Episode 44: We Broke Our Earthen Vessels.

Virtue, the perfume, the Vatican State’s new website, South Korea’s digi-gift to the Holy See, and Catholic all-digital magazines top this week’s episode. Also, the final installment of dispatches from Rome.

Episode 44: Shownotes

Music:

• Let’s Go Bowling, Oatmeal for Xmas Click Here
• Kabite, Telling Lies Click Here
• Mu330, Favorite Show Click Here

The Fragrance of Virtue

The Vatican Secretariat of State; Webcam

South Korea makes a gift to Rome; DBA

Crisis Magazine goes all Digital

A Classmate and brother priest gets some press

A Classmate and brother priest gets some press

Episode 43: Salvation is Not a Batch File

In this fine specimen of episodic podcasting, we chat about the other document from Rome and the CDF, we speak about keeping your eye on the parish computer people, and we provide another installment of Dispatches from Rome.

Episode 42: Life, the Universe, and iPhone

In this episode, we return from Rome, discuss the pope’s new motu proprio on the 1962 missal, the iPhone launch, and we share some stories from our Europe trip!

“Motu Proprio” Summorum Pontificum

From the website of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, we offer to our listeners and readers a copy of the recent motu proprio which speaks about the use of the Missal of Blessed John XXIII (The 1962 Missal) alongside the Missal of Pope Paul VI (The present Missal or Sacramentary in common use today).

Once we’ve had a chance to digest it all, catholicunderground.com will provide our take on the whole thing (as if there were any doubt!)

Apostolic Letter in the form of “Motu Proprio” Summorum Pontificum (Latin)

Translation of above from the United States Bishops’ Committee on the Liturgy

NB: Also included in the English translation is a letter of Pope Benedict XVI to the bishops of the world. It’s an interesting read as well!

Also, some analysis and explanation by The New Liturgical Movement blog, a digital cornucopia concerned with, among other things, this very issue.

Skew.

Well, by now, you’re aware that the much awaited motu proprio has been released like a puppy from its kennel. Now, the spin begins. Actually, the article excerpt that I’m about to quote isn’t anything new in terms of how the traditional mass is often described, but it is I believe one of the reasons that persons develop such a bad taste for the ancient rites of the Church. From the Catholic News Service:

In the Tridentine rite, the priest celebrated Mass facing east, which — given the layout of most churches — meant he celebrated with his back to the congregation. Since the promulgation of the new Roman Missal, the priest normally faces the congregation. And while Latin is the original language of both liturgical texts, the new missal permits use of the vernacular language; because it called for full, active participation, the use of a local congregation’s language became customary.

There.  Did you catch that? “…back to the congregation” VERSUS “faces the congregation.” Rather than offer some good theology on why the priest might face the SAME DIRECTION as the congregation when offering prayer  and sacrifices to Almighty God, a seemingly innocuous but very subliminal invitation to like one and dislike the other seems to be at work.  

Our Holy Father provides some interesting insight, quoted from a blog that happens to have “Insight” in the title.  Perhaps before the spin cycle, one might soak in these words.

Recucitò

So, we’re all back from our respective corners of the globe and ready to podcast this weekend.  There’s much to discuss!  I hope you all are well out there in listener land, and I can’t wait to hear how your summer has been going!  Pax!