POPE WILL BROADEN USE OF LATIN MASS

Thanks to Natalie for the News Tip:

Vatican, Oct. 11

Pope Benedict XVI is preparing to release a motu proprio extending permission for priests to celebrate the traditional Latin Mass, Vatican sources have confirmed.

Pope Benedict has long favored moves to accommodate traditionalist Catholics, and to integrate the Tridentine rite into the regular liturgical life of the Church. The motu proprio that he has prepared-- which, according to informed sources, is now in final form-- addresses other liturgical questions as well as the issue of the traditional Mass.

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This, to me, is WONDERFUL news. We adore our Novus Ordo Mass, but yearn for a chance to attend a Tridentine Mass regularly. We have been teaching our children Latin and putting it into the context of the "Old Mass" that their grandparents celebrated as children. What a JOY to be able to hear it firsthand.

The most compelling argument FOR the Tridentine (Latin) Mass (in my opinion) is that it is exactly the same no matter where you go on earth. You could visit any continent and the entire Mass would be in the same language! It makes the Universal Church feel like a unified family! We love to travel whenever we can. We've been to Mass in other countries, celebrated in different languages. It was a beautiful experience. However, I can't help but feel that a universal language being available anywhere you go can't help but make you feel right at home wherever you happen to be worshipping that Sunday.

Please, request the Tridentine of your priest!