COLUMBUS’ BISHOP AND HIS PURE COMMONSENSE! DETROIT, CHARLOTTE AND OTHER BISHOPS WITHOUT COMMONSENSE, LISTEN UP!

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Bishop Earl K. Fernandes of Columbus, Ohio on vocations, the Latin Mass, Abp. Vigano, and developing a prayer life

 

Bishop Earl K. Fernandes, 52, has led the Diocese of Columbus in Ohio since 2022; right: St. Joseph's Cathedral in Columbus. (Image: Diocese of Columbus and Wikipedia)

CWR: YOU HAVE CELEBRATED THE TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS?

Bishop Fernandes: When I grew up in the 70s, the parishes had guitar Masses and liturgical dance. My father had a fondness for the Latin Mass. When I went to medical school, there was a Latin Indult Mass offered nearby. I liked the Gregorian chant, as well as its peace and quiet. I’d go to the English Mass as well, depending on what my schedule was.

When I finished up my doctorate in 2007, Archbishop Pilarczyk asked me to study the Latin Mass so I could help with the celebration of it. There was nothing ideological about it; we wanted to offer the Mass to meet the pastoral need of the people. It is a beautiful part of the Church’s tradition.