Q: Why did Sodalitium Pianum address the Holy Week “reforms” of Pope Pius XII? A: Because our mission is to “expose the subversion of Tradition.” We aimed, first and foremost, at demonstrating that the revisions of Bugnini, Antonelli, Braga, et al. (approved by Pius XII), were no small modification of the Roman Missal, but rather, an entirely Novus…
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This recording of the pre-1956 Easter Vigil, taken at Fr. Ashley’s Mater Ecclesiae Chapel in New Jersey, will be replaced by that which will be recorded at St. Gertrude the Great Church in Cincinnati, Ohio once it becomes available. These (and all videos I will be posting) have been recorded by SGG’s expert MC, Mr.…
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Behold the suppressed “Mass of the Pre-Sanctified” in all its traditional glory! These (and all videos I will be posting) have been recorded by SGG’s expert MC, Mr. Richard Vande Ryt, and are (or will be) viewable on his YouTube Channel here. Please also note that all the ceremonies of the fully traditional Holy Week are…
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Behold the suppressed beauty of the Office of Tenebrae for Good Friday (Anticipated late afternoon on Maundy Thursday) courtesy of St. Gertrude the Great Roman Catholic Church in Cincinnati, Ohio. These (and all videos I will be posting) have been recorded by SGG’s expert MC, Mr. Richard Vande Ryt, and are (or will be) viewable on his…
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[Once the recording for Maundy Thursday is uploaded onto YouTube, it will be placed here with full attribution. At this time, I do not know whether the Mandatum will be included; I was told an attempt would be made. As with the previous recordings, there may be some delay before the recordings can be posted. …
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Behold the suppressed beauty of the Office of Tenebrae for Holy Thursday (Anticipated late afternoon on Spy Wednesday) courtesy of St. Gertrude the Great Roman Catholic Church in Cincinnati, Ohio. These (and all videos I will be posting) have been recorded by SGG’s expert MC, Mr. Richard Vande Ryt, and are (or will be) viewable on…
[Once the recording for Spy Wednesday is uploaded onto YouTube, it will be placed here with full attribution. As with Palm Sunday, this may take a day or two.] In the traditional pre-1956 rite, this day’s Gospel account is taken from St. Luke, which begins with Satan entering into Judas, who from that time sought…
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[Once the recording for Tuesday in Holy Week is uploaded onto YouTube, it will be placed here with full attribution. As with Palm Sunday, this may take a day or two.] Always, the reformers’ revisions, excisions, and additions under Pius XII sought to make the Catholic Mass more amenable to Protestantism: Where the 1956 Novus…
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[Once the recording for Monday in Holy Week is uploaded onto YouTube, it will be placed here with full attribution. As with Palm Sunday, this may take a day or two.] The prayers of the fully (pre-1951-1955/6) traditional Monday in Holy Week focus on the persecution of the Church and Her members: The Introit: “Overthrow…
The following video contains the celebration of Palm Sunday (with blessing of palms and procession) according to the fully traditional rite as it existed prior to the 1951-1955/6 innovations of Bugnini, et al. I believe the priest is Fr. Ashley of Mater Ecclesia chapel in New Jersey (i.e., an indult priest). This was not the…
THE “RESTORED” HOLY WEEK Msgr Léon Gromier, Papal Master of Ceremonies of Pius XII Paris, July – 1960 http://www.kristkonung.se/gromier.html [Original] Translated by Fr. Anthony Chadwick Translators Note: Msgr Gromier uses the term pastoral in the substantive, or pastorals in the plural, meaning a person with pastoral ideals. In the context of this conference, the term denotes someone who wishes to…
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Monsignor Leon Gromier (1879 – 1965): (Consulter to the Congregation of Rites since the time of Pope St. Pius X, and Ceremonieri of Pope Pius XII) Last month, we posted a study on the changes to the traditional Holy Week rites written by Fr. Stefano Carusi, IBP (i.e., an Ecclesia Dei priest) which transpired between…
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Here follows an excellent study on the changes to the liturgical rites of Holy Week under Pope Pius XII and Archbishop Annibale Bugnini from 1951-1956 by Fr. Stefano Carusi (IBP), which was initially published in English for the first time by the Rorate Coeli blog here. Lest one be skeptical of the quality of the study…
The Tradition in Action website has been publishing an outstanding and ongoing series of articles by Dr. Carol Byrne, which track the history of the corrupt liturgical movement from the time of Pope St. Pius X. We are so keen that our readers educate themselves on the history of this liturgical reform, that we are taking the…
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