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Missal Cover Review

May 17, 2021 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: Holy Mass, Missal Leave a Comment

St. Padre Pio recommends during the Mass to “keep your mind focused on the mystery that is unfolding before your eyes. In your mind’s eye transport yourself to Calvary and meditate on the Victim who offers Himself to Divine Justice, paying the price of your redemption.”

All of our missal covers (and mostly everything else we share) have been purchased from our parish bookstore.

You can also order from the SS Bookstore if you would like to directly support a FSSP Apostolate & Parish. They can help you find whatever you’re looking for and ship to your home.

I’ve also included other links to purchase. Please not that my sharing of these other links is not an endorsement of the company, religious order, or any other product offerings on their sites.

The canvas missal cover can be found here or here

The canvas cover (intended for a Bible) is my #1 choice for a missal cover. It is durable, protective, and the best fit for most missals. Our 1962 missals which have been in these covers for 4+ years look like-new (aside from ribbons). The price point is also a huge incentive given how much one can spend on an actual missal, especially for large families who have multiple missals to cover. The cover does not clean up ya easily as the vinyl or leather options. I’ve been told that the newly produced covers no longer fit the missals — they’re too small. $15-$20

The leather missal cover can be found here or here or here

The leather missal cover is actually intended for a breviary. It has a formed structure that helps it keep its shape nicely. The ribbons are able to hang from the small opening at the bottom of the zipper. It looks great and the option with a clear pocket on front (as pictured) allows it to be customized with a holy card of your choice. Given that it is not an exact fit for any of the missals, it shifts easily and can be cumbersome to hold. Often it requires adjusting of the missal cover in the pockets upon opening and adds to the wear and tear of the missal. $30-$42

The embroidered vinyl & fabric missal cover can be found here or here

The vinyl and fabric option with embroidery looks stunning and is cherished by my young children. The ribbons are able to hang from the small opening at the bottom of the zipper. However, I find that it does not provide the protection of the other two options shared. $35-$40

We encourage all to get a missal cover to protect the investment of a missal. It makes a huge difference in the lifespan of a missal — worth the added expense.

A Latin Mass Missal Review can be found here.

The Liturgy & The Holy Mass

April 7, 2021 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: Archbishop Vigano, Holy Mass, Libertas Leave a Comment

An interview of Archbishop Vigano was released in Holy Week (5.5.21). He was asked several questions regarding the apostasy that is spreading in the Church and the tyranny imposed by the ideology of the New World Order, to which the Hierarchy of the Church seems to be in total submission. Below is one on the Holy Mass, question and answer. You can read the entire interview, here.

Q: “Let us speak of the liturgy and the Holy Mass. Not all faithful Catholics, however well-intentioned, have the possibility of participating at Vetus Ordo Masses and must “content themselves” with the Masses that are celebrated in their parishes, often marked by liturgical rudeness if not true and proper abuses. In these Masses Communion is received on the hand, standing, the Our Father is recited according to the new formula [at Masses celebrated in Italian], those present are invited to exchange the “glance of peace,” [instead of the sign of peace], preaching is heard that is in line with Bergoglianism (to touch on only a few aspects). In the end, they leave Mass feeling sad, to put it mildly, rather than peaceful and reconciled with God and their brothers. So what should they do?“

A: “We should first ask ourselves how it can be possible that the supreme act of worship, instituted by Our Lord to perpetuate in an unbloody manner on our altars the infinite graces of the Sacrifice of Calvary, has become an obstacle to the sanctification of the faithful rather than an occasion of spiritual progress and interior peace. In other times, the Mass offered a glimpse of Heaven amidst the trials and chaos of the world; today it seems that the clamor of the world is an indispensable element to banish silence, prayerful adoration, and the sense of the sacred and the presence of God. But if in the natural order it is our duty to nourish the body with healthy food and avoid those that are poisoned or adulterated, all the more so is it our duty in the supernatural order to feed our souls with healthy nourishment, keeping ourselves away from what can spiritually poison us.

Obviously I understand the difficulty of the faithful in finding churches in which the traditional Holy Mass is celebrated, but I think that the Lord also knows how to appreciate the good will of those who are aware of the importance that the Holy Sacrifice has for our soul, especially in moments of great crisis like the ones we are going through, and for this reason they know how to make a small effort, at least on Sundays, to sanctify the Lord’s Day worthily. There have been times and places in which Catholics were persecuted and assisting at the Mass was difficult and dangerous, and yet the faithful succeeded in gathering clandestinely in the woods, in cellars, or in attics in order to honor God and nourish themselves with the Bread of Angels: we have the duty to be worthy of these our brothers in the Faith, without making excuses or pretexts. On the other hand, the Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum recognizes the right of the faithful – a right, not a privilege – to have the traditional Mass, and if this does not happen everywhere it is in large part because the faithful do not know how to impose themselves. It is not a question of concern for aesthetics, of love for Latin or Gregorian chant, or a form of nostalgia for one’s own past; here what is in question is the heart of the life of the Church, the soul of the supernatural life of Catholics, the very good of the world.

