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[Catholic Caucus] Third Semi-Annual National Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage “Hold fast to Tradition. It is the treasury of our inheritance and can never be taken from you – it can only be given up.”Michael HichbornAnthropologists and archeologists will tell us that man, as a result of the evolutionary process, had to discover God, and through this discovery process, had to grow in understanding through the development of religion. It is commonly believed that pantheism pre-existed paganism, and that paganism pre-existed monotheism, and that as a result of this evolving development of theological doctrine, man had also developed the manner in which...

[Catholic Caucus] TOMORROW: National Summorum Pontificum PilgrimageAs this pontificate winds down, the Vatican has launched a self-destructive campaign to destroy one of the few growth areas in the Church: the Traditional Latin Mass. The disruption this is causing should not be overstated, as traditional Catholic communities are split apart, and well-meaning Catholics are driven to despair and fringe ideologies, by the cruel words and actions emanating from Rome towards orthodox Catholics. All of this cries out for prayer, penance, and reparation- and a visible, public show of support for the Traditional Latin Mass. That is why we are holding the...

[Catholic Caucus] Synod Forced to Acknowledge What Young People Really Want: An End to TLM RestrictionsPope Francis likes to talk of the "God of Surprises." In this connection, Pope Francis praised St. Peter, "who had the freedom not to hinder God’s grace, and not to "silence the din that the Spirit makes when he comes to the Church."For Francis and his allies, one of the greatest surprises of the 'consultation of the laity' conducted as part of the Synod on Synodality must have been the consistent and vocal support for the Traditional Latin Mass and opposition to restrictions. This 'din'...

The ADL and the Latin MassIn recent days, the Anti Defamation League has attracted severe criticism online for their allegedly over zealous response to perceived anti Semitism. Twitter/X owner Elon Musk has even got in on the criticism, threatening to bring a lawsuit against the organisation for revenue lost due to their criticisms of the platform. In 2007, the organisation piled pressure on the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI after his landmark document Summorum Pontificum, which had loosened restrictions on the Latin Mass. The motu proprio led to a boom in young people returning to the faith as well as...

[Catholic Caucus] Diocese of Orange: TLM cancelledRemember, that the attacks on the Traditional Latin Mass are really attacks on the PEOPLE who desire it.I received this from a reader…How might one respond to this letter? How about something like this.Dear Father Quang,Thank you so much for your letter of August 25, 2023. I am saddened by your decision and that of Bishop Vann, and will regrettably be forced to have the spiritual and liturgical needs of my family met elsewhere. Considering the added distance to St. Michael’s Abbey and the cost of fuel, I’m sure you will understand that my...

[All Catholic Caucus] PiusX: Another Huge ChurchThe Society PiusX is building a large church in Gavrus, a village of 600 inhabitants outside Caen, France.The church is modelled on an eighteenth-century building. It costs only €1.6m, will be finished by 2025 and is financed by the faithful.France3 (August 27) calls the church “impressive” and is surprised that a community would build a brand new church in a region where many churches are unused or in a state of disrepair. No new church has been built in the area since Vatican II.

[Catholic Caucus] Latin Mass not just for older Catholics — what’s driving Miami’s newer, younger members?It’s the kind of Catholic Mass your grandparents might remember: The liturgy is spoken in Latin, the choir sings Gregorian chants and women wear chapel veils, or “mantillas.” But, this Traditional Latin Mass isn’t full of elderly parishioners.At Our Lady of Belen Chapel in West Miami, roughly 350 people — young and old — show up weekly for services, an old-style Catholic Mass that had been celebrated for centuries before the Second Vatican Council reformed the Catholic Church in the 1960s. One look around the...

[Catholic Caucus] 100 Weeks: French Lay Catholics Persevere in Praying for an End to Restrictions on Traditional Latin MassInitiative organizer says they will ‘continue for years to come, if necessary.’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...

Atheists Find God at the Latin Mass: A Review of Mass of the Ageshttps://youtu.be/xdbwNMYKhw0Mass of the Ages, Episode I: Discover the Traditional Latin MassDirected by Cameron O’HearnProduced by Jonathan Weiss and Cameron O’HearnDirector of Photography Thomas ShannonOriginal Score by Mark NowakowskiClick here to support the projectIf it’s true (and it is) that the blood of martyrs is the seed of the church, then it’s fair to say that the death of director Cameron O’Hearn’s father is the seed of the greatest Catholic documentary of the decade—maybe even of all time.“Mass of the Ages” may have had humble beginnings—after it was...

[Catholic Caucus] New TLM Shrine in Cleveland Shows that the Growth of the TLM Remains Unstoppable, Even Under TraditionisEstablished in 1892, St. Elizabeth of Hungary in Cleveland, OH was the first parish specifically for Hungarians in the United States. It continues to be a center of Hungarian culture in Cleveland. The physical beauty of the stunning church, completed in 1922, "rightly inspires the Christian faithful to worship," in the words of Cleveland's current Bishop. Edward Malesic.St. Elizabeth offers a Low Mass on most Saturdays. one of ten parishes in the Cleveland Diocese to offer to the Traditional Latin Mass. Thanks...

