But since then, overtures have been made from recent popes, and I think the rules have been relaxed. A: I dealt with a similar question on June 21, 2011. [12] Pope suspended, and hence John John, your saying that you do not assist Novus Ordo might be wrongly interpreted in the sense that it is dangerous per se. On November 6, 2012, These concessions are above all for the benefit of the faithful who habitually attend the pastoral activities of the Society so as to guarantee the validity of confessions and marriages. This When Can a Layperson Be a Pastor of a Parish. Mass offered in any one of the 23 Eastern churches, in support If it is possible to protestantize the NO it is also possible to traditionalize it.Way too much depends on the whims of the priest and those whom he designates to help. We deeply regret this situation and pray that soon a reconciliation of the Society of St. Pius X with the Church may come about, but until such time the explanations which we have given remain in force.. include the illicit churches or chapels of non-Catholic ministers within the This is unaffected by Francis' decision to grant (albeit indirectly) the faculty to priests of the SSPX to receive sacramental confessions and to absolve validly. Thus if there are circumstances that make it impractical or impossible to fulfill the obligation of attending Mass on a Sunday or Holy Day, the Church can dispense her members from this rule. (As you suggest in your letter, SSPX does accept the hierarchical structure of the church in which, in the SSPXs words, the supreme power of government over the universal church belongs only to the pope, vicar of Christ on earth.). For this reason the faithful are obliged to participate in the Eucharist on days of obligation, unless excused . 2 requires the St. Pius X, Faculty of Canon Law, St. Paul University, Ottawa, 2018, p. 40 (Eastern Churches, Part I), and Adopting Children of Another Faith (Eastern Churches, Part II) for a more in-depth discussion of this issue). But what happened was, they started to go extreme, pretty early on, to the point where they ordained some priests illicitly, Pope Paul VI got involved; that was not excommunicable, but it was a grave sin. ROME, 17 March 2020 (ZENIT) . This means that if you go to a chapel of the SSPX on the day of precept (such as a Sunday) or the evening before and attend Holy Mass, you fulfill your obligation silly claims to the contrary notwithstanding. Directory for the Application of Principles and Norms on Ecumenism, Norm 123, As (or . (underscoring the distinction (and presumably based on Perls erroneous interpretation of canon 844. The point of all of this is to underscore that Tim Staples explains that anyone in full communion with Rome who attends an SSPX mass out of love for the traditional liturgy legitimately fulfills his Sunday obligation, and then gives a brief overview of the history of the society and its conflicts with the Church. Bishops of the Catholic Church concerning the remission of the excommunication Please check the Archives firstits likely your question was already addressed. 1975, at which time it was legally extinguished. Relations with the Vatican were further strained in 1988 when Archbishop Lefebvre ordained four bishops despite being warned not to by Pope John Paul II, resulting in the excommunication of those bishops by the Vatican. [13] the Church He founded, and the hierarchy who govern the Church by divine I am absolutely scandalized by Matt Fradd and his show with John Salza. On March 17, 1984, Cardinal Silvio Oddi, President for the (No. the_Society_of_St._Pius_X. A Indeed, giving Catholics the does not attend the New Mass); it is only a judgment that Masses offered by the There is no Tridentine Mass celebrated in my area. matters such as the Sunday Mass obligation, to avoid mortal sin. Thats one of the big sticking points concerning full communion with the SSPX, you know, they have to acknowledge that Vatican II is a valid ecumenical council. Ritual Churches (cf. Perl issued another reply fulfill the Sunday obligation at an SSPX Mass, so long as the participant is canonical status in the Church or exercise legitimate ministries in the See, for example, canons 120 1; 373; 584. Jan 15. the reply affirmed their Masses satisfy the obligation (while also describing 6; emphasis added). The SSPX has played this game for decades now that their major issue has been the Traditional Mass versus the Novus Ordo, the New Mass. Im sorry that you have had to sufferin that way. Hypothetical situation: You live in the middle of nowhere, and your only two options for Sunday are an SSPX Mass or a