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Un parroco risponde al suo vescovo che vieta la celebrazione ad orientem

Don Anthony Bus C.R., parroco della chiesa di St. Stanislaus Kostka a Chicago, ha ricevuto dal proprio arcivescovo la proibizione di continuare a celebrare la s. Messa (novus ordo) ad orientem (qui la storia).
Questa è la sua risposta, pubblicata sul sito web della parrocchia:

Father Anthony Bus C.R., pastor of the church of St. Stanislaus Kostka in Chicago, has received from his archbishop the prohibition to continue celebrating the (novus ordo) holy Mass ad orientem (story here).
This is his response, posted on the parish website:

Fr Anthony’s Letter on “Ad Orientem“

The Holy Mass is the renewal of our fiat – a renewal of our covenant with the Lord and His Mystical Body. Therefore our primary participation in the Holy Mass and the renewal of our sacred covenant to the Lord is that we offer ourselves “a living sacrifice holy and pleasing to God our spiritual worship,” quoting St. Paul. We do this in union with the sacrifice of Jesus, for Jesus, through Jesus, and in Jesus – to the glory of the Father. The Sacred Mysteries offered, “Ad Orientem” facilitates this so beautifully in preparation for Holy Communion, and always in anticipation of the Lord’s coming at the end of all things.

La Santa Messa è il rinnovamento del nostro fiat, un rinnovamento della nostra alleanza con il Signore e con il Suo Corpo mistico. Perciò la nostra prima partecipazione alla Santa Messa e al rinnovamento della nostra sacra alleanza con il Signore è quella di offrire noi stessi «come sacrificio vivente, santo e gradito a Dio (…) il nostro culto spirituale», per citare san Paolo. Lo facciamo in unione con il sacrificio di Gesù, per Gesù, per mezzo di Gesù, e in Gesù, a gloria del Padre. Offerti i Sacri Misteri, “Ad Orientem” facilita splendidamente tutto questo in preparazione alla Santa Comunione, e sempre in attesa della venuta del Signore alla fine di tutte le cose.

The Apocalypse Facing the People

The direction of prayer has had an enormous impact on the style of celebration. Priests celebrating toward the people can see if people are paying attention, like a public speaker or performer. If he is facing away from them, he has little idea of what is going on in the nave. Before Vatican II, this was regarded as a good thing: in the 1962 Mass, even when a priest is told to turn to face the people (for example, when he turns to them to say, “Dominus vobiscum”), he should keep his eyes lowered. He should not be distracted by the congregation from his work of prayer, and the congregation should not be distracted by him.
Where celebration versus populum is the norm, Catholics can get used to priests trying to engage them in what is going on with eye contact, emphasis in what they are saying, and even unscripted remarks. Experiencing Mass celebrated the other way can even be disconcerting. The point of it, however, is to allow the people to do what the priest should be doing: addressing their prayers to God. Above all in the Eucharistic Prayer, a celebrant facing East allows the people to follow what is going on in their own way, and to unite themselves spiritually to his prayer to God, which he leads from the altar.

Read full article by Joseph Shaw here.

Online Latin Course for Clergy, Religious and Laypeople

Do you wish you had better Latin — to follow the liturgy, or immerse yourself in the theology and history of the Church? Since 2020, small groups have been meeting over Zoom to help individuals do just, with the support of an accomplished ancient linguist.

Now, after “Traditionis Custodes“, the Latin of the Roman Canon has become a particular renewed focus for many people. Therefore a special 3-month route, led by Matthew Spencer (MA MSt Oxon) to better linguistic understanding of this ancient text, which unites the vetus and novus ordo, concluded just before Christmas.

A repeat of the course (further details here) will begin in the last week of February 2022 for a limited number of people.

If you would like to be considered for a place on the next iteration of the course, beginning February 2022, please contact matthewjaspencer@yahoo.com

20+C+M+B+22

La benedizione delle case, sulle cui porte vengono segnate la croce del Signore, la cifra dell’anno appena iniziato, le lettere iniziali dei tradizionali nomi dei santi Magi (C+M+B), spiegate anche come abbreviazione di “Christus mansionem benedicat”, scritte con gesso benedetto.

The blessing of homes, on whose lentils are inscribed the Cross of salvation, together with the indication of the year and the initials of the three wise men (C+M+B), which can also be interpreted to mean Christus mansionem benedicat, written in blessed chalk.

La bénédiction des maisons, sur les portes desquelles les fidèles ont placé la croix du Seigneur, le chiffre de l’année qui commence et les initiales des noms traditionnels des saints Mages (C+M+B), qui sont aussi celles de l’expression: “Christus mansionem benedicat“, écrites avec de la craie bénite.

