Le Franc-Maçon Bugnini, père de la révolution liturgique de 1968-1969
Ses changements révolutionnaires dès 1956, 1960 et 1962 (English)
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What about That Modernized Mass of 1962 ?
From: Tom
Dear Fathers:
Among the various traditional Roman Catholic groups, there seems to be some difference of opinion about which Missal is the correct one to use. While several popes have made revisions to the Missale Romanum, it seems that the 1962 revisions, promulgated by Pope John XXIII, are the most discussed (excluding of course, Paul VI’s horror). How does John XXIII’s revision differ from its predecessor, and what is the debate over whether the 1962 revision or a predecessor is the correct Missal of the Traditional Latin Mass? Other than the insertion of the name of St. Joseph into the Canon, were there any significant changes that cast doubt on the integrity of the Mass contained in this 1962 Missal?
The Fathers Reply.
Oh, my, yes there were many significant changes! It is the passage of time that gives us insight on historical matters. And what appears to be clear from looking back over the last century is that the groundwork for the Novus Ordo service was laid in advance of Vatican II by extensive changes in the « rubrics » and the ecclesiastical calendar. These changes were engineered under the aegis of the same Hannibal Bugnini who was the Chief Architect of the Novus Ordo Service of 1969.
In 1956, without explicit papal approval, Bugnini introduced extensive changes pertaining to the most ancient and sacred rites of Holy Week. So objectionable were these changes that many countries of Europe simply ignored them. In addition, certain other changes were made that pertained to the traditional ranking of feastdays and to the elimination of the Seasonal Collects, such as those to Implore the Prayers of the Saints and Against the Persecutors of the Church.
In 1960, Bugnini introduced an even more revolutionary set of changes to both the Roman Missal and the Divine Office. These included essentially an abrogation of the traditional ranking of feasts, elimination of Octaves of prayer for the highest feastdays, the elimination of various Saints from the calendar, the elimination of signs of respect to the priesthood by certain incensations at High Mass, etc. So extensive were these 1960 changes that it took 203 pages to list and explain them!
In 1962, the final straw was added before the Second Vatican Council. The Sacred Roman Canon, which the Church believes had been handed down in its essence from St. Peter and was never touched after the Age of the Great Fathers, specifically Pope St. Gregory the Great in A.D. 600, was now modified. In fact, it was modified in just the saw that Pope Pius IX refused to do, stating: « How can I do this? I’m only the pope. » So, you see, the « 1962 Missal » is the culmination of hundreds of Modernist modifications.
You can be sure that the moral of these Modernist-leaning changes was not lost on the Council Fathers. It created a mindset before the Council that anything could be changed. The Holy Mass had become a plaything of popes and their Modernist advisors. In less than forty years, the Holy Mass had become a plaything not just of popes, but of lay lectors, ministresses, and presbyters serving a New Order.
For further information, see Traditional Latin Mass, Divine Office & Sacraments. See also The Slow and Methodical Destruction of the Traditional Liturgy (detailing the rubrical and calendrical changes made in the Divine Office and Mass in stages from 1950 to 1956 to 1960 to 1962) in the TRADITIO Library of Files (FAQs & Traditional Apologetics). Further, see The Liturgical Movement. Part I: Its Origins to World War II. Part II: World War II to Vatican II. Part III: Vatican II and Its Aftermath; Triumph and Debacle in the TRADITIO Library of Files (FAQs & Traditional Apologetics).