The Second Vatican Council declared, in relation to all liturgical rites approved at the time, that the Church “wishes to preserve them in the future and foster them in every way.” (Sacrosanctum Concilium, #4) It was during Vatican II that the 1962 edition of the Missale Romanum was published, which is the Missal still used today for the celebration of the ‘Tridentine’ Mass.
The liturgy of the ancient Roman Church emerged from the times of intense persecution and today, as Christians are more and more persecuted for their Catholic faith, they are attracted to the ancient Mass which helped to evangelize a world that has turned its back on Jesus Christ. As the Catechism of the Catholic Church succinctly says, “the liturgy itself generates cultures and shapes them.” (CCC, #1207)
…above from the SanctaMissa web site
The PLMC Board of Directors, at its 26 June, 2012 meeting, unanimously approved the following:
- This year being the 50th anniversary of the promulgation of the editio typica 1962 Missale Romanum on 23 June, 1962 by Blessed Pope John XXIII, the Board of Directors authorized stipends for 50 Traditional Latin Masses to be said for the spiritual and temporal well-being of all our members.
- In accordance with our past practice, a $500.00 stipend is granted to each of our three seminarians, Abbe Edward Ablang, Abbe Matthew Walters, and Andrew Novak, to help defray their seminary expenses.