Summorum Pontificum
"How splendid the cross of Christ! It brings life, not death; light, not darkness; Paradise, not its loss. It is the wood on which the Lord, like a great warrior, was wounded in hands and feet and side, but healed thereby our wounds. A tree has destroyed us, a tree now brought us life" Theodore of Studios.
Today on this, the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross the Summorum Pontificum declared by the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI goes into effect. This historic document, echoing Pro Qrimum, grants the freedom for the Traditional Latin Mass to be said by any priest, anywhere, that the Faithful request the Mass.
Wikipedia has a fairly comprehensive entry on the document here.
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Comments (2)
How appropriate for the Motu to be put into effect on the day that the True Cross was recovered and restored to Its rightful place. We could even call today the “Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Mass.” What a glorious day for the Church.
Posted by Helen Neary | September 14, 2007 1:27 PM
Posted on September 14, 2007 13:27
Hey, did you hear the good news? Bishop Piero Marini, the longtime master of ceremonies for papal liturgies—you know the one who learned the trade from Hannibal Bugnini—is definitely on his way out. Someone from Genoa, a city known for its better liturgies thanks to Cardinal Siri, is his replacement. Good timing by the Pope—kind of like the Frosting on the Cake.
Posted by Jimmy D | September 14, 2007 1:44 PM
Posted on September 14, 2007 13:44