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Initiative organizer says they will ‘continue for years to come, if necessary.’
PARIS — French lay faithful who have been peacefully praying outside Church offices in Paris following the suppression of the traditional Latin Mass in the city will reach a milestone Aug. 26, when they gather for their 100th week.
The group, called the “Sentinels for the Defense of the Traditional Mass,” began meeting every Saturday in July 2021, first outside the apostolic nunciature and then archdiocesan headquarters in Paris.
The group’s prayerful protest was sparked by Pope Francis’ motu proprio Traditionis Custodes(Guardians of the Tradition) that imposed restrictions on the older Mass celebrated before the liturgical reforms of the 1970s, also known as the usus antiquior, and led to suppression of the traditional Mass in some selected parts of the French capital.
In Aug. 24 comments to the Register, Louis Renaudin, one of the organizers, explains more about the initiative, who is involved, and what their aims are. He argues that he and other faithful are struggling to understand why they “want to change our Catholic faith,” and says that until they understand why and become convinced of their reasons, they will defend the old Mass “for our sake and for the sake of our children” and continue this action “for years to come, if necessary.”
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PARIS — French lay faithful who have been peacefully praying outside Church offices in Paris following the suppression of the traditional Latin Mass in the city will reach a milestone Aug. 26, when they gather for their 100th week.
The group, called the “Sentinels for the Defense of the Traditional Mass,” began meeting every Saturday in July 2021, first outside the apostolic nunciature and then archdiocesan headquarters in Paris.
The group’s prayerful protest was sparked by Pope Francis’ motu proprio Traditionis Custodes(Guardians of the Tradition) that imposed restrictions on the older Mass celebrated before the liturgical reforms of the 1970s, also known as the usus antiquior, and led to suppression of the traditional Mass in some selected parts of the French capital.
In Aug. 24 comments to the Register, Louis Renaudin, one of the organizers, explains more about the initiative, who is involved, and what their aims are. He argues that he and other faithful are struggling to understand why they “want to change our Catholic faith,” and says that until they understand why and become convinced of their reasons, they will defend the old Mass “for our sake and for the sake of our children” and continue this action “for years to come, if necessary.”
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100 Weeks: French Lay Catholics Persevere in Praying for an End to Restrictions on Traditional Latin Mass
Initiative organizer says they will ‘continue for years to come, if necessary.’
