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KNOXVILLE LATIN MASS COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER MASS THIS SUNDAY (September 23,
2018) 18th Sunday after Pentecost 12:00
noon, Holy Ghost Church, Knoxville St. Edmund
Campion Missal & Hymnal page numbers: Sprinkling Rite: Asperges me (567) Order of Mass: Missalette or Campion Missal (569) Proper Prayers and Readings (385) – online here, leaflet here Ordinary: Kyrie, Gloria, Credo III, Sanctus, Agnus Dei – Mass XI Orbis
Factor (727) Preface of the Holy Trinity (Missalettes; Campion 598, Angelus 875, Baronius 884) Final Marian Antiphon: Salve Regina – from Trinity Sunday until Advent (online here, Campion Missal 961, Angelus Missal 116, Baronius Missal
121) 8 am, St. Mary Church, Athens 5 pm, Basilica of Sts. Peter &
Paul, Chattanooga MASS NEXT SUNDAY (September 30,
2018) 12 noon, Holy Ghost Church, Knoxville 8 am, St. Mary Church, Athens (No Sept. 30 Mass at St. Therese of
Lisieux Church, Cleveland) SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL Michaelmas Celebration 5 pm, Saturday, September 29 Sung Traditional Latin Mass (NOT an anticipated Mass of Sunday) Followed by Traditional Michaelmas
Goose Dinner Holy Ghost Church, Knoxville
THE ANCIENT TRADITIONAL RITE FOR THE DEDICATION OF A NEW CHURCH - ALIVE AGAIN! Just 10 years ago the traditional rite Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles
comprised a few nuns living in borrowed space near a high school. Today their
spacious convent in the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph (Missouri) is
complete—and already is virtually overflowing with professed nuns, novices,
and postulants. The principal labor of this order—though their Gregorian
chant CDs (here)
and the vestments they make (here)
are both famous—is praying for priests and bishops “seven times a day and
once at night” in singing in the traditional Latin divine office (daily
schedule here).
On September 9 their new abbey
church was consecrated in a seven and a half hour restoration of the
traditional Latin rite for the consecration of a new church—bringing to life
once again the most elaborate and mysterious ceremonies afforded by the
Church’s ancient Roman liturgy. The complete 7 hour 43 minute video,
concluding with the solemn pontifical Mass of dedication:
For those without enough time to
view the whole video, here are direct links to some of the highlights: Litany
of the Saints Incensation
and Anointing of the Altar Inscription of Greek and Latin alphabets in
sand in a cross on the floor Consecration
of the Altar Burning
of Incense on the Altar Placing
of Holy Relics in Sepulchre Beginning
of Solemn Pontifical Mass A few
screen grabs from the video of the concluding pontifical Mass:
Note the St. Andrew’s cross of sand on the floor, in which the bishop inscribes the Greek and Latin
alphabets.
A PDF text of the booklet is available here.
Some comments from Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (here): Yesterday I had the great privilege of participating in
the consecration of the new abbey church of the monastic community of the
Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles near Gower, MO. The rites of
consecration and the Pontifical Mass at the Faldstool after took over 7
hours. The prayers and gestures of the Pontifical Mass, according
to the pre-1961 Pontificale Romanum, are of stunning beauty and
mystical depth. Here
are a few pics. I am still gathering my thoughts about what to write
about the profound rites themselves. There were moments when I found
it hard to breathe. There were moments when I had to wipe away tears.
Most of the time, I beamed at the spectacular symbolism and
significance of the event. For a hint at a super cool element of the rite . . . You
will see that a priest is constantly “orbiting” and incensing. He does this
continuously for a long time. Occasionally he pauses and one of the servers
hands him a newly charged thurible, which he blesses. Then he continues. BTW… after the first part of the rites were completed
outside, the religious and clergy entered and the doors were closed on the
laity. Everything started at 9 and they were told that they would probably be
allowed in for the rest of the rites at around 10:30. But at that time, there
were still 15 pages to go in the booklet to the right moment. Eventually,
they came in [shortly after noon!] with the procession of the relics. There were many exorcisms and blessings and prayers around
and around the outside and the inside to prepare the space. So, only the
consecrated persons and servers were inside at first, preparing the space for
the laity to enter. Then they came in to a blessed place, freed from the
demonic influences of the Prince of this world. Then the altar was prepared
in the heart of the space. Think NUPTIAL imagery. The bridal chamber was prepared
first for the entrance of the people with the relics (Church Militant
together with Church Triumphant). Then the truly nuptial place was readied.
Afterwards, the consummation of the space was accomplished with Holy Mass. HOLY GHOST’S OWN NATIVE SON, BISHOP JAMES VANN JOHNSTON
(left) Bishop Johnston (right) after celebrating Mass here at
Holy Ghost The rites of consecration of the
abbey church were celebrated by Bishop Emeritus Robert Finn and were attended
in choro by the diocese’s current
ordinary, Bishop James Vann Johnston, Jr. Bishop Johnston is a native of
Knoxville’s Holy Ghost parish, and the son of James and Pat Vann Johnston. He
is a graduate of St. Joseph’s School, Knoxville Catholic High School and the
University of Tennessee (1982 B.S. in electrical engineering). As chancellor of the Diocese of
Knoxville, he played the key role in the 2005 approval of our local
traditional Latin Mass, and warmly supported the Knoxville Latin Mass
Community from its inception. As pastor of Our Lady of Fatima Church (Alcoa)
he promoted the use of Latin chant in the liturgy, and some still recall a
memorable full-page Sunday bulletin insert entitled “Latin and Lima Beans”,
the gist of which was that both are good for you, whether you like them or
not. It was reported that one of Bp.
Johnston’s very first official acts as newly appointed Bishop of
Springfield-Cape Girardeau (Missouri) in 2008 was the recall of a traditional
priest from the hinterlands of the diocese to celebrate a regular Tridentine
Mass in his cathedral. In 2015 he was appointed Bishop of Kansas City-St.
Joseph, where he supports both a traditional Latin parish (ICKSP) and at
least two other diocesan parishes with regular Sunday TLMs, as well as the
traditional abbey of the Benedictines of Mary, which is closely associated
with both the FSSP and the traditional Benedictine Clear Creek Monastery.
(left) Bishop Johnston views procession with relics; (right) attends
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