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Catholic Catechism and Beliefs, Arayat (2026)

09/01/2023

LITURGY
TOPIC: NEW ROMAN RITE/MASS OF PAUL VI

Author: Matthew Paguinto

NOTE: Some information on this article might be inaccurate, the author tries his best to make every information as accurate as possible. Any inaccurate information in this article is not intentional.

The New Roman Rite is the most common mass used by the Catholic Church today. The Vatican Council 2 demanded for the reform of the liturgy to much simpler form and in vernacular language, that made Pope Paul VI to revise the Liturgy, the mass that we commonly see these days. This is why this mass is also called the ‘Mass of Paul VI.’ Pope Benedict XVI called the New Roman Rite on his Motu Proprio “Summorum Pontificum” as the ‘Ordinary Form of the Mass.’ While the name ‘Novus Ordo Missae (The New Order of Mass)’ is the most used term for this rite.

The reforms to be made on the Liturgy were mentioned in the constitution of the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium, section 50 which read as follows:

“The rite of the Mass is to be revised in such a way that the intrinsic nature and purpose of its several parts, as also the connection between them, may be more clearly manifested, and that devout and active participation by the faithful may be more easily achieved. For this purpose the rites are to be simplified, due care being taken to preserve their substance; elements which, with the passage of time, came to be duplicated, or were added with but little advantage, are now to be discarded; other elements which have suffered injury through accidents of history are now to be restored to the vigor which they had in the days of the holy Fathers, as may seem useful or necessary.”

The Sacrosanctum Concilium which demanded the revisions on the Liturgy, is the reason why the Novus Ordo is way more simple than the Old Rite as mentioned above. In 1967, Pope Paul VI (predecessor of Pope John XXIII, founder of the Vatican Council 2) made the complete draft of his revisions of the Liturgy which is called the Normative Mass. It is first celebrated and witnessed by the bishops at Sistine Chapel. When the bishops asked to vote about the revisions, 71 bishops voted placet (approved), 43 voted non-placet (not approved), and 62 voted placet iuxta modum (approved with reservations). Paul VI interpreted these votes as lack of approval for the Normative Mass. In response to the bishops, the Normative Mass was replaced by the Novus Ordo Missae (The New Order of Mass) in 1969.

In April of 1969, Pope Paul VI solemnly promulgated the Novus Ordo Missae which read as follows:

“In conclusion, we wish to give the force of law to all that we have set forth concerning the new Roman Missal. In promulgating the official edition of the Roman Missal, Our predecessor, St. Pius V, presented it as an instrument of liturgical unity and as a witness to the purity of the worship of the Church. While leaving room in the new Missal, according to the order of the Second Vatican Council, "for legitimate variations and adaptations,"(15) we hope nevertheless that the Missal will be received by the faithful as an instrument which bears witness to and which affirms the common unity of all. Thus, in the great diversity of languages, one unique prayer will rise as an acceptable offering to our Father in heaven, through our High-Priest Jesus Christ, in the Holy Spirit.”

This article contains only the history of the creation of the New Roman Rite, nothing in this article talks about the later revisions of Pope John Paul II in 2002. For further reading about the later history of the Novus Ordo, please kindly visit the internet for sources. May this article had given a new knowledge about the Liturgy. Laudetur Iesus Christus! Praise be to Jesus Christ! May God bless you!

References:
Paul VI . (1963). Constitution on The Sacred Liturgy “Sacrosanctum Concilium”. https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_const_19631204_sacrosanctum-concilium_en.html . Retrieved 9 January 2022. Libreria Editrice Vaticana

Kappes, Christiaan (May 2012) https://www.academia.edu/8608589 . Retrieved 9 January 2023

Paul VI. (1969). Apostolic Constitution “Missale Romanum”. https://www.vatican.va/content/paul-vi/en/apost_constitutions/documents/hf_p-vi_apc_19690403_missale-romanum.html . Retrieved 9 January 2023. Libreria Editrice Vaticana

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_of_Paul_VI . Retrieved 9 January 2023. Wikipedia

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04/01/2023

LITURGY
TOPIC: THE OLD ROMAN RITE

“In the liturgy of the Church, it is his own paschal mystery that Christ signifies and makes present.” (Compendium 222).

