Many Catholics are now devastated to lose access to a treasured rite that has nourished their spiritual lives for decades.

It was the motu proprio heard around the Catholic world, but perhaps nowhere more loudly than in Boone, N.C.

I pray for unity in the church. I pray also for the consolation of fellow Catholics, who may now be denied that portion of the church’s tradition that has nourished their faith, as it once did mine.

Archbishop Di Noia: Pope Francis “fearlessly hits the nail on the head: the TLM (Traditional Latin Mass) movement has hijacked the initiatives of St. John Paul II and Benedict XVI to its own ends.”

If the Latin Mass that I attend currently were to cease, I would be back to square one for determining which aspects of myself I am willing to sacrifice on Sunday.

Father James Martin analyzes Pope Francis’ new decree.