TRATCAST EXPRESS
March 13th, which just so happens to be also the fourth anniversary of Jorge Bergoglio's supposed papal election.
Choral Evensong is roughly the Anglican equivalent of Solemn Vespers in the Catholic Church.
Here's an excerpt from that news release.
On March 13th, for the first time ever, Anglican Choral Evensong will be celebrated at the altar of the Chair of St. Peter
in St. Peter's Basilica.
Permission for this unique occasion was granted by Cardinal Angelo Comastri, Archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica,
during a recent meeting with Archbishop David Moxon, the Director of the Anglican Center in Rome.
Archbishop Moxon will preside at the 3 p.m. service, while the preacher will be Archbishop Arthur Roche,
the Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments at the Vatican.
The music will continue.
The music will be sung by the Choir of Merton College, Oxford.
The gesture reflects the deepening bonds of affection and trust between the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church.
Unquote.
The news piece also mentions that the Anglican service will be conducted according to the liturgy of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer.
Apparently, that is the only way now to get the Vatican to permit a liturgy from before 1962.
While we have not yet seen official confirmation from the Vatican, the Anglican Church will be conducted according to the liturgy of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer.
The Anglican Center in Rome will not make such a historic announcement without it being absolutely certain that the event is on.
You can find more details on this and a succinct traditional Roman Catholic theological critique at our blog,
the Novus Ordo Wire, at NovusOrdoWatch.org slash wire.
Just look for the entry dated February 7th, 2017.
Meanwhile, Francis has released his annual Lenten message
Lent starts on March 1st this year
And of course Francis has something to say on that
It's basically the usual blah blah about encountering others
And helping our neighbor in need as a way to eternal life
As far as our neighbor's spiritual welfare is concerned
You know, receiving the truth of the gospel
Lest he remain in his sins and be damned to hell
Well, Francis is silent on that
He just wants to make sure people have food, shelter, and clothing
He really doesn't care about the rest
But, hey, Francis does fearlessly condemn idolatry in his Lenten message
Not, of course, the idolatry of actual idolaters
Like pagans who worship the creature instead of the creator
No, no
Naturally, he condemns only metaphorical idolatry again
This time, the idolatry of money
He says that
That money can become, quote, a tyrannical idol, unquote
Now, that's true
Love of money is the root of all evil
It's just funny how Francis is always after some kind of figurative idolatry
But yet, when it comes to literal idolatry
Practiced by pagan religions, such as Hinduism
Then it's basically all the same God whom we simply meet in different ways
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