Historically, the Liturgy have different rites from different places and races. But the true essence of Christ in the liturgy (Compendium 222) is always present although it has complex and different types and rites. Being the Latin (Roman), Byzantine, and also the liturgy of the Protestant Reformation the most commonly used liturgical rites today.

This article will focus on the Roman Rite. The Roman Rite is the rite used by the Catholic Church (excluding the Oriental Catholic Churches). Through the centuries, the Roman Rite had evolved and undergone on many revisions. The Novus Ordo (Mass of Paul VI) being the biggest reformation and revision of the Roman Rite. The Roman Rite is celebrated as early as the first century and is only condified for the first time in 1570 by Pope Saint Pius V’s papal bull “Quo Primum Tempore.”

The forms of the Roman Rite before the revisions of Paul VI is known as the ‘Traditional Latin Mass,’ the ‘Old Roman Rite,' or the ‘Extraordinary Form of the Mass.’ The 1962 Roman Missal by Pope John XXIII, a revision of the Old Roman Rite is the one used today.

After the promulgation of the Novus Ordo (1969 Roman Missal), the use of the Old Roman Rite is suppressed. Letting Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre found the traditionalist society “Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX),” Archbishop Lefebvre was excommunicated from the Church after consecrating four SSPX priests as bishops without the approval of the Holy See.

In 2007, Pope Benedict XVI issued the Motu Proprio “Summorum Pontificum” letting priests freely offer the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass on the Old Roman Rite (specifically the 1962 Roman Missal) without the approval of a diocesan bishop. Pope Benedict XVI called the Old Roman Rite as the Extraordinary Form of the Mass and Novus Ordo the Ordinary Form of the Mass.

However in 2021, Pope Francis issued the Apostolic Letter “Traditionis Custodes” restricting the use of the Old Roman Rite. Priests need to seek the approval of his/their diocesan bishop to celebrate the mass using the Old Rite. Many Catholics (especially the traditionalists, both lay and priests) had expressed sadness because of this Apostolic Letter.

The Old Roman Rite, the rite that used by the Church for 2 millenium is now not celebrated in many parishes in the world. Most Catholics don't even know that the Old Rite exists. May God, preserve this ancient rite of worship to him and don't let it to completely disappear to the world. May we, faithful Catholics, respect those traditionalists who continues to preserve this ancient rite. May you had gained knowledge through this article, may God bless you.

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03/01/2023

SPIRITUAL
WARFARE AND DELIVERANCE
Topic: Extraordinary Demonic Attacks
- by Matthew Paguinto

What are the different forms of extraordinary demonic attacks and how does it affect us? If you are one of the people asking the same question, then this article is best for you.

First of all, I'm making these kinds of articles because of the increasing unawareness about the Catholic teachings even by the Catholics themselves. It may be because of the lack of Catechism to the faithful or because of the sects that teach that the doctrines of the Church are wrong. I also observed that most Catholics stop learning about their faith as soon as the Catechism sessions have ended before their First Communion and Confirmation. I make these articles to help my fellow Catholics to deepen and understand their faith as Christians.

Let's go back to our topic, extraordinary demonic attack is any disturbance that the devil controls our mortal/physical body (not our mind and soul) or our life, these disturbances can also be on objects and places (these are what we call haunted).

There are three demonic disturbances in our lives, our health, and our faith: namely ‘Demonic Obsession,’ ‘Oppression,’ and ‘Possession.’ Possession being the most serious one. On the other hand, when evil spirits stay on an object or a place, it is called ‘Infestation.’

Let me discuss the first three:

Demonic Obsession is when a person experiences compulsions that affect the imagination and the mind which are blasphemous and suicidal in nature. Also anyone that experiences obsession is always tempted by the devil to continuously commit habitual sin.

Oppression on the other hand, includes burdens or afflictions that torment from the outside and which are wide-ranging and diverse in nature. This is a lesser form of demonic attack, but if not addressed can lead to full possession. Oppression can affect one's health, emotional and psychological well-being, spiritual life, relationships, and work, all of these can deteriorate with no apparent cause. Medical science would also find difficulty in diagnosing a patient experiencing oppression if the devil had also affected its health. Oppression can be caused by the belief of superstitions, Fung Shui, lucky charms, etc. or a person had access to sorcery, witchcraft, or consulted to faith healers (Albularyos), and witches (mangkukulam).