I understand that many of the faithful find themselves in a situation of difficulty, at least from the human point of view, at the moment when they must decide whether to abandon the life of their parish in order to seek out a traditional Mass which is sometimes miles away. The faithful have a grave moral duty at least to seek out a Mass celebrated with decorum and respect by a pious priest who administers Holy Communion on the tongue.

The pandemic has given the pretext for abusively imposing restrictions on liturgical functions: let us not make ourselves sharers in responsibility for these abuses by our silence and our resignation in allowing indecorous or sacrilegious Masses to be imposed on us. God is also offended by the indolence and indifference with which we repay His love for us: an indolence that is increasingly perceptible in the faithful who even allow themselves to be vaccinated in church on Holy Saturday, replacing meditation on the Last Things with the groundless fear of physical death. In the face of these manifestations of the enslavement of the Clergy and the Hierarchy to the diktats of a corrupt and corrupting authority, raising one’s voice aloud is not only a moral duty but also a brake on the excesses of so many ecclesiastics who have forgotten the sense of their Priesthood and the soul of their vocation. They should seriously consider how grave their cooperation with the Covid narrative is, above all when pseudo-scientific superstition becomes the only possible form of faith, appropriating the symbology, lexicon, and rituality of a religion. Let whoever has ears to hear, understand.

Let us therefore ask our priests to celebrate the Holy Mass as if it was the first and last Mass of their lives, to do away with these worldly rites, and to give back to us the treasure that they stubbornly keep hidden. Let us not forget to give material and spiritual help to priests who courageously and consistently celebrate the traditional liturgy, remembering that one day soon they will be the ones to rebuild the fabric that will restore Christian society. And if we ourselves cannot assist with regularity at the Holy Sacrifice in the rite handed down to us by the Apostles, let us keep our distance from those who profane the Blessed Sacrament and use the pulpit to corrupt Faith and Morals. I would like to reiterate, however, out of a duty of conscience, that wherever it is possible to assist at the Tridentine Mass without serious inconvenience, this must certainly be preferred to the reformed Mass.”

Tradition.

February 12, 2021 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: Holy Mass, Lent, Pre-Lent Leave a Comment

Let’s talk about returning to TRADITION.  First it’s helpful to define terms.   Here I’m not speaking about fleeting preferences, opinions, or nostalgias. I’m speaking directly to the heart of the faith — the true Mass.  

“The Sacrifice of the Mass is the Sacrifice of the Cross itself; and in it we must see our Lord nailed to the Cross; and offering up his Blood for our sins, to his Eternal Father.” – Dom Prosper Gueranger

Archbishop Lefebvre explained…without sacrifice there is no love; without love, no Christianity nor Catholic society. The reduction or obliteration of the notion of sacrifice breaks up both. For this reason we see the decline in those assisting at Mass, the breakup of marriages and families, the disappearance of Catholic politics. The traditional rite of Mass means submission, obedience, love of God and neighbor. The new rite places humanity and its supposed rights in the center. The old rite means self-denial, giving, and service; the new rite means self-realization.

The following list is not meant to be a list of  “must-dos” but suggestions on how to go deeper into the riches of the traditions of the Faith.  

Start where you can, ideally start with attending the Tridentine Mass (TLM), and work from there as you discern best.  

  • Attend the TLM.  Make all the sacrifices necessary to attend the TLM at a traditonal parish where it is exclusively offered.   Do not be put off by your perception of the people or any other possible barriers. Keep your focus on Christ and but be renewed by the true sacrifice being offered as it has been offered for centuries.  If you already attend, attend the TLM exclusively.  If you already attend the TLM exclusively, work on the following.  
  • Study the Holy Mass
  • Pray the Divine Office — start with Prime & Compline, add other hours as you’re able.  
  • Read from a traditional Catechism such as the Catechism Council of Trent, Baltimore Catechism, and My Catholic Faith.  
  • Read the daily readings from your 1962 (or earlier) Daily Missal and use the Douay–Rheims Bible. Read it from cover to cover.   It is truly all one needs to live the liturgical year, well.  Read the daily readings. 
  • Follow the Traditional Calendar of the Church and read the lives of the saints, daily.  
  • Perform at least 15 minutes of spiritual reading, daily.  Make your selections from the great saints, Fathers, and Doctors of the Church.  

May we work & pray for a full restoration of the Latin Mass. May Christ the King reign! 

Missal Review

October 1, 2020 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: Holy Mass Leave a Comment

Below is a summary of the three Missals that my family uses. All are around the same price point, $65-70.

***Shortly after this post, my husband and I discerned to stick with pre-55 Missals for each family member not using a children’s missal due to the changes that were made to the Mass and the fact that we follow the pre-55 Mass, most especially for Holy Week. We have decided to keep up this review with the inclusion of the 1962 Missal for transparency and reference.

➕The New Roman Missal by Fr. Lasance is my all-time favorite.

This is a wonderful accompaniment for you throughout the Liturgical Year, stressing the important Feasts and Highlights of our Redemption. The entire Mass propers are printed both in Latin and English. The Missal type has two colors, black for most texts and red for Holy Mass explanations, making it much more practical and convenient for daily use.

