Return Gregorian Chant and Latin to the Mass.
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We, as Roman Catholics in communion with the Holy See, lay our petition at the feet of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops- return Latin, the official language of the Catholic Church, and Gregorian chant, the official music of the Church, to the Roman Rite Mass.
For over 1,500 hundred years, Latin and Gregorian chant have played a vital part in the salvation of millions of souls worldwide. Almost every Western saint we venerate today was witness to the heavenly beauty of the usage of Latin in the Mass and chants.
During the Ecumenical Council of Trent, His Holiness Pius V codified 1,500 hundred years of Western liturgical traditions into what is commonly known as the Tridentine Mass (Missa Tridentina). This meaning that he did not fabricate a new order of the Mass. After the Council, the Tridentine Mass played a renewed role in the salvation of souls throughout the world.
A great controversy rages today over the use of Latin and chants, particularly after the Second Vatican Council. Some opponents of said Council blindly claim that Latin and Gregorian chant (as well as other aspects of Catholic Tradition) were done away with, thus causing great scandal within the confines of the Church. Some proponents blindly claim similar things, but that this is a healthy "renewal".
Both, as we the faithful gladly point out, are incorrect. Vatican II, specifically Sacrosanctum Concilium, said the following on the usage of Gregorian chant and Latin in the Holy Mass:
36. 1. Particular law remaining in force, the use of the Latin language is to be preserved in the Latin rites.
54. Nevertheless steps should be taken so that the faithful may also be able to say or to sing together in Latin those parts of the Ordinary of the Mass which pertain to them.
112. The musical tradition of the universal Church is a treasure of inestimable value, greater even than that of any other art. The main reason for this pre-eminence is that, as sacred song united to the words, it forms a necessary or integral part of the solemn liturgy.
116. The Church acknowledges Gregorian chant as specially suited to the Roman liturgy: therefore, other things being equal, it should be given pride of place in liturgical services.
Your Graces, we do not send this petition in a spirit of nostalgia, but in a spirit of loyalty and devotion to Tradition and the Church. Even before Vatican II (which, as we see, did not permit the eradication of Tradition from the Mass), Blessed Pope John XXIII called Latin "the immutable language of the Church", and said that the language would be upheld in his apostolic constitution "Veterum Sapientia". This constitution, venerable bishops, was delivered in 1962.
There are many more statements from many more popes and saints that we could summon in our defense, but we believe that our message has been made very clear.
As a testament to the power of Tradition, seminaries pertaining to orders such as the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, Society of St. John Cantius, Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest and many other traditional seminaries are virtually bursting from the seams with enrollments and applications from promising young men and women. Churches that use the traditional Mass also see growing numbers of young families and people present for the Mass.
In a recent speech, Cardinal Francis George of Chicago stated that the traditional form of the Mass is "a precious source of liturgical understanding for all other rites," and said that the pre-conciliar liturgy should be "better accepted." In addition to this, more and more high prelates have been offering the Indult Mass.
In the spirit of love, obedience, and unity with Holy Mother Church and Her shepherds, we plead with the Bishops of the United States of America to move in the path of Tradition and restore Gregorian chant and Latin to the Rite of Mass of the Roman Rite.
We leave you, Your Graces, with the words of His Holiness Pope John Paul II in his encyclical, "Ecclesia Dei afflicta".
"...I ask support of the bishops and all of those engaged in the pastoral ministry in the Church.. . . respect must everywhere be shown for the feelings of those who are attached to the Latin liturgical tradition by a wide and generous application of the directives already issued some time ago by the Apostolic See, for the use of the Roman Missal according to the typical edition of 1962."
For over 1,500 hundred years, Latin and Gregorian chant have played a vital part in the salvation of millions of souls worldwide. Almost every Western saint we venerate today was witness to the heavenly beauty of the usage of Latin in the Mass and chants.
During the Ecumenical Council of Trent, His Holiness Pius V codified 1,500 hundred years of Western liturgical traditions into what is commonly known as the Tridentine Mass (Missa Tridentina). This meaning that he did not fabricate a new order of the Mass. After the Council, the Tridentine Mass played a renewed role in the salvation of souls throughout the world.
A great controversy rages today over the use of Latin and chants, particularly after the Second Vatican Council. Some opponents of said Council blindly claim that Latin and Gregorian chant (as well as other aspects of Catholic Tradition) were done away with, thus causing great scandal within the confines of the Church. Some proponents blindly claim similar things, but that this is a healthy "renewal".
Both, as we the faithful gladly point out, are incorrect. Vatican II, specifically Sacrosanctum Concilium, said the following on the usage of Gregorian chant and Latin in the Holy Mass:
36. 1. Particular law remaining in force, the use of the Latin language is to be preserved in the Latin rites.