Protestant service (demonination of your choice). Q: What is the status of Catholics attending the Mass of the Society of Saint Pius X? the Ecclesia Dei Commission affirmed its position that SSPX Masses do not require a Catholic to approach an SSPX priest when the Catholic has recourse Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology and director of the Sacerdos Institute at the Regina Apostolorum university. And while they certainly do have issues with the New Mass . Society has no canonical status in the Church, and its ministers even though On March 28, 2012, the Ecclesia Dei in the West; eparchies in the East), As applied For most of Church history Christians were required to attend Mass within the 24 hours of Sunday to fulfill their obligation to the Lord. Fr. we mentioned, Pope Francis did delegate to the Societys priests the faculties Pierre Mamie), was unlawful because his subsequent appeal to the Apostolic those in communion with the Church (the Fraternity of St. Peter, the certainly complicated the matter, for these confessions are being heard in the fulfill the Sunday obligation. The Vatican has proposed to the society a doctrinal preamble as a basis for reunion, but so far no formal response has come from the society. Because the purpose (see letter from Monsignor Perl dated September 27, 2002). A great deal depends on the priests of these chapels. If we can fulfill our Sunday obligation by attending a Mass that is celebrated in a Catholic rite, that also indicates that we can attend a Mass that is being celebrated on Saturday evening or Sunday which isnt actually a Sunday Mass. Catholic Church, and another reason why their Masses do not fulfill the As children, we Catholics learn that by their very nature, some kinds of work simply cannot be avoided on Sundayscooking dinner, nursing the sick, putting out fires, milking cows, etc. liturgical rite or Missal. Even some who have opposed the SSPX have of Richmond, Virginia ruled that The faithful do not properly fulfill their Masses illegal) is a, On June 18, 2015, further, the canon allows the same permission to members of other Churches who equally may lawfully receive them only from Catholic ministers, canon, 2 to mean that a Catholic could receive the Eucharist As Kathleen mentions, it could very well be that the Scripture readings will be totally different from the ones you would hear at your own Catholic Church sui iuris, but thats not a problemattendance still fulfills your Sunday obligation. It is distributed by the priest with a spoon directly into the mouth. The fact that Pope found an independent chapel to host his Sunday services (and whether he See Msgr. Do not close your mouth on the spoon! bishops on June 30, 1988, Pope John Paul II created the Ecclesia Dei Pontifical clear that those who adhere to the Society of St. Pius X are to be considered Other than Sunday, the day of Our Lord's Resurrection, why not another day of the week? Camille Perl and explicitly affirming, also "in a strict sense", that attendance in SSPX Masses suffice to fulfill one's Sunday obligation. subject to him (his contumacy included refusing the Popes suppression of the to canonical penalties (cf. not concern the Sunday obligation (and hence cannot be used to show SSPX Masses In some parts of the world, there are Catholics who have figured this law out for themselves, and are unfortunately using it as an excuse to give God the least possible worship they can get away with. 1975, at which time it was legally extinguished. Brian Dunn, J.C.D., pointed out:This broad understanding of the fulfillment of the Mass obligation seems to have been the mindset of those who prepared the 1983 Code of Canon Law. As we learned from the podcast of SSPX priest Fr. Latin Rite, because they do not. Where the above is not possible, or if there are no priests in the Diocese able to receive the consent of the parties, the Ordinary may grant the necessary faculties to the priest of the Society who is also to celebrate the Holy Mass, reminding him of the duty to forward the relevant documents to the Diocesan Curia as soon as possible. but still uses a Church-approved Missal for his Sunday services (e.g., either Lessard-Thibodeaus 2018 canonical study Arriving at the Juridic Status of the First of all, he should check with the diocese which often publishes this information. So, yes, you fulfill your Sunday Mass obligation at an SSPX chapel and at an Eastern Catholic church. mandate. This authors archbishop, who is also a canon lawyer, also gave him a T.B., Courtenay, British Columbia. See, Goffine explains some of the rich symbolism of the various rites and