The images are especially helpful for newbies & busy parents of littles who experience distractions during Holy Mass and want to easily find the correct place in Holy Mass after tending to children.

It is also has a wonderful supplement including an Explanation of “The Ecclesiastical Year and the Sacred Liturgy;” and much more.

This is a reproduction of the original 1945 text Latin Tridentine Mass, according to the Council of Trent. Imprimaturs 1936/1945. 1900 pages.

➕The St. Andrew Daily Missal By Dom Gaspar Lefebvre O.S.B. is favorite of my husband and eldest son. It is my second fave and I often reference it.

It provides a wealth of supplemental info and includes the pre-1955 Holy Week which we follow.

Complete with Vespers and the Kyriale in modern notation, the Saint Andrew Missal is a reprint of the 1945 edition. The Ordinary of the Mass in Latin and English is printed with red rubrics. The missal includes beautiful narratives of each feast day for the liturgical year as well as spiritual and doctrinal notes, and features various illustrations throughout. Imprimatur 1945. Reprint of the 1945 edition. 2188 pp.

**We have done away with our 1962 Missals and now all use one of the above missals, pre-55 Holy Mass.

➕The most popular missal used is 1962 ROMAN CATHOLIC DAILY MISSAL by Angelus Press.

It is easy to follow with a new type setting. Out of all the missal options that I’ve come across, this is the best quality and most durable.

Most of the other Missals are just reproduced with original typesetting and have lower quality pages and binding.

The 1962 Daily Missal contains the English translations and the Latin originals of the rites and texts for Holy Mass and many other liturgical ceremonies. 1980 pages.

Children’s Missals

These children’s missals range from $5-$20.

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How to Attend Mass

March 21, 2011 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: Holy Mass, Meditation

My dear love sent me a love note (email) this morning.  He attached a beautiful reflection/letter from Fr. Padre Pio.

Below is a snippet of the letter.  The letter is from St. Padre Pio to Annita Rodote – Pietrelcina, July 25, 1915.  The full letter is taken from Volume III of Padre Pio’s Letters, "Correspondence with his Spiritual Daughters (1915-1923)" and can be found here.

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Comportment at Holy Mass and Afterwards

…Enter the church in silence and with great respect, considering yourself unworthy to appear before the Lord’s Majesty.  Amongst other pious considerations, remember that our soul is the temple of God and, as such, we must keep it pure and spotless before God and his angels. Let us blush for having given access to the devil and his snares many times (with his enticements to the world, his pomp, his calling to the flesh) by not being able to keep our hearts pure and our bodies chaste; for having allowed our enemies to insinuate themselves into our hearts, thus desecrating the temple of God which we became through holy Baptism.

Then take holy water and make the sign of the cross carefully and slowly.

As soon as you are before God in the Blessed Sacrament, devoutly genuflect.  Once you have found your place, kneel down and render the tribute of your presence and devotion to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.  Confide all your needs to him along with those of others.  Speak to him with filial abandonment, give free rein to your heart and give him complete freedom to work in you as he thinks best.

When assisting at Holy Mass and the sacred functions, be very composed when standing up, kneeling down, and sitting, and carry out every religious act with the greatest devotion.  Be modest in your glances; don’t turn your head here and there to see who enters and leaves.  Don’t laugh, out of reverence for this holy place and also out of respect for those who are near you.  Try not to speak to anybody, except when charity or strict necessity requests this.

If you pray with others, say the words of the prayer distinctly, observe the pauses well and never hurry.

In short, behave in such a way that all present are edified by it and, through you, are urged to glorify and love the heavenly Father.

On leaving the church, you should be recollected and calm.   Firstly take your leave of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament; ask his forgiveness for the shortcomings committed in his divine presence and do not leave him without asking for and having received his paternal blessing.

Once you are outside the church, be as every follower of the Nazarene should be.  Above all, be extremely modest in everything, as this is the virtue which, more than any other, reveals the affections of the heart.  Nothing represents an object more faithfully or clearly than a mirror.  In the same way, nothing more widely represents the good or bad qualities of a soul than the greater or lesser regulation of the exterior, as when one appears more or less modest.  You must be modest in speech, modest in laughter, modest in your bearing, modest in walking.   All this must be practiced, not out of vanity in order to display one’s self, nor out of hypocrisy in order to appear to be good to the eyes of others, but rather, for the internal virtue of modesty, which regulates the external workings of the body.

Therefore, be humble of heart, circumspect in words, prudent in your resolutions.  Always be sparing in your speech, assiduous in good reading, attentive in your work, modest in your conversation.  Don’t be disgusting to anybody but be benevolent towards all and respectful towards your elders.   May any sinister glance be far from you, may no daring word escape your lips, may you never carry out any immodest or somewhat free action; never a rather free action or a petulant tone of voice.

In short let your whole exterior be a vivid image of the composure of your soul…

~ Fra Pio, Capuchin

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Hi! I'm Lena, mama of JOYfilledfamily.
We are a traditional Catholic family striving to live for Jesus Christ in everything we do. We pray to completely surrender our will to His and to become His servants. Our mission of this blog is to share our JOY.

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