Confession (Old Rite)

[palmas85]

Chatter163:

Your memory is playing tricks on you. The absolution was always in Latin, as is still done by FSSP priests today. All sacraments were administered completely in Latin until 1954, at which time a mixed Latin/vernacular form was approved for the USA. The 1954* Rituale Romanum* and 1961 Collectio Rituum, which were the books in force prior to Vatican II, both list the absolution as being required in Latin.

I can’t go back as far as 54, not that old. I can only clearly remember to around 57 or 58 when I started serving. Maybe we had a very progressive priest.

 

[palmas85]

Elzee:

Well that’s a sad thing to hear. Not much of an official language if it’s going to gradually die out as more and more priests and bishops don’t learn it.

It’s not going to die out. It’s just that the US influence will become less and less. The US was always very weak at the Vatican in many areas due specifically to their lack of command of Latin.

 

[A.Pelliccio]

Well it went ok, I said my sins he absovled me in Albanian. Not really sure he understood everythng I told him but I hope its ok. I said an act of contrition later.

So was there one official act of contrition pre vat ii?

 

[pm1853]

A.Pelliccio:

Well it went ok, I said my sins he absovled me in Albanian. Not really sure he understood everythng I told him but I hope its ok. I said an act of contrition later.

So was there one official act of contrition pre vat ii?

Good for you. I didn’t think that the language barrier would matter.

 

[kleary]

A.Pelliccio:

Well it went ok, I said my sins he absovled me in Albanian. Not really sure he understood everythng I told him but I hope its ok. I said an act of contrition later.

So was there one official act of contrition pre vat ii?

I would not go that far. However I do know that in my Fr. Lasance Missal it says to recite the confiteor.

Ken