54. Nevertheless steps should be taken so that the faithful may also be able to say or to sing together in Latin those parts of the Ordinary of the Mass which pertain to them.
112. The musical tradition of the universal Church is a treasure of inestimable value, greater even than that of any other art. The main reason for this pre-eminence is that, as sacred song united to the words, it forms a necessary or integral part of the solemn liturgy.
116. The Church acknowledges Gregorian chant as specially suited to the Roman liturgy: therefore, other things being equal, it should be given pride of place in liturgical services.
Your Graces, we do not send this petition in a spirit of nostalgia, but in a spirit of loyalty and devotion to Tradition and the Church. Even before Vatican II (which, as we see, did not permit the eradication of Tradition from the Mass), Blessed Pope John XXIII called Latin "the immutable language of the Church", and said that the language would be upheld in his apostolic constitution "Veterum Sapientia". This constitution, venerable bishops, was delivered in 1962.
There are many more statements from many more popes and saints that we could summon in our defense, but we believe that our message has been made very clear.
As a testament to the power of Tradition, seminaries pertaining to orders such as the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, Society of St. John Cantius, Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest and many other traditional seminaries are virtually bursting from the seams with enrollments and applications from promising young men and women. Churches that use the traditional Mass also see growing numbers of young families and people present for the Mass.
In a recent speech, Cardinal Francis George of Chicago stated that the traditional form of the Mass is "a precious source of liturgical understanding for all other rites," and said that the pre-conciliar liturgy should be "better accepted." In addition to this, more and more high prelates have been offering the Indult Mass.
In the spirit of love, obedience, and unity with Holy Mother Church and Her shepherds, we plead with the Bishops of the United States of America to move in the path of Tradition and restore Gregorian chant and Latin to the Rite of Mass of the Roman Rite.
We leave you, Your Graces, with the words of His Holiness Pope John Paul II in his encyclical, "Ecclesia Dei afflicta".
"...I ask support of the bishops and all of those engaged in the pastoral ministry in the Church.. . . respect must everywhere be shown for the feelings of those who are attached to the Latin liturgical tradition by a wide and generous application of the directives already issued some time ago by the Apostolic See, for the use of the Roman Missal according to the typical edition of 1962."
311 Signatures
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B. Robert Holmes
- State
- ME
- Comments
- Let us, in unity with the Pope and shepherds, bring a renaissance of Tradition in the Church!
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Gale Hamilton
- State
- oregon
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Yvette Dorsey-Frazier
- State
- Florida
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Edgar Corral
- State
- Arizona
- Comments
- Though I agree with most of the petition, it must be said on my part that I have nothing against the Novus Ordo Mass. A removal of the NV Mass is certainly not what I have in mind nor is it something I implicity espouse by signing this petition; however, an addition of the Tridentine Mass to each and every single parish in the United States, I do strongly favor.
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Thomas C McDonald Jr
- State
- New York
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Julie N Shackett
- State
- MI
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Timothy Germann
- State
- California
- Comments
- Bring back the real mass!!!!!!
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Kevin Andrew Wilkins
- State
- Illinois
- Comments
- We should kneel for the Eucharist, it is more reverent towards our Lord and Master
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Peter Skinner
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- Victoria, Australia
- Comments
- I entirely support and endorse this petition
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Lynn Kramer
- State
- Idaho
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- I really feel uplifted by the tradition music., more than anyother.
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Michael Joseph Peter O'Grady
- State
- Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Comments
- Liberalism is dead. Novelty leads to heresy.
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Wayne Lam
- State
- California
- Comments
- Great Petition!! Keep it flowing!!!
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Pablo A. Torres Rivera
- State
- VA
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LeTron Jefferson
- State
- NY
- Comments
- Yo yo yo! Get you some Gregorian Rap; You know what I'm at! It be the right kind of sass; fo dat old Latin Mass!
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Mark Stabinski
- State
- NJ
- Comments
- What is referred toTridentine Mass" represents within it's essential form, the codification of all Early and Middle Church Sacrifices of The Mass into a singular and Divinely-inspired ritual, in 1570 at The Council of Trent by Pope St. Pius V. The Tridentine Mass was thereupon bequested as a legacy for all generations of Catholics to come, and be sustained in perpituity. Pope St. Pius V's command(Quo Primum) was also to remain binding on his successors as well. No additions or deletions or translations to other vernaculars by any cleric or group of clerics yet to be ordained was permissable. Pope St. Pius V's written notification of penalties to be sufferred by future transgressors, that for such sin, they would bring upon themselves "the wrath of God, as well as the wrath of St. Peter and St. Paul"; and would render themselves subject to "the severest excommunication (allowable)".
