- CathNews New Zealand
- Latin Mass
Posts Tagged ‘Latin Mass’
Thursday, July 25th, 2024
Recently, United States cultural celebrities addressed an open letter to Pope Francis, opposing further restrictions on the pre-conciliar liturgy. The letter, written by poet Dana Gioia, emphasised the aesthetic value and cultural significance of the liturgy according to the 1962 rite: “It would be short-sighted to deprive the next generation of artists of this source Read more
Tags: Baptism, Latin Mass, Liturgy, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Francis, Society of Saint Pius X, Traditionis Custodes, Vatican
Posted in Analysis and Comment | Comments Off on Liturgy is based on baptismal fidelity, and it is more than aesthetics
Thursday, June 20th, 2024
“We shall return”, a buoyant Fr Glen Tattersall said at the final Traditional Latin Mass at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Melbourne on Wednesday evening. The Australian reports the Cathedral was packed for the Mass – it estimated there was a congregation of around 850 people. “They came in business suits, in strollers, on trams and Read more
Tags: Archbishop Peter Comensoli, Archdiocese of Melbourne, Bishop Vittorio Francesco Viola, Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Dr Joe Grayland, Joe Grayland, Latin Mass, lex credendi, lex orandi, St Patrick's Cathedral, Traditional Latin Mass, Traditionis Custodes
Posted in World | Comments Off on Vatican denies Latin Mass request at Melbourne Cathedral
Monday, February 12th, 2024
Liturgical reform is crucial in the ongoing renewal of the Catholic Church. Pope Francis said this to the Vatican’s Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments on Thursday. After what has been labelled as a significant address, discussion took place against the backdrop of the dicastery’s annual plenary assembly. The assembly focused Read more
Tags: Dr Joe Grayland, Latin Mass, Liturgy, Liturgy reform, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Francis, Pope John Paul II, Pope Paul VI, Pope Pius XII, Pope St Pius X, Sacrosanctum Concilium
Posted in Great reads, World | Comments Off on Without liturgical reform there is no reform of the Church
Monday, February 12th, 2024
The Vatican has announced steps to combat the misuse of Catholic spirituality for potential spiritual abuse. Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, the head of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, has expressed a heightened vigilance over the potential for mystical or spiritual elements to be exploited for abusive ends. Speaking to OSV News, Cardinal Read more
Tags: Christchurch Diocese, Exorcism, Latin Mass, Spiritual abuse, Transalpine Redemptorists
Posted in World | Comments Off on Vatican announces steps to stop spiritual abuse
Monday, December 4th, 2023
The promulgation of Sacrosanctum Concilium, the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, stands as a pivotal moment that ushered in a new era for the Catholic Church. Sixty years hence, we can reflect on the impact of this document on New Zealand’s theological landscape and liturgical practices. Sacrosanctum Concilium is the cornerstone of Vatican II because Read more
Tags: Dr Joe Grayland, Latin Mass, Liturgy, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Francis, Pope John Paul II, Pope Paul VI, Sacrosanctum Concilium, Traditiones Custodes
Posted in Analysis and Comment | Comments Off on Six decades of Sacrosanctum Concilium in New Zealand
Monday, July 3rd, 2023
Pope Francis, who has a knack for dropping bombshells in July when his predecessors would normally leave town for a summer holiday. He has again started off the month with a bang by naming Archbishop Victor Manuel Fernández of La Plata (Argentina) as the new prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith Read more
Tags: Archbishop Victor Manuel Fernández of La Plata, Cardinal Gerhard Müller, Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF), Evangelii Gaudium, Latin Mass, Pope Francis, Roman Curia, Theodore McCarrick
Posted in Analysis and Comment, Great reads | Comments Off on Pope drops bombshell – naming new Vatican doctrinal chief
Thursday, June 15th, 2023
The solution has been found to save the Church from its predicted demise, we need more “sacrality”, a return to the Traditional Latin Mass, and a “more traditional discourse” on social issues. Then all will be right with the Catholic world… Obviously, I’m just caricaturing. But this was the tenor of some of the comments Read more
Tags: Isabelle de Gaulmyn, Latin Mass, Traditional Latin Mass
Posted in Analysis and Comment | Comments Off on Traditional Latin Mass won’t save the Church
Thursday, March 2nd, 2023
“There is nothing new under the sun.” That Scripture verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes (1:19) comes to mind as I reflect on the agitation expressed by some in the church and the media over the Holy Father’s motu proprio “Traditionis Custodes” and the recent confirmation given in the “Rescriptum ex Audientia”released by Cardinal Arthur Read more
Tags: Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, Latin Mass, Pope Francis
Posted in Analysis and Comment, Great reads | Comments Off on Latin Mass critics restrictions should listen to JPII
Thursday, July 21st, 2022
Pope Francis cracked down July 16 on the spread of the old Latin Mass, reversing one of Pope Benedict XVI’s signature decisions in a major challenge to traditionalist Catholics who immediately decried it as an attack on them and the ancient liturgy. Francis reimposed restrictions on celebrating the Latin Mass that Benedict had relaxed in Read more
Tags: Latin Mass, Pope Francis
Posted in News Shorts, World | Comments Off on Francis reimposes restrictions on Latin Mass