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[Catholic Caucus] Persecution in DC: One Young Catholic’s Journey in the Faith, and His (Now Eliminated) Parish Mass I attended my first Tridentine Mass at the age of thirteen (I am now twenty). My new, young pastor convinced me to come, challenging me to kneel on marble for an hour (I had to prove my physical strength—he certainly understood the psyche of the teenage boy). This experience ignited a love affair with Christ and the liturgy that revolutionized my entire life—in the faith and otherwise.I would say I had never been pious before this moment, but that would be...

[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Gregory issues decree to implement Pope Francis’ Traditionis CustodesNorms take effect September 21, 2022WASHINGTON, D.C. – Cardinal Wilton Gregory today released a decree with the Liturgical Norms for the implementation in The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington of Traditionis Custodes, an apostolic letter issued moto proprio (“on his own impulse”) by Pope Francis in July 2021. Traditionis Custodes, which means “Guardians of the Tradition,” contains a set of norms for the celebration of what is popularly known as the Traditional Latin Mass.The decree from Cardinal Gregory states that, effective September 21, 2022, three non-parochial churches are designated...