here.

To receive updates and other information about Latin Masses at Holy Rosary Cathedral, please sign up here.

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Feast day High Masses at Holy Rosary Cathedral, Vancouver, BC

On Monday, August 15, 2022, there will be a High Mass for the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

On Monday, August 29, there will be a Solemn High Mass for the feast of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist.

Both Masses will start at 6:30 p.m. at Holy Rosary Cathedral.

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Preserve the Latin Mass (Petition)

Please read and sign the Open Letter to Pope Francis
(from https://preservethelatinmass.org)

About Preserve the Latin Mass

We wish to share our experience of the traditional liturgy, which has nourished many saints throughout the centuries and continues to edify a growing number of souls throughout the Catholic Church today. We will share why Catholics of all backgrounds value and treasure this Mass and why so many non-Catholics are inspired by its beauty and majesty. This Mass is an integral part of our collective heritage and must be preserved.

We are surprised and saddened by the issuance of the document Traditionis Custodes by Pope Francis and even more so by the recent response of the Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship. It is difficult to reconcile these actions with the commitments and promises made by Pope Francis’ predecessors, St. John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI.

We wish to continue in harmony with the Holy Father, Pope Francis, while spiritually benefiting from the graciousness of Pope Benedict XVI who encouraged all priests of the Roman Rite who desired to celebrate the Traditional Latin Mass and sacraments through his motu proprio, Summorum Pontificum.

The wide and generous acceptance of the usus antiquior, or traditional rites, has produced a healing within the Church that allows many Catholics to draw closer to Christ and to the heart of their Mother, the Church.  It has been especially helpful in reconciling those who have felt abandoned by their shepherds in the past. Far from driving Catholics away, the Latin Mass has helped many to think with the mind of the Church, recognizing Vatican II as a true ecumenical council and the Liturgy of Pope Paul VI as a real re-presentation of the Sacrifice of Jesus Christ.

We are saddened too, at the thought of the possible loss of the beauty of the Traditional Liturgy which hearkens back more than fifteen hundred years and has inspired great works of art, literature, music, poetry, and architecture for centuries.  We see the eventual prohibition or severe restriction of the Traditional Latin Mass and sacraments as a loss, not only to the many Catholics who regularly lift up their hearts to God in this form of worship, but to all Catholics, and to humanity in general.

First and foremost, we ask that you read our open letter to His Holiness Pope Francis and lend your name to the growing list of its signees.

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Participating in the Synod on Synodality

Foederatio Internationalis Una Voce (FIUV: Una Voce International)
www.fiuv.org | secretary@fiuv.org

PARTICIPATING IN THE SYNODAL PROCESS:
A GUIDE FOR CATHOLICS ATTACHED TO THE TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS FROM THE FIUV

The Holy See has invited contributions to the Synod on Synodality which is planned for 2023. Previous exercises of consultation, such as the Family Synod in 2015, suggest that the contributions which are allowed to influence the final documents can be selected for their conformity to the agenda of synod organisers. Nevertheless, a failure by Catholics attached to the Church’s ancient liturgy to make their views known would make our non-inclusion inevitable. Furthermore, views not included at later stages will at least have been viewed in earlier stages, and at a local level, perhaps by more open-minded individuals. Without placing any exaggerated hopes on the ultimate outcome, we should do what we can to ensure that our views are part of the mix.
 
This document is designed to help you take part in this consultation as effectively as possible.

FIUV Guidelines for Synodal Process (Document)

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All roads lead to Rome!

A MARCH OF MOTHERS OF PRIESTS

By Solène Tadié Solène Tadié is the Europe Correspondent for the National Catholic Register.

The Catholic association La Voie Romaine is collecting letters from around the world that will be brought to the Vatican, at the conclusion of a spring march connecting the two European capitals.

PARIS — Some faithful devoted to the Traditional Latin Mass are mobilizing to convince the Pope to temper his restrictions arising from the recent motu proprio Traditionis Custodes on the use of pre-Vatican II Roman liturgy.

Considering the papal document as being the result of a misleading perception of traditional communities within the Church hierarchy, some French faithful have organized to launch the association La Voie Romaine, with the aim of collecting letters in which faithful from across the country and beyond would express their concern and testify to the reasons for their liturgical attachment to traditional rites. 

The petitions will then be placed in a chest that will be routed to the Holy See via a march that will start on March 6 in Paris. It is scheduled to conclude in Rome on May 1, for the opening of the Marian month. 

