Decree on use of traditional Latin Mass strengthens liturgies, say local priests
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Send to friendLocal communities with ties to the traditional Latin Mass recently expressed their joy over Pope Benedict XVI’s recent apostolic letter that eased restrictions on the celebration of that Mass.
Above all, the pontiff’s letter, "Summorum Pontificum," issued July 7, expressed a desire to strengthen the continuity of the Catholic liturgy, from the past to the present, according to two priests who celebrate the traditional Latin Mass in the archdiocese. (For English translation of the letter, see Page 9.)
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