Diocesan Statements On The Motu Proprio

[Moneybags]

Did your diocese release a statement or do you know of one posted on the Internet? Please share the links. Here are the statements that I have found:

[url="http://www.websitetoolbox.com/tool/post/apologia/vpost?id=2005689"]Statement by Most Reverend Alfred C. Hughes, Archbishop of New Orleans[/url]
[url="http://www.diopitt.org/postingboard/gensec_latinmass.pdf"]Statement of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, PA[/url]
[url="http://www.websitetoolbox.com/tool/post/apologia/vpost?id=2011573"]Statement of Cardinal Maida of the Archdiocese of Detroit[/url]

[cappie]

[url="http://wdtprs.com/blog/"]http://wdtprs.com/blog/[/url]

[Lil Red]

good question, i'll have to see. i wouldn't think so, considering we're without a bishop right now, but you never know!

[the_rev]

[url="http://gbdioc.org/pg/article.tpl?asku=118395150224831885"]http://gbdioc.org/pg/article.tpl?asku=118395150224831885[/url]

[journeyman]

Lil Red, you brought back old green one eye!!



Diocesan Statement was short:

Diocesan response to Pope’s letter

The following response is from Catherine Combier-Donovan, director of the diocesan Office of Worship, on Pope Benedict’s apostolic letter “Summorum Pontificum”:

“Pope Benedict XVI requests that his apostolic letter ‘Summorum Pontificum,’ be implemented as of September 14, 2007.

“Before that date, Bishop DiLorenzo will consult with his staff and others as to the logistics of such implementation.

“At present there is no official English translation of the letter, only unofficial ones.

“Questions will have to be answered such as: what constitutes a “stable group of the faithful” requesting a Tridentine Mass, and which priests possess the minimum linguistic and rubrical abilities to celebrate this rite.

“Until these and other issues are clarified, no changes will go into effect.”

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That appeared as a sidebar to the lead article in the diocesan newspaper:
[url="http://www.catholicvirginian.org/archive/2007/2007vol82iss19/pages/article2.html"]http://www.catholicvirginian.org/archive/2...s/article2.html[/url]


Editorial page also touched on the Motu Proprio:
[url="http://www.catholicvirginian.org/archive/2007/2007vol82iss19/pages/editorial.html"]http://www.catholicvirginian.org/archive/2.../editorial.html[/url]

[Lil Red]

[quote name='journeyman' post='1336633' date='Jul 21 2007, 01:44 PM']Lil Red, you brought back old green one eye!![/quote]
yup! i'm trying to get everyone to switch over to cartoon avatars :

as expected, our diocese has not released anything (yet)

[kateri05]

now, you're other post makes sense. mine looks cartoony... right?


as for this, i've been scanning my archdiocese's webpage and haven't seen anything. shocker although, to be fair, we've been busy paying out $660 million sigh

Edited July 21, 2007 by kateri05

[Chiquitunga]

On the live EWTN Q&A Session that just aired, there was a question on what Mother Angelica's thinks of the MP. It heard this from another forum. Did any of you see it?

Edited July 22, 2007 by Margaret Clare

[Theologian in Training]

The bishop sent something to all priests (which I seem to have since deleted) that told all priests to be familiar with the guidelines.

[Chiquitunga]

[quote name='Margaret Clare' post='1336767' date='Jul 21 2007, 06:44 PM']On the live EWTN Q&A Session that just aired, there was a question on what Mother Angelica thinks of the MP. I heard this from another forum. Did any of you see it?[/quote]

Here's what was posted on another forum. Did anyone else see this?

[quote]An older man and resident of Hanceville, Alabama approached the microphone and asked:

"What does Mother Angelica think about the Tridentine Mass, approved by Pope Benedict?"

Sr. Mary Catherine answered:

"Well the day she heard about it, she was really excited. If she could have jumped, she would have been jumping for joy. Mother even before her stroke, I remember her commenting that, that would come back, because it's more contemplative. It's a beautiful Mass. The mass we have now is beautiful, but you know, I heard this exorcist-priest tell me once that the devil hates Latin and that's why they always exorcise in Latin. And if the devil hates it, we need to go back to it."[/quote]

[quote]Latin was the perfect language for the Mass. It's the language of the Church, which allows us to pray a verbal prayer without distraction. See, the purpose of the Mass is to pray and to be associated with the crucifixion and with that glorious banquet that we partake of in Holy Communion. He is there. But so much is spoiled in the vernacular.

