New Priests and the Old Mass

I saw this on Reddit a couple days ago and thought I'd wait for the launch of the new forum to share it on here. It's a three-year-old blog post, but nevertheless I thought it was interesting that there's a growing trend of new priests taking an interest in the Latin Mass, and even a growing number of priests joining the FSSP.

It’s clear that both Ecclesia Dei (1988) and Summorum Pontificum (2007) are producing much good fruit, and vocations, for the Church.

Concurrent with this is the ever increasing offering of weekly Traditional Latin Masses in the United States. Even just since 2007, when Pope Benedict issued his motu proprio, the total number of weekly masses in the Extraordinary Form have nearly doubled from roughly 225 to over 400 currently.

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https://liturgyguy.com/2013/09/30/new-priests-and-the-old-mass/

This video is embedded in the linked post, but I thought I'd go ahead and throw it up on here too.


I've been under the impression since I first started exploring Catholicism that a big factor for what's drawing converts from evangelicalism like me is the Latin Mass. If the reason that we're leaving evangelicalism is the lack of reverence, then to us it doesn't get any more reverent than the Extraordinary Form. Going off of this blog it looks like it could be the same view of some incoming priests as well.

Stabat Mater said:

FSSP is short term for - The Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter
SSPX is short term for - Society of Saint Pius X


FSSP is in full communion with Rome, SSPX is excommunicated (for now).
The SSPX is often referred to as "the Society" so you know it if you run across the term

Both work hard to preserve the Sacred Tridentine mass and the pre V2 Traditions.

The reason SSPX is excommunicated is due to their ordainations of bishops without Papal approval.
They oppose certain aspects of V2.

FSSP fully recognise V2.

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I wonder, if the relationship between the Catholic Church and the SSPX was fully healed, if they would just then be folded into the FSSP, or if they would remain distinct? Since they both essentially function the same, and with the reconciliation of SSPX there would be (seemingly) nothing doctrinally or practically different between the two.

mea kulpa said:

I believe The sspx excommunication was lifted in 2009 they are in full comunion with rome all be it irregular union. But i stand to be corrected on that

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This is from Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon...The_Holy_See_lifts_excommunication_of_bishops

http://www.ecclesiadei.org/masses.cfm is also a great resource for finding Latin Mass times in your area.

mea kulpa said:

Just been reading the prophecies of anne catherine emmerick again. One part of the prophecys says

“When the Church had been for the most part destroyed by the secret sect, and when only the sanctuary and altar were still standing, I saw the wreckers enter the Church with the Beast. There they met a Woman of noble carriage who seemed to be with child because she walked slowly. At this sight, the enemies were terrorized, and the Beast could not take but another step forward. It projected its neck towards the Woman as if to devour her, but the Woman turned about and bowed down towards the altar, her head touching the ground. Thereupon, I saw the Beast taking to flight towards the sea again, and the enemies were fleeing in the greatest confusion"

Obviously we have appcolyptic langauge here... "the beast" and "the sea"

But also this woman significant. Is it our lady?

I am unsure it could be but in another part she calls our lady the "Mother of God' personally i think it is refering to the church herself. She turns towards the alter (not the people) and the beast flees and the churches enemies will be in great confussion.

Anne Catherine Emmerick says that when these things come to pass very few christians will celebrate mass in the old rite... perhaps this shows the turning point in the church the return to ad orientum as called for by cdn sarah. How often do we hear in the bible of the people of God turning away from him and in the church herself this is exactly what has physically spiritually happened

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Is this something that's approved by the Church?