The procession will be led by a group of mothers of priests, concerned for the future of their sons who were called to celebrate Mass according to the older rite. “These mothers were willing to take action and go to Rome, so, we proposed that they bring the letters to the Vatican,” Benoît Sévillia, founder of La Voie Romaine, told the Register. “They will bring our testimonies with the very direct sensitivity that a mother’s heart can have,” he added.

Helping Rome Understand

The association’s determination to make its voice heard was strengthened by the recent publication of a document by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, which further restricts the Traditional Latin Mass, making it an exception in the life of the Church. 

In a Dec. 19 communique, the Catholic association’s members claimed that the “very strict terms of application” taken by the congregation regarding Traditionis Custodes left them “speechless.” “The many letters we are already receiving from Catholics who feel hurt by Pope Francis’ decision to drastically restrict the celebration of the Mass and, from now on, to prohibit the celebration of the sacraments according to the Tridentine rite, must be multiplying,” the communique stated.

The organizers told the Register that the deadline for sending letters, originally set for Dec. 31, will be extended to the day before the march starts to allow the current momentum to build. They also stressed that anyone wishing to defend the Tridentine Mass (including those who don’t attend it) can send a letter to the Pope through La Voie Romaine’s website — which will be available in English and Italian shortly — by mail or through local parish priests, and that the march is open to all. To date, letters and registrations to the upcoming march have already arrived from several countries, including the U.S., Portugal and Mexico. “The purpose is for the Pope to realize that the heart of the Church also beats through these Christians, especially in countries like France,” Sévillia said, adding that if the Holy Father were to go through with his restrictions on traditional rites, “he would risk plunging thousands of Christians into great despair and disarray, because a certain number of them would be refused access to the Church from one day to the next.”

“We hope that Rome will become aware of this, as perhaps they do not measure the magnitude of the earthquake that this generates, especially among young people, who are very attached to this whole traditional world,” he said 

In his view, the current impasse is also due to a lack of knowledge of traditional communities within the Curia, fostered in part by the negative feedback given by some bishops in the 2020 survey on the application of Pope Benedict XVI’s apostolic letter Summorum Pontificum. Thus, he said, the initiative represents an occasion to make sure that the faithful can report on their personal experience directly.

Support

Questioned about possible public support from Catholic leaders, Sévillia said that while no bishop has yet expressed official support for the association, he has received many private expressions of sympathy from clergy. He added that a documentary film is being produced that includes testimonies from traditionalist priests, but also unexpected support from bishops, priests and leaders of Catholic associations.

“Surprisingly, the majority of the letters we’re receiving for our march are not from traditional Christians, but from other Christians who want to testify of their attachment to this rite,” he continued. 

“We are reproached for being militant or for being a parallel Church, but from the letters we receive, it is very clear that it is the faith that animates all these people. They say ‘We owe everything to this Mass,’ ‘I reconnected with the Lord,’ ‘I cried when I rediscovered my faith at 45 years old during a Tridentine Mass,’ and so on.” 
“All these Christians are completely committed to their mission,” he concluded. “They are not at all in their corner, they are the veins of the Church, they contribute to make the Church live, and it is this reality that we want to bring to Rome.”

All are invited to send them testimonies which they will deliver to the Holy See. (Please note that clicking on the links to their website sometimes show an internal error)

We recommend converting your letter to a pdf file and sending it to the following email address (contact@lavoieromaine.com):
 To find the English version of their website click here:
https://lavoieromaine.com/

In French, here:
https://lavoieromaine.com/

They prefer to receive letters by post.
La Voie Romaine 3, allée de l’Alliance
78000 Versailles

Draft Letter

To Pope Francis

 Your Holiness,

1.       Introduce yourself
Religious / Single / Married without children / Father, mother of __ children, living in which region, I am a parishioner of the Church of ___ located in the diocese of ____, and attend regularly/occasionally at Mass celebrated according to the Tridentine rite.

2.       Describe your participation in Church activities, if any
I have responsibilities within my parish as a member of the parish council, teaching catechism, altar server, etc. / I am involved in the school ____ / I am part of the Saint Vincent de Paul Society, of the Knights of Columbus, Legion of Mary, etc.

3.       Proclaim your faith and describe the reasons for your love of the Tridentine Rite
The celebration of Mass according to the Tridentine rite is at the heart of my priestly vocation / The Tridentine rite nourishes my faith / I am touched by the sense of the sacred displayed by the liturgy celebrated according to the Tridentine rite / I have converted to Catholicism by assisting at mass celebrated according to the Tridentine rite / I consider that it is a treasure for the Church / etc.…

4.       Describe your request to the Pope

 I have the honor to profess myself with the most profound respect. Your Holiness’ most obedient and humble servant,

Signature

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