It’s hard to believe that four years have passed since Pope Benedict XVI blessed the Church with Summorum Pontificum. What is not hard to believe is that no one I know took that opportunity to rest on his laurels believing that things would take care of themselves as far as the Mass was concerned. I don’t think that anyone who reads these pages deceived himself into thinking that there would not be resistance and that it would be left largely to the laity to make sure that the Motu proprio was enforced. In his wisdom and generosity, His Holiness has recently given us Universae Ecclesiae, the instruction on the document which is already proving to be an invaluable tool for prying Summorum Pontificum into place. As a result, there has been activity lately in places where the Traditional Mass had been locked out by the local ordinary as well as places where independent minded priests, in union with their communities, have been working to bring regular Masses into their schedules.
I can think of few things that have been more instrumental in bringing people together with the Mass on a worldwide scale than Wikkimissa – the definitive international directory of the Traditional Latin Mass. As I do every year on this occasion, I am asking everyone to peruse their local listings in Wikkimissa to see that information is accurate and up to date. If you travel, you know how difficult it can be to connect with a Mass when and where you need one. The only thing more frustrating than finding one, may be showing up for it only to learn that it has been cancelled, moved, or rescheduled for a different time. Please double check any new information you may have and edit the listings a needed. If nothing else, be sure you list accurate phone numbers.
I can think of few things that have been more instrumental in bringing people together with the Mass on a worldwide scale than Wikkimissa – the definitive international directory of the Traditional Latin Mass. As I do every year on this occasion, I am asking everyone to peruse their local listings in Wikkimissa to see that information is accurate and up to date. If you travel, you know how difficult it can be to connect with a Mass when and where you need one. The only thing more frustrating than finding one, may be showing up for it only to learn that it has been cancelled, moved, or rescheduled for a different time. Please double check any new information you may have and edit the listings a needed. If nothing else, be sure you list accurate phone numbers.