Possession is the highest form of extraordinary demonic attacks to humans. This is when demons and evil spirits take full control of the body (not the soul) of a person; they speak and act without the consent of the person being possessed. Signs of possession are when the possessed person starts being violent to others or hurting his/herself, hatred to the people around him, pride, and saying curses.

The last one type of demonic attack isn't primarily directed to humans but to objects or places. Demons and evil spirits (especially the territorial ones) tend to stay at an object or a place. Demonic infestation of an object may be caused because it is used on occult practices, murder (or any type of violence), or traumatic events and sinful activities happen around the object. Infestation of a place is almost the same on of the object, it may be caused because of violence (such as murder or r**e), traumatic events, sinful activities (such as the place was a drug den), or occult practices (witchcraft or sorcery happend to the place).

Extraordinary demonic attacks are only handled by exorcist priests, and deliverance ministers. Only them are the only ones allowed to handle or confirm the cases of demonic activities. Exorcists had undergone separate training and studies aside from the seminary. You must not consult to any paranormal investigators because they aren't professionals and didn't undergo training, and hadn't undergo studies about demons.

May this article have given you new knowledge and thank God for this. This article is written so that you can be aware about this topic, and not to be self proclaimed professional about this topic because you had just read this article. May God bless you!

Source:
Rev. Fr. Syquia, F. (2014). Catholic Handbook of Deliverance Prayers. Revised Edition. Nihil Obstat: Rev. Fr. Sescon. Imprimatur: Most Rev. Luis Antonio Card. Tagle, D.D. Retrieved 12 November 2022. St Pauls Publishing

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14/12/2022

When we say spiritual warfare, it is the study and the act of fighting against the preternatural evil forces, things that have something to do with demons, evil spirits, and exorcism. It is not a simple topic and this needs enough knowledge in order to understand and practice it in your life. This article will explain about the occult and esoteric things that many Catholics are not aware of.

Things that are made to contradict the ten commandments and the teachings of Our Lord Jesus Christ are considered demonic and occult. One example of this is the Feng Shui, which is a Chinese belief to attract luck to our homes, careers and lives. The Catholic teaching and the Bible condemn the belief of luck and luck contradicts the Second Commandment. But why does luck contradict the said commandment? Because when we got so crazy about money and you just want money, you're actually already worshiping it.

One of the most common practices in Feng Shui are the usage of colour red, celebrating the chinese new year, praying to buddha, displaying coins as good luck charms, and consuming ball-shaped fruits to attract money.

One of the Catholic images abused is the image of Sto. Niño, most businesses have a santo niño on their establishments as a good luck charm beside a statue of a cat waving its hand. This is one of the occult practices that most Catholics are unaware of. To the point that the very image of santo niño is associated with Feng Shui, they added a pack of coins being handled by the image. Sometimes the image also includes a bunch of gr**es as a symbol of good luck.

We know that these symbols of coins and a bunch of gr**es are connected with Feng Shui, that makes the very image of santo niño occult because it is associated with demonic and occult symbols of Feng Shui.

One of the most common occult things that some Catholics also use is anting-anting. Anting-anting is a filipino amulet believed to protect you from danger and demonic forces. But the catholic teaching and the bible teaches that these beliefs contradict the Christian faith.

The list below are the other occult things that are frequently used in the Philippines:
📌Talismans
📌Crystal balls
📌Ouija boards
📌Horoscope
📌Astrology
📌Atang sa mga patay
📌Witchcraft
📌Pagtatawas
📌Exorcism performed by an albularyo

There are still a lot of things that many Catholics use but don't know the consequences they may face. Please forgive us if we cannot provide all the occult things here in the Philippines.

Spiritual warfare is not a joke, it is one of the most dangerous things if you don't have enough knowledge about it. It always has to do with evil, demons, and the like. We need to be careful with everything we do or use so that the Devil will not enter our lives.

Reference:
Rev. Fr. Syquia, F. (2014). Catholic Handbook of Deliverance Prayers. Revised Edition. Nihil Obstat: Rev. Fr. Sescon. Imprimatur: Most Rev. Luis Antonio Card. Tagle, D.D. Retrieved 12 November 2022.

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