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The more vigorously the primacy was displayed, the more the question came up about the extent and and limits of [papal] authority, which of course, as such, had never been considered. After the Second Vatican Council, the impression arose that the pope really could do anything in liturgical matters, especially if he were acting on the mandate of an ecumenical council. Eventually, the idea of the givenness of the liturgy, the fact that one cannot do with it what one will, faded from the public consciousness of the West. In fact, the First Vatican Council had in no way defined the pope as an absolute monarch. On the contrary, it presented him as the guarantor of obedience to the revealed Word. The pope's authority is bound to the Tradition of faith. … The authority of the pope is not unlimited; it is at the service of Sacred Tradition.
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Daily Archives: 13 April 2017
2017 CROTALUS POLL!
It is customary on Holy Thursday, after the jubilant Gloria introduction, to stop ringing bells in church during the Triduum and, instead, use some kind of clacking or ratchet noisemaker called a crotalus in Latin. More on those HERE. Here’s a poll. At … Continue reading
ASK FATHER: About delegation and the proper form of SSPX marriages
From a reader… I recently read your post regarding the recently-announced changes to the validity of marriages witnessed by SSPX priests, and I am confused. How does this change anything? Doesn’t Canon 1108 already give bishops and pastors the power … Continue reading
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ASK FATHER: I’m 80 and I can’t kneel for Communion at a Traditional Mass
The other day Bp. Morlino told the priests of the Diocese of Madison that they should encourage their congregations to kneel to receive Holy Communion on the tongue. This is a wonderful development which will make a great difference in parishes … Continue reading
LIVE VIDEO – Holy Thursday Mass at Ss. Trinita dei Pellegrini in ROME (FSSP)
Live stream NOW of Holy Thursday Mass at Ss. Trinità dei Pellegrini in ROME HERE https://www.facebook.com/john.egan.18/videos/10101156235007600/ UPDATE: They are singing Tenebrae for Good Friday.
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Good Friday Reminder: Fasting, Abstaining, and You
Tomorrow is Good Friday. Let’s review our obligations before the day arrives so that we aren’t taken by surprise. Two days of the year we modern Latin Church Catholics are asked both to fast and to abstain from meat. According to the … Continue reading
LENTCAzT 2017 44 – Holy Thursday: The great ministry of great mystery
Today is Holy Thursday of Holy Week. Today we celebrated how Our Lord established the Sacrament of the Eucharist and, inseparably from the Eucharist, the Sacrament of Holy Orders and the Holy Priesthood. The Roman Station is St. John Lateran. Examine … Continue reading
Is the SSPX in “schism”?
Some people in the media, especially liberals, when the mention the SSPX, bray that they are “schismatic”. No matter how many times this is clarified, they bray that the SSPX is “schismatic”. No. When I was at the Pontifical … Continue reading
