Fr Z is back in England today after a few days in Rome. He has a most interesting piece of news from his short stay: the Pontifical North American College will be training seminarians to celebrate Mass according to the missal of 1962.
The NAC benefited hugely from the rectorship of Mgr Tim Dolan whose book "Priests for the Third Millennium" is an excellent series of reflections for seminarians. As Fr Z comments, this new initiative will help rebuild the Church's identity by ensuring continuity with the Church's past and traditions.
To use an appropriate expression, the NAC is really blazing a trail here!
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Father -
Do you know if there are any plans for this in any English seminary?
This is great news about the NAC. Let's pray that the VEC will follow suit - if I remember, there are a few suitable altars left there! However, I'm not holding my breath. I've often said the EF at the NAC (with the knowledge and help of the faculty member responsible for Liturgy there) - but I think it would be impossible at the Venerabile.
On a recent trip to Rome I found that several of the more sound seminarians at the NAC are using the term "Benedict the Great." I like the sound of this, and recommend it to your readers.
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