Sunday, December 09, 2018

Tridentine Community News - The Apostolic Blessing at the Hour of Death; when a Priest is Not Available; Tridentine Masses This Coming Week


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

Tridentine Community News by Alex Begin (December 9, 2018):
December 9, 2018 – Second Sunday of Advent

The Apostolic Blessing at the Hour of Death

Holy Mother Church grants to her priests significant powers. The ability to forgive sins in persóna Christi in the Sacrament of Confession is one such faculty. The ability to consecrate bread and wine so that they become the Body and Blood of our Lord is another. A third such privilege – not so well known – is invoked only for gravely ill individuals: The Apostolic Blessing for the Dying, also known as the Apostolic Pardon.

The “Last Rites” for a person in danger of death should consist of the Sacrament of Extreme Unction; the Sacrament of Confession (which in the Extraordinary Form may be performed during the Sacrament of Anointing); Viáticum, or Holy Communion; the Apostolic Blessing; and if time allows, the Prayers in Aid of a Departing Soul.

In Confession, the person is forgiven of his sins. In charity, Holy Mother Church allows for one more spiritual gift to be given to the dying soul: the Apostolic Blessing, which remits all temporal punishment due for sin. This blessing permits the soul to go directly to heaven if he dies before committing any further sins.

The text follows:
Ordinary Form

Option 1: Ego facultáte mihi ab Apostólica Sede tribúta, indulgéntiam plenáriam et remissiónem ómnium peccatórum tibi concédo, in nómine Patris, et Fílii, + et Spíritus Sancti. . Amen.

By the authority which the Apostolic See has given me, I grant you a full pardon and the remission of all your sins in the name of the Father, and of the Son, + and of the Holy Spirit. . Amen.

Option 2: Per sancrosáncta humánæ reparatiónis mystéria, remíttat tibi omnípotens Deus omnes præséntis et futúræ vitae pœnas paradísi portas apériat et ad gáudia te sempitérna perdúcat. . Amen.

Through the holy mysteries of our redemption, may almighty God release you from all punishments in this life and in the life to come. May He open to you the gates of paradise and welcome you to everlasting joy. . Amen.

Extraordinary Form (must be prayed in Latin)

Ego, facultáte mihi ab Apostólica Sede tribúta, indulgéntiam plenáriam et remissiónem ómnium peccatórum tibi concédo, et benedíco te. In nómine Patris, et Fílii, + et Spírtus Sancti. . Amen.

By the Faculty which the Apostolic See has given me, I grant you a plenary indulgence and the remission of all your sins, and I bless you. In the Name of the Father and the Son + and the Holy Spirit. . Amen.

We suggest that our readers have the text of this prayer handy, should a loved one be in danger of death. Do not assume that a visiting priest knows this prayer or has the text with him. Ideally, one should have a prayer book with the official words of the prayer to offer the priest. Books containing the Apostolic Blessing are, for the Extraordinary Form, Volume I of the Weller edition of the Rituále Románum (published by Preserving Christian Publications, www.pcbooks.com, (315) 942-66170; and for the Ordinary Form, the Handbook of Prayers (published by Midwest Theological Forum, www.theologicalforum.org, (630) 541-8519).

When a Priest Is Not Available

Lest anyone despair of the difficulty of finding a priest to impart the Apostolic Blessing to a loved one before death, we reprint below some pertinent text from the 2006 Manual of Indulgences. In case of unavailability of a priest, one who is aware of the privilege may gain a Plenary Indulgence on his own at the hour of death. Unlike the norm with other Plenary Indulgences, there are no other conditions. The person does not have to pray for the Holy Father, receive Holy Communion, or receive Confession. We pray that all of our readers commit the knowledge of this priceless gift of the Church to memory.

AT THE POINT OF DEATH
§1. A priest who administers the sacraments to someone in danger of death should not fail to impart the apostolic blessing to which a plenary indulgence is attached.

§2. If a priest is unavailable, Holy Mother Church benevolently grants to the Christian faithful, who are duly disposed, a plenary indulgence to be acquired at the point of death, provided they have been in the habit of reciting some prayers during their lifetime; in such a case, the Church supplies for the three conditions ordinarily required for a plenary indulgence.

§3. In this latter case, the use of a crucifix or a cross in obtaining the plenary indulgence is commendable.

§4. The faithful can obtain this plenary indulgence at the hour of death, even if they have already acquired a plenary indulgence on the same day.

§5. The catechetical instruction of the faithful should ensure that they are duly made aware and frequently reminded of this salutary benefaction of the Church.
Tridentine Masses This Coming Week
  • Tue. 12/11 7:00 PM: Low Mass at Rosary Chapel at Assumption Church, Windsor (St. Damasus I, Pope & Confessor) – Special location this week only
  • Sat. 12/15 8:30 AM: Low Mass at Miles Christi (Feria of Advent)
[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 December 9, 2018. Hat tip to Alex Begin, author of the column.]

Sunday, December 02, 2018

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* NB: The SSPX chapels among those Mass sites listed above are posted here because the Holy Father has announced that "those who during the Holy Year of Mercy approach these priests of the Fraternity of St Pius X to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation shall validly and licitly receive the absolution of their sins," and subsequently extended this privilege beyond the Year of Mercy. These chapels are not listed among the approved parishes and worship sites on archdiocesan websites.