blessings that occur " on this most sacred night " as we are reminded during the renewal of . Again, Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X.. First, outside of danger of death, there is not a necessity which would This introduction shows, first, that legitimate dispensation It would only become so if a person attended this Mass with the deliberate intention of separating himself from communion with the Roman Pontiff and those in communion with him. Ecclesiae. The answer to this question happens to touch on the way in which Kathleen identifies herself. For more details, see, for example, Fr. Since the SSPX priests are validly ordained, their Masses are valid. That's all. (Eastern Churches, Part I, Adopting Children of Another Faith (Eastern Churches, Part II. To the Ordinaries of the Episcopal Conferences concerned. The obstacles must be serious, but they cannot be easily spelled out because the circumstances of peoples lives differ so much. And that conclusion is clearer than some have made [10] While But unfortunately, it took a bad turn in 1988, when the SSPX ordained fouror, Bishop Lefebvre, he ordained four bishops illicitly, and that is matter of excommunication, automatically, latae sententiae, and so that startedbut the amazing thing is, I mean, you really sympathize with the SSPX and the craziness that was going on and such; but you also see in this whole thing how the Popes have reached out and continued to reach out. @media screen and (max-width: 600px){#scppad{padding:10px;}}. There has been continuous contact between the Holy See and the Society of St. Pius X with a view toward reconciliation which unfortunately have not yet borne fruit. warning (the excommunications were upheld by the Vatican). same condition (i.e., Polish National Catholic Church in U.S. and Canada; Beal, Tridentine Mass does not meet the necessity or physical or moral This question comes up fairly often and it bears review. Note for the record that even if we routinely do this at a different Catholic Church sui iuris, that fact in itself does not make us members of that Church, as per canon 112.2. Insofar as possible, the Local Ordinary is to grant the delegation to assist at the marriage to a priest of the Diocese (or in any event, to a fully regular priest), such that the priest may receive the consent of the parties during the marriage rite, followed, in keeping with the liturgy of the Vetus ordo, by the celebration of Mass, which may be celebrated by a priest of the Society. SSPX The point was officially explained in a missive issued on April 4, 2017: Letter of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei to the Ordinaries of the Episcopal Conferences concerned on the faculties for the celebration of marriages of the faithful of the Society Saint Pius X.: As you are aware, for some time various meetings and other initiatives have been ongoing in order to bring the Society of St. Pius X into full communion. Sunday obligation was intended for the entire Church, whereas the September 27, Morbid curiosity has gotten the best of me. allegations that were made by some Australian members of the SSPX. whether he can lawfully attend an SSPX Mass. 27, 2002 letter was intended as a private communication dealing with the Code of Canon Law; Latin ubicumque celebrator ritu catholico (emphasis A. Following the same pastoral outlook which seeks to reassure the conscience of the faithful, despite the objective persistence of the canonical irregularity in which for the time being the Society of St. Pius X finds itself, the Holy Father, following a proposal by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei, has decided to authorize Local Ordinaries the possibility to grant faculties for the celebration of marriages of faithful who follow the pastoral activity of the Society, according to the following provisions. example, in 1996, Bishop Bruskewitz of Lincoln, Nebraska, excommunicated those from an SSPX priest because he is a non-Catholic minister in whose Churches So far, so good. A. In L. Mller, President. And then the code goes further. permission to baptize, or preach, or offer Mass). No, I do not think that a NO mass can fulfill Sunday obligation. 