Issue: July 2024
Letter from the District Superior
Fr. John Fullerton District Superior, USA Letter from the District Superior Dear Reader, The title of this issue of The Angelus contains a paradox: being new to something old. When...
New Syndrome & Its Antidote
By Fr. Ian Andrew Palko, SSPX Normally, a writer, especially on the theological subjects, should exclude himself from the narrative. Anecdotes are quite useless for demonstrating any...
Scandalized by Scandal
Fr. Shane C. Pezzutti, SSPX We need to discuss some serious setbacks that have been crippling the steadily-growing traditionalist movement within the Catholic Church for the last several...
The New Trad’s Guide to Staying Sane in Tradville
The author reflects on his journey of reverting to Catholicism, encountering unexpected challenges often exacerbated by social media. He explores the balance between rigorous observance and scrupulosity, using examples from saints to illustrate the importance of moderation. He encourages new traditional Catholics to find equilibrium in their practices, seek supportive community, and maintain hobbies to avoid excessive anxiety.
Helpful Resources to Grow in Traditional Catholicism
By Sarah Damm Growing up in the 1980s, my childhood did not include authentic Catholic devotions or traditions. I attended a Novus Ordo parish which did not have a tabernacle inside the...
Getting Better Acquainted with the Traditional Latin Mass
By Michael J. Miller Many twenty-first-century Catholics, including a significant number of students and young adults, are drawn to the Traditional Latin Mass by the awesome majesty of its...
New Trad Syndrome and the Sacrificial Life
By Michael Jordan A newcomer to traditional Catholicism 1 may very well find himself in the following circumstances: an initial euphoria at finally having discovered the Mass of All...
In Hope We Are Saved
By Angeline Tan One of four Marian antiphons sung at different times within the liturgical year of the Catholic Church, the Salve Regina (“Hail Holy Queen”), extols the virtues...
Tolkien’s Traditionalism: Conveniently Forgotten?
By Julian Kwasniewski “You probably wouldn’t have wanted to get on Tolkien’s bad side,” a friend of mine remarked. “He could have cussed you out in fifteen...
The Mass: A Literal, Historical, and Dogmatic Explanation of Its Prayers and Ceremonies
Review of “The Mass: A Literal, Historical, and Dogmatic Explanation of Its Prayers and Ceremonies” by Pierre Lebrun, COIM.
Serenity and Fidelity in the Combat
By Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre Excerpt from Priestly Holiness by Archbishop Lefebvre, STAS Editions, Winona, MN, 2011, pp. 467-469. Today we are all suffering through a huge...
On Praying the Psalter (ca. 1403)
By Radulph of Rivo trans. by Zachary Thomas Radulph of Rivo (c. 1350 – 1403) was a doctor of canon and civil law, dean of the cathedral chapter of Tongeren in modern Belgium, and a...
Lex orandi, lex credendi
Four Ways in Which the Prayers of the Novus Ordo Differ from Those of the Traditional Latin Mass By Matthew Hazell So, you have previously attended the Novus Ordo and are new to the...
Tradovacantism? A Correct Understanding of Obedience
By Fr. Jean-Michel Gleize, SSPX Editor’s Note: Fr. Gleize wrote an article directly preceding this one in the April, 2024, Courrier de Rome . It was entitled “Both Schismatics...
My Path to Tradition
The author details his path to Tradition—from his religious upbringing, falling away from the Faith and returning to it, transition to the Traditional Mass, the practices and challenges he faced, and eventual moving of his family to the traditional community of St. Mary’s, KS.
Questions and Answers
By Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX Why doesn’t the SSPX do the pre-55 Holy Week ceremonies? The SSPX was founded by Archbishop Lefebvre at Ecône, Switzerland, in 1970. At the...
The Last Word
Fr. Yves le Roux District Superior of Canada Dear Reader, What Is New? Tradition! Let “the Youth of God” Rise Up St. Vincent de Lérins in his famous...
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