Archbishop Agüer: Young Catholics Are Recovering the Traditional Mass
Archbishop emeritus Héctor Agüer, 83, Argentine, published reflections on the Roman Rite and the Novus Ordo on June 1. Main points, slightly shortened:
- The Traditional Mass is being recovered and lived with fervor, particularly among young people, accompanied by numerous processions and pilgrimages.
- It can be called the "Traditional Mass" because it dates back to the seventh and eighth centuries.
- During the pontificate of Paul VI (Giovanni Battista Montini), a new Mass was invented.
- The author of the new Mass was Archbishop Annibale Bugnini, a Freemason whose membership remained secret in accordance with the nature of Freemasonry.
- The reformed rite introduced celebration facing the people, multiplied the biblical readings, and eventually authorized several Eucharistic Prayers in place of the single Canon of the Traditional Mass.
- In the Mass of Paul VI and Bugnini, not lacking in ambiguities, the priest must strive to direct himself toward God and ensure that the faithful do not become confused.
- There are, for example, some priests who dress up as clowns when celebrating or a certain bishop who entered Mass on a skateboard.
- “This Mass is the one I celebrate, in which I was ordained nearly 54 years ago.”
Archbishop Héctor Aguer Accuses the Freemason Bugnini “Archbishop Héctor Aguer, Archbishop Emeritus of La Plata, Argentina, in an opinion article published at the beginning of this week, praised the resurgence of the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) among young people, while once again stating that Archbishop Annibale Bugnini, one of the main architects of the Novus Ordo Missae, was a Freemason. “The crowds of young people who revived the traditional Paris-Chartres pilgrimage have attracted a great deal of attention, with an average age of 22. It is a recovery of Catholic tradition, which had been stifled in those countries by liberalism, progressivism, and atheism.” Archbishop Aguer emphasized that the Traditional Latin Mass dates back to the 7th and 8th centuries and explained how this form of the Mass “is directed to the glory of the Triune God, to whom it offers the Sacrifice of Jesus.” He then went on to describe how a new Mass was created after the Second Vatican Council. “The (traditional Latin) Mass defined Catholicism from the Council of Trent until Vatican II. During the pontificate of Paul VI, who succeeded the brief pontificate of John XXIII, a new Mass was invented. Some modifications could have been introduced to the ‘Traditional Mass,’ as had been done throughout its centuries of existence. But no; the Second Vatican Council sought to renew everything, and it was intended that a new Mass would emerge from its spirit. Always valid, without a doubt; but not free of ambiguities that were left to the discretion of the celebrants.” He accuses Archbishop Bugnini of being a Freemason: “The author of the new Mass was Archbishop Annibale Bugnini, recognized as a Mason according to irrefutable documents, although secret in keeping with the nature of Freemasonry.” “In the New Mass, the priest stands facing the faithful; biblical readings are multiplied and, over time, several Eucharistic Prayers were authorized that recreate the single canon of the ‘Traditional Mass.’ It seems that, in the Mass of Paul VI and Bugnini, the priest celebrating the rite must strive to direct himself to God and ensure that the faithful are not confused.” “Pilgrimages such as Paris-Chartres, and those of Rawson-Luján (Argentina), Oviedo-Covadonga (Spain), Rome-Subiaco (Italy), and others that are emerging here and there, tell us of something undeniable: orthodoxy and Tradition are in good health and are a guarantee for the future.””