Parishioners protest Latin Mass suppression in Detroit

Parishioners of all ages have gathered outside Detroit's Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament to protest that the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) remains at the heart of parish worship.

On Sunday, 17 August, Catholics gathered outside the cathedral in prayerful petition for the TLM after its suppression by Archbishop Edward Weisenburger, reports LifeSiteNews. The small protest reflects wider tensions across the US over the TLM.

Joseph VanAssche, one of the protest organisers, told the US media: “We want our archbishop to know that there are many faithful Catholics that still want the ‘Mass of the Ages’."

Families from other local parishes in the Midwestern city, such as St Stephen's, which was recently stripped of its TLM liturgies, also came to join the protest and to pray the Rosary, Chaplet of Divine Mercy and sing ancient hymns such as Da Pacem Domine and Salve Regina.

VanAssche, a father of eight, said he refused to abandon his home parish despite being told by Archbishop Weisenburger to attend TLM at the remaining four designated sites where it is permitted.

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