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Darlene
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Posted: Tue Jul 3rd, 2007 09:14 pm |
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I have a Saint Joseph's Daily Missal - The Official Prayers Of The Catholic Church For The Celebration Of The Daily Mass. The copywrites are from 1950 - 1953. Above the copywrite, it says:
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Francis Cardinal Spellman
Archbishop of New York
I have had this missal for over ten years. Just yesterday, I began to read it. It has prayers for the Mass all year round. On the left side the prayers are in Latin, and on the right in English. In the Preface, Pope Pius XII's encyclical letter "Mediator Dei" of November 29, 1947, is quoted.
Anyway, is anyone else familiar with this missal? Can someone guide me as to how I should read it to get the most from it? Does this missal represent the "Traditional" Mass? I think it may, because it says at one point about the priest facing the altar away from the laity.
I can't believe I have had this missal on my book shelf for so long and never really took much thought to it. The prayers and the explanation of the Mass (from what I have read so far) are simply beautiful. And I like the idea that Latin is on one side and English on the other.
Is this the type of Mass that Pope Benedict XVI wants to bring back?
I appreciate all of your comments.
Darlene
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CajunRick
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Posted: Tue Jul 3rd, 2007 10:04 pm |
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Darlene wrote: Is this the type of Mass that Pope Benedict XVI wants to bring back?
There were very minor revisions in 1962, but basically yes, this is the mass Pope Benedict is prepared to authorize.
Let's not get carried away with the "bring back" metaphor. The mass is not returning to the pre-Vatican II rite. It is expected to become easier for a priest to celebrate the mass in Latin, and in the 1962 rite, after the Holy Father releases his letter (which is expected on July 7). There will probably be increased use of Latin, perhaps even within the context of the regular liturgy. For example, a priest may choose to recite the Pater Noster ("Our Father") or Agnus Dei ("Lamb of God") in Latin rather than English. There will also be increased use of the liturgy of Pope Paul VI and the 1962 liturgy of Pope John XXIII. I expect it will go from extremely rare to just plain rare. There is also a revision of the current liturgy in process which will make the English translation much more faithful to the current Latin liturgy.
Some more traditional priests and parishes will no doubt have more frequent Latin masses, but I really doubt that they will become common. Most priests today have never even seen a mass according to the 1962 liturgy, and few have celebrated even the current liturgy in Latin. The only priest in my diocese who celebrates mass in Latin every Sunday wasn't even born when Pope Paul VI promulgated the liturgy in the vernacular. Using the current liturgy in Latin, he faces in the same direction as the congregation, distributes communion at a communion rail, permits only male altar servers, does not allow Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, etc. This is all done with the bishop's permission according to the current liturgy in the post-Vatican II church.
Latin is a wonderful part of the tradition of the Church, and I wholeheartedly agree with our Holy Father that it's use should be encouraged in prayer and in music, and I look forward to the increased use of Latin in the liturgy. But I don't expect it to become the norm, at least not until seminaries start encouragijng the study of Latin again.
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David W. Emery
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Posted: Tue Jul 3rd, 2007 10:33 pm |
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Yes, I’m familiar with it. I have a similar one, bought new in 1964, shortly after I entered the Church. Only got to use it about three years before things started changing, so it’s still in good condition.
There were a few small changes made to the Mass in 1962, and that should be the sum of the differences between what you have and what is allowed under the indult. (As you are probably aware, the latest rumors are that publication of a new rule for the traditional Mass is just days away — but then we heard the same last winter, right?). I would think that your copy would be good enough to use for the traditional Latin Mass. (Understand that it is the indult, or permission, that will be changing, not the text, which will remain the version of 1962.)
My missal has a section in the front that explains the parts of the Mass, the vestments, the different kinds of feast days, how to follow along in the missal, and a table of feasts for certain years. Perhaps yours has something similar. This is followed by the prayers and readings of the Proper of the Season (what pertains to the specific day according to the liturgical seasons), the Ordinary (the unchangeable parts), and the Proper of the Saints (the various feast days for the saints). After this come the Commons, which deal with prayers according to the different classifications of celebrations: martyrs, confessors, dedication of a church, etc.
The Church’s current method of designating and organizing the different liturgical days of the year is similar to the old method, but it contains a revised list of saints and feasts, a two-year lectionary for daily Mass and a three-year lectionary for Sunday Mass. So it’s not like you’re going to have to start all over again if you’re familiar with the newer liturgy. “High Mass” in the older liturgy means it is sung; “Low Mass,” by contrast, is not.
I believe Rick’s anticipation that in most locales we won’t see much difference even after the expected motu proprio from Pope Benedict is correct. The reason is that the older liturgy requires different vestments, an altar where the priest can celebrate with his back to the people, an altar rail, an altar missal for the traditional Latin liturgy, and to some extent different vessels, cloths and even hosts. So it is going to remain impractical except where an old church has kept its architecture intact and someone is able to obtain (and pay for!) all the extra paraphernalia needed for the Latin Mass. Oh yes, and priest and people would have to be educated on how to participate. How many of us — especially the parish priest — know enough Latin for that?
David
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