“How I Discovered the Mass of St Pius V” A Discovery. Matteo D'Amico, an Italian philosophy professor, explained on his blog, how in March 2000 he discovered the Mass of All Ages at the Fraternity of …More
“How I Discovered the Mass of St Pius V”
A Discovery. Matteo D'Amico, an Italian philosophy professor, explained on his blog, how in March 2000 he discovered the Mass of All Ages at the Fraternity of St Pius X in Seregno, near Milan. At the time, he was unaware of the crisis in the Church, the problems linked to Vatican II, the liturgical question. He didn’t know anything about Pius X. A middle-aged priest he had met at a conference, curiously wearing a cassock, invited him to Mass.
Stones. The Mass took place in a room resembling an old warehouse. Nothing was beautiful or elegant. The priest and his altar boys entered from the back, slowly, silently, composed, indifferent to the humility of the place. Its modesty disappeared when the sacred action, the terrible and austere mystery took over. The Eternal broke from above into the room. Suddenly, it was possible to pray while adoring and to adore while praying. At home, D’Amico told his wife, “If this was the Church's rite of all time, …More
A Discovery. Matteo D'Amico, an Italian philosophy professor, explained on his blog, how in March 2000 he discovered the Mass of All Ages at the Fraternity of St Pius X in Seregno, near Milan. At the time, he was unaware of the crisis in the Church, the problems linked to Vatican II, the liturgical question. He didn’t know anything about Pius X. A middle-aged priest he had met at a conference, curiously wearing a cassock, invited him to Mass.
Stones. The Mass took place in a room resembling an old warehouse. Nothing was beautiful or elegant. The priest and his altar boys entered from the back, slowly, silently, composed, indifferent to the humility of the place. Its modesty disappeared when the sacred action, the terrible and austere mystery took over. The Eternal broke from above into the room. Suddenly, it was possible to pray while adoring and to adore while praying. At home, D’Amico told his wife, “If this was the Church's rite of all time, …More
rhemes1582
- Report
Change comment
Remove comment
“If this was the Church's rite of all time, it is inconceivable that they have suppressed it to replace it with Paul VI's new Mass! It is like throwing away a treasure of precious gems to replace it with worthless stones.”
Well said Mr. D'Amico
Well said Mr. D'Amico