Introduction

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The Council of Trent: Decree Concerning the Most Holy Sacrament of The Eucharist, 1551

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The Council of Trent: Doctrine on The Sacrifice of The Mass, 1562

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The Catechism of the Council of Trent: The Sacrament of the Eucharist: Importance of Instruction on the Eucharist, 1564

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Quo Primum—Papal Bull Establishing the Tridentine Rite, Pope St. Pius V, July 13, 1570

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“Thoughts on Alterations in the Liturgy Respectfully Submitted to the Clergy,” John Henry Cardinal Newman, September 9, 1833

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Excerpt from Prayers and Ceremonies of the Mass,
The Very Rev. John T. Sullivan, V. G., 1870

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“The Liturgical Language” from The Roman Liturgy,
Peter C. Yorke, S. T. D., 1897

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Excerpt from Jesus in the Eucharist,
The Very Rev. W. J. Kelly, V. F., 1903

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Excerpt from The Sacrifice of The Mass: An Explanation of Its Doctrine, Rubrics, and Prayers by M. Gavin, S. J., 1903

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Tra le Sollecitudini, Instruction on Sacred Music,
given Motu Proprio, Pope St. Pius X, November 22, 1903

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“The Liturgy of the Mass,”
Fr. Adrian Fortescue, The Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913

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The Orientation of the Altar, from Maurice Hassett’s “History of the Christian Altar,” The Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913

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Why in Latin?,
Rev. George Bampfield, The Catholic Truth Society, 1922

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Divini Cultus: On Divine Worship,
Pope Pius XI, December 20, 1928

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The Mass of the Western Rites,
Rt. Rev. Dom Fernand Cabrol, 1934

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Mediator Dei: On the Sacred Liturgy,
Pope Pius XII, November 20, 1947

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Christus Dominus: Concerning the Eucharistic Fast,
Pope Pius XII, January 6, 1953

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Musicae Sacrae: On Sacred Music, Pope Pius XII, December 25, 1955

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Sacram Communionem: On Laws of Fasting and The Evening Mass, Pope Pius XII, March 19, 1957

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Veterum Sapientia: On the Promotion of the Study of Latin,
Pope John XXIII, February 22, 1962

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Sacrosanctum Concilium: On the Sacred Liturgy,
Pope Paul VI, December 4, 1963

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Inter Oecumenici (Excerpt)
Sacred Congregation of Rites, September 26, 1964

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Optatam Totius: An Excerpt From A Decree on Priestly Training,  Pope Paul VI, Rome, October 28, 1965

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Excerpts from Remarks at an Audience,
Pope Paul VI, Rome, April 26, 1968

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Excerpts from Remarks at a General Audience,
Pope Paul VI, Rome, November 26, 1969

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A Statement by Scholars, Intellectuals, and Artists Living in England, published in the Times of London, July 6, 1971

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The “English” Indult,
The Congregation for Divine Worship, November 5, 1971

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Quattuor Abhinc Annos: Indult for Use of the Roman Missal of 1962, Congregation For Divine Worship, October 3, 1984

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Ecclesia Dei, Pope John Paul II, July 2, 1988

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Excerpt from an Address to the Bishops of Chile,
Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Santiago, Chile, July 13, 1988

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Guidelines for the Celebration of the Tridentine Mass,
The Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei,” January 1, 1991

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Address to the Annual General Meeting of the Latin Mass Society of England and Wales, Alfons Cardinal Stickler, June 20, 1992

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Praying Ad Orientem Versus, An Editorial in Notitiae, May 1993

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“Facing the Lord: On the Building of Churches and Facing East in Prayer,” A Commentary on an Editorial in Notitiae, May 1993, Rev. John T. Zuhlsdorf, Sacred Music, Winter 1993

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“The Attractiveness of the Tridentine Mass,”
Alfons Cardinal Stickler, May 20, 1995

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“The Oxford Declaration on the Liturgy,”
The Centre for Faith and Culture, June 29, 1996

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“The Antiquity and Beauty of the Roman Missal,” from Michael Davies’ A Short History of the Roman Mass, 1997

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On the Occasion of the Tenth Anniversary of Ecclesia Dei, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, October 24, 1998

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“The Sanctuary” from Ugly As Sin, Michael S. Rose, 2001

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“The Reform of the Liturgy and the Position of the Celebrant at the Altar,” from Turning Towards the Lord: Orientation in Liturgical Prayer, Fr. Uwe Michael Lang, 2004

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“Some Considerations on Holy Communion in the Hand,” Paul McDonald, Christ to The World Magazine, 2007

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“Latin: Vehicle of Unity between Peoples and Cultures,”
Fr. Uwe Michael Lang, L’Osservatore Romano,
November 15, 2007

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Letter to Bishops Regarding The Apostolic Letter “Summorum Pontificum,” Pope Benedict XVI, July 7, 2007

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Apostolic Letter Summorum Pontificum given Motu Proprio, Pope Benedict XVI, July 7, 2007

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Cum Amore Ac Timore: On Holy Communion on the Tongue,
Athanasius Schneider, L’Osservatore Romano, January 8, 2008

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Papal Press Conference, Pope Benedict XVI, September 12, 2008

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To the Bishops of France, Pope Benedict XVI, September 14, 2008

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Appendix: The Canon of the Mass

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Acknowledgements

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