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14 Sep 09
ZENIT - Female Servers in the Extraordinary Form
A reminder about girl servers. All four of my sons have served but I do not and will not encourage my daughter. So far, at age 10, that has not become an issue in our household.
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A: Although a clarifying instruction on several such questions was frequently described as "imminent," a long time has passed and it would seem that it is still in the pipeline.
All the same, it is important to remember that, even in the ordinary form, the use of female altar servers is in virtue of a specific permission and is not automatic. As the Holy See has explained on several occasions, the local bishop may permit the use of female servers but may not oblige the pastor to use them.
Also, the Holy Father's motu proprio granting permission for the celebrations of the extraordinary form was for the Roman Missal according to the edition issued under Pope John XXIII. Since the rubrics of this missal in no way contemplate the possibility of female servers, then it must be surmised that only altar boys or adult men are allowed as servers in the extraordinary form of the Roman rite.
17 Jul 08
Audio Sancto Sermons Series
Sermons to download and listen to on Catholic family ilfe, marriage and education!
20 May 08
:: The Catholic Mass...Revealed ::
A site that explains all of the parts of the mass. Very informative for non-Catholics and Catholics!
04 Apr 08
The New Liturgical Movement: Sanctus for the Pope's Mass: Haugen's Mass of Creation
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It seems impossible that at the Pope's April 17th Mass in Washington, D.C., that anyone could possibly schedule The Mass of Creation by Marty Haugen,: the Sanctus, the "Great Amen," and Agnus Dei. Composed in 1984 (I think), with obvious Broadway influence and overdone melodrama, it has been an unrelenting presence in parishes all over the country. In fact, it is legendarily over used, in every season, again and again and again, so much so that these parts of the Mass sometimes seems like the movie Groundhog Day.
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"God of Power, God of Might." "Jesus, Lamb of God." The text departs not only from the Latin but even from the ICEL translation approved for English use. In this sense--and it is a small thing with big symbolic importance--how could it be possible that this setting would be used at a Mass celebrated by the Pope?
How could be that people would come from all over the country to attend a Papal Mass and hear music that is nothing but an overdone version of the cheap Broadway styles that they have to endure in their own parishes every week? How could organizers possibly use an English Mass setting such as this when the Pope has been working so hard to encourage liturgies that live up to the promise of Vatican II, which placed primacy on Gregorian chant?
Not even the "praise music" crowd is willing to defend this Mass setting anymore. They have regretted its prominence for years. For most young priests, it is the bane of their liturgical lives. They stamp it out as soon as they arrive in a new parish. On the street, it is known as the "Massive Cremation." This is hardly the best America has to offer.
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