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Archbishop 10-K
- State
- TX
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Andrew Benton
- State
- Illinois
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Iron Cfo
- State
- CA
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Charlotte Cover
- State
- Alabama
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John A. Miller, Jr.
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Comments
- Unless (or until) the Tridentine Latin Mass is fully restored to its rightful place of honor and veneration, the Catholic Church will collapse from within. Satan has already infiltrated the Church and is trying to lead as many people as he can to destruction. He and his minions in human form must be driven out, permanently.
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David Eugene Rodriguez
- State
- Florida
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Daniel Attard
- State
- Victoria
- Comments
- There is only one music for the Holy Apostolic Church and that is Gregorian Chant
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Very Young 20's Girl In Texas that know's what's going on in the Vatican!
- State
- Texas
- Comments
- I LOVE the Trindentine Latine Mass (NOT the Indult Mass...but the Traditional Pre-Vatican II).
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Eddy Toribio
- State
- New York
- Comments
- The right to worship as our ancestors and the Saints did should not be denied to us today.
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Kathleen Ryan
- State
- Colorado
- Comments
- Our heritage
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Andrew Ptak
- State
- Illinois
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Walter Neary
- State
- Connecticut
- Comments
- Long live the Latin Rite!!!!!
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jerry j. odom
- State
- oklahoma
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Joseph Lee Jr.
- State
- Louisiana
- Comments
- I believe that both Gregorian Chant and Latin should be brought back to the mass.
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MAURICE KANE
- State
- CALIFORNIA
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- Tradition and Scripture are the twin bulwarks of the Mother Church, the Roman Catholic faith.
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KISHA M. MAUGA
- State
- CALIFORNIA
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ANNA M. MAUGA
- State
- CALIFORNIA
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LEE H. MAUGA
- State
- CALIFORNIA
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ALEX L. MAUGA
- State
- CALIFORNIA
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EMIL MOCZYGEMBA
- State
- TEXAS
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JOSEPH S.TYSOWSKI JR.
- State
- NJ
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Janice I Hoover
- State
- Virginia
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Scott G Logan
- State
- New York
- Comments
- I ask the Roman Catholic Bishops to end the practice of offering the Novus Ordo mass completely in the vernacular.This is not what the Second Vatican Council intended.The unchangeable parts of the liturgy should be sung or spoken in latin,the ancient language of the church.The abuses in the offering of the sacred liturgy that exist in our country right now haven driven away many faithful catholics.Some examples of these abuses are the abandonment of latin from the liturgy,the destruction of catholic sanctuaries,hideous plain vestments,replacing votive candles with electric lights,priests changing or omitting parts of the sacred liturgy,allowing the congregation to chat before mass and not enforcing a dress code in church.I pray the bishops will address these serious abuses.God give us strong orthodox catholic bishops who proclaim the faith boldly and without fear.
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Anne Ross Kootz
- State
- Arkansas
- Comments
- Thank you!
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Marty Barrack
- State
- Arkansas
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- As a full-time Catholic writer-evangelist, for many years I had available a Novus Ordo Mass entirely in Latin with Gregorian Chant. It was the nearest thing to heaven for me, and a magnificent instrument for bringing in new converts.
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chris polk
- State
- IN
- Comments
- may the church be restored to her original purity
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BOB WILSON
- State
- THE GLORIOUS 51st. ENGLAND
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- I agree they spoilt it when they cut out all the swear words. Only last week i heard someone say in Latin 'Do not agree with anyone who claims the Lord Jesus is fiction - or it will break the religous spell the Church has cast over you'. It sounded much better in Latin i thought - more convincing.
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xavier lerma
- State
- tx
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Krzysztof Tyburski
- State
- Michigan
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Pavel Kliuyeu
- State
- Michigan
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Robert Van Hulle
- State
- Michigan
- Comments
- I long for the church to return the tridentine mass!
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david moss
- State
- england
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B Wilson
- State
- UK.
- Comments
- Could someone please translate the following into latin. Blessed; are they who leave everything to the Church, so that it [your life savings] can be invested into pork bellies, shopping Malls, Golf Courses, High-Rise condiminiums, Stocks & Shares etc. Blessed are they - because by doing this, they collectively allow the Church Officials to survive without having any meaningful occupation or blisters on their palms. And Blessed are they who dreamt up the Jesus myth, the worlds most outrageous scam. A spoof story that's earned billions for its 'hallucination pushers'. Why must the poor support the super- rich Churchmen.
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Brent
- State
- TX
- Comments
- Restore the Church's ancient tradition!
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Philip Blosser
- State
- NC
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