Meanings
- CatholicismThe form of the Roman Rite Mass that was general before the Second Vatican Council, celebrated in the Latin language and now typically according to texts promulgated in 1962 (the Extraordinary Form).
Then, on July 7, 2007, Benedict XVI promulgated his motu proprio Summorum Pontificum, generally liberating the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass.
2017, Matthew Arnold, Confessions of a Traditional Catholic, page 157Synonyms: Tridentine Mass
plural Traditional Latin Masses
- CatholicismA Mass celebrated in this form.
In one case, in August 2022, one particular Chicago parish which typically celebrated Traditional Latin Masses, stated that they would suspend all public Masses because they would not adhere to Pope Francis’s new guidelines on the subject.
2023, John Trigilio et al., Catholicism All-in-One for Dummies, →ISBN, page 283Synonyms: TLM
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe form of the Roman Rite Mass that was general before the Second Vatican Council, celebrated in the Latin language and now typically according to texts promulgated in 1962 (the Extraordinary Form).
nounA Mass celebrated in this form.
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