Citing growing interest in Traditional Latin Mass, Archbishop Chaput creates quasi-parish

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No doubt, my brother, no doubt. šŸ˜„
May the love and peace of Jesus be with you today!
 
Yes indeed, Sister. Have a wonderful day thanks to Jesus Christ!
 
Well, I donā€™t think that was because the Church disapproved, but rather because books like that were expensive up until the mid 1800s
 
Quasi-Parish? I donā€™t get it.

Is there not more to a parish than the Mass Form, or Liturgy used?
 
No, I think its just technical- The parish is still part of a combined parish community and owned by and answer to the Diocese of Philly, but will be run by the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter ( FSSP).

(edit) kinda rightā€¦ see post 33 for more information.
 
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God Bless Him, and I hope it worksā€¦but given what we see on this website, which is reflective of the mindset of Catholics in regards to ā€œtraditionalismā€ (on both sides of the issue), I fear it will only be divisive.

Rather than establishing, or even coining a term ā€œquasi-parishā€ why not encourage and promote parishes that provide both the EF and OF forms of the Mass?
 
Ive attended bilingual Masses. I didnā€™t understand everything being said at those. A common language has its benefits.
 
Thatā€™s a good point, and ideally that could happen, but diocesean priests that know the TLM or have celebrated it since their hair turned white are pretty rare.
It was only recently that my diocesean seminary created an optional class for seminarians to learn the TLM.
The FSSP, on the other hand, their whole thing is the Tlm
 
Hereiam said:
Rather than establishing, or even coining a term ā€œquasi-parishā€ why not encourage and promote parishes that provide both the EF and OF forms of the Mass?
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A so-called ā€œquasi-parishā€ is something foreseen in the Code of Canon Law, at canon 516. Basically, it is the same as a parish, legally speaking, but is not yet established as a parish for some reason. The ā€œreasonā€ tends to be a sort of ā€œwait and seeā€ approach: letā€™s get this community off the ground and see how it functions for 5, 10 or whatever number of years. If all goes well, it could then be established as a ā€œparish.ā€ If not, the idea of having a parish dedicated to this particular ministry would be reevaluated and, perhaps, shelved.

Dan
 
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Ive attended bilingual Masses. I didnā€™t understand everything being said at those. A common language has its benefits.
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A common language does indeed have its benefits. However, if we know the Order of the Mass, and prepare for the Mass, the language difference becomes less of an issueā€¦this is the great thing about the Universalism of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church, which has allowed me to attend and get full meaning from Masses I have attended in Asia, Central America, and Europe, even though those Masses were in the local languages.
 
For most of Church history, most of the laity didnā€™t read.

Heck, many medieval priests had poor Latin.
 
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I attended an Acadian Reunion in 2009. The Mass, Hymns and Homily were in French, and I remember thinking as you say, of the Universality of the Church, all united in Faith.
 
Good to see the FSSP growing may God Bless their efforts at spreading the TLM though out the Church.

Please everyone letā€™s at least get along today
 
I would disagree that understanding the words spoken is the most important thing. I mean, the very core of the Mass, the Eucharistic Prayer, is not directed towards you, but to God. What is the most important thing, I would say, is your active participation, which is most fully realized in receiving the Eucharist. But this is interior participation, and while some may be aided in it by hearing the EP in their native language, others may not. Strictly personally, lately, having the Canon recited aloud to me has been even getting somewhat distracting; I would much prefer silence at this point of the Mass, contemplating the mystery happening on the altar. Exactly as you said; to each their own.
 
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