"It Would Be Helpful If Most Catholics Knew the Roman Rite" - Archbishop Cordileone
Three liturgies in the Roman Rite are celebrated in the USA in November:
On All Saints' Day, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone will celebrate Mass at Star of the Sea Church in San Francisco.
Cardinal Gerhard Müller will celebrate Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes in Philadelphia on 2 November.
Cardinal Robert Sarah will sing Vespers at the Cathedral-Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia on 21 November.
Archbishop Cordileone spoke with NcRegister.com on October 25 about the upcoming Mass in San Francisco. Main points:
- We’re celebrating our parish Masses at the cathedral ad orientem.
- At the ordination of a bishop for the Orthodox Church of America, I saw a lot of similarities with our traditional Mass.
- You can’t erase the past. You can’t go back. But I think we can retrieve some treasures that were lost.
- It would be helpful if most Catholics were familiar with the traditional form of the Mass.
- It teaches us a lot. I would therefore invite those who are interested to study …More
May I recommend two of the best books for study and reflection: The Traditional Mass History, Form, & Theology of the Classical Roman Rite by Michael Fiedrowicz. Published by Angelico Press. Follow that up with: The Once and Future Roman Rite: Returning to the Traditional Latin Liturgy after Seventy Years of Exile by Peter A. Kwasniewski. Published by Tan Books.