Extraordinary Form at National Shrine Cancelled

[laszlo]

April 9th Pontifical High Mass in the Extraordinary Form at National Shrine Cancelled.

WASHINGTON, DC–The Paulus Institute for the Propagation of the Sacred Liturgy regrets to announce that the Pontifical High Mass in the Extraordinary Form scheduled to be offered at the high altar of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on April 9th is cancelled. The Paulus Institute had organized the Lenten Mass in honor of the Holy Father on the sixth anniversary of his election to the papacy. It was to have been the second such Mass, the first having been offered at the National Shrine last year before a capacity congregation of over 4,000. Unfortunately, this year’s scheduled celebrant, Archbishop Augustine DiNoia of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments in Rome, withdrew his acceptance of our invitation as a result of changed circumstances. Although the Paulus Institute has worked for the past several weeks to proceed with the Mass in the end we were unable to obtain the necessary permission. "We deeply regret this turn of events,” said Paul King, president of The Paulus Institute. “We are very disappointed, well aware that thousands of Catholics throughout the United States have made plans to attend. Countless others around the world would have watched and prayed with the EWTN broadcast and wanted the DVD.

“This conclusion is most unfortunate, but we are not standing still. We are looking forward to a number of activities and events for the future, both near and long term.”

The Paulus Institute offers its encouragement to those faithful new to the traditional form of the Mass and those familiar with it. As Pope Benedict has said, “what was sacred before remains sacred now." What nourished the saints of the last thousand years still nourishes us today.

For information about forthcoming activities of The Paulus Institute see www.paulusinstitute.org.

thepaulusinstitute.org/Press%20Releases/3-09-2011.htm

 

[dmorgan]

Very, Very sad! I hope and pray there was a benevolent reason for this, and not done as a statement on the EF.

 

[Padraig1972]

I describe this news in the following way: Sad.

 

[Gregory_I]

What kind of permission do you need to say a mass the way you want?!

We can say whatever mass we want to, why subject oiurselves to the need for permissions?

 

[Friar_David_O.Carm]

What kind of permission do you need to say a mass the way you want?!

We can say whatever mass we want to, why subject oiurselves to the need for permissions?

True a priest can say Mass the way he wants (to be clear the laity do not say Mass) but they do not have access to say it anywhere they want.

There are permissions necessary to celebrate Mass in certain places.

Having said that, I do believe this is a sad thing but I refuse to assume some nefarious motive to why it was canceled.

 

[ProVobis]

Very, Very sad! I hope and pray there was a benevolent reason for this, and not done as a statement on the EF.

One would think all necessary permissions would have been already addressed and granted prior to the scheduling of this event on EWTN. Imagine a public outcry if a professional football game were cancelled due to “lack of permission” at the last moment. If anything it should have been easily moved.

 

[laszlo]

What kind of permission do you need to say a mass the way you want?!

We can say whatever mass we want to, why subject oiurselves to the need for permissions?

The permission of the pastor/administrator of the church in absolute requirement.

The Basilica seems to be a good place with a lot of opportunity for confessions, so I wonder what could be the reason of the changed circumstances. My first tough was that may be the last year’s 4000 worshipers was too much. There is something in my mind that there was one other cancellation too last year.

 

[Joe_Kelley]

One would think all necessary permissions would have been already addressed and granted prior to the scheduling of this event on EWTN. Imagine a public outcry if a professional football game were cancelled due to “lack of permission” at the last moment. If anything it should have been easily moved.

I think I saw something to the effect that they had to change the date, and permission for the new date was refused. The story I saw seemed quite incomplete.

 

[ProVobis]

We’ll have one in Sydney, Australia instead

wdtprs.com/blog/2011/03/cardinal-burke-cappa-magna-nuf-said/

 

[Joe_Kelley]

On the other hand the diocese has been able to tolerate CINO politicians receiving communion, Georgetown starving a non-paying patient. I suppose they had to draw the line someplace.

 

[Biedrik]

We should not be too quick that there is something nefarious about this, as ByzCath said. I’m disappointed, but one thing that I’ve learned about the Church ever since I entered seminary is that a lot of actions taken by the Church have far more intricate reasons than appears at first on the surface. We do not know, so we should not be so quick to assume.