Sist uke ble det avholdt en konferanse i Durham i England, der ca 20 katolske prester var sammen for å lære å feire den tradisjonelle latinske missa cantata (sunget messe) og missa solemnis (høymesse – med prest, diakon og subdiakon). De fleste av disse prestene var allerede godt kjent med den enkle tradisjonelle latinske messen, uten sang (som jeg selv også er).
Det første bildet under viser en av de mange flotte (og krevende) liturgiene, og det andre bildet viser to prester som samtidig feirer sin private morgenmesse – en god tradisjon som mange mennesker i vår tid ikke helt forstår.
Fra father Z’s blog kan vi lese om denne konferansen: Twenty priests, mostly from the northern English dioceses, received intensive training in the celebration of Mass in the Usus Antiquior or Extraordinary Form.
Tuition was given in small groups by priests who regularly offer Mass in the Traditional Latin Rite. Four of the groups were for beginners or near-beginners and concentrated on Low Mass. The other two groups were for priests already proficient in Low Mass and who wished to study the more complicated forms of Missa Cantata or Solemn Mass.
The conference participants felt thoroughly welcomed at Ushaw College, one of England’s most prestigious seminaries. Particularly useful was the availability of many side altars suitable for practice and private Masses. The conference made use of no less than ten of these. The magnificent St Cuthbert’s Chapel was used for all the public services.