KNOXVILLE LATIN MASS COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER

MASS THIS SUNDAY (August 17, 2008)

14th Sunday after Pentecost

Sung Mass: 1:30 pm, St. Therese Church, Clinton (Fr. John Arthur Orr)

Low Mass: 8:00 pm, Our Lady of Fatima Church, Alcoa (Fr. Brent Shelton)

MASS NEXT SUNDAY (August 24, 2008)

15th Sunday after Pentecost

Same schedule as above.

AWARD-WINNING SOLEMN MASS SLIDE SHOW NOW ON-LINE

Well, Roy Ehman's "dynamic slide show with musical accompaniment" is so compelling and beautiful that it certainly should win awards for professional innovation. At any rate, with a broadband connection you can now view it on-line at

www.eecomp.com/HG_Centennial/HG_Centennial.html

Or just go to www.KnoxLatinMass.net, click the obvious link in the left-hand column, and relive our memorable solemn Mass at Holy Ghost Church this past April 20.

USUS ANTIQUOR AT OUR LADY OF FATIMA CHURCH IN ALCOA

Just a year or two ago, who among us could have imagined now being able to attend both a sung Mass and a low Mass every Sunday? As a number of us found deeply rewarding this past Sunday enjoying the wonderful chant of a sung Mass and the quiet spirituality of a low Mass. (And ... Yes, you can receive Holy Communion at two different Masses in the same day.)

INSTRUCTIONAL DVD FREE TO ALL PRIESTS

From a recent Latin Mass Magazine newsletter:

"We are offering every priest in North America, without charge, a DVD that instructs priests on how to offer the traditional Latin Mass. The DVD, which includes an introduction by Cardinal Castrillon Hoyos [president of the Pontifical Ecclesia Dei Commission] himself, was produced by the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter [FSSP] with the assistance of the production staff of EWTN. We are convinced that this DVD will have a significant influence in bringing about the worldwide restoration of the traditional Mass that is clearly the will of the Holy Father." (Available to laity with further info at store.fraternitypublications.com.)

In his introductory statement on this DVD, Cardinal Castrillon says

“All this liturgical richness, all this spiritual richness, and all the prayers so well-preserved during the centuries, all of this is offered by the Rome of today for all. .....it is a gift for the whole Catholic Church,” so that “everyone may have access to this treasure of the ancient liturgy of the Church.” He also stressed that, “even if it is not specifically asked for, or requested”, it should be provided. Interestingly, he added that the Pope wants this Mass to become normal in parishes, so that “young communities can also become familiar with this rite.” 

CHICAGO LITURGICAL INSTITUTE ADDS REQUIRED TLM COURSE

One year after the release of the motu proprio Summorum Pontificum, The Liturgical Institute at the University of Saint Mary of the Lake has announced that it has added a required 3-credit

course on the history and spirituality of the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite to its roster of classes. ..... The formal course, whose description is below, will be also be offered for priests, seminarians, and others not enrolled in the Institute’s degree programs.

History and Spirituality of the Extraordinary Form

Pope Benedict XVI’s assurance in the Apostolic Letter Summorum Pontificum, that every Roman Rite priest may offer the Eucharist and other sacraments according to the form of the rite that was preeminent prior to 1969, provides new opportunities for people to encounter a manner of worship that represents two millennia of exegetical reflection and theological contemplation. Now designated as the “extraordinary” form of the Roman Rite, the Mass that serves as the rite’s liturgical center requires careful consideration. The constituent structures of this eucharistic liturgy’s ordo missae, the content of its ecclesiastical propers, its protocols for integrating biblical readings and antiphons, and the complex character of its multiple eucharistic prefaces and single eucharistic prayer (Roman Canon) preserve a form of liturgical celebration that was already well-established in Europe and North Africa before the 5th century. Subtle but meaningful refinements in this liturgy were implemented by Popes Gregory the Great (7th century), Innocent III (13th century), Pius V (16th century) and, at the start of the Second Vatican Council, John XXIII (1962). In a two-part course that considers the history and spirituality of the Mass of the Roman Rite in its extraordinary form, students will examine the theological foundations and tangible traditions within the Mass whose antiquity and subsequent centuries of celebration on every continent testify to the capacity of liturgy to transcend historical epochs and cultural divisions.

Interesting is the statement that the traditional Latin Mass was already well-established in its form before 400 AD, and since then has experienced [only] "subtle but meaningful refinements" by a handful of popes. For instance, Pope Gregory I around 600 AD added the "deliver us from final damnation" clause to the Hanc igitur just before the consecration, and then there was not a single Latin word of the Roman Canon changed for over thirteen centuries, until 1962 when Pope John XXIII inserted reference to St. Joseph in the Communicantes.

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