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Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, For the Catholic Herald

Latin is language for Church teaching, worship

What's That All About column by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The sixth in a series by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf about the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite.

By now, if you have followed this series, you are probably forming an answer to “What’s that all about?” when you hear that Bishop Robert Morlino is going to celebrate a Pontifical Mass at the Throne in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite.

In the past few columns we explored the solemn outward style of these Masses, including the elaborate symbolic vestments and gestures, the number of ministers, and detail, decorum, and reverence.

What’s up with the Latin?

Latin is the Latin Church’s official language for teaching and for worship.

The Second Vatican Council’s document on sacred worship, Sacrosanctum Concilium, commanded that the Latin language be retained for worship (SC 36).

It required that Gregorian chant (which is in Latin) be given the primary place in our liturgical music along with polyphony (SC 116).

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Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The different Rites of the Latin Church

What's That All About column by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The first in a series by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf about the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite.

“Bishop Morlino did what? What’s that all about?”

You may have seen notices and articles over the last year or so about Bishop Robert C. Morlino celebrating “Pontifical Mass at the Throne in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite.”

It is possible that some of you, seeing “Throne,” and “Pontifical,” and “Extraordinary,” might say “What’s that all about?” as you turn the page.

In a short series over the next few issues of the Catholic Herald, let’s drill into “what that’s all about.”

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