Issue: April 2002

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In Memoriam Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, Pt. 3

A close friend of Ecône memorializes the passing of Archbishop Lefebvre (part 3).

Ecce Sacerdos Magnus

The funeral oration for Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre delivered by the Reverend Franz Schmidberger, Superior General of the SSPX, on April 2, 1991.

Cardinal Ratzinger's Crusade

Closely reading the recent study published by Cardinal Ratzinger, The Spirit of the Liturgy, Fr. de La Rocque identifies its essence: the new theology of the Paschal mystery is at the heart of the Cardinal's program.

Considerations on Cardinal Ratzinger

Fr. de La Rocque sees in Cardinal Ratzinger's talk a response to the doctrinal study the SSPX submitted to Rome last February, The Problems of the Liturgical Reform...

Book Review: The Problem of the Liturgical Reform

The reviewer of the Society's doctrinal study delves into the philosophical aspect of the deviations of the liturgical reform and the modernist ideas of its principal proponent, Dom Odo Casel.

Questions & Answers

Fr. Peter Scott explains the reason for variations in the Sacred Triduum liturgy that can be observed in traditional rite chapels.

Saint-Sernin

An interesting tour of the magnificent Romanesque church built on the site of St. Saturnin's tomb near Toulouse. It was a famous place of pilgrimage on the way to Santiago de Compostela.