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I admire Archbishop Malcolm Ranjith a great deal and follow developments on his situation closely. New Catholic has some interesting news on the situation regarding his move to Colombo . Perhaps all is not settled as we have been lead to believe?

The Hermeneutic of Continuity >> CDW Rumors (more Archbp. Ranjith discussion) WDTPRS >> CDW changes... curial politics at work (see above for hint of content...) WDTPRS >> Bp. Serratelli: FOCA - an alarm for decent Americans to wake up (Bp. Serratelli "telling it like it is...") WDTPRS >> Madison, WI: Call To Action types attack Bp. Morlino in the local newspaper (rant warning!) WDTPRS >> Anointing with "Oil of Gladness" will now stop WDTPRS >> D. of St. Cloud, MN: norms for TLM

Whispers in the Loggia >> Heading Home? (Rocco says The Tablet is reporting that Archbp. Malcolm Ranjith, a favorite of traditionalists, is now leaving CDWDS and heading home to be Archbishop of Colombo...sad...) Whispers in the Loggia >> "An Encounter with the Word": Synod Requests "Lectio"-n Day WDTPRS >> From a seminarian: “priests of the future are excited about tradition” WDTPRS >> QUAERITUR: In what colors are a priest to be buried ? WDTPRS >> The Bux protocol Meeting Christ in the Liturgy >> Pray for India

Gregor Kollmorgen of the NLM has posted an excellent find from H.E. Archbishop Malcolm Ranjith, Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. In an interview with Die Tagepost , H.E. made some interesting comments . Go to the NLM to see what they have posted.

WDTPRS>> Video of the great Archbp. Ranjith (Sec. CDWDS) on liturgy The New Liturgical Movement >> Report on Sancta Missa Workshop, May 19-23, Chicago The New Liturgical Movement >> Celebrating the Graduale RORATE CAELI >> Corpus Christi in the Philippines

The Black Biretta >> non sum dignus Domine (yes, many are talking about those who received Communion yesterday from His Holiness kneeling and on the tongue ...) WDTPRS >> CNS on the Communion kneeling at the Pope’s Corpus Christi Mass (Fr. Zuhlsdorf comments on those who make light of the above epiphenomenon) Charlotte Was Both >> A radical remedy (Amy Wellborn) The New Liturgical Movement >> Archbishop Ranjith's Visit to Austria (with beautiful photos) The New Liturgical Movement >> New Look for The Society of St. Catherine of Siena (a source of Liturgical study and research)

RORATE CAELI >> Ranjith: no official communication WDTPRS >> QUAERITUR: Consecrating Hosts apart from the consecration during Mass UPDATE: This practice is against and forbidden by Canon 927. EWTN deals with this issue as stated here WDTPRS >> You've gotta be kidding me... The New Liturgical Movement >> Belfast Gregorian Chant Workshop LatinMassNetwork >> Is the Latin Mass Elitist? (Video) AmericanPapist >> Breaking: John Michael Talbot's Hermitage Burns to the Ground

Shawn Tribe of The New Liturgical Movement is providing a totally new slant to a story that has been surrounded by rumors (and some disappointment among those who greatly admire Archbishop Malcolm Ranjith). Tonight, he breaks the story that the sources that predicted moves are backing down (Fr. Zuhsdorf stated that the Italian story might be taken with a "grain of salt"). Apparently, Shawn is proving that to be true...for now at least. Read his piece !

WDTPRS : Fr. Zuhlsdorf adds a bit of skepticism to the story posted by RORATE CAELI on rumors about the Curial positions of Archbishops Amato and Ranjith WDTPRS : The Curt Jester "pages" Fr. Zuhlsdorf on a Latin translation making the rounds Whispers in the Loggia : On Things Liturgical The New Liturgical Movement : Update on the Pope in the US - Some Previews of What We Might See

RORATE CAELI : Motu Proprio wars in the Roman Curia - Ranjith off to Sri Lanka ? (This is a long and important post!) RORATE CAELI : Confirmation that the TLM is indeed returning to Notre Dame de Paris in June Catholic-Hierarchy News : Daneels name Apostolic Signatura Secretary (Curial news) Catholic-Hierarchy News : De Paolis named Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See President (Curial news)

Father Zuhlsdorf adds more information on what appears to be some shuffling imminent within the Curia .

Fr. John Trigilio posts an interview by Bruno Volpe of Petrus with Archbishop Malcolm Ranjith, Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship concerning Communion in the hand . He also adds some fascinating comments of his own: Fr. Zuhlsdorf has consistently spoken of a gravitational pull between the ordinary and extraordinary forms of the Roman Rite, with which I totally and unequivocally agree. Many of us believe Pope B16 intends that both the TLM and the Novus Ordo mutually enhance one another insofar as the future of Catholic sacred worship is concerned. Since Divine Liturgy is integral to Catholic dogma (lex orandi, lex credendi), it is obvious that in this post Vatican II (and post JP2) era, a liturgical renaissance is unfolding. While still in the advent of such an epic moment, the most important element of contemporary worship is the decline in REVERENCE. Just as Communion in the Hand was banned in the Middle Ages after abuses became prolific, it may very well need to be ...

New Catholic reports that Archbishop Malcolm Ranjith , Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, debunks a story appearing in " La Stampa ." The Italian story purports that a " Reform of the Reform " is about to be handed down. Other news outlets are carrying similar stories; Fr. Z. of WDTPRS has a good deal of commentary on this.

A story appearing on Catholic News Agency states that a high Vatican official believes that Holy Communion in the hand should be re-examined . Archbishop Albert Malcolm Ranjith, Secretary of the Vatican's Congregation for Divine Cult and Discipline of the Sacraments has said that the policy of giving Communion in the hand should be revised. Receiving Holy Communion in the hand "produces a growing weakening of a devout attitude toward the Most Holy Sacrament," wrote Archbishop Ranjith in the preface of a book from the Auxiliary Bishop of Kazakhstan, Bishop Athanasius Schneider. The book's title, printed by the Vatican Editing house, is “Dominus Est: Meditations of a Bishop from Central Asia on the Sacred Eucharist." Read Archbishop Ranjith's comments here .