Art. 5, § 1 In parishes, where there is a stable group of faithful who adhere to the earlier liturgical tradition, the pastor should willingly accept their requests to celebrate the Mass according to the rite of the Roman Missal published in 1962, and ensure that the welfare of these faithful harmonises with the ordinary pastoral care of the parish, under the guidance of the bishop in accordance with canon 392, avoiding discord and favouring the unity of the whole Church.
It is very important if you are a supporter of the ancient Roman liturgy, to make formal requests in writing to your parish priest.
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My local parish church (above, not the Oratory) is a beautiful building, and I could previously only dream of having the venerable Roman Rite celebrated on its high altar. But now, the recent Motu Proprio data, Summorum Pontificum, seems to suggest that the pastor has a duty to provide the faithful with this request.We still await further guidance from the Ecclesia Dei commission about whether my family of 3 constitutes a "coetus fidelium traditioni liturgicae antecedenti adhaerentium continenter exsistit" (or 'stable group'!!) Perhaps I will have to have some more kids, or find some more parishioners!
On a related note, the provost of the Birmingham Oratory, for the Commemoration of All Souls, celebrated his second Low Mass of the day (in the old Rite) on the high altar (as opposed to the cloister chapel). It was a beautiful Mass, even Jackie Parkes enjoyed it! I hope and pray the regular Sunday 1962 Mass can be celebrated in such a place of dignity one day!
Matt, if i'm right isn't it a case of finding a suitable time at the Oratory?
ReplyDeleteIt was a beautiful Mass indeed.
You show St Edwards i think. i have friends in the Parish but don't imagine them going to the old Mass. i'm Godmother to one of their children (& was sponsor to my friend when she was received into the Church).
i think you're best bet is to have a lot of baby Doyles! Have fun!
Haha! Hey, if Summorum Pontificum will cause Catholics to have large (or larger) families then I think the the Pope's document is even BETTER than I ever thought it would be! :-D
ReplyDeleteJoking aside, I didn't know that the mass was celebrated at the high altar. Uuuh, I might have gone to that as well. But I attended the 8 o'clock mass (NO), which also fabulous.
9.30am on a Sunday looks good to me - have masses back to back like the London and Oxford Oratories do.
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