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Sacred Then and Sacred Now: The Return of the Old Latin Mass
Examines what is now called the Extraordinary Form of the Mass (the old Latin Mass) in light of Pope Benedict XVI's motu proprio allowing any priest to say it and any parishioner to request and attend it. Looks at what happened to the old Mass after Vatican II, why the Novus Ordo was so divisive and what led the Pope to issue his motu proprio.
123 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2008
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Thomas E. Woods Jr.
48 books478 followersThomas Ernest Woods Jr. is an American author, podcast host, and libertarian commentator who is currently a senior fellow at the Mises Institute. A proponent of the Austrian School of economics, Woods hosts a daily podcast, The Tom Woods Show, and formerly co-hosted the weekly podcast Contra Krugman.
Woods' The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History in 2004 interpreted U.S. history through a paleoconservative and, as described by some writers, pro-Confederate lens. This, and his 2009 book Meltdown on the financial crisis of 2007–2008, became New York Times bestsellers. His subsequent writing has focused on promoting libertarianism and libertarian leaning political figures such as former Congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul. Woods also teaches homeschooling courses on Western civilization and government called The Liberty Homeschooler as part of the Ron Paul Curriculum.
In 1994, Woods was a founding member of the League of the South, but he no longer associates with it.
Woods' The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History in 2004 interpreted U.S. history through a paleoconservative and, as described by some writers, pro-Confederate lens. This, and his 2009 book Meltdown on the financial crisis of 2007–2008, became New York Times bestsellers. His subsequent writing has focused on promoting libertarianism and libertarian leaning political figures such as former Congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul. Woods also teaches homeschooling courses on Western civilization and government called The Liberty Homeschooler as part of the Ron Paul Curriculum.
In 1994, Woods was a founding member of the League of the South, but he no longer associates with it.
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May 4, 2025
An ironic circumstance that I picked up this book right around the time Pope Francis passed away.
This was a short, dashed-off manifesto for the Extraordinary Form written right after Pope Benedict released Summorum Pontificum. As always, for me, the case that the Mass of Pius V / 1962 Missal should never have been declared off-limits is very convincing; the case that it's perfect, does everything right, and particularly that there was no need to allow Mass in the vernacular is not. Probably the most interesting parts for me are the text of Summorum Pontificum itself, its "cover letter" from Benedict, and the list of resources in Appendix C...I have great hopes for the Musica Sacra website since I have been wanting to find text and music for the standard chants of the old Breviary for a long time.
This was a short, dashed-off manifesto for the Extraordinary Form written right after Pope Benedict released Summorum Pontificum. As always, for me, the case that the Mass of Pius V / 1962 Missal should never have been declared off-limits is very convincing; the case that it's perfect, does everything right, and particularly that there was no need to allow Mass in the vernacular is not. Probably the most interesting parts for me are the text of Summorum Pontificum itself, its "cover letter" from Benedict, and the list of resources in Appendix C...I have great hopes for the Musica Sacra website since I have been wanting to find text and music for the standard chants of the old Breviary for a long time.
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