READINGS FOR THE FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY GOSPEL (Luke 2:42-52) (January 10, 2016) And when he was twelve years old, they going up into EPISTLE (Col. 3:12-17) Jerusalem, according to the custom of the feast, And having fulfilled the days, when they returned, the child Brethren: Put ye on therefore, as the elect of God, holy Jesus remained in Jerusalem. And his parents knew it and beloved, the bowels of mercy, benignity, humility, not. And thinking that he was in the company, they came modesty, patience: Bearing with one another and a day's journey and sought him among their kinsfolks forgiving one another, if any have a complaint against and acquaintance. And not finding him, they returned another. Even as the Lord hath forgiven you, so do you into Jerusalem, seeking him. And it came to pass, that, also. But above all these things have charity, which is after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the bond of perfection. And let the peace of Christ the midst of the doctors, hearing them and asking them rejoice in your hearts, wherein also you are called in one questions. And all that heard him were astonished at his body: and be ye thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in wisdom and his answers. And seeing him, they you abundantly: in all wisdom, teaching and wondered. And his mother said to him: "Son, why hast admonishing one another in psalms, hymns and thou done so to us? Behold thy father and I have sought spiritual canticles, singing in grace in your hearts to thee sorrowing." And he said to them: "How is it that God. All whatsoever you do in word or in work, do all in you sought me? Did you not know that I must be about the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, giving thanks to God my father's business?" and the Father by him. And they understood not the word that he spoke unto them. And he went down with them and came to GRADUAL (Ps. 26:4; 83:5) Nazareth and was subject to them. And his mother kept One thing I have asked of the Lord; this will I seek after: all these words in her heart. And Jesus advanced in to dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. wisdom and age and grace with God and men. V. Happy they who dwell in Your house, O Lord! They shall praise You forever and ever. Alleluia, alleluia! V. (Isa. 45:15) Verily You are a hidden king, the God of Israel, the Savior. Alleluia! WHAT DOES THE TRIDENTINE MASS OFFER? another way of saying that the public worship of God and the (Fr. Joseph Mary) sanctification of his people can take different forms: the form Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is as prescribed by the Second Vatican Council, and the form right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of the Mass; the Tridentine Mass.” Benedict XVI indicates admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about that God is to be worshipped in spirit and in truth—and that such things. Phil. 4:8. For we are taking pains to do what is will mean, according to the various forms the spirit finds right, not only in the eyes of the Lord but also in the eyes of expression in the world and in the culture of men and women men. (2Cor.8:21) who worship. I bring those two biblical texts from the Apostle Paul to make We have now to understand that for us Catholics the Mass is you aware that our being here today to celebrate this form of one - though with two forms. The Mass is the central act the Mass, has not been a piece of cake. There are people of Divine worship. The Mass is first of all, a sacrifice; an act among you who have endured spiritual and emotional pain, by which the Church gives to Almighty God officially and in and worked hard to make this happen. A number of you have the name of all, the worship that is due to Him alone. Indeed, been requesting this, but I did not have to rush into things the Mass is the un-bloody representation of Christ's sacrifice and I needed to make some consultations. on Calvary. What Beauty is found in The Tridentine Mass: Now that you have shown me the commitment to have this form of the Mass by your presence, I believe you will support Tridentine Mass has been, described by some spiritual and sustain its existence. If we are called to evangelize the writers as, "the most beautiful thing this side of heaven." nations with regard to Christ and the Church, it is also The name "Tridentine" is derived from the Council of Trent, legitimate—and imperative, may we say—to evangelize with which was convoked in the mid-sixteenth century in regard to tradition, including the traditional form of the response to the Protestant Revolt. With the exception of Mass. It seems to me that the allowance made by Pope minor modifications, the Tridentine rite was essentially the emeritus Benedict XVI that any priest can privately offer the rite used throughout the western Church until the traditional Mass without restriction, at which the faithful may introduction of the new Missal of Pope Paul VI in 1970 be present, suggests support for this view and even a means following the Second Vatican Council. The Council itself to accomplish this end of the evangelization of tradition. He declared its desire to preserve and foster all lawfully issued Summorum Pontificum, an apostolic letter on July acknowledged rites, and even after the introduction of the 7, 2007. Where he decreed that it was now permissible to new Missal, permission was still given for the use of the old celebrate Mass according to the Rite set forth in the Missal rite. The Council, in Sacrosanctum Concilium #4, said of St. Pius V (at the time of the Council of Trent). With "Holy Mother Church holds all lawfully acknowledged rites to generosity towards his predecessor, he pointed out that John be of equal authority and dignity [and] she wishes to Paul II had in fact allowed for this possibility in a letter that preserve them in the future and to foster them in every way." the late Pope had written. The Pope’s motu proprio did not In 1984, the Vatican's Congregation for Divine Worship, in only give permission; in many ways it encouraged the response to requests from Catholics around the world, celebration of the Mass according to this liturgy by granted a wider permission for the celebration of the recognizing it as the “extraordinary form” of the very same Tridentine rite. Four years later, in the binding papal “law of prayer” behind the present rite of the Mass. That is document Ecclesia Dei, Pope John Paul II declared that respect must be shown everywhere for the feelings of all almighty God. In the 'Tridentine' Mass, the priest those attached to the old Latin Mass by a wide and generous typically faces eastward, symbolically towards Christ permission for celebration of the old rite. who is the sun (not towards the community). And, of course, the Latin language is used for the majority of the The Tridentine Mass is celebrated in the official language of “Tridentine” Mass (you may follow along with a Latin/ the Roman Catholic Church: Latin (with the exception of English missal). In the “Tridentine” Mass there is the reading of the Epistle and Gospel in English after increased reverence at the altar and extreme being read in Latin and the homily). The unchanging reverence for the Holy Eucharist. In the “Tridentine” nature of the Latin language has preserved the orthodox Mass, a fixed liturgy - containing the traditional doctrine of the Mass, handed down from the Apostles and prayers is used throughout the Church, which is not the early Church Fathers. The use of Latin is not the only subject to personal preference or manipulation. In the difference you will notice between the Tridentine Mass and “Tridentine” Mass Holy Communion is given only by the new Mass. There are a numbers of things which are priests, received kneeling by the communicants and done differently and in a more elaborated format. The priest on the tongue (excepting of course, those physically and servers face away from the people and towards the unable to kneel). There are a number of signs and Altar. Only at certain times during the Mass does the priest symbols which we shall learn step by step. Everything in turn to face the people: when greeting them with the the Tridentine Mass has a deeper meaning which bring "Dominus vobiscum" ("The Lord be with you"), when us to be one with our High-Priest Jesus, our Lord and blessing them, and when preaching to them from the pulpit. Savior. Today we have started with the Low Mass (Missal You'll also notice that the priest prays in different tones: Lecta) or read Mass; Mass in which the priest does not secret, medium and clear. Indeed, not all prayers in this chant the parts that the rubrics assign to him. The Low Mass are meant to be heard by the faithful. Rather, the priest Mass originated in the early Middle Ages as a shortened often speaks directly to God on behalf of Man. or simplified form of Solemn Mass. As we get more organized, soon we shall have the High Mass.