Traditional Latin Mass in Maryland

New Catholic has posted an exclusive interview with Bishop Richard Williamson of the Society of Saint Pius X . I don't wish to compromise this story, but question [17] is of interest to many.

Excellent news from the United Kingdom and a hat tip to New Catholic of RORATE CAELI ! John Medlin, General Manager of the Latin Mass Society, said, “There is no sign of slackening of demand for Traditional Rite Confirmations – in fact the opposite. The numbers are increasing every year and I expect this trend to continue after Pope Benedict’s Motu Proprio . We hope it will not be long before bishops all over England and Wales respond to pastoral demand for Mass and the Sacraments in the Traditional Rite. Those attached to the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite are very grateful to Cardinal Cormac and the Westminster auxiliary bishops for making provision for the Traditional Mass and Sacraments.” Read the entire story here .

New Catholic of RORATE CAELI has an eye-popping post: the Archbishop of Paris, Cardinal Vingt-Trois, has announced the return of the Usus Antiquior Mass to the Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Paris (Notre-Dame de Paris) sometime in June . Laus Deo!

New Catholic of RORATE CAELI points out that Gianni Cardinale in " Avvenire " publishes the story today that the Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum has been finally published in the official gazette of the Holy See, the Acta Apostolicae Sedis (dated September 7, 2007). Here are some pointed changes: A subtitle was given to the motu proprio: « De uso extraordinario antiquae formae Ritus Romani » ("On the extraordinary use of the ancient form of the Roman Rite"); In article 1, the word «conditiones» was replaced with the more correct form «condiciones» , with no change in meaning ("conditions"); In article 3, the word «plerumque» was replaced with «habitualiter» (our translation remains "habitually"); In article 5, § 1, «continenter» was replaced with «stabiliter» , avoiding the notion that the group of faithful would have to be continuous in a certain parish - it only has to exist in a stable, but not necessarily in a permanent and continuo

New Catholic posts a beautiful article by Michael Sternbeck of the Saint Bede Studio New South Wales, Australia on the chasuble . It is beautiful article entitled " Styles and Tradition in the chasuble of the Roman Rite ." Please don't miss it!

New Catholic on the blog, Rorate Caeli , carries links to photos by J.P.Sonnen of Orbis Catholicus of the Diaconal Ordinations of Seminarians of the Institute of the Good Shepherd (IBP) . The ordinations took place yesterday, February 23rd, at the Basilica of the Most Holy Savior in Rome. The photos are well worth seeing . Hat tip to New Catholic for this find!