Instauratio Liturgica
Preface
The Restoration of the Liturgy, the true Catholic Liturgy, is one of the areas of great concern to Us. Since the 1950’s, as true clergy succumbed to the false Novus Ordo religion, the liturgy evaporated into a state of decay and/or non-use. Those clergy who remained faithful to the Church, those who rejected Vatican II and its evils, were the few who even remember the beautiful Catholic liturgy as it was handed down over the centuries by the Church. They continued to uphold the true Liturgy, but they were few and far between. Through God’s permissive will, abuses in the liturgy and the loss of vocations, crept into the Church.Even in the days of Our Predecessor of happy memory, Pope Pius XII, We saw the effects of a modern world starting to infiltrate the Liturgy. It started to be known as Liturgical Reform. It is unfortunate that during the latter days in the pontificate of Our Predecessor, some changes came into being that We believe was the chink in the armor of the faith where the innovators, ever ready to seize any opportunity to destroy the faith, saw these very small changes in the liturgy as a way to turn it to their modernist methodology. The Restoration of the Liturgy to its traditional and pristine beauty has and will occupy much of Our time.
We intend to state the abuses, the unacceptable changes made, and to re-direct the liturgy and the Church calendar back to the position it had before the so-called liturgical reform even began. This will be in force for the current calendar year and beyond. We expect to have addendums to this decree over time, as other liturgical abuses become known to Us.
This decree has no bearing on the liturgy of the Novus Ordo, since such is not now nor ever was, part of the true Catholic Church. The aberrations that came into existence after the death of Our predecessor, Pius XII, are merely functions of a false religion.
Therefore, it now behooves Us to seal up the Liturgy for all time and in all places, to prevent the enemies of the Church from further liturgical abuses. Accordingly, We therefore make the following decrees.
Papal Orders on the Liturgy
1. Firstly we will return the Latin of the Breviary to the Vulgate. The Psalms in the Breviary will be as they were before the new translation was introduced. It was the Vulgate that was declared authentic by the Council of Trent and We will return to the Tridentine era as it was and as it should be. It was the Doctor of the Sacred Scriptures, St. Jerome, described in the book “Church History” by Rev Fr. Laux, p. 136 saw in vision Christ Our Lord who scourged him for wanting to be a good Ciceronian rather than a good Christian. (No condemnation is held over the new translation of the Psalms, but that translation has no place in the liturgy, whether that be the Divine Office, the Mass or other sacraments.)2. Holy Week was also changed, and We will return it to its past tradition. The only rite in the Holy Week that may be deleted will be the twelve Prophecies, which may be done only by the superior where the rite is performed, because of its length and time taken to read it. We encourage one and all to participate in the Holy Week services in their fullness.
3. To the many Feast days that have been moved around, We will return them to their proper place in the Calendar. The Feast of Joseph the Worker will be removed entirely from the feasts of the Church. The feast of “St. Joseph the Worker” will be changed, by name, to the Feast day of St. Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church, and his feast day will be on the 1st day of the Octave of the Solemnity of St. Joseph which is of course held on the Wednesday of the 2nd week after Easter. Knowing that there are Churches and Institutions with the name, Joseph the Worker, We decree that those places have their names changed to: St. Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church. The Mass and Breviary will be as found in the old Missals and Breviaries.
4. The feast of Saints Philip and James will revert to May 1st, just as it is found in all the old Breviaries and Missals.
5. The rating of the Feast days will also change. They will return to Simplex, Semiduplex, Duplex and so on as found in the old Breviaries and Missals.
6. For the publication of all future Missals and Breviaries, the imprimatur must be sought (from the Holy See), as there are many aberrations in some of the currently used Missals, in their type of print, pictures and number and positions of the orations and the like. Why should the “Agnus Dei...” for example, have the same identical print as the words of Consecration, as We find it to be in some of the later even correct Missals? The words of Consecration DO something, but the “Agnus Dei...” does nothing except honor Our Lord. Such a change betrays either suggested heresy or just stupidity. Furthermore, there are orations that are used over and over throughout the year. They should be assembled in the same place in all Missals. There is no advantage in having such things different in each publication of the Missal.
7. An Imprimatur must be acquired for all statues and holy pictures, in order to avoid the recent aberrations of hands in satanic positions. Again the modernists within the Church have grafted their own interpretations in art, infiltrating, by subtle means, the sacred with the profane. It was designed to destroy the natural piety found in all good Catholics who reverence their statues, holy pictures and icons. (We are speaking of such things as nudity, fingers betraying devil worship, devil shapes in clouds, beards and the like. Likewise, the obelisk known in the pagan world as the Phallus of Osiris, an Egyptian devil god, is not to be used by any architect or artist.)
8. The language of the Liturgy will continue to be Latin. By that we mean in the Holy Mass, the Breviary, the many ceremonies such as Benediction, the Forty-Hour devotions and so on. As booklets and/or pamphlets will be eventually printed, they will have both the English translations besides the Latin so the faithful can follow the priest. The Latin language to some extent must return to the Catholic schools as a (future) reservoir for the training of the priests and for the young males to participate in the Liturgical ceremonies. We add to the Mass in Latin also the Rosary in Latin. With modern mixing of peoples, We have observed firsthand the confusion in the Holy Land and in shrines such as Lourdes and Fatima where there was a mixture of many languages in the Rosary. When all Catholics of the Latin Rite (optional for other Rites) know in Latin the Sign of the Cross, the Glory Be, the Apostles Creed, the Our Father and Hail Mary, they can always feel at home saying the Rosary together in Latin. To accomplish this, these ordinary prayers are to be printed in all future prayer books and places where the prayers are given.
