“In full agreement with Msgr. Perrier, Bishop of Tarbes and Lourdes and with Msgr. Zambelli, rector, masses according to the “extraordinary form” of the Roman Missal, the Missal of Blessed John XXIII, will be celebrated each day in the sanctuaries of Lourdes by chaplains and priests of Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter..." (From a statement by Fr. Pozzetto)See NLM: Classical Use to have prominent place at August 15th French "National Pilgrimage" in Lourdes
I have said before that I have been impressed with the Shrine Authorities at Lourdes and the leadership of Bishop Perrier. Not the least of his improvements have been the increased reverence at the Blessed Sacrament Procession and the organisation of places for quiet adoration of the Blessed Sacrament for every time of the day.
In Lourdes, a priest on his own or with a small group can celebrate a private Mass at any time of the day in the altars off the Crypt Chapel (just go to the sacristy and ask.) I have often celebrated the Classical Rite there. I have always had my rescript from Ecclesia Dei in case but they have not troubled me for it.
This year, I heard that the side chapels in the basilica of the Immaculate Conception were being used for Mass. On our Pilgrimage next year, if possible, I would love to celebrate Mass at one of the fifteen side altars in the Rosary Basilica. For example:
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Dear Father,
The church looks beautiful. What is the painting above the altar? We enjoy your blog immensly!
God bless
+JMJ+
AMR
This is great news. I've been to Lourdes many times - it's a wonderful shrine - but hitherto, the litugy was pretty 'dumbed down' in my view. That said, there never seemed to be any lack of respect for the Eucharist, just less honour for it than there might have been.
anon - it is one of the mysteries of the Rosary - can't remember which one. All 15 traditional mysteries are depicted in mosaics with an alter for each.
Philip - yes, the Liturgy is dumbed down but it is less bad than it used to be. And an openness to traditional liturgy is very welcome indeed.
I visited Lourdes recently and was distinctly unimpressed. The problem was that the behaviour of people particularly young people was disgraceful. there was a large contingent of youth from Leeds wearing yellow jerseys. In the evenings at our hotel there was continuous noise until the early hours and a serious case where it seems a master may have propositioned a girl. Inside the grotto some of the kids were just fooling around and I saw one gentleman smoking. One good thing is thenew stations of the Cross for those like me who cant do the main set any more. they are beatifully carved.
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