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1 THE EXTRAORDINARY FORM OF THE ROMAN RITE AN INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO FOR PRIESTS AND SEMINARIANS WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY DARÍO CARDINAL CASTRILLÓN HOYOS PRESIDENT OF THE PONTIFICAL COMMISSION ECCLESIA DEI EWTN GLOBAL CATHOLIC NETWORK The Holy Father wants this form of the Mass to become a normal one in the parishes...i am very happy to see this video which has been created to instruct priests...in this form of the Roman Rite. ~ Darío Cardinal Castrillón Hoyos This instructional video has been created for priests and seminarians to provide them with a simple and complete means for attaining proficiency in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite. It provides a thorough and comprehensive explanation and demonstration of the ceremony of Low Mass, taking the priest step by step through each and every part of the Mass from the preparation of the Altar beforehand to unvesting in the sacristy afterwards. Over 3 hours of material on two DVD discs Comprehensive explanation of the rubics An introduction by Darío Cardinal Castrillón Hoyos, President of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei Principles of the liturgy in the Extraordinary Form by Fr. Calvin Goodwin, FSSP English, Mandarin and Cantonese audio options 2 DISC SET / APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS (c) 2008 ETERNAL WORD TELEVISION NETWORK AND THE PRIESTLY FRATERNITY OF ST. PETER DISTRIBUTED BY EWTN, 5817 OLD LEEDS ROAD, IRONDALE, ALABAMA U.S.A. MANUFACTURED IN THE U.S.A. WARNING: THE USE OF THE PROGRAMS ON THIS DVD IS RESTRICTED TO PRIVATE HOME EXHIBITION AND PARISH USE ONLY. NO FEE OF ANY TYPE MAY BE CHARGED FOR VIEWING, AND THE PROGRAMS MAY NOT BE EXHIBITED IN WHOLE OR IN ANY PART FOR ANY FUND RAISING OR COMMERCIAL USE. To order DVD copies call #

2 The Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite An Instructional Video for Priests and Seminarians HOW TO USE THIS DVD 2008

3 Introduction This DVD has been created primarily as a practical tool for the priest or seminarian who wishes to learn the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite. By means of a step by step pedagogical approach, it seeks both to instruct those approaching the Extraordinary Form for the first time as well as to increase the knowledge and familiarity of those who already have some experience. But we hope that, in addition to presenting the practical aspects, this DVD will prove a great spiritual resource for priests, helping them to appreciate the liturgy of the Church and to celebrate it in a reverent and worthy manner. One may ask, Why start with Low Mass? Wouldn t a DVD on Sung or Solemn Mass be more practical? But as St. Thomas Aquinas advises, One should approach difficult things by way of the easy. All the liturgical principles which govern the various ceremonies of the Extraordinary Form are present in the Low Mass. If one learns the Low Mass and learns it thoroughly, then to learn the Sung or Solemn forms of the Mass will be much less arduous. Start with the basics, master them, and the more complex ceremonies will follow with greater facility. The Mass which is presented on this DVD is from the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross which may be found in the Missale Romanum on September 14th. It provides an excellent example of the most common elements encountered when celebrating Mass in the Extraordinary Form. Disc 1: The Mass Explained THE MASS EXPLAINED We recommend you start here: a complete walkthrough of the entire ceremony of Low Mass with commentary, explaining step by step each and every detail of the rubrics. This section is divided into twenty chapters, each focusing on a different part of the Mass. Watch it through a few times to obtain an initial familiarity with the various elements of the Mass and then begin to practice the Mass chapter by chapter. When practicing, try to gain a thorough mastery of the elements of each chapter before proceeding to the next. This will help you to attain proficiency more quickly and also ensure long lasting retention of the material. Disc 2: The Mass Demonstrated LITURGICAL MOVEMENT & GESTURE An explanation of the principles which govern the movements and gestures of the priest at the altar: how to hold the hands, make the various signs of the cross, the tones of voice used, reverences of the head and body, etc. This section is divided into six chapters, each of which is further divided into subsections focusing on a particular element. The information contained in these chapters may seem overwhelming at first but repeated viewings and continued practice will soon gain the priest a thorough mastery of these elements.

4 VARIATIONS IN THE MASS The most commonly encountered variations in the Mass: what to do if the priest must consecrate hosts in a ciborium during Mass; how to purify ciboria; the procedure for distributing Holy Communion during Mass; if the Mass does not contain a Gloria or Creed; if the priest must give a Sermon or Homily; and if the priest is celebrating Mass by himself or has no one to serve his Mass. EXTRAS On the Principles of the Liturgy by Fr. Calvin Goodwin, FSSP Fr. Calvin Goodwin, director of the Priest Training Program for the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, discusses the underlying liturgical principles which govern the Extraordinary Form and the best approach to take for priests unfamiliar with this form of the Roman Rite. CARDINAL CASTRILLÓN HOYOS As a special commendation for this instructional DVD, Darío Cardinal Castrillón Hoyos, president of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei, discusses the reasons behind the Holy Father s promulgation of the recent motu proprio Summorum Pontificum and what the Holy Father wishes to achieve in reintroducing into the liturgical life of the Church this most ancient and venerable form of the Roman Rite. A priest is ordained to offer sacrifice to God. His chief duty, his dearest privilege, is to celebrate Mass. The offering of the Christian Sacrifice is a divine act, but it is done in an entirely human way. Its essential elements were determined by the Chief Priest who is at the same time the august Victim our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, but the setting in which this sublime act should take place, the rite in which it was to be enshrined for all time, was left to His Church to settle. And the Church, guided by the Holy Spirit, has in the course of centuries created this rite, and has fixed in detail the manner in which Mass is to be celebrated That the actions of the Mass may be performed with the greatest reverence, propriety, and dignity, the rubrics regulate in detail the posture, movements, and gestures of the celebrant. The general principle underlying these minute directions seems to be, not merely that the priest should act efficiently, decorously, and reverently, but also that when he stands at the altar as the representative of Christ he should lay aside, as far as possible, all individual peculiarities, and even the smallest idiosyncrasy, exaggeration, or affectation which might attract attention to himself, and withdraw [attention] from the great Act in which he is engaged. Hence the rubrics concerning the position of the celebrant s hands, the movements of his eyes, and the various liturgical gestures, aim at eliminating not only what savors of irreverence, indifference, or carelessness, but also all mannerisms or extravagances even of an apparently pious character. The rubrics are rules which aid the priest s personal sanctification, as they constitute a very real spiritual discipline. It is no small act of self training and self control, day after day, for example, to genuflect quite erect, or to hold one s outstretched hands in the correct position.

5 J. B. O Connell, The Celebration of Mass If there is one action in this world, which the priest ought to perform with the utmost care, such surely is the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. To know the ceremonies and devoutly to observe them is to earn a more abundant share in the admirable fruits which the author of the Imitation of Christ sums up in the words: When a priest says Mass he honors God, he makes Angels glad, he edifies the Church, he helps the people that be living, and gives rest to them that be dead, and makes himself a partaker of all good deeds. J. Haegy & L. Stercky, Ceremonies of Low Mass