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This was great - Damian Thompson left a further note about the reporters’ meeting with Cardinal Castrillon at Fr. Z’s blog last evening. I repost it here:
There were four journalists at the press conference – Anna Arco of the Herald, a Catholic guy from Reuters, Elena Curti from the Tablet and me from the Telegraph. I was sceptical that the Cardinal really envisaged the arrival of the Gregorian Rite (his term) in “many ordinary Catholic parishes” and my jaw dropped – and heart leapt – when he said: “Not many – all.” Twice. Elena bristled and started talking about going backwards and said something along the lines of “but we [the laity] are now priests, kings and prophets”. At which point I told the Cardinal that I wanted to dissociate myself from her comments, that young people were increasingly delighted by the opportunity to experience the TLM and were very grateful for his efforts.”
As we left, three out of the four journalists kissed the Cardinal’s ring. Guess which one didn’t – but then I suppose she’s already a priest, king and prophet or whatever.
I love it!
St. Louis-Marie de Montfort,
Pope St. Pius X,
St. Joseph,
St. Ambrose of Milan,
St. Thomas Aquinas,
St. Francis (and St. Clare),
St. Catherine of Siena,
St. Alphonsus Ligouri,
St. John Chrysostom,
A while ago, we were looking for the best names for the New Mass and the Traditional Mass: Novus Ordo, Latin Mass, EF and OF. Gregorian Rite sure sounds good at this point—much better than Extraordinary Form. I think the Cardinal has hit upon something. As the Byzantine’s call their Mass, The Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom, we Latins could appropriately call ours the Gregorian Mass or Gregorian Rite, since Saint Gregory the Great put the final touches on the Mass as we know it.
Discipule, New Catholic had this note on “Gregorian Rite” that I thought was interesting.
People always object, of course, that it isn’t a separate rite and therefore shouldn’t be labeled as such. But I personally would much prefer a name like “Gregorian Mass.” I’ve said from the beginning that “Extraordinary Form” sounds really lame — it evokes nothing in the imagination, even to those of us who already know and love it.
The term “Gregorian” would evoke in most people’s minds the sound of chant. Which would be perfectly fine and appropriate.
I’ve been a bad Catholic, for right along, I’ve had no desire to call it the Extraordinary Form. I, too, favor the “Gregorian Rite”, in honor of Gregory - and the allusion to the chant is helpful, too