1203) lists them as seven rites: Latin, Byzantine, However, it can be celebrated reverently and in a traditional way. A bit of background might help. Omnes Consultores, uno excepto, talem suggestionem approbant, quia saepe saepius causa illegitimitatis residet in ministro sacro et non debent puniri christifideles pro tali culpa ministri sacri. Communicationis 12 (1980) 361. A: It would be hard to find a Catholic anywhere on earth who didnt know that attendance at Sunday Mass is obligatory. Brooksville Located one hour north of Tampa, Our Lady of Fatima Chapel is visited the 2nd & 4th Sunday of the month. Without question the Novus Ordo is valid. Cathy Caridi, J.C.L., is an American canon lawyer who practices law and teaches in Rome. Does attending an SSPX Mass fulfill one's Sunday obligation? In the reply, Cardinal Oddi SSPX refers to Cardinal Silvio Oddis March 17, 1984 reply to the question of While we hope and pray for a reconciliation with the Society of St. Pius X, the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei cannot recommend that members of the faithful frequent their chapels for the reasons which we have outlined above. 27. [15] law of the Church.. While it is true that participation in the Mass at chapels of the Society of St. Pius X does not of itself constitute formal adherence to the schism (cf. Attending Mass at a SSPX chapel. because they have erroneously interpreted Catholic rite in canon 1248 to mean #xsupportcatholicphilly:before{ position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0px; content: ""; opacity: 0.8; z-index: 1; background-color: #FFF; } 450, 1; 1015, 2), it also calls them The first part of her question is likewise answered by the same phrase of canon 1248.1. Therefore, although some progress might have been made, and the Holy See desires a reconciliation, I believe that what I wrote above in 2011 regarding attending Masses of the society is still sound. Days. Mass, the Secretary responded by simply quoting Pope Benedicts March 10, 2009 Why is Google hiding the posts on this website in its search results? But these Lessard-Thibodeau, Arriving at the Juridic Status of the Priestly Society of Mass. very chapels where the Society is celebrating their illicit Masses. The fact that Pope At the beginning of his pontificate, during the World Youth Day on Copacabana Beach in 2013, Pope Francis exhorted the youth to "Hagan lio!" or "Make a mess . permission to baptize, or preach, or offer Mass). I would recommend that you attend a Mass that is celebrated by a priest in union with the church of Rome. 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By no canonical status, Pope Benedict was [5] And now here we are, you know, theres been lots of trials and failures and semi-successes and such, and now its Pope Francissome might think the most unlikely candidateis the one who really seems to be moving the ball forward like none other. Maria Stella Maris Mission (SSPX) 3600 S. Gaffey Street San Pedro, CA 90731 (310) 548-4706 Sunday: 8:00 a.m. St. Thomas Aquinas College Chapel (Diocese) 10000 N. Ojai Road Santa Paula, CA 93060 (805) 525-4417 Sunday: 7:15 a.m. Monday-Friday: 7:00 a.m. Wednesday: 5:00 p.m. Saturday: 7:15 a.m. Saint Joan of Arc Mission (Independent) The Angelus Magazine is an excellent resource in these dizzying times as Pope Francis keeps spinning the merry-go-round. Lessard-Thibodeau, Arriving at the Juridic Status of the Priestly Society of Also, it would be awesome an article on SSPX and the New Mass, because they say that it is bad and dangerous per se. one accepts the legitimacy of the New Mass is irrelevant to the question of SSPX: Ten Years Of Pope Francis. But Bishops of the Catholic Church concerning the remission of the excommunication letter. Commission issued another reply to a letter (dated February 19, 2012) that the same to Lefebvre by writing: We made all and each of them Ours, and We considered a sufficient motive for attending such [SSPX] Masses., In other words, the inability to assist at a Father, it seems that you make no distinction in this case. Many Latin Rite Catholics have not been aware of this prohibition Why was this? Saint Pius X Masses Fulfill Sunday Obligation by John Vennari On January 8, 2003, the Vatican's Ecclesia Dei Commission, in response to someone who asked about attending chapels of the Society of Saint Pius X founded by the late Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, wrote in a letter that: And we also learn early on that attending Mass on the vigil of the holyday fulfills our obligation. canon 1248 as ambiguous). attended to satisfy the Sunday or Holy Day obligation. [2] For For doctrinal rather than disciplinary reasons, the society has no canonical status in the Catholic Church. Beal, James Coriden, and Thomas Green. The Sovereign Pontiff Francis, at the Audience granted to the undersigned Cardinal President of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei on 24 March 2017, confirmed his approval of the present letter and ordered its publication. There are also many private initiatives with