Author Topic: Questions for SSPX attendees (Read 2832 times)

Daniel · « **Reply #10 on:** March 24, 2007, 04:53:45 AM »

Congratulations on the smart arse comments Gladius. Please accept my appologies for having been in a hurry to leave when I typed the mistakes you so disgracefully and uncharitably point out. Can you point out how this is productive? Or are you intentionally setting out to make a fool of yourself? If you are some how perfect yourself or find yourself in the position of never having made a mistake, please, in your perfection, forgive me. I also wish to appologise in advance for any spelling and grammar errors which may be present in this post.

gladius_veritatis · « **Reply #11 on:** March 24, 2007, 09:29:25 AM »

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Congratulations on the smart arse comments Gladius.

Thank you, Daniel. I can feel the sincerity of your "appology".

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Can you point out how this is productive? Or are you intentionally setting out to make a fool of yourself?

You began this, Daniel.

I answered something rather plainly, referencing the person to whom my remarks were addressed, and you CHOSE to intrude and make a smart-ass dig anyway.

This is my final comment upon the matter. God bless you, my good Daniel, and all who read this.

MaterDominici · « **Reply #12 on:** March 25, 2007, 11:59:54 PM »

From www.sspx.org:

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1. What is the Third Order of Saint Pius X?

The Third Order is the fifth family of the Society of Saint Pius X. You probably know that the first family in time was the priests and seminarians. This is the most important family of the Society of Saint Pius X, since the latter is a "priestly society of common life without vows." The Priesthood is indeed the main concern of the Society. All our faithful know our American seminary in Winona, which is one of the five major seminaries of the Society of Saint Pius X, a Society which now has over three hundred and fifty priests and about a third of that amount of seminarians.

The second family is the sisters of the Society of Saint Pius X, which now has more than seventy-five members, professed, novices, and postulants. They are the helpers of the priests by their daily prayer life ( Mass, Rosary, Divine Office, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament), by their active apostolate (sacristy, catechism, visits to the sick), and their practical work (kitchen, washing, etc.). Their mother house is in Saint Michele-en-Brenne, France and several young American women have joined their convent.

The third family is the brothers. They have, at present, twenty members who devote themselves all over the world to supporting the priests. Several young Americans belong to this family, and at present the American Novitiate is at Jesus & Mary Brothers' Novitiate in El Paso, Texas.

The fourth family is the Oblates, persons living in common with the priests, seminarians, brothers, and nuns but without taking vows. They remain lay-persons but are nevertheless a great help in the different houses in which they are to be found.

The fifth family to come into being is the Third Order, which was founded in 1980.

What defines what a second or third order is other than the rules of the body calling themselves such? What would be the second order of a religious group of nuns? It seems in this case that Third Order is simply the title which has been chosen as they are the fifth organized group under the SSPX which, as Gladius said, is primarily a priestly society, not a religious order.

clare · « **Reply #13 on:** March 27, 2007, 09:45:53 AM »

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1. How many priests at your church/chapel/Mass site?

For the North of England:

There's a Priory in Preston, Lancashire, which is meant to have three priests. At the moment there are only two, and a brother. Each weekend a priest from down south comes up and supplies. One priest travels up to Scotland on Friday and does a Mass run taking in Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Newcastle. Another does Preston and Keighley (and once a month, Middlesbrough). The third does Manchester, Liverpool, and either North Wales or Tunstall (alternate weeks).

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2. Exactly what rite does your priest(s) use: 1962 Modernized Mass, Tridentine Mass, 1965 variations, etc?

1962.

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3. Was your priest(s) ordained with the old rite of Holy Orders or the Novus Ordo rite?

"Old" Rite.

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4. What's your pastor's/parish's view on the new Sacraments?

Valid, but to be avoided, I think.

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5. Are attendees considered members of the SSPX?

No. Just Catholics!

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6. What's the view on Thuc and the Thuc consecrations in your parish?

I've not heard them mentioned!

Clare.

Padre_Pro · « **Reply #14 on:** March 31, 2007, 10:33:34 PM »

Our SSPX priest was ordained in 2004 in the Traditional Ordination Rite by His Excellency Bishop Richard Williamson. All of the SSPX, including our SSPX priest, uses the 1962 rubrics of the Mass. Our priest does recognize, as the whole SSPX does, the new sacraments (at least their validity), or they would probably say you say that the SSPX parishioners are not allowed to go to the NO. As mentioned before, the Thuc line topic isn't really mentioned. I have probably repeated some things, but I am just letting you know how are parish is.