Thursday, September 27, 2012

New Periodical: Laudamus Te

We were recently informed of a proposed new Catholic periodical dedicated to the usus antiquior, Laudamus Te. At present the periodical is not yet a reality, but here is their intent:

This devotional magazine will be published 6 times a year (7 times in our first year of publication), beginning with the Advent 2012 issue. Each issue features daily Mass propers for the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Catholic Mass (1962 Missal), daily meditations, explanatory essays, commentaries by saints and the Church Fathers, and devotional writings by priests, religious, and laity, as well as the Ordinary of the Mass in Latin and English. Laudamus Te is especially designed with an easy to use format to help newcomers learn to pray the ancient Mass without the confusion of navigating a missal.

It is the mission of Laudamus Te to bear witness to the sublime beauty of the ancient Latin liturgy, to foster renewed devotion to its merits, and to aid the faithful in entering more deeply into its sacramental mysteries.

Donations are urgently needed to provide a first printing. Please consider becoming a part of this worthy endeavor. Subscribe to the magazine or donate by visiting the Web site: www.laudamus-te.org

On their website, they state that it is their mission "to bear witness to the sublime beauty of the ancient Latin liturgy, to foster renewed devotion to its merits, and to aid the faithful in entering more deeply into its sacramental mysteries."

They continue:

Since the sacred liturgy is at the center of Catholic life, it seems fitting to have a devotional magazine focused on deepening our mystical participation in this sacramental experience... Our aim is to draw Catholics into a better understanding of the Mass as a whole and to bring about fruitful meditation and deeper devotion, as well as to educate and inform those who are new to the Extraordinary Form.

Obviously since the periodical does not yet exist, I cannot offer any particular commentary upon it. However, the enterprise certainly looks interesting.

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