Tridentine Community News - Traditional Church Music Composition Competitions; St. Paul on the Lake Ad Oriéntem Mass; Flint Mass Moves Back to St. Matthew Church; Special TLM at St. Patrick, Brighton on December 14; Ferias on Weekdays; Elizabeth Salas Talk at OCLMA; Tridentine Masses This Coming Week


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

Tridentine Community News by Alex Begin (December 2, 2018):
December 2, 2018 – First Sunday of Advent

Traditional Church Music Composition Competitions

Frustrated with the state of church music in many Ordinary Form parishes? You’re not alone. The British Twitter personality Eccles recently held a poll to determine the worst modern hymn. As of press time the winner had not yet been chosen, however this writer was sad to see his candidate, the infuriatingly ambiguous Gift of Finest Wheat, outvoted by other selections.

You might be interested to know that an increasing number of competitions are being held to encourage the composition of new sacred music in accordance with timeless Latin choral standards. Not surprisingly, the Catholic mecca of London, England has been leading the way with at least two such contests:

Westminster Cathedral is presently holding its first Composition Competition, with the winner’s work to be sung at Palm Sunday Mass: http://westminstercathedralchoir.com/news-and-events-detail.php?Composition-Competition-2018-2019-113

Composer Matthew Schellhorn in conjunction with the Latin Mass Society of England and Wales has sponsored the Schellhorn Prize for Sacred Music Composition in certain recent years. For information on a previous competition and its young winner, see: http://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2015/03/winner-of-schellhorn-prize-for-sacred.html#.XAB-huhKg_k

St. Paul on the Lake Ad Oriéntem Mass


Several of our readers have expressed their wish that the Traditional Latin Mass be offered at the historic church of St. Paul on the Lake in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, or at the beautiful chapel at its neighboring institution, the Grosse Pointe Academy (which had been originally built as the Academy of the Sacred Heart, the east side sister to the Oakland County Latin Mass Association host site in Bloomfield Hills). Several years ago, a funeral in the Extraordinary Form was held at St. Paul on the Lake, a lovely, historically intact setting with High Altar and Communion Rail. More recently, permission had been granted to hold a Juventútem Mass in the Extraordinary Form there, but a last-minute roof problem in the church forced its relocation. St. Paul’s longtime pastor, Msgr. Patrick Halfpenny, had been one of the original celebrants of the Tridentine Mass at St. Josaphat Church.

Out of the blue, this week St. Paul announced that this Tuesday, December 4 at 7:35 PM, they would hold an Ad Oriéntem Mass in the Ordinary Form with Gregorian Chant. It’s not clear who the celebrant will be or who will lead the music, but it’s an encouraging step in the right direction for this east side gem.

Flint Mass Moves Back to St. Matthew Church Today the Flint Tridentine Mass returns to St. Matthew Church, still at 3:00 PM on Sundays, following a construction project that installed a new marble floor in the church.

Special TLM at St. Patrick, Brighton on December 14

On Friday, December 14 at 7:30 PM, Fr. Joe Campbell will celebrate a special Tridentine Low Mass at St. Patrick Church in Brighton. This parish has previously hosted a Traditional Mass or two for Juventútem Michigan.

Ferias on Weekdays

When the Ordo specifies a Feria for a weekday Mass, one of the following is generally permitted: 1) Repetition of the preceding Sunday’s Mass Propers, without Aspérges, Glória, and Credo. The Common Preface is substituted for the Preface of the Holy Trinity. During Advent, the Alleluia is omitted in Ferial Masses; 2) A Votive Mass; 3) The Daily Mass for the Dead; 4) The Mass of any Saint.

Elizabeth Salas Talk at OCLMA

Dr. Elizabeth Salas, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Detroit’s Sacred Heart Major Seminary, will give a presentation on Theological Virtues of St. John of the Cross at a reception following the 9:45 AM Tridentine Mass for the Oakland County Latin Mass Association at the Academy of the Sacred Heart Chapel in Bloomfield Hills on Sunday, December 16. The Salas family are members of the OCLMA community.

Tridentine Masses This Coming Week
  • Tue. 12/04 7:00 PM: Low Mass at Holy Name of Mary, Windsor (St. Peter Chrysologus, Bishop, Confessor, & Doctor)
  • Fri. 12/07 7:00 PM: High Mass at Old St. Mary’s (St. Ambrose, Bishop, Confessor, & Doctor) – First Public Tridentine Mass of Fr. Pierre Ingram, CC. Reception after Mass.
  • Sat. 12/08 7:30 AM: Low Mass at Assumption Grotto (Immaculate Conception)
  • Sat. 12/08 8:30 AM: Low Mass at Miles Christi (Immaculate Conception)
  • Sat. 12/08 8:45 AM: High Mass at Immaculate Conception, Lapeer (Immaculate Conception)
  • Sat. 12/08: 9:00 AM Low Mass & 11:00 AM Solemn High Mass at St. Joseph (Immaculate Conception)
  • Sat. 12/08 12:00 Noon: High Mass at St. Matthew, Flint (Immaculate Conception)
  • Sat. 12/08 7:00 PM: High Mass at St. Mary Star of the Sea, Jackson (Immaculate Conception)
[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 December 2, 2018. Hat tip to Alex Begin, author of the column.]