Cardinal holds cathedral's first Latin mass since 1969
Jun 15, 2008
A Cardinal is holding a Latin mass at Westminster Cathedral for the first time in nearly 40 years.
(worthingherald.co.uk, 14th June 2008) Traditionalists say Cardinal Dario Hoyos's decision to celebrate the mass is a signal the Vatican wants the Latin rite to make a comeback.
Mass has routinely been held in modern languages since the reforming Second Vatican Council of the late 1960s.
Many British bishops became reluctant to grant permission to priests to celebrate mass in Latin.
But last year Pope Benedict ruled that permission was not required.
Cardinal Hoyos, a senior adviser to the Pope, was invited to Westminster Cathedral by the Latin Mass Society (LMS), which aims to preserve the traditional mass.
LMS chairman Julian Chadwick said it would be the first time since 1969 that a cardinal had celebrated the Latin form of the mass in the cathedral.
He said: "This Mass is a clear signal from Rome that it wants the traditional rite reinserted into the heart of the church's liturgical activity."
Cardinal holds cathedral's first Latin mass since 1969