What does the Church says about Going There? – Nov 17 – Homily – Fr Terrance

 

Fr Terrance gives the homily at Bloomington, IN, on Nov 17, 2022, on what the church says about going to SSPX masses. Can we go there?

The question is actually three separate but related questions:

1 - Can I attend?

2 - Does it fulfill the Sunday obligation?

3 - Can I receive communion?

Can I attend an SSPX? No, because they do not have faculties. So their mass is illicit and therefore sacrilegious to receive.

Can I receive communion? No, you can not.

Does it fulfill Can. 1248 must receive at a Catholic parish. - https://www.vatican.va/archive/cod-iuris-canonici/eng/documents/cic_lib4-cann1244-1253_en.html

Father covers the correspondence and statements of Msgr. Camille Perl, Secretary of the Ecclesia Dei Commission, which were firmly and consistently against attending the SSPX masses, contrary to SSPX assertions.

An objection is that Can. 844 overrules Can 1248, which says we can attend non-catholic services, but this is only under extreme situations where there are no Catholic Churches available, and even then it does not mean that you will fulfill your Sunday obligation, only the divine precept to worship - https://www.vatican.va/archive/cod-iuris-canonici/eng/documents/cic_lib4-cann834-878_en.html#BOOK_IV

Lack of access to a 1962 Latin Mass does not constitute an extreme situation.

There is a distinction between Divine law and Church law. - Divine law is to worship God in some way on Sunday, Church law says you must go to a Catholic parish mass each Sunday.

In “Ecclesia Dei Adflicta,” 5c that the faithful should “cease their support in any way for that movement” & that “formal adherence to the schism … carries the penalty of excommunication decreed by the Church’s law” https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/motu_proprio/documents/hf_jp-ii_motu-proprio_02071988_ecclesia-dei.html

Can he ever attend a mass? Not necessarily sinful but unwise at the very least, given the schismatic mentality that prevails.

Sin to knowingly put yourself in an occasion of sin.

Church has bent over to bring them back in an ecumenical spirit

Does any diocese allow attending or receiving communion? Not that I know, but ask your bishop

Pope Francis is accused

Ask yourself, Why would I attend

Am I more attached to the old mass than to the will of God?

“God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble,” 1 Pt 5:5 and Jas 4:6

Links on this subject:

True or False Pope: Dear Traditional Catholics: Don’t Trust the Writings of the SSPX Like I Did - http://www.trueorfalsepope.com/p/dear-traditional-catholics-dont-trust.html
True or False Pope: John Salza Responds to Fr. Zuhlsdorf on SSPX Masses - http://www.trueorfalsepope.com/p/john-salza-responds-to-fr-zuhlsdorf-on.html
True or False Pope: Does Assisting at an SSPX Mass Fulfill One’s Sunday Obligation? - http://www.trueorfalsepope.com/p/does-assisting-at-sspx-mass-fulfill.html
The SSPX & Sunday Obligation - YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RDaRECWe7U&list=PLq_RFZc66GAoLH9T-N_V0TEmQxEyLa8i4&index=5

Ecco il verbale segreto dell’incontro fra Paolo VI e Lefebvre - La Stamp - True or False Pope: Lefebvre Letters - https://www.lastampa.it/vatican-insider/it/2018/05/17/news/ecco-il-verbale-segreto-dell-incontro-fra-paolo-vi-e-lefebvre-1.34017221
True or False, Lefebvre - http://www.trueorfalsepope.com/p/lefebvre-letters.html
Ecclesia Dei (July 2, 1988) | John Paul II (vatican.va) - https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/motu_proprio/documents/hf_jp-ii_motu-proprio_02071988_ecclesia-dei.html
Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church concerning the remission of the excommunication of the four Bishops consecrated by Archbishop Lefebvre (March 10, 2009) | BENEDICT XVI (vatican.va) - https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/letters/2009/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20090310_remissione-scomunica.html
Letter of the Holy Father to the Bishops of the whole world, that accompanies the Apostolic Letter Motu Proprio data “Traditionis custodes” (16 July 2021) | Francis (vatican.va) - - https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/letters/2021/documents/20210716-lettera-vescovi-liturgia.html

Ave Maria!

Mass: St. Elizabeth of Hungary - Feast
Readings: Thursday in the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time - http://usccb.org/bible/readings/111722.cfm
1st: rev 5:1-10
Resp: psa 149:1-6, 9
Gsp: luk 19:41-44

More on the Readings: https://airmaria.com/r?m=744&r=1000

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