Friday, August 14, 2015

Tridentine Community News - Assumption Church to reopen for one day; documentary to be made of history of Detroit area Latin Masses; EWTN to re-run Extraordinary Faith; Juventútem cover story in The Michigan Catholic; and more


"I will go in unto the Altar of God
To God, Who giveth joy to my youth"

Tridentine Community News by Alex Begin (August 9, 2015):
Assumption Church to Reopen for One Day Only


Windsor’s Our Lady of the Assumption Church will reopen for visitation for one day only on its patronal Feast Day, next Saturday, August 15, from 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM. Assumption Church has been closed since November because of structural issues. The Diocese of London, Ontario has not released any substantive news about plans to restore the building; at least $10 million must be raised to save the church. Assumption is Windsor’s most impressive historic Catholic church and Ontario’s oldest parish. From 2007-2014 it was the home of the St. Benedict Tridentine Community.

Documentary to be Made on the History of Detroit Area Latin Masses

A local filmmaker is embarking on an effort to produce a documentary on the history of metro Detroit and Windsor Latin Masses, dating back to the Ordinary Form Latin Masses of the 1970s and 80s. Among the first sites to be filmed will be Windsor’s Assumption Church, during the above open house. Extraordinary Faith is cooperating on the project.

Those who have been around a while can concur that the evolution of our local Latin Mass communities has been a testament to strong faith on the part of our priests and the faithful. More details will be reported as the project progresses.

EWTN to Re-run Extraordinary Faith

EWTN will be re-running Episode 1 of Extraordinary Faith this Wednesday, August 12 at 3:00 AM and 6:30 PM. Episode 1 visited California’s Mission San Juan Capistrano, home to one of North America’s first Tridentine Masses to start since Vatican II. That Mass is offered in California’s oldest operating church, the [Fr. Junipero] Serra Chapel.

Thanks to everyone who wrote EWTN to support the show. We were informed that the decision to re-run episodes was made because of the program’s popularity.

Juventútem Cover Story in The Michigan Catholic


Last Friday’s Solemn High Mass at Detroit’s Blessed Sacrament Cathedral was the subject of the cover story in this week’s Michigan Catholic newspaper. Juventútem Michigan co-founder Paul Schultz and several attendees were interviewed. The article is one of the most impressive, pro-Extraordinary Form pieces to have appeared in the mainstream Catholic press, as evidenced by its title and subhead: “Juventútem members find ‘voice of heaven’ in traditional Latin Mass: Michigan chapter, first in U.S., leads nationwide growth in devotion to Tridentine liturgy”.

Blessing of Herbs and Fruits Next Sunday

Before Mass next Sunday, August 16 at the Oakland County Latin Mass Association and at St. Alphonsus, Windsor, the annual blessing of herbs and fruits for the Feast of the Assumption will be held. The Traditional Roman Ritual will be used. Please bring fruits, vegetables, and herbs to the Communion Rail by 9:25 AM at the Academy, and by 1:40 PM at St. Alphonsus.

Tridentine Masses This Coming Week
  • Mon. 08/10 7:00 PM: Low Mass at St. Josaphat (St. Lawrence, Deacon & Martyr)
  • Tue. 08/11 7:00 PM: Low Mass at Holy Name of Mary (Ss. Tiburtius & Susanna, Virgin, Martyrs)
  • Sat. 08/15 7:00 PM: High Mass at Assumption Grotto, outdoor grotto (Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
[Comments? Please e-mail tridnews@detroitlatinmass.org. Previous columns are available at http://www.detroitlatinmass.org. This edition of Tridentine Community News, with minor editions, is from the St. Albertus (Detroit), Academy of the Sacred Heart (Bloomfield Hills), and St. Alphonsus and Holy Name of Mary Churches (Windsor) bulletin inserts for August 9, 2015. Hat tip to Alex Begin, author of the column.]
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Michigan Juventutem chapter leads nationwide growth in devotion to Tridentine liturgy


by Karla Dorweiler, "Juventutem members find 'voice of heaven' in traditional Latin Mass" 


Fr. Clint McDonell elevates the host during a traditional Latin Mass on July 31 at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit. The Mass, during which Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron gave the homily, was the second hosted at the cathedral by the burgeoning young adult group Juventutem.
Fr. Clint McDonell elevates the host during a traditional Latin Mass on July 31 at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit. The Mass, during which Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron gave the homily, was the second hosted at the cathedral by the burgeoning young adult group Juventutem.

Michigan chapter, first in U.S., leads nationwide growth in devotion to Tridentine liturgy

Karla Dorweiler | Special to The Michigan Catholic

Detroit — While scores of young adults spent July 31 socializing with their peers in downtown Detroit, members of the Michigan chapter of Juventutem were doing the same — in a very different way.

