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Contra ‘Traditionis Custodes’, by R.R. Reno – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Contra ‘Traditionis Custodes’, by R.R. Reno

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Daily Scripture Reading and Meditation: Since They Had No Root They Withered Away

By R.R. Reno, The Catholic Thing, July 24, 2024

We are not bracing ourselves for a second coming of the Spanish Inquisition, but American Catholicism is stiffening its spine. Of course, priests are not eager to impose discipline at the altar rail. But very few Catholics who attend Mass regularly are seeking yet another hall pass. They are not looking to the Church for permission to attend the festivities of the sexual revolution. They’re looking for support as they try to resist.

There’s a similar trend toward greater rigor in worship. Banal folk music is less common. Pope Benedict urged the restoration of Latin elements into the Mass, and many parishes now chant the Sanctus and Agnus Dei. Altar rails are returning. A small but growing number of priests have returned to the old practice of celebrating the Mass ad orientem rather than versus populum….

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