The Latin Mass / Keep the Faith A Journal
of Catholic Culture Feast of the Epiphany Dear
Fellow Catholic, The
Church has received a great grace with Summorum
Pontificum. For forty
years the traditional Latin Mass was in captivity. But now the Pope has freed
the Mass, and opened the way to a Latin Mass revival throughout the
world. But, it is up to Catholics at the
grass roots to build momentum for a liturgical renewal! Otherwise, what the Pope has
launched will be stopped dead in
its tracks. How can
we build momentum for a true liturgical renewal in this country? The
answer is to help Priests everywhere learn to offer the traditional Now that
Pope Benedict has confirmed that every Priest has the right to offer the
traditional Latin Mass, all over the country, Priests are inquiring
about how and where they can learn to offer the Latin Mass. But how
can we help busy parish Priests, with many pastoral responsibilities, learn
the Mass of all time? Here is how: A VATICAN-APPROVED RESOURCE EVERY PRIEST SHOULD HAVE Many good
Priests who want to learn the traditional Latin Mass, who want to see the
liturgy restored, are not able to leave their parishes for intensive
in-person training to learn how offer Mass according
to the 1962 Missal. That is why Keep the Faith has
decided to mail every Priest in the country -- all of them! -- an offer to provide them, without charge, a DVD they can
use to train themselves to offer the traditional The
Priestly Fraternity is now producing a DVD for the training of Priests
who want to learn how to offer the traditional This DVD
is being produced with the help of the production staff of the Eternal Word
Television Network, and with the approval and collaboration of the
Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei and its president, Dario
Cardinal Castrillon Hoyos. In fact, Cardinal
Castrillon Hoyos will be providing the introduction to the DVD, thereby
expressing the With your help, Keep the Faith will offer this DVD absolutely FREE to every single
Priest in A STANDARD AND GUIDE FOR THE LITURGICAL RESTORATION Many
Catholics are understandably concerned that implementation of the Motu
Proprio could produce liturgical abuses in the offering of the traditional
Latin Mass by Priests who are insufficiently instructed in how to
celebrate it. But this instructional DVD, approved by
the The DVD
will be a flexible and comprehensive resource that recognizes the
different levels of familiarity Priests may have with Latin and the
ceremonies of the traditional Latin Mass, and covers all its
various aspects thoroughly. This DVD
will not only be useful for Priests, but also for the laity who want to learn about the Latin 1. a complete explanation of the Mass, not only from the view point of
a Priest learning to celebrate it, but with 2. multiple commentaries on the spiritual aspects of the
Mass, and 3. a complete uninterrupted visual presentation of the Mass, with 4. English, Spanish, and Italian soundtracks. In short,
this DVD will be the most useful and effective tool available for
helping Priests recover our liturgical heritage. A COSTLY BUT VITAL UNDERTAKING We expect
the video production to be finished and the DVD ready to be shipped in the
first quarter of 2008. Duplicating and shipping this DVD to every
single Priest who requests a copy will be an expensive proposition. But
it is an expense we simply must incur. We are
privileged to be living in this era of renewed vigor in the liturgical life
of the Church. With the Motu Proprio we are witnessing a real
turning point in history! The good
Lord, through our Holy Father, has given the Church a great gift. Keep the Faith wants to do everything it can to help Priests
everywhere make that gift bear fruit. Please
help us make available to every Priest in Mary,
Help of Christians, Pray for Us! Father
Vincent Young P.S. We
Catholics cannot allow the momentum created by Pope Benedict's
Motu Pro- prio freeing the Latin Mass to be
blunted. That is
why we have undertaken this
critical initiative, which will help guarantee to our children and
grandchildren the handing down of our liturgical patrimony. |
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