Ite Missa Est

52 Pages·2016·3.99 MB·English

THE LOGO
The grey letters stand for the worldwide
fraternal society which is subordinate to
the Catholic Faith and the content of all
publications. The content - the Faith and
the patron saint - is more important than
the fraternal society. The logo becomes
more easily readable due to the difference
in grey tones.
The black letters stand for the organization
itself.
The design seeks to express something
of the organization’s core values, showing
ourselves fully “in the light”.
Ite Missa Est
Signs of faith
CONTENTS | < PREVIOUS PAGE | NEXT PAGE > FSSPX MANUAL | page 6
1
September - October 2016 Newsletter of the SSPX in Great Britain and Scandinavia
We will go three days' journey into the wilderness:
and we will sacrifice to the Lord our God, as he
hath commanded us. And Pharao said: I will let
you go to sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wil-
derness: but go no farther: pray for me. (Ex 8:27-8)
(Canterbury Pilgrimage 2016)

THE SHADOW
The icon’s shadow gives us a strong, yet
subtle corporate element. The two hearts
now have a light shadow, fitting into the
spacious lay-out. There is recognition,
but with a light touch.
The watermark is always present in
the background but is not overt, just like
Ite Missa Est
the FSSPX. Again, the content is the most Newsletter of the
Society of St. Pius X
in Great Britain
Publisher
important factor, with the FSSPX staying Society of Saint Pius X
District of Great Britain
& Scandinavia
St. George‘s House
in the background.
125 Arthur Road
Wimbledon
SW19 7DR
United Kingdom
[phone]
[email protected]
District Superior
Rev. Fr. Robert Brucciani
Price
Suggested donation: £1
To Order
Send email or write
To Donate
Visit: sspx.uk/en/donate-gb
By cheque: to
“The Society of St. Pius X”
at the above address.
By standing order/transfer:
email or write to us
for bank details
Internet
sspx.uk
CONTENTS | < PREVIOUS PAGE | NEXT PAGE > FSSPX MANUAL | page 7
THE SHADOW
The icon’s shadow gives us a strong, yet
subtle corporate element. The two hearts
now have a light shadow, fitting into the
spacious lay-out. There is recognition,
but with a light touch.
The watermark is always present in
the background but is not overt, just like
the FSSPX. Again, the content is the most
important factor, with the FSSPX staying
Signs of Faith
Editorial: Signs of faith 6
Other news 8
in the background.
Old vs New Mass 10
Dress: A sign of faith 14

