Tridentine Mass
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The Tridentine Mass, also known as the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, the usus antiquior, the Vetus Ordo, the Traditional Latin Mass, or the Traditional Rite, is the form of Mass found in the R
Elevation of the chalice after the consecration during a Solemn Mass celebrated by the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter
A Roman Rite Catholic altar set up ready for a solemn mass. Leaning against the tabernacle and two of the candlesticks are altar cards (sometimes associated with the Tridentine manner of celebrating the Mass).
Missale Romanum in Croatian Glagolitic script printed in 1483
Elevation of the Chalice during consecration at a missa cantata
Agatha Christie indult
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The Agatha Christie indult is a nickname applied to the permission granted in 1971 by Pope Paul VI for the use of the Tridentine Mass in England and Wales. Indult is a term from Catholic canon law ref
Tridentine Mass
…to celebrating the new form. In England and Wales, occasional celebrations of the Tridentine Mass were allowed in virtue of what became known as the "Agatha Christie indult". There was no general worldwide legal framework allowing for the celebration of the rite. Following the rise of the Traditionalist Catholic movement…
Letter from S.C.D.W., Nov. 5, 1971, Protocol 1897/71, signed by A. Bugnini
Saint Peter's Basilica facade, Rome, Italy