Saturday, February 07, 2009

Limitations on the EF Mass in the Philippines

For your information: Guidelines on the celebration of the EF Mass posted on the Archdiocese of Manila website (December 8, 2008) contain the following provisions:
2. This form of Mass is to be celebrated only at the Christ the King Chapel of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Manila once a month, but not on Sundays and Solemnities. Further requests from individuals or groups from the parishes of or who belong to the Archdiocese of Manila to celebrate this form of Mass is to be directed to join the monthly celebration at the Manila Cathedral....

6. ... It is like wise encouraged that those who will participate in this Mass undergo a catechetical orientation before the celebration.

7. The Archbishop of Manila has jurisdiction over this celebration and, therefore, can decide to limit or discontinue this monthly celebration anytime he judges that this is not consonance with the whole pastoral direction of the Local Church.
I wonder, are these limitations in line with the principles and articles of Summorum Pontificum?

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