THE "ORDINARIATE JOURNEY" - A new Pilgrimage of Grace

The Pilgrimage of Grace under the banner of the Five Wounds

I just saw the term "the Scottish Ordinariate Journey" and thought, what a delightful turn of phrase!  Anglicanorum Coetibus certainly is a dynamic document as Fr Phillips from the U.S. observes.  As various people come together in different parts of the world - truly  it is a  new "Pilgrimage of Grace".

The birthing pains of the Ordinariates are seeing realignments not only within the Catholic Church but also in the ecclesial bodies from which they come

The Church of England authorities will pretend, to the best of their ablity that it's business as usual and "close the lytch gate behind you as you leave".  Meanwhile in the continuing Anglican world, many will be realigning themselves in order to continue and indeed survive.

I imagine that in the future there will be two principal reference points for Anglicanism, the Ordinariate Anglicans in union with the Pope on one side, and the affirming Anglicans in union with Canterbury on the other.  Undoubtedly both those in union with Canterbury and those continuring Anglican groups will suffer a constant hemorage as the Anglicans of the Ordinariate regrafted onto the stem from which they sprung begin to flourish.  One thing is for certain Anglicanism will never be the same.

Rites of the Ordinariates

Some observations about the liturgical question associated with the upcoming Ordinariates from a traditionalist RC perspective.

AngloCatholic High Mass



Correct me if I am wrong, but from what I can see there seem to be a number of different rites, uses and practices which will contend for a place under the banner of the much discussed Anglican Patrimony.

The issue of the liturgical use of the Ordinariates will, no doubt, very soon be the subject of heated debate among our Ordinariate bound brethren.

For those traditional Catholics who welcome and embrace the traditional liturgical heritage of the Church there is a hope that the dominant variation of the Roman Rite known in England before the Reformation the "Use of Sarum" or the Sarum Rite will be restored as the Extraordinary Form of the Ordinariate.

Anglo Papalists who prefer the Counter Reformation Rites of the Latin Church require no legislation or special permission to use either the Usus Antiquior or the Usus Recentior what remains to be done:

1. Approved English Translation of the Usus Antiquior for liturgical use- The English Missal seems to be the obvious choice.

2.  An Ordinariate Calendar with local variations.

Dearmerites will be aware that the Pre-Reformation Rites however require some positive work to permit their resusitation - Cramner Godly Order alone will not do; rather the Usus Salisburiensis whole and entire -what needed:

1. A Latin typical Edition

2. Current liturgical Calendar

3. A Sarum Ritus Servandus

4. An approved English translation of the Sarum Rite.

5. The restoration of the Sarum Divine Office at very least for religious and collegiat churches

Fr Christopher Phillips in the USA, developed the Anglican Use - Which is a hybrid Anglican/Cramnarian version of the current Roman Rite.  From what I gather it is not a work that he regards as complete or rather finalised indeed Anglorum Ceotibus opens the door for its further development and adaptation.

Cardinals meet in Rome to discuss various issues including the Ordinariate

Latest News - drawn from the Catholic Herald

Cardinals to discuss the Ordinariate

A day of reflection and prayer ahead of the consistory of cardinals will focus the Ordinariates amongst it principle themes.
Cardinals from around the world have been invited to take part in a day of reflection and prayer before the consistory on November 20.

In the evening, after vespers, the cardinals will discuss Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum coetibus, led by Cardinal William Levada, Prefect for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.