Yesterday, Tuesday, November 23RD, was our last 6 pm EF Low Mass at Saint Anne’s. Our bishop is allowing this Mass in our Savannah Deanery only at the Cathedral and each Sunday to include Christmas Day. He will consider baptisms, weddings and funerals on an individual basis.
I am the bishop’s delegate to the EF Communities in our diocese. We’re working out the details of what this means, but I hope to visit the various deaneries who celebrate this form of the Mass, especially the one at my former parish in Augusta, the Church of the Most Holy Trinity.
While our Low Mass on Tuesday is discontinued as an EF Mass, my bishop has allowed us to celebrate the latest reformed 1970 Roman Missal with an EF ethos.
I don’t think this was even thought of when the 1970 Roman Missal was rammed down the throats of parishes throughout the world in Advent of 1969.
What does this mean for the 1970 Roman Missal at Saint Anne’s Low Tuesday night Mass?
The Mass is using the latest 2011 reformed version of the 1970 Roman Missal, its typical Latin edition.
Thus the Mass is all in Latin, save the little bit of Greek and Hebrew. The Introductory Rite with the Penitential Act is at the foot of the altar and we will always use the Confiteor with its absolution then the priest ascends to the center of the altar for the Kyrie and Gloria when prescribed and then to the Epistle side for the Collect.
All sit for the Liturgy of the Word done in the vernacular as is normal for the OF Mass. At the Gospel Acclamation, the priest goes to the center of the altar for his private prayer, the Roman Missal is transferred to the Gospel side of the Altar and the priest goes to the ambo to proclaim the Gospel.
The priest will wear the beretta as is prescribed in the EF Mass. He will say the Introit at the Epistle side of the Altar after he enters and returns to the foot of the altar for the Introductory Rite as described above.
The Offertory Antiphon will be recited as in the EF Mass. Only the Roman Canon will be prayed. And the Communion Antiphon will be recited as in the EF Mass.
As a postlude to the Mass, the Last Gospel will be read. The Leonine Prayers will be prayed as a postlude devotion.
I wrote this comment on the Savannah Latin Mass Facebook Page on a post they wrote concerning Saint Anne’s last EF Tuesday Low Mass:
While our St. Anne Tuesday evening Mass at 6pm will not be the 1962 Roman Missal, it will be celebrated with a 1962 Roman Missal ethos and in Latin, ad orientem, kneeling for Holy Communion. But more importantly for our salvation and the salvation of the world, just like the 1962 Roman Missal, the One Sacrifice of Christ will be renewed at the altar in a gloriously risen and unbloody way and the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of the Risen Lord will be made present and offered to God the Father who will return His glorious Risen Son, Jesus Christ to us in Holy Communion. It doesn't get any better than that. Here is a video of a recent First Saturday Mass celebrated as our Tuesday Mass will be: https://fb.watch/9t2KxgonAh/
7 comments:
As his delegate why can’t you provide for the EF at this chapel?
Because at my ordination I promised respect and obedience to my "Ordinary" who in this case is now the current Bishop of Savannah. I hope you take your marital vows as seriously, TJM, or do you????????????????
I think TJM was asking about your latitude, not a contradiction.
It seems Bishop Parkes has struck a position where he hopes to provide satisfaction and safety for people with an affection for the Old Form.
Is there any reliable document or book that explains the reason for Vatican II and the nearly universal antipathy the clergy had for the previous liturgy? What was so bad about Catholicism to need such a thorough restructuring? Why was it so widely supported?
Cheap shot, Father McDonald. If you are his delegate, I would assume you would have some independence to do good
rcg,
You are correct. Why have a delegate if they don't have discretion. Moreover, in this case the EF was being celebrated in this Chapel. Even Cardinal Cupich is being more generous than Bishop Parkes.
A delegate has no authority of his own. He/She carries out the will of the one who delegates. It is similar to a vicar forane (dean). He has no authority on his own; he is the representative of the bishop.
I think we should encourage masses to be said, many a day, no matter the form, every priest, every day, his own private mass at least. Why restrict the mass and thus reduce the masses said and the glory to God. I am reminded of this quote from St. Bede;
"The priest, who without grave rason omits to say Mass, robs the Blessed Trinity of glory, the Angels of joy, sinners of pardon, the just of divine assistance, the souls in purgatory of refreshment, the CHurch of benefis, and himself of the divine medicine."
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