[Catholic Caucus] Priests must play soccer, not preach dogma, says Pope in broadside against traditionalists Rome – Pope Francis has attacked the “corruption” of restorationist movements within the Church and said the Second Vatican Council has not yet been fully implemented.In his latest surprise media interview, with a Spanish language outlet that appeared at the same time he’s in Lisbon celebrating World Youth Day, the Argentine Pontiff hit out at the “prophets of confusion” undermining the mission of the Church.He said people with “right-wing” ideologies were the most dangerous faction in the Church and he called for a generation of...

[Catholic Caucus] Bishop Strickland decries Latin Mass restrictions as ‘attack’ on the ‘Deposit of Faith’The 'traditional Latin Mass is rooted in the vine, robust with truth & bears much fruit,' wrote the Bishop of Tyler, Texas.Bishop Joseph Strickland offering a traditional Mass in 2020 Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas has publicly defended the traditional Latin Mass, stating that “any attempt to sever the traditional Mass from the Church” is an attack on “the Deposit of Faith.” The outspoken bishop of the Texas diocese issued his statement via X, formerly called Twitter, and seemed to address the severe restrictions imposed...

[Catholic Caucus] French bishop bans the Latin Mass at the shrine of Saint John Vianney, patron saint of priestsThe Traditional Latin Mass attracts many thousands of young people and families in France, while regular Catholic practice overall has dropped to under 2 or 3 percent.Shrine of St. Jean-Marie Vianney, Ars, FranceARS, France (LifeSiteNews) — The traditional Latin Mass (TLM) may no longer be celebrated in the main basilica at the shrine of St. John (Jean-Marie) Vianney in Ars, in central France, by decision of the local bishop, Pascal Roland. Photos have recently been circulated on social media showing a curt...

[Catholic Caucus] Latin and Liturgical ParticipationWhen told his movie The Producers was vulgar, Mel Brooks quipped “It rises beneath vulgarity.” That anecdote came to mind in reference to one of the most telling attempts to defend the restrictions placed on the Tridentine Mass over the past two years—an attempt which rose beneath ignorance to reveal that the foundation of the anti-Tridentine position is incompatible with Catholic dogma.In their now-notorious series of articles, Father Thomas Weinandy, John Cavadini and Mary Healy gave the game away in two simple sentences: “Without the vernacular, the active, vocal, intelligible participation [making responses together with...

[Catholic Caucus] Papalist Failure: Traditionis Custodes, Two Years LaterAbove: Pope Francis presides over the funeral for his predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI (Jan 5. 2023). Vatican Media.Another year has passed since the worst document in Papal History was decreed based on misinformation and lies told about Pope Benedict and the persecuted minority of Catholics known as the Trads.That’s us.Remember where you were, and what you were doing when you heard the news that the Latin Mass had been suppressed again? When Summorum got the axe?What did you think then? Was the Church going to implode? Did you doubt your faith?...

[Catholic Caucus] Bishop has forced Latin Mass onto the streetThe traditional Mass "outside the walls", in front of the chapel of the hospital in Saint Germain en Laye, will take place every Sunday this summer.A parishioner was asked about this:If I've understood correctly, next Sunday 9 July you'll be continuing your celebration of a traditional mass in front of the hospital chapel in Saint-Germain-en-Laye?Germain de Paris: Absolutely, and not just on Sunday 9 July at 11am, but on every Sunday in July and August, and of course on Tuesday 15 August, the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.Why...

[Catholic Caucus] Happy 16th Anniversary of Summorum Pontificum!Sixteen years ago today, Pope Benedict XVI liberated the traditional Latin Mass and made clear that this treasure of the Church must be open to all, priests or laity, without any special permissions, and could never be restricted: "What earlier generations held as sacred, remains sacred and great for us too, and it cannot be all of a sudden entirely forbidden or even considered harmful. It behooves all of us to preserve the riches which have developed in the Church’s faith and prayer, and to give them their proper place." In other words,...

“The Hidden Treasure of the Church”: Major New Polish Film on the TLMOn May 13, 2023, an organization called Trudno Być Katolikiem (It’s Hard to Be Catholic) released a Latin Mass documentary in Polish (with English subtitles) called The Hidden Treasure of the Church. Professionally produced, involving dozens of priests and laity, and clocking in at one hour and fifteen minutes, it certainly represents the most ambitious film on the TLM since Episodes 1 and 2 of Mass of the Ages. It has struck a chord with viewers: as of writing, the YouTube video has 230,000 views, with 11,000 likes...

[Catholic Caucus] "The prohibition of the traditional Latin Mass is an abuse of ecclesiastical power and noncompliance with its prohibition does not in fact constitute disobedience"The following statement by Bishop Athanasius Schneider is being published in numerous places today.The prohibition of the traditional Latin Mass is an abuse of ecclesiastical power and noncompliance with its prohibition does not in fact constitute disobedience1. The traditional Roman liturgy of the Mass was the liturgy of our Catholic ancestors. It was the form of the Mass with which most of the European nations (except some Eastern European countries and the Ambrosian and Mozarabic...

[Catholic Caucus] Disobedience In The Times Of The Pygmy Cardinals.Cardinal Mueller has just ordained six new priests. With a Traditional Latin Mass. Mueller is, God knows, no Traditionalist. In fact, I think his orthodoxy has been found lacking in past years, particularly in regard to his extremely unhealthy sympathy for the so-called liberation theology. Still, one must say that the guy is, a lot of the times, recognisably Catholic. Mueller is also not linked to the FSSP, or to some other Traditionalist order. His celebrating this important Mass in the Vetus Ordo can only signify that he wanted the whole...