La bendición de las casas, sobre cuyas puertas se traza la cruz del Señor, el número del año comenzado, las letras iniciales de los nombres tradicionales de los santos Magos (C+M+B) [en algunas lenguas], explicadas también como siglas de “Christus mansionem benedicat“, escritas con una tiza bendecida.

Die Segnung der Häuser, deren Türen mit dem Kreuz des Herrn bezeichnet werden: die Ziffer des neuen Jahres, die Anfangsbuchstaben der überlieferten Namen der heiligen Sterndeuter (C+M+B), die auch als Abkürzung von „Christus mansionem benedicat“ (Christus segne dieses Haus) zu erklären sind. Sie werden mit gesegneter Kreide geschrieben.

Sanctæ Familiæ Iesu, Mariæ et Ioseph – 26 Dec 2021

Festum

Ant. ad introitum Lc 2, 16
Venérunt pastóres festinántes, et invenérunt Maríam
et Ioseph et Infántem pósitum in præsépio.

Dicitur Glória in excélsis.

Collecta
Deus, qui præclára nobis sanctæ Famíliæ
dignátus es exémpla præbére,
concéde propítius,
ut, domésticis virtútibus caritatísque vínculis illam sectántes,
in lætítia domus tuæ prǽmiis fruámur ætérnis.
Per Dóminum.

Dicitur Credo.

Super oblata
Hóstiam tibi placatiónis offérimus, Dómine,
supplíciter deprecántes,
ut, Deíparæ Vírginis beatíque Ioseph interveniénte suffrágio,
famílias nostras in tua grátia fírmiter et pace constítuas.
Per Christum.

Præfatio de Nativitate.

Ant. ad communionem Bar 3, 38
Deus noster in terris visus est,
et cum homínibus conversátus est.

Post communionem
Quos cæléstibus réficis sacraméntis,
fac, clementíssime Pater,
sanctæ Famíliæ exémpla iúgiter imitári,
ut, post ærúmnas sǽculi,
eius consórtium consequámur ætérnum.
Per Christum.

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Messalino in PDF con letture in lingua italiana (da stampare su fogli A3 fronte/retro)

Missalette in PDF with readings in English (to be printed on A3 sheets, front/back)

Messbuch in PDF mit Lesungen auf Deutsch (auf A3-Bogen, Vorder-/Rückseite drücken)

The Oxford Oratory

25 Woodstock Road
Oxford
OX2 6HA

On Sundays the 11:00 Solemn Mass is Novus Ordo in Latin.

On Holy days of obligation the 18:00 Solemn Mass is Novus Ordo in Latin.

The Wednesday 18:00 Mass is Novus Ordo in Latin.

These Masses are also streamed on this YouTube Channel.

Le sante Messe della domenica alle 11, delle feste di precetto alle 18 e del mercoledì alle 18 sono Novus Ordo in latino e vengono trasmesse in diretta su questo canale YouTube.

Website: https://www.oxfordoratory.org.uk/

Video of Christ the King Mass.

Dominica IV Adventus – 19 Dec 2021

Ant. ad introitum Is 45, 8
Roráte, cæli, désuper, et nubes pluant iustum;
aperiátur terra et gérminet Salvatórem.

Non dicitur Glória in excélsis.

Collecta
Grátiam tuam, quǽsumus, Dómine,
méntibus nostris infúnde, ut qui, Angelo nuntiánte,
Christi Fílii tui incarnatiónem cognóvimus,
per passiónem eius et crucem
ad resurrectiónis glóriam perducámur.
Per Dóminum.

Dicitur Credo.

Super oblata
Altári tuo, Dómine, superpósita múnera
Spíritus ille sanctíficet,
qui beátæ Maríæ víscera sua virtúte replévit.
Per Christum.

Præfatio II de Adventu.

Ant. ad communionem Is 7, 14
Ecce Virgo concípiet, et páriet fílium;
et vocábitur nomen eius Emmánuel.

Post communionem
Sumpto pígnore redemptiónis ætérnæ,
quǽsumus, omnípotens Deus,
ut quanto magis dies salutíferæ festivitátis accédit,
tanto devótius proficiámus
ad Fílii tui digne nativitátis mystérium celebrándum.
Qui vivit et regnat in sǽcula sæculórum.

Adhiberi potest formula benedictionis sollemnis.

© Copyright – Libreria Editrice Vaticana

Messalino in PDF con letture in lingua italiana (da stampare su fogli A3 fronte/retro)

Missalette in PDF with readings in English (to be printed on A3 sheets, front/back)