St. Josemaría and the Mass
These pictures can prove St. Josemaría’s love for the Old Mass.
“A much greater source of anxiety to Us is the style of action of those who maintain that liturgical worship should shed its sacred character, who foolishly say we should substitute for sacred items & furnishings ordinary common things in daily use.” —Pope Saint Paul VI (14 Oct 1968)
Such underlay would be considered loathsome by composers like Guerrero. Indeed, it’s an impossibility!
Anyone care to hazard a guess regarding why a blue biretta would have been used circa 1933?
They will assume—and why shouldn’t they?—that “approved by the USCCB” applies to the hymns and songs…
“To the historian their decisions are disgusting nonsense that people of my kind want simply to ignore.” — Fr. Adrian Fortescue (1919)
Relevant Reflections from “Sacramentum Caritatis.”
One musical advantage for the priest celebrating the Ordinary Form is that he can play an active role leading the music, yet still celebrate Mass.
“…pour forth Thy mercy upon us, to take away from us those things which our conscience feareth…”
If your priest requires the congregation sing the “Alleluia,” there’s a nice way to do this.
“O God, Who dost chiefly manifest Thy power in forbearance and mercy…”
Reflections from Dr. Jennifer Donelson at Sacra Liturgia UK
What did the saints say about celebrating the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass facing East?
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