Posted on 08/27/2023 12:24:36 PM PDT by ebb tide
PARIS — French lay faithful who have been peacefully praying outside Church offices in Paris following the suppression of the traditional Latin Mass in the city will reach a milestone Aug. 26, when they gather for their 100th week.
The group, called the “Sentinels for the Defense of the Traditional Mass,” began meeting every Saturday in July 2021, first outside the apostolic nunciature and then archdiocesan headquarters in Paris.
The group’s prayerful protest was sparked by Pope Francis’ motu proprio Traditionis Custodes (Guardians of the Tradition) that imposed restrictions on the older Mass celebrated before the liturgical reforms of the 1970s, also known as the usus antiquior, and led to suppression of the traditional Mass in some selected parts of the French capital.
In Aug. 24 comments to the Register, Louis Renaudin, one of the organizers, explains more about the initiative, who is involved, and what their aims are. He argues that he and other faithful are struggling to understand why they “want to change our Catholic faith,” and says that until they understand why and become convinced of their reasons, they will defend the old Mass “for our sake and for the sake of our children” and continue this action “for years to come, if necessary.”
Monsieur Renaudin, the “Sentinels” will have now been gathering for 100 weeks on Saturday. What is the precise cause of this action, and what do you want to achieve from it? How did it start?
The main cause was the publication of the motu proprio Traditionis Custodes, and the secondary cause...
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God bless these people.
Is the fbi looking at these pictures to identify who they are going to throw in jail next?
How do you say “go fly a kite” (or something less polite) in Latin?
Went to church today, first time in a long time. There were about 12 benchs that sat 12 per bench. No bench had less than 10 people. most benches had 12 people. Every bench I saw had at least 2 kids. Most benches were 6 kids 6 adults, obviously extended families: parents, siblings, cousins. No visible grandparents. My wife and I were the only seniors I could see.
10 or 15 guys age 13 to 25 were wearing t-shirts emblazzoned
FREEDOM. All had patriotic Most had an Eagle. But the Eagles were not all the same. Some were in flight, some posing with their wings spread. 10 or 15 out of over a thousand is a small percentage.
But does this have any significance? Why are guys in church with t-shirts emblazzoned with FREEDOM?
btw. I was the only non-Hispanic in the over 1,000 Christians. I would guess roughly 1/3 are illegals 1/3 are legal non-citizens, 1/3 are citizens.
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