During the Latin Mass you had the missal if you wanted to follow it in English. It was almost mystical. It gave you an awareness of heaven, of the awesome humility of God who manifests Himself in the guise of bread and wine. The love that He had for us. His desire to remain with us, is simply awesome. You could concentrate on that love, because you weren't distracted by your own language. You could go anywhere in the world and you always knew what was going on. It was contemplative because as the Mass was going on you could close your eyes and visualize what really happened. You could feel it. You could look to the east and realize that God had come and was really present. The way it is today with the priest facing the people, it's something between the people and the priest. Too often it's just some kind of get-together, and Jesus is all but forgotten.

Taken from [url="http://www.raymondarroyo.com/motherslittlebook.html"]Mother Angelica's Little Book of Life Lessons and Everyday Spirituality[/url] (Doubleday, p. 206)[/quote]

Edited July 22, 2007 by Margaret Clare

[Aloysius]

It is so sad that Mother is no longer well enough for public appearences and such. My goodness that would've been one great Mother Angelica Live to watch.

[Chiquitunga]

Yeah, I really enjoyed the couple episodes I've seen of Mother Angelica Live. It would be neat to see her live talking about this.

Just thought I'd post - the above quote from her book is taken from Raymond Arroyo's site [url="http://www.raymondarroyo.com/motherslittlebook_excerpt.html#latinmass"]here[/url]. I really like what she said. I feel the same way about prayer at Mass. I particularly love the methods of hearing Holy Mass written by St. Peter Julian Eymard, in his book, [url="http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/index.php?showtopic=70530"]Holy Communion[/url].

[mortify]

[quote name='Margaret Clare' post='1336843' date='Jul 21 2007, 08:44 PM']I heard this exorcist-priest tell me once that the devil hates Latin and that's why they always exorcise in Latin. And if the devil hates it, we need to go back to it.[/quote]

It's unfortunate that people reduce it to the language, since it's not about the Latin, but yes, Latin is beautiful and reminds us of the ancient and mysterious character Mass.

I agree with cappie, check out Fr Z's blog, he's doing a blitzkrieg of commentaries on news reports from Catholics and non about the Motu proprio. Some really interesting stuff!

[url="http://www.wdtprs.com/blog/"]http://www.wdtprs.com/blog/[/url]

In particular check out the one in the Scottsman and the Tablet.

[Chiquitunga]

[quote name='mortify' post='1337573' date='Jul 22 2007, 01:02 PM']It's unfortunate that people reduce it to the language, since it's not about the Latin, but yes, Latin is beautiful and reminds us of the ancient and mysterious character Mass.[/quote]

Although, what [url="http://www.raymondarroyo.com/motherslittlebook_excerpt.html#latinmass"]Mother Angelica says[/url] in her book is much more than just the Latin.

It's not the Latin in particular that attracts me to the Extraordinary Form, but the focus on Heaven and how it is often more conductive to interior prayer - to really focus on the great mystery of the Incarnation being perpetuated at Mass and Our Lord's Sacrifice on Calvary - though the Ordinary Form can also be this way.

Edited July 22, 2007 by Margaret Clare

[IcePrincessKRS]

[quote name='Margaret Clare' post='1337607' date='Jul 22 2007, 05:17 PM']Although, what [url="http://www.raymondarroyo.com/motherslittlebook_excerpt.html#latinmass"]Mother Angelica says[/url] in her book is much more than just the Latin.

It's not the Latin in particular that attracts me to the Extraordinary Form, but the focus on Heaven and how it is often more conductive to interior prayer - to really focus on the great mystery of the Incarnation being perpetuated at Mass and Our Lord's Sacrifice on Calvary - though the Ordinary Form can also be this way.[/quote]

The interior part is what I have the hardest time with in the EF. If I were alone it wouldn't be an issue (and I know it sounds like a cop out since plenty of other people go with children) but when I have my kids in tow I just can't concentrate long enough. Sometimes I feel more like I'm observing from the outside rather than actually attending a Mass (thats actually how one priest described sitting in the cry room when you don't need to--they had a problem with adults without kids going in there and then when a parent needed to take a crying child in there was no room for them--but it fits for how I feel at Mass sometimes, especially the EF Yesterday I took my girls on potty break and missed the entire Liturgy of the Word [got there during the homily]).