9. Only males will be allowed on the sanctuary side, of the communion railings.
10. There will be no “Missa recitata” as was done on occasion, even before false Council Vatican II came on the scene. Following the Mass with a hand-held Missal is laudable, and yet it should not be viewed as the only or even the best way to participate in the Mass by all the faithful. There are (or used to be) prayer books which had special prayers for all the parts of the Mass. Each person must know the theology of the Mass from his studies, and each Catholic must find a way to participate in the Mass according to his talents and spiritual development. It can be observed that the Church produced Saints for many centuries before reading and writing was a common tool in the hands of the general public.
11. The English translations will remain the same for all books, missals (and the like), so that there will not be a multitude of differing prayer readings where the Latin remains the same but the English is different. The Translators will use the “McGuffie Readers” style of English, and use the accepted dictionaries of our time. Since the makers of the dictionaries constantly change the meaning of the words to accommodate the downgrading of the language, We must be ever vigilant in the proper translation of the Latin. We are after uniformity in language (English, German, Chinese, etc.) in all the prayers that are said in common. In the prayers after Mass We find to Our sadness that just about every person at Mass has a different translation of the prayer to St. Michael. If all the prayer books, prayer booklets, and prayer leaflets had the same translation there would be uniformity in the prayers recited in common. In order to secure this uniformity We decree that in every language area (worldwide for English) the Bishops work together on the standard translations of the prayers. Once those prayers are completed they are to be published, and after that no publication will get an imprimatur unless it agrees exactly with the standard set up to be used by all.
12. Liturgical music must have its pipe organ or a reed organ. Electronic amplification will be allowed with permission from the Liturgical Commission. As We are aware that Pipe and even Reed organs can be financially prohibitive and even unavailable these days, the use of electronic keyboards may be permitted. However, if any aberrations occur, using these keyboards for purposes other than the liturgical functions in the Churches, they will be stopped. The normal instrument for use in Divine Services is the organ. An electronic organ must have the stops that can make it sound like a pipe organ or a reed organ.
13. In one stroke We eliminate the entire 1944-1945 Holy Week revised rite, and We reinstate the entire Holy Week as it was before that date. Holy Week will end at Noon on Holy Saturday, and by that We mean fast and abstinence will end at Noon. The updated Holy Week of 1944-1945 changed the times for the triduum. We order that the Holy Thursday Mass be held in the morning, and the adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on the altar of reservation be conducted after that Mass until the following morning hours where adorers can be found. The Good Friday Mass of the Presanctified will be held in the morning as the traditional rite demands. Obviously, the faithful will not be receiving Holy Communion on that day (except the dying). Finally, the Holy Saturday Mass will be during the morning hours.
14. Sacramental hosts and sacramental wine must conform to the strict requirements of divine law and the directives of the Church. It is to be hoped that credible winemakers and also credible hosts producers will be found in every area. Only Catholics are to be trusted with this task, or at least they must have strict product control in the production of the wine and the hosts. The equipment for making wine and host is available, and over the years We were able to make our own wine and hosts in the homes of the priest and the faithful. To be shiftless and reckless in this matter would make the Catholic community a disgrace, even opening Her up to unlawful and invalid sacraments.
15. No Obelisk is permitted to be used in any cemetery, home, churchyard or convent. The Obelisk is an historical artifact. Unfortunately it denotes a pagan emblem that has no place where Christianity is practiced. Our elevation to the Chair of Peter, by the grace of God, is to restore the Church to its ancient practices especially in its worship of the Triune Godhead. Only the proper symbols that have always been in use in the Church may be used. The Claw cross (carried by John Paul II) will not be allowed. The crosses on the vestments are to have the cross bar going straight in both directions. The curved-up type are not to be manufactured. The ones now in use may still be used, but they may not be replaced in that format.
16. Church buildings must follow the canons imposed by the previous Magisterium. They must have elevation, notable height, and belfry, nave inside the church, with the side altars. Where possible the main altar must have an altar stone with martyr’s relics. Where that is impossible the antimensium is to be used. There must be a Communion railing, separating the laity from the priest. Confessionals are to be had according to need. Stations of the Cross are to adorn the walls in Latin Rite Churches. We will not tolerate nor allow the Masonic abominations built during the time of the apostasy to serves as Churches for the celebration of Masses and other Ceremonies. Only those buildings that pass inspection by the Liturgical Commissions will be allowed.
17. Liturgical attire for the laity must conform in sensible custom for the respect of the Sacrament of the altar. Priests must not allow the profane clothing such as jeans and sneakers. Shorts worn by women or men are forbidden. Hats or mantillas are to be worn by women in churches. Suits or other reasonable attire worn by men and boys such as jackets and conservative slacks are to be used. Women must wear dresses that are modest with sleeves at least down to the elbows as taught by our predecessors. The skirts are to, at least, cover the knees (slightly beyond) while seated, and this applies to all girls of all ages. It is an offence to God to be immodestly attired at any time and certainly more so in the Church which is God’s house. Where long-standing customs urge the wearing of native garments at Mass exist, We give it to the Local Ordinaries the charge to judge how that is to be done.
18. Catholic media, press, magazines, news sheets, all the former forms of Catholic communication in the past, informing the faithful of the continuing demolition of their faith, must now come under the imprimatur of the proper authorities. We are aware that certain writers feel that they can continue to publish their newsletters, in both paper and electronic versions, and still pose as Catholics, while they do not submit their writings to Church censorship, as found in law. For serious writings on Church matters the imprimatur is always required. Some trained editors get a blanket permission to publish popular magazines.
Given by order of Pius XIII on April 26, 1999
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