Juventutem is an international organization of Catholic married and single men and women, ages 18-35, who share a devotion to the traditional Latin Mass, also known as the Tridentine Mass or the extraordinary form of the Roman Rite.

On July 31, the group hosted its second Latin Mass at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit with Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron and celebrant Fr. Clint McDonell of Sacred Heart Major Seminary.

Nearly 175 people attended the Mass, with Juventutem members accounting for about 75, with cathedral organist Joseph Balistreri and members of the Archdiocesan Chorus providing sacred music.

Archbishop Vigneron, in his homily, noted the feast day of St. Ignatius of Loyola and urged members of Juventutem to imitate the saint’s zeal for evangelization.

“Like St. Ignatius, we, too, are called today to be ‘all in’ in our discipleship,” said the archbishop. “To have an unconditional commitment to the Lord, to be intrepid in our devotion.”

In March 2012, five local young adults formed the first chapter of Juventutem in the United States, and since then, the organization has expanded to include 12 other chapters across the country, hosting Latin Masses in cathedrals, basilicas and churches that might not have seen an extraordinary form Mass since the 1970s. The group has attracted the support of bishops across the country for its devotion to the sanctification of young people, and its efforts to promote community and liturgy.

Juventutem Michigan has since grown to roughly 30 registered participants, though many young adults attend regularly without becoming formal members. The group meets on the last Friday of each month for a sung Mass and fellowship. The monthly gatherings draw 40-60 young men and women.

Registered members of Juventutem commit to six tenets, including daily prayer for the sanctification of youth, weekly adoration, and attendance at a Traditional Latin Mass at least once each year.

Paul Schultz, 32, who helped found Juventutem Michigan and serves as secretary for the International Juventutem Federation, the umbrella organization for all Juventutem chapters worldwide, noted such commitments have a profound impact on members.

“It’s been my personal experience, as well as my observation in others, that praying every day for the sanctification of young adults brings about a deep closeness with God,” he said.

That closeness has even started to bear fruit in terms of vocations, with former Juventutem members in formation with the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest or the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, two societies of apostolic life that promote the sanctification of priests through the use of the traditional liturgy, and others in formation for the priesthood with local dioceses.
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Back again

Pertinacious Papist will be resuming posts again. Thanks.

Pertinaciously,
PB
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Wednesday, August 05, 2015

Camille Paglia on Jon Stewart

Via Fr. Z, who, after qualifying his love-hate relationship with Paglia says: "She eviscerates liberals for their hypocrisy. Make popcorn."

[Hat tip to J]
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Saturday, July 25, 2015

Papers of the "Underground" Synod of the French, German, and Swiss Bishops' Conference

Courtesy of one of my colleagues, HERE are the papers (in French, German and Italian) given at the "Underground" Synod of the French, German, and Swiss Bishops' conference.

As my friend concluded: Let us pray for the Church. Indeed.

[Hat tip to E. Echeverria]
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Sunday, July 19, 2015

Tridentine Community News - Sacred Music Colloquium 2015 Report (Duquesne University, Pittsburgh), Detroit weekday EF Mass times


"I will go in unto the Altar of God
To God, Who giveth joy to my youth"

Tridentine Community News by Alex Begin (July 19, 2015):
Sacred Music Colloquium 2015 Report

The Church Music Association of America held its 25th Annual Sacred Music Colloquium at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania June 29-July 4. Regular readers of this column may recall that this is one of the premier Latin Liturgy events of the year, with over 200 musicians participating.

The week was comprised of talks and opportunities for training, both in classroom format and one-on-one. Speakers included Fr. Jonathan Robinson, founder of the Toronto Oratory; Fr. Robert Pasley, pastor of North America’s first diocesan priest-led Extraordinary Form parish, Mater Ecclésiæ in Berlin, New Jersey; and Windsor’s very own Matthew Meloche, currently Music Director of Phoenix, Arizona’s Ss. Simon & Jude Cathedral.

Attendees could choose from several tracks. Some of the world’s most prominent Catholic music directors led breakout choirs specializing in chant or polyphony: John Robison, Music Director of St. Paul’s Choir School in Cambridge, Massachusetts (featured in Extraordinary Faith, Episode 2, and pictured with his class, below); Charles Cole, Assistant Music Director of the London Oratory and Music Director of the London Oratory School and London Oratory Junior Choir; Scott Turkington, globetrotting Gregorian Chant instructor; and David Hughes, Music Director of St. Mary Parish in Norwalk, Connecticut (the latter three are all featured in upcoming episodes of Extraordinary Faith). Private instruction on the organ was available from Dr. Ann Labounsky of Duquesne University and Dr. Paul Weber of St. Martin of Tours Parish in Louisville, Kentucky. All of these instructors are experienced with the Extraordinary Form.