Spiritual Life
St. Edward the Confessor 18
St. Alphonsus of Liguori: Dignity of the Priest II 24
Ite Missa Est
Society of St. Pius X in Great Britain and Scandinavia
Chronicle in pictures 30
Announcements 43
Liturgical Calendar 44
Year Planner 2016-17 48
Mass Times 49
Addresses 50
5
CONTENTS | < PREVIOUS PAGE | NEXT PAGE > FSSPX MANUAL | page 7
Editorial
Signs of faith
Rev. Fr. Robert Brucciani, District Superior
My dear brethren,
Signs in the liturgy
A sign is something which leads to
the knowledge of something else. The signs of our religion serve not
Our religion, the Roman Catholic only to make the observer aware of
Religion, is full of signs because realities which are inaccessible to
most of the realities of our religion the senses, they also serve to bring
are inaccessible to our senses. man to God. The most important
We cannot see, hear or touch the signs are the seven sacraments giv-
spiritual order: our own soul, vir- en to us by Our Lord Jesus Christ
tue, grace, angels and the Holy while He was with us on earth.
Trinity; they are beyond the ability These signs, when they are con-
of our senses to sense or even to fected and worthily received, bring
imagine. the gift of sanctifying grace to our
souls. We call them efficacious
Even those things which can be signs.
sensed - they are most often absent
to the senses here and now: the Other signs bring grace in the
incarnate Word, Our Lady and the measure of the correct disposition
saints for example. of those who receive them (e.g. a
blessing). These are called sacra-
mentals. The official ceremonies of
Catholic worship - the Liturgy (of
6 September - October 2016
which the rites of the seven sacra- rosary on the train, to refuse an
ments and sacramentals are a part) invitation because you have to go
- are full of signs. to Mass, to avoid meat on Friday
among secular friends, to invite
Every ceremony within a cere- a visitor to join the family rosary
mony with its movements and etc. because we all have a fear of
instruments are signs. Some are being rejected on account of being
conceived as signs from the outset different.
(e.g. a genuflexion), others have had
signification added (e.g. the wash- Ironically, however, the more you
ing of hands). stand out in this way, the less peo-
ple are shocked. From personal
Liturgical signs are not the ex- experience, when saying the divine
clusive preserve of the ministers office on the tube, I find that if I
either; comportment within cere- make the sign of the Cross in a
monies (kneeling, sitting, stand- furtive, embarrassed way, looking
ing), participating in the chant, in around to see if anyone is watch-
processions are all signs of faith of ing, my observers are embarrassed
the faithful. too when they catch my eye. Where-
as a discrete, but confident display
of faith is something that fascinates
Signs in the world and edifies.
The signs of our Catholic faith are One could even go so far as to
not confined to prescribed move- flaunt one’s Catholicism like Eve-
ments and inanimate objects, for lyn Waugh. A story is told that on
all Catholics should be living signs one ember day, he placed a pair of
of the faith that they profess. We scales on his table at the Ritz in
should be noticeably different from London so that he could carefully
those who have no faith. This is weigh the food lest he contravene
easy in church or in our homes; the rules of fasting. He clearly
where it is difficult and where it wanted to make others laugh, but
will have the greatest power of he was nevertheless making a mem-
drawing souls to God is in the orable sign of his faith.
world. It is not easy to make a sign
of the cross before you eat in a The field of action for us to profess
restaurant, it is not easy to use a our faith extends beyond acts of
7
Editorial
religion. Our faith, when animated In a world where the vast majority
by the supernatural virtue of char- of souls are probably not united
ity, makes us living members of the to the Godhead in grace, it is all
Mystical Body of Christ, adopted the more pressing that we become
children of God and children of living signs of faith. We could,
the Blessed Virgin Mary. It gives after-all, be the only sign that any
us a whole new being and a whole one soul is likely to see in a day, or
new operation. Everything we do - a week, or a month. Profess your
everything - can become a sign of faith, my dear brethren, so that
faith: our modesty, circumspection, souls may not only be led to know
consideration, generosity - all show our good God, but may be induced
something of the inner man who is adore and love Him too.
united to the Godhead.
In Jesu et Maria,
Rev. Fr. Robert Brucciani
Other news
Change of Mass times Militia Immaculatae (MI)
Following the arrival of two new Membership of the MI in the dis-
priests on 15th August, the times trict now stands at 225 and there
for Sunday Mass at several chap- many more chapels to have enrol-
els will change (see Mass Times). ment ceremonies. For those who
The changes are arranged to allow wish to enrol, please read the MI
priests to spend more time after booklet that can be found at Mass
Mass for catechism or other apos- Centres and on the website (http://
tolic activities. We want to end the fsspx.uk/en/militia-immacula-
hit-and-run apostolate which does tae-gb)
not allow for an adequate Catholic
formation. Catechism (both for Ideas for an MI apostolate:
adults and children) should be com- – distributing, completing and
pulsory! then collecting the tally sheets
for the 1 year SSPX Rosary
Crusade that began on 15th
88 September - October 2016
August; also encourage you bring an um-
– attending the Walsingham Pil- brella to Mass. A comprehensive
grimage; programme of cost reduction has
– distributing miraculous med- begun, but Providence will not
als to hopeless cases. smile upon us unless we (clergy,
– becoming a catechist for the staff and faithful) practise the vir-
children in your chapel. tue of poverty.
Holywell Pilgrimage
On a happier note, the campaign
Pilgrims should meet at 12noon for the St. Michael’s School Girls’
for Mass in St. David's Chapel, School raised £52,940. This will pay
Mochdre; 3pm finish with prayers for 5 classrooms and all the equip-
and devotions at St. Winefride's, ment within. May God bless all who
Holywell made donations. Deo gratias.
Financial Matters Pray for our vocations
– In 2015 the income per faithful Please keep our seminarians, nov-
in the district was £626, the ices and postulants in your daily
expenditure per faithful was prayers of supplication and thanks-
£871. giving. We presently have 3 semi-
– School fees: Outstanding narians, 1 novice Oblate Sister, and
unpaid school fees at St. Mi- 2 postulants (with the Dominican
chael’s School at the end of Teaching Sisters of Brignoles and
June 2016 stood at £173,350. Fanjeaux).
– The SSPX subsidy to the
school amounted to £1,126 per We rejoice to hear of the 1st Profes-
child in 2015. sion of Br. Bernadine-Mary OFM
– The dew from heaven falls Cap (formerly Mr. Geoffrey Godber)
kindly from above, but we on 22nd August. Deo gratias.
have an eye-watering list of
roof repairs in our district: Do not hesitate to join the moth-
Burghclere £55,000, Ed- ers of St. Michael's School in their
inburgh £25,000, Glasgow prayers for vocations; also, the
£5,000, Liverpool £8,000, Gate- Apostolate of Prayers for Priests
shead £?, Woking £? ([email protected]) in Aus-
tralia (see advert on page 37).
We appeal to your generosity and
9
Signs of faith
Old vs New Mass
It's in the signs
Rev. Fr. Robert Brucciani
What is the Mass? things to Himself; it is the infinite
prayer.
The Mass is the greatest of all the
treasures of the Church, the most The Mass is a sacrifice which is, by
precious jewel in the crown of the definition, a prayer offered to God
Bride of Christ. alone. Now, a sacrifice is more per-
fect when the gift offered is more
The Mass is the perfect prayer, an perfect; in the Mass the gift is Jesus
infinite prayer. It has to be an in- Christ, a man who is also God;
finite prayer, because it is offered to there cannot be a more perfect gift.
God to repair the infinite offence to A sacrifice is also more perfect
God of Original Sin and the infinite when the priest offering the gift is
offence of our actual sins. It is the more perfect; in the Mass the priest
only prayer that is enough to unite is also Jesus Christ who merely
men once more with God. uses the minister (the ordained
priest) as an instrument.
We were made for God, to be filled
with God, to share in His Divine The Mass is the perfect prayer be-
Life, but sin ruined all that. The cause it is God offering God to God.
Mass is the remedy, the infinite act
of justice-entwined-with-mercy, the As it is the infinitely perfect prayer,
infinite act of love of God for His it cannot multiple or repeated.
creatures by which He draws all This perfect prayer, the Mass, is
111000 September - October 2016