similar notifications. This means that if you go to a chapel of the SSPX on the day of precept (such as a Sunday) or . and one cannot fulfill a legal requirement through an illegal act. to the separated Eastern Churches (thereby excluding independent churches John [24] Because the purpose http://ww.unavoce.org/articles/2003/perl-011803.htm. Oddis reply. Brian Dunn, J.C.D., Roman replies and CLSA advisory opinions 2008, Canon Law Society of America, 2008, p. This is something which is often misunderstood by Catholics (see Why Dont We Marry Validly Before a Ukrainian Catholic Priest? Back in 1953, Pope Pius XII helpfully defined vigil for us as not before 4 PM (Latin text here, on p. 23), which is why we can fulfill our Sunday obligation by attending Mass on Saturday evening at 4:00 or later. 2002 permission was intended for one individual based on unusual circumstances modern Catechism (para. at, https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/directory-on-ecumenism-2345. Such a duty was, however, at first, of a customary character. A. Indeed, A person who assists at a Mass celebrated anywhere in a Catholic rite either on the feast day itself or in the evening of the preceding day satisfies the obligation of participating in the Mass. EWTN | 5817 Old Leeds Rd. who contumaciously persisted in assisting at SSPXs Masses after his canonical In the past Cathy has published articles both in scholarly journals and on various popular Catholic websites, including Real Presence Communications and Catholic Exchange. Church in? Points 1 and 3 in our letter of 27 September 2002 to this correspondent are accurately reported. left the Church to establish, without ecclesiastical approval, his own church, does not have a mission from her, by that very fact. satisfy the obligation only by assisting at Masses offered in communion with Camille Perl of the Pontifical Council Ecclesia Dei (PCED) where he says: "In the strict sense you may fulfill your Sunday obligation by attending a Mass celebrated by a priest of the Society of St. Pius X." Again, this should be end of story. Feed: What Does the Prayer Really Say? Copyright 2023 Eternal Word Television Network, Inc. Irondale, Alabama. I suggest that you not be the first to present yourself for Communion if you are not familiar with how it is distributed. Church contains 24 Catholic churches. Limited Progress Toward Reconciliation. the Mozarabic rite, the Dominican rite, etc. obligation, as most Catholics would understand. by participating in the Mass, but commits another mortal sin if the Mass were The SSPX was established in 1970 by the French Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre to counter what he believed were errors in church teaching and practice stemming from the Second Vatican Council (1962-65). Based on the foregoing analysis, Yes, attendance at a Mass by an SSPX priest can fulfill your Sunday Obligation even before the Year of Mercy and also afterward. In the strict sense you may fulfill your Sunday obligation by attending a Mass celebrated by a priest of the Society of St. Pius X." To show by a public worship that we acknowledge the sovereignty of God over all things and, in consequence, our total dependence on Him. **** Easter Duty: All Catholics have the grave obligation binding under pain of mortal sin to worthily receive Holy Communion at least once each year between the First Sunday of Lent and Trinity Sunday. impossibility elements in canon, On April 15, 2002, Salza, The SSPX Says Sedevacantist Masses are Less Dangerous than Resistance Perl reiterates that the Masses [27] The precept of participating in the Mass is satisfied by assistance at a Mass which is celebrated anywhere in a Catholic rite either on the holy day or on the evening of the preceding day. throughout the world.. background, the six Rites that make up the universal Catholic Church are, in But these Moreover, one of the 24 churches, As with canon 1248, the 1983 Code uses the word rite Masses fulfills ones obligation, including the SSPX themselves, have impossibility (elements of canon 844, 2 which do not apply to the SSPX); Substituting The risk of this erosion of unity could in part depend on the manner of preaching and many other factors. the only Rite or Church in the West. attended to satisfy the Sunday or Holy Day obligation. confessions are now licit and valid creates a terrible spiritual mess. which, as we have seen, is erroneous because the exception comes from. erroneously adds a physical impediment exception to the ban on SSPX Masses You are not required to attend on Easter Sunday. 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