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The Winter/Spring 2013 issue of The Latin Mass
is now online. As usual you will find important
and entertaining articles inside this issue:
- Habemus Papam - Our Rome
correspondents take a first look at
Pope Francis - and review the last
days of the reign of Pope Benedict XVI.
- The 25th anniversary of the Fraternity of
Saint Peter approaches and Father John
Berg, FSSP, answers real, hard-hitting
questions from The Latin Mass magazine.
- Peter Kwasniewski finds the many
benefits of “Lingering in the Courts
of the Great King: The Sanctification of Time through Prayer”
- Father Ripperger looks at the fate of Catholicism in America in Ascendancy
- Father John Benedict of the Cross reveals The Life of Mother María
Asunción of the Cross who always sought to “Seek the Glory of God!”
- Diane Moczar looks ahead – and behind – in A Thousand Years Ago
- Michael P. Foley discovers the The Good Things of Good Friday
- Steve O`Brien finds a reason for hope in Deadly Hateful Schools: A History
and a Real Catholic Alternative
- James Bemis reviews Joseph Sobran, The National Review Years
- Finally, a loving look at John W. Blewett: A Life Lived Like It Meant Something
And many more essays on our Catholic Culture!
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Issue Highlights: Our Rome Correspondants
on Pope Francis; and An Exclusive Exchange
with Father Berg, FSSP
 The election of Cardinal Bergolio as Pope Francis
is an event fraught with consequence for
traditional Catholics and the Rome correspondants
of The Latin Mass contributed two seperate
articles taking a first look the the Pope and his
background, as well as a last look at Pope
Emeritus Benedict XVI as he ends his pontificate.
This article offers some unique insigts such as
"From various Argentinian sources we can say
that the new Pope is a man with a strong
personality and a strong sense of authority.
He has an enormous capacity for work, an
outstanding memory and a subtle intelligence,
along with a great ability to communicate."
It continues with some observations specific
to those interested in the Traditional liturgy:
With regard to his liturgical views we have
to take a nuanced approach. As Father Barthe
points out, it is evident that the new Pope has a liturgical sensibility
that is very different from his predecessor. A source from Buenos Aires
mentioned that he prefers simpler liturgies. In connection with this,
he will probably try to simplify Papal liturgies, as he did with the Mass
of Papal Installation.
And follows with some solid advice for the traditional Catholic community:
Pope Francis is probably not totally cognizant of the many traditional
communities that are in union with Rome. As a consequence we should
make known to him, in a spirit of loyalty, what we are doing, the
strength of our growing communities, and the many vocations that
these communities are fostering. We should introduce him to the
numerous young families that come to our Masses with their many
children, filling us with hope for the future of the Church. We should
let him see that we are grounded in a strong faith which in a spirit
of authentic charity wants to bring salvation to more and
more souls.
 Talking with Father Berg
In anticipation of the twenty-fifth anniversary
of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter on
July 18, 2013, The Latin Mass requested and
was granted an_interview with Father John
Berg, FSSP, Superior General. Responding prior
to the election Pope Francis, Father Berg
doesn't hestitate to respond with candid answers
to some of our hardest hitting questions:
- Do you believe, as Monsignor Gamber
advocated, that the traditional Mass should
be restored as the norm and the New Mass
reduced to ad experimentum status?
- What is your view of the state of affairs
between the Vatican and the SSPX?
- If faced with the demand by a local bishop
to integrate into the traditional Latin
Mass current practices of the new liturgy, such as communion in the hand
or lay readers, how would FSSP respond?
- To what extent is FSSP open to changes in the 1962 Missal, should they be
forthcoming? Would FSSP accept something like the 1965 Missal if Rome so
directed?
- Specifically, what do you think of the New Mass? Is it joyous success, as
Pope John Paul II seemed to think, or a “debacle” as Monsignor Gamber
wrote, with the former Cardinal Ratzinger’s approval?
We think you will find this a most informative article!
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