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KNOXVILLE LATIN MASS COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER MASS THIS SUNDAY (June 7, 2020) Trinity Sunday Proper Prayers and Readings – online here, leaflet here (Angelus 696,
Baronius 738, Campion 303) Order of Mass: Angelus
838, Baronius 900, Campion 569 Ordinary: Kyrie, Gloria, Credo,
Sanctus, Agnus Dei Preface of the Holy Trinity (Angelus 875, Baronius 884, Campion 598) 8 am, St. Mary Church, Athens 11:30 am, Basilica of Sts. Peter & Paul, Chattanooga [NEW!] 12 noon, Holy Ghost Church, Knoxville 2 pm, St. Mary Church, Johnson City
As
we close out the Octave of Pentecost—during which liturgical time has
palpably stood still, especially for those praying the traditional Divine
Office with the repetition of the same psalms and antiphons for seven
consecutive days. MASS NEXT SUNDAY (June 14, 2020) Corpus Christi
(External Solemnity) 8 am, St. Mary Church, Athens 11:30 am, Basilica of Sts. Peter &
Paul, Chattanooga 12 noon, Holy Ghost Church, Knoxville 2 pm, St. Mary Church, Johnson City PROPER ORATIONS FOR TRINITY SUNDAY In
preparation for this Sunday’s Mass, compare the translations below with those
in your own personal hand missal (e.g., Angelus 696, Baronius 738, Campion 303). Collect
Secret
Postcommunion
MISSAL NOTE: Feast of the Most Holy
Trinity
Indeed, the Feast of the Holy Trinity was considered so
significant that—from ancient times until into the twentieth century—the
weeks during the long period of time from Pentecost until Advent were counted
from Trinity Sunday instead of from Pentecost Sunday. Thus, what we now call the ”5th Sunday after Pentecost” was long called the “4th
Sunday after Trinity”. Fr. John Zuhlsdorf’s EXPLANATION OF THE HOLY TRINITY In a classic WDTPRS (“What Does The Prayer Really Say?”) post – HERE. In the mystery of the Unity and
Trinity of God we believe that, from all eternity and before material
creation and even outside of time itself, the One God who desired a perfect
communion of love expressed Himself in a perfect Word, containing all that He
is. The Word God uttered was and is a perfect self-expression, also perfectly
possessing what the Speaker possesses: being, omniscience, omnipotence,
truth, beauty, and even personhood. So, from all eternity there were always
two divine Persons, the God who spoke and the Word who was spoken, the God
who Generates and the God who is Generated, true God with and from true God,
Begetter and Begotten, Father and Son. There was never a time when this was
not so. These two Persons eternally regard and contemplate each other. From
all eternity they knew and loved each other, each offering the other a
perfect gift of self-giving. Since the self-gift of these perfect and divine
Persons, distinct but sharing one divine nature, can be nothing other than a perfect
self-gift, perfectly given and perfectly received, the very Gift between them
also contains all that each of the Persons have: being, omniscience,
omnipotence, truth, beauty, and even personhood. Therefore, from all eternity
there exist three distinct divine Persons having one indivisible divine
nature, Father, Son and the perfect self-gift of love between them, the Holy
Spirit.
The
Shield of the Trinity, a visual representation of the doctrine of the
Trinity, derived from the Athanasian Creed. The
Latin reads: "The Father is God,
The Son is God, The Holy Spirit is God; God is the Father, God is the Son,
God is the Holy Spirit; The Father is not the Son, The Son is not the Father,
The Father is not the Holy Spirit, The Holy Spirit is not the Father, The Son
is not the Holy Spirit, The Holy Spirit is not the Son." CATHOLIC MASS AND MISSAL CATHOLICS – THEN AND NOW NOTE:
In accord with the new pandemic guidelines, the distribution of
missalettes and propers will be discontinued when public
Masses resume at Pentecost. But this newsletter will continue to provide the proper orations
for each upcoming Sunday Mass. And you can click here to print the propers for any Sunday
or holy day Mass, or here to print the complete Mass—both fixed ordinary and variable
proper parts—for any day of the Church year. Copies of the familiar red missalette and of the currently available
1962 Latin-English daily hand missals can be ordered by clicking on the
following images.
Older pre-1960 hand missals—such as the much-loved St. Andrew (here) and Fr. Lasance (here) complete (2000-page) Latin-English daily missals—are still
eminently serviceable for Sunday and holy day Masses. As are the popular pre-1960 Saint Joseph (here) and New Marian (here) daily missals—briefer (at approx. 1400 pages) because their propers are English-only. WHAT ARE EMBER DAYS? Ember Days
are three days (Wednesday, Friday and Saturday) traditionally set apart for
fasting, abstinence and prayer. There are four “Ember weeks” each year—one
near the beginning of each of the four seasons. Tied to the seasonal cycles
of farming and harvesting, the purpose of Ember Days is to render thanks to
God for the gifts of Creation and to ask His help in using them well. Since
1966, the fasting and abstinence are no longer prescribed but still encouraged
and are observed by many traditional Catholics. The summer
Ember Days are the Wednesday, Friday and Saturday in the Octave of Pentecost.
They are distinguished liturgically by additional readings at Mass. For
instance, take a look at this coming Ember Saturday in your daily missal
(Angelus 688, Baronius 7xy) and you’ll see five Old Testament
lessons preceding the usual Epistle and Gospel of the Mass. Of which Msgr. Andrew Wadsworth—in a
remarkable Ember Saturday homily (here)—says the following: If a person were to walk in from the street,
and one knowing nothing of the Faith that we hold, if that person were
enlightened by the Holy Spirit to understand what they were witnessing at
this Mass, just about the whole truth of the Catholic faith is laid before
them. Today’s great feature is the distinctive sequence of prophecies,
alleluias and collects of this Ember Day Mass. Our faith is made so much
clearer to us; for we hear of the pouring out of the Holy Spirit (Joel
2,28-32); we hear of the harvest which God expects (Lev 23, 9-11;15-17;21);
we hear of the possession of the land (Deut
26,1-11) and the fruitfulness of that land (Lev 26,3-12); and we hear, finally,
of the purification by fire, which is the suffering and the trial through
which we must all pass (Dan 3, 47-51). Directives for
resumption of public Masses
Dispensation
from Sunday obligation
In his letter, Bishop Stika also extends his dispensation
indefinitely to all Catholics living in the Diocese of Knoxville from their
obligation to attend Sunday Mass. “Let me emphasize, if you are vulnerable,
elderly, or just not comfortable going to a public Mass beginning May 30-31,
please stay home!” Bishop Stika said. The directives include mandatory use of masks for
anyone attending Masses, the use of social distancing, protocols for seating
and entering and leaving churches, and specific guidelines for the offering
of the Holy Communion. For example,
click here for
specific procedures to be followed at Holy Ghost Church in Knoxville. DAILY AND SUNDAY TRADITIONAL LATIN
MASS — LIVE-STREAMED HERE Also, the 11:30 am EF Missa Cantata is
live-streamed each Sunday from the Basilica of Sts.
Peter and Paul (Chattanooga), and can
be viewed on the Basilica’s Facebook page accessible from stspeterandpaulbasilica.com,
via the "Watch Live" link. ONLINE WEEKLY LATIN MASS NEWSLETTER |
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