Archbishop of Baltimore Bans Holy Mass

From August, only the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP) will be "allowed" to celebrate Holy Mass in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, writes the conservative [whatever that means] Archbishop William …More
From August, only the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP) will be "allowed" to celebrate Holy Mass in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, writes the conservative [whatever that means] Archbishop William in a decree of 13 March.
All other priests must preside over the Eucharist of Bugnini, the Cromwell of Vatican II. The Holy Mass which is celebrated at St Mary's Church will be banned. Lori writes that he has received an indult from Rome to continue celebrating Mass temporarily during a period of transition.
He says that he is "very grateful" to a [supposedly] "large number" of St Mary's parishioners who, over time, have switched from Holy Mass to the Novus Ordo.
The FSSP parish at Baltimore's National Shrine of St Alphonsus Liguori is in a troubled neighbourhood, yet the church is full.
Meanwhile, the Archdiocese of Baltimore has filed for bankruptcy, will close 40 of its 61 Novus Ordo parishes in the city, and only 2,000 Catholics attend weekly Eucharist in the remaining 21 parishes. …More
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Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore has announced that a Vatican indult allowing a diocesan Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) in his archdiocese will expire in August and that the sole Latin Mass there will be offered by the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP).
Lisi Sterndorfer
Benedict XVI's "Summorum Pontificum" includes these lines: "Immediately after the Second Vatican Council it was presumed that requests for the use of the 1962 Missal would be limited to the older generation which had grown up with it, but in the meantime it has clearly been demonstrated that young persons too have discovered this liturgical form, felt its attraction and found in it a form of encounter …More
Benedict XVI's "Summorum Pontificum" includes these lines: "Immediately after the Second Vatican Council it was presumed that requests for the use of the 1962 Missal would be limited to the older generation which had grown up with it, but in the meantime it has clearly been demonstrated that young persons too have discovered this liturgical form, felt its attraction and found in it a form of encounter with the Mystery of the Most Holy Eucharist, particularly suited to them. Thus the need has arisen for a clearer juridical regulation which had not been foreseen at the time of the 1988 Motu Proprio.... What earlier generations held as sacred, remains sacred and great for us too, and it cannot be all of a sudden entirely forbidden or even considered harmful."
V.R.S.
@Lisi Sterndorfer
"Immediately after the Second Vatican Council it was presumed that requests for the use of the 1962 Missal would be limited to the older generation..."
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Immediately after "Vatican II" it was presumed that they would force (illegally) the revolutionary new rite (abolishing de facto the Roman Rite) and nobody would care or - if somebody really cared - would die out.
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@Lisi Sterndorfer
"Immediately after the Second Vatican Council it was presumed that requests for the use of the 1962 Missal would be limited to the older generation..."
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Immediately after "Vatican II" it was presumed that they would force (illegally) the revolutionary new rite (abolishing de facto the Roman Rite) and nobody would care or - if somebody really cared - would die out.
Ratzinger as the seeker of continuity in the realm of rupture developed post factum a fable to save the revolution of his youth.
Slave of the Immaculata
A pope can change the discipline of the Church. If Francis is your pope, stop resisting him.
Louis IX
The Mass does not fall under mere discipline. For an excellent argument to this fact watch the Fr. Hesse videos available on youtube.
Robert P Hartley
No Pope has the authority to change the Traditions of the Church. The TLM is clearly part of the Tradition of the Church, and was codified by the dogmatic Council of Trent. Furthermore, the Novus Ordo isn’t from Vatican II, but was concocted after VII by a masonic archbishop and six protestant ministers. The Novus Ordo was rejected in 1967 by the college of Cardinals. Additionally, the Novus Ordo …More
No Pope has the authority to change the Traditions of the Church. The TLM is clearly part of the Tradition of the Church, and was codified by the dogmatic Council of Trent. Furthermore, the Novus Ordo isn’t from Vatican II, but was concocted after VII by a masonic archbishop and six protestant ministers. The Novus Ordo was rejected in 1967 by the college of Cardinals. Additionally, the Novus Ordo contains practices that are forbidden by the Church but were allowed to continue under “indults” that were granted once the abuses became widespread. Finally, any priest who has faculties to offer Mass in the diocese can offer the TLM for a group of Catholics. No special or additional permission is needed. No Pope, bishop, Monsignor or any other prelate of the Church can forbid the Mass. The Mass is the most important expression of Christ’s presence on Earth. The faithful have a right to the Mass and the priest has a duty to provide it.
Slave of the Immaculata
Bishop Fellay disagrees with you. Read his doctrinal declaration, in which he states:
. We declare that we recognise the validity of the sacrifice of the Mass and the Sacraments celebrated with the intention to do what the Church does according to the rites indicated in the typical editions of the Roman Missal and the Sacramentary Rituals legitimately promulgated by Popes Paul VI and John-Paul II.
Robert P Hartley
Please see the anathema’s of the Council of Trent and St. Pope Pius V encyclical “Quo Primum” for the true teachings of the Catholic Church.
chris griffin
@Robert P Hartley Why don't you post that info you claim is on your side. If you believe it you should have it ready and waiting for an occasion as this.
V.R.S.
@Slave of the Immaculata
If Pius XII was your Pope stop resisting Holy Week changes.
sarto2010
Withhold your $ £ € ¥ It’s the only language the parsimonious (?) Bergoglio-Zanchetta-Rupnik-Pachamama-Francis-MorbidlyObese understands. 🙄
mccallansteve
I'd rather die than go back to the NO entertainment mass
Jungerheld
"The FSSP parish at Baltimore's National Shrine of St Alphonsus Liguori is in a troubled neighborhood, yet the church is full."... "Troubled" is an understatement. It is very near the single most dangerous street in the country.
Ivan Tomas
Thanks for sharing this.
That's a quite telling story!
Lex orandi, lex credendi, lex vivendi!
Which means - Church's orandi, and not some Bugnini-Montini's nervous ordo!
SonoftheChurch
@Jungerheld If the Parish is indeed located in a so-called “troubled” neighborhood (whatever that is supposed to mean) then that’s exactly where it needs to be. Bringing the Light of Christ into the darkness. That is the very mission of the Church.
Ivan Tomas
One bridge less in Baltimore!
But this is the one that leads people to Heaven!
God will not be mocked!
SHJ-IHM
So all is going according to plan in Baltimore.
John A Cassani
You’re not exaggerating in the least.
V.R.S.
"the Cromwell of Vatican II"?
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"The Cromwell of Vatican II" was Montini who approved the Bugninian revolution. Bugnini was just a monsignor who could do nothing without Paul VI of most infelicitous memory.
BTW, they call him a "saint" in the Vatican now.