The major liturgies of the week were held at St. Paul Cathedral, a grand edifice in pristine condition, still containing a splendid High Altar, four Side Altars, and a Communion Rail. A Latin Mass in the Ordinary Form was celebrated ad oriéntem at the High Altar on Thursday, followed later in the day by Vespers in the Extraordinary Form. On Friday, a Solemn High Requiem Mass in the Extraordinary Form was offered (photo below), followed by Absolution at the Catafalque. At each of these liturgies, three to five choirs, each led by the aforementioned music directors, sang portions of the music. One choir was located in the choir loft, while the others were scattered around the church (see photo below). A particularly stirring moment was when all five choirs joined together to sing the Dies Iræ during the Requiem Mass. Imagine 200 professional-caliber voices singing that piece.



Curious to see more? Our crew from Extraordinary Faith was present to film the major liturgies of the Colloquium. We also interviewed several speakers and guests. While in Pittsburgh we also shot segments at local historic churches and interviewed some prominent members of the Pittsburgh Tridentine Mass community. We expect to be able to produce two episodes from the content shot. The 2016 Sacred Music Colloquium will be held in St. Louis, Missouri. More information will be posted about that event as plans are solidified.

Tridentine Masses This Coming Week
  • Mon. 07/20 7:00 PM: Low Mass at St. Josaphat (St. Jerome Emiliani, Confessor)
  • Tue. 07/21 7:00 PM: Low Mass at Holy Name of Mary (St. Laurence of Brindisi, Confessor & Doctor)
[Comments? Please e-mail tridnews@detroitlatinmass.org. Previous columns are available at http://www.detroitlatinmass.org. This edition of Tridentine Community News, with minor editions, is from the St. Albertus (Detroit), Academy of the Sacred Heart (Bloomfield Hills), and St. Alphonsus and Holy Name of Mary Churches (Windsor) bulletin inserts for July 19, 2015. Hat tip to Alex Begin, author of the column.]
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Saturday, July 18, 2015

Reduced summer schedule

For the next three weeks, I will be on a reduced summer schedule at this blog. I intend to do my best to keep abreast of things and to keep up with the regularly scheduled Latin Mass schedules and Tridentine Community News. But I will doubtless post less frequently.

Orémus pro invicem
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Friday, July 17, 2015

The last Catholic left on earth

A friend recently sent me a book review with the following paragraph in it:
"I once asked in confession what was the very least, the minimalist interpretation of that great promise [of Christ that the gates of Hell would not prevail against the Church]. I was told that at its very least, in order for it to be fulfilled, at the Parousia there would be one Catholic left on earth. I was instructed to make sure that even if there was no one else left, I would be that last one. I suggest that the same instruction goes for all of us."
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Voris vs. Matt on the proper Catholic attitude toward SSPX

Michael Voris, "The Vortex - Rome has not Spoken" (Church Militant, July 15, 2015)

Michael Matt, "News from Remnant TV ... Obsessed with the SSPX: Michael Voris & the CMTV Witch Hunt" (The Remnant, July 16, 2015)
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Thursday, July 16, 2015

R.R. Reno on the strengths and weaknesses of Laudato Si


R.R. Reno, editor of First Things, says in his substantial article that the conjunction of concerns in the Pope's recent encyclical is fitting [emphasis mind]:
The end of the Cold War has allowed global capitalism to develop as the world’s dominant system. Capitalism has many virtues, but there are “externalities,” as economists call them—social and environmental harms and costs that may end up being very significant. Global capitalism also resists political control, posing a challenge to existing governmental and regulatory institutions. Most important of all, perhaps, this global system requires and encourages a technocratic elite that now dominates political and cultural debates. As a result, it’s increasingly hard to imagine an alternative.
Pope Francis, he says, discusses these issues and more, making "a much-needed effort to grasp and respond to today’s global realities." Then he adds, "But, taken as a whole, Laudato Si falters." While advancing strong criticisms of the secular technological project driving modern capitalism, many aspects of the alternative he proposes "draw upon the achievements and methods of that very project."

Pontiffs who venture beyond instructing the faithful to exhorting the whole world by means of book-length encyclicals open themselves to scrutiny and criticism and manipulation by the media from multiple quarters in ways unimaginable in the past. Reno, a faithful Catholic, offers filial criticisms (as well as appreciations) of points in the Pope's publication. Interesting. Here is an abridgement:
Chapter 1, “What Is Happening to Our Common Home,” outlines Francis’s take on environmental issues.... If it were just a matter of landfills, industrial waste, and the failure to recycle, we’d be okay.... The issue is much larger, however. Francis addresses the mother of all problems—and the central ecological issue today—which is global climate change.

The position put forward is the worst-case consensus. It holds that the fossil fuel–dependent economies of the developed and developing world have set in motion a process of global warming that will accelerate.... The rhetoric of crisis runs throughout the document. “Doomsday predictions can no longer be met with irony or disdain. We may well be leaving to coming generations debris, desolation and filth.”

