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To: NYer

It's great that he allows it. My bishop won't approve one even though there are 4 noncanonical chapels in the diocese. The bishop actually had a chance to have one as an Italian priest with a celebret from Rome is there, but he wrote a letter to the whole diocese that it was "illegal." San Francisco is even worse. (San Jose does have a monthly traditional mass on Saturday night, approved by the previous bishop)


5 posted on 02/02/2006 1:47:06 PM PST by nickcarraway (I'm Only Alive, Because a Judge Hasn't Ruled I Should Die...)
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Our archbishop here in Houston has only allowed one Indult Mass per week, on Sundays at 8:00 a.m. in a downtown church. So no Indult Mass on other holy days, no baptisms confirmations, marriages or funerals in the old rite, in effect saying to them "You troglodytes can have your Tridentine Mass once a week as a sop to your unreconstructed sentiments, but you sure as heck can't be allowed to have whole liturgical life that way." Despite all these impediments, I hear that Mass is well attended (as are, I also hear, the Masses at the two SSPX chapels).


9 posted on 02/02/2006 2:21:55 PM PST by Theophane
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To: nickcarraway
It's great that he allows it.

Yes, he never made any attempt to prevent the Indult. People come from the neighboring states of VT and MA to attend Mass. However .... (hope you saw this coming) .... the church is located in one of the worst sections of Troy, the priest who celebrates the Mass is homosexual and (I have it on good authority) that this Church is on the bishop's list of 'slash and burn' closings, planned for later this year. Until then, here is a link to the parish web site. Enjoy it while it lasts. Plenty of information and some outstanding photographs.

Tridentine Parish of St. Peter & St. Paul

14 posted on 02/02/2006 4:30:44 PM PST by NYer (Discover the beauty of the Eastern Catholic Churches - freepmail me for more information.)
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I asked a local Associate Pastor in the Diocese of San Jose about what seems to be a prohibition against the Tridentine Mass. He said, one of the big problems is that there aren't that many priests around who remember or ever learned how to preside over the Pre-V2 Mass. A lot seem to have lost (or never had) their latin.

Rob


19 posted on 02/02/2006 11:22:18 PM PST by ShihanRob
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