Fr. Z's BlogDiocese of Orange: TLM cancelledRemember, that the attacks on the Traditional Latin Mass are really attacks on the PEOPLE who desire it.
I received this from a reader…
Remember, that the attacks on the Traditional Latin Mass are really attacks on the PEOPLE who desire it.
I received this from a reader…
How might one respond to this letter? How about something like this.
Dear Father Quang,
Thank you so much for your letter of August 25, 2023. I am saddened by your decision and that of Bishop Vann, and will regrettably be forced to have the spiritual and liturgical needs of my family met elsewhere. Considering the added distance to St. Michael’s Abbey and the cost of fuel, I’m sure you will understand that my past financial contributions to the parish and the diocese will need to be curtailed. My family will also no longer be available to participate in the apostolates and programs which we have enjoyed these past many years. I hope you will be able to find volunteers to replace us.
I hope that one day you and Bishop Vann, as well as the authorities in the Holy See come to an understanding and appreciation of the teachings of the Second Vatican Council on the apostolic authority of the bishop in governing his diocese (see Christus Dominus) and the rights of the faithful to seek and obtain reasonable liturgical and sacramental service from their local Church (see Sacrosanctum Concilium and Lumen gentium). Until that time, please know of my fervent prayers for you.
Sincerely,
Traditionis custodes is a manifestation of self-conscious defensive cruelty.
a comment underneath that article;
Utterly ridiculous, there has been a TLM there since the indult days, we used to attend it while visiting the in-laws in Ca. some 20-25y ago. Coincidentally we were out there last weekend and heard about this latest blow while attending the “exiled” TLM out at the Indian reservation in Pala (35 min drive for us) which replaced one in Oceanside (5m from where we were staying) and another in Escondido (where my son recently graduated from John Paul the Great – an excellent small Catholic film and creative arts university). Aside from the FSSP in San Diego and (near) LA, the Premonstratensians seem to be the only ones saying the TLM in Southern Cal… can’t help but wonder when a strike at them may come…
Anyway I had started a letter to the recently-ennobled Bishop of San Diego to thank him for the opportunity to drive out into the desert – on the “peripheries” to be sure – in order to attend Mass and also to express how grateful I was to meet such a diverse group of the Faithful from his dispersed flock. I do intend, as well, to ask His Eminence for his guidance in understanding how acts which cause the the Faithful to drive considerable distances in vehicles with internal combustion engines for the purpose of worship can be harmonized with the spirit of “Laudatio Si”…
Perhaps I had better not send it – the one thing that these thin-skinned thick-headed functionaries can’t handle is ridicule!
another comment:
The “I pray that you will continue [to give us your money]” line was impressively tasteless.
The sad reality is that far too many (perhaps the majority) of bishops and priests and laity seriously do not understand what all the fuss is about. Liturgy is so unimportant to their faith and their spiritual life that, at most, many of them appear to see the banning of thousands of years of Sacred Tradition as no more than a minor inconvenience to a handful of esoteric laymen and not a critical crisis of identity and validity for the entire Catholic Church. Couple that with the hordes of “You have to defend the Pope no matter what he says or does” zealots that roam about the world looking for heretical/polemical statements they can justify, and sooner or later all men of good will may wind up in Archbishop Lefebvre’s lifeboat, whether they like it or not.