The encyclical then turns to a diagnosis of the theological and social-cultural roots of the ecological crisis, spelling out its social dimensions. Chapter 2, “The Gospel of Creation,” calls for us to acknowledge creation as a gift from God, our Father....

... God-forgetfulness is at the root of our global problems today: social, economic, and ecological.

This line of criticism follows a long tradition....

Chapter 3, “The Human Roots of the Ecological Crisis,” analyzes what Francis takes to be the perverse spiritual logic of a scientific-­technological culture....

... A “Promethean vision of mastery” and “excessive anthropocentrism” lead to the same ecological and social disasters as ­God-forgetfulness.

At this point, Francis develops his fullest account of the crisis he believes we face.... Global capitalism is a Shiva-like force in human history—the Great Destroyer driving global warming.

... Francis is keen to point out that this suppression of larger ethical and spiritual questions allows the rich and powerful to disguise their unjust advantages and ratchet up still further their global oppression of the poor.

Given this dark picture of the global system, it’s not surprising that Francis calls for “a new synthesis,” “radical change,” and “a bold cultural revolution.”

There’s something to be said for his particular suggestions in Chapters 4 (“Integral Ecology”) and 5 (“Lines of Approach and Action”). Calls for action to address climate change are needed, as is a spiritual alternative to consumerism. But my concern is with the cogency of the encyclical as a whole. A great deal of what is commended as an alternative to the global system sounds to me like just another version of it.
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Wednesday, July 15, 2015

A "Fighting Irish" Archbishop


New York's first Archbishop, John Hughes, was apparently not one for the "softer, gentler" approach when his churches and a convent were burned down by anti-Catholics in the 19th century. He did not, like Mr. Obama, call his constituency to a "thoughtful introspection and self-examination" to consider whether they may have offended their attackers or harbored any latent hostilities that might have provoked their anger. He did not, like Cardinal Kasper, call for a more "merciful" and "pastoral" approach toward sinners. No. The response of this native Irish fighter was to punch back and defend his flock. His response was to threaten the burning of protestant churches if one more Catholic church burned.

Let's be clear, writes Adfero, in "Catholic Archbishop threatens violent uprising against enemies" (RC, July 14, 2015), "we are not suggesting violence against those who persecute us today. What we are saying emphatically is that we need more than the weak-kneed responses of those of Wuerl, Cupich or the Great Silence of Pope Francis on the attack on true marriage in the United States, Ireland and elsewhere."

Adfero also suggests: "click here to listen to a wonderful sermon on His Excellency John Hughes."
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A picture may be worth a thousand words, but what does it mean?


This is a photo of Evo Morales Ayma, the president of Bolivia, presenting the medal he had created, named after the "martyred" leftist Jesuit Luis Espinal, the cold war-era Marxist Liberation Theologian who designed this crucifix, composed of a crucifix mounted on a Communist hammer and sickle.

Some maintain that the Bolivian president placed the Holy Father in a difficult position by this gift.

Others, like Antonio Socci, suggest that this was hardly the case, since the ceremonies were arranged beforehand so that the 'gift' could hardly have been a surprise; that Morales, as a significant head of state, did not have the attitude of a 'provoker', but rather was an admirer of Bergoglio; and, as in this photo, Bergoglio "smiled courteously at the explanation of the symbols and wore that obscene representation round his neck."

Socci reports yet another 'gift' from Morales: when Bergoglio came down from the aircraft’s stairway, Morales placed round his neck a traditional 'chuspa' - the container for coca-leaves which is used in Andean countries - and that news from the Bolivian government already had caused quite a stir by reporting that the Pope intended to chew on some coca-leaves when he arrived in Bolivia.

The site “Dagospia”, which has a flair for trash, rightly commented: “The only things missing were a Che Guevara T-Shirt and one of Bob Marley’s bongos,” says Socci - and then asks: "Is it not devastating to degrade the figure of the Pope to this extent?"

For the record, Rorate notes that Pope Francis has personally stated that he was not offended by Hammer-and-Sickle "crucifix", and explicitly acknowledged the Marxism of its Jesuit originator -- and praised him.

According to Socci, "Bergoglio’s trip to South America helps us understand, why, precisely in that once very Catholic continent, the Church over the last decades is in freefall, with a statistical collapse of membership which has no equal in the world. Where priests and bishops are syndicates and demagogues, people feel no attraction for the faith. If the discourses of the ecclesiastics resemble those of Evo Morales – why continue going to church? It is for this reason, that the religious question and the attraction for the supernatural is conveyed through other forms of religiosity and many, many people are abandoning the Catholic Church."

Rorate calls this image "the defining image" of Pope Francis' pontificate, although others may be inclined to point out numerous other candidates as well (the Holy Father addressing Kenneth Copeland's Protestant Pentecostal congregation comes to mind).

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