Foederatio Internationalis Una Voce
Non
cessant clamare quotidie UNA VOCE dicentes: Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus
Quae
patronum invocat sanctum Gregorium Magnum Papam
2015 - 50th Anniversary Year of the Federation
founded in 1965
12
April 2015
Quasimodo
or Low Sunday (Close Pasch)
A very Happy Easter to all
members of the Federation
from the President and
Officers
Surrexit Christus! Alleluia!
Dear friends and fellow members of
the Federation,
May I wish you all a very Happy
Easter 2015, every blessing for the Paschal season and Gaudium Paschali to
you all!
On this day, which is often called Quasimodo Sunday, being the 8th day after the Resurrection, are sung the
words of 1 Peter 2:2 as the introit of the Sunday:
Quasimodo geniti infantes, alleluia, rationabile
sine dolo lac concupiscite.
("As newborn babes, alleluia, desire the rational milk
without guile.")
We recall the appearance of the Lord
for a second time to the Disciples, the first being on Easter Day when, after
appearing to St Peter and Cleophas on the road to Emmaus, he appeared
miraculously amongst the Disciples at table.
We recall that, on this second
occasion, our Lord showed his wounds to St Thomas Didymus "the
Doubter", who saw and so believed.
The Lord said to him (John
20:27-29):
Deinde dicit Thomae: Infer
digitum tuum huc, et vide manus meas, et affer manum tuam, et mitte in latus
meum: et noli esse incredulus, sed fidelis. Respondit Thomas, et dixit ei:
Dominus meus et Deus meus. Dixit ei Jesus: Quia vidisti me, Thoma, credidisti:
beati qui non viderunt, et crediderunt.
("Then he saith to Thomas: put in thy finger hither,
and see my hands; and bring hither thy hand, and put it into my side; and be
not faithless, but believing. Thomas answered, and said to him: My Lord, and my
God. Jesus saith to him: because thou hast seen me, Thomas, thou hast believed:
blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.")
Let us rejoice, then, in being those
who have not seen but yet have believed.
Let us also recall, and await, the third appearance of
the Lord to the Disciples, by the sea of Tiberias, when, after the
miraculous draught of fishes, He heard the confession of St Peter,
our first Holy Father, Pope and Bishop of the Holy See of Rome, who humbly
obeyed the Divine Command.
May I ask that those members who are able to do
so, share with us any pictorial or photographic record of
their participation in the services of prayer over Palm Sunday and
especially the Sacred Triduum of Holy Week. I shall then arrange for
them to be posted to the website.
It has been especially joyful to see more and more young
people participating in the sacred Triduum services according to the
traditional rites, including the beautiful services of Tenebrae that
so profoundly capture the spirit of that most holy week of the liturgical year.
Whilst there are many matters of concern to us all, as
members of Una Voce, in these troubling times, nevertheless we may
still experience the joy of seeing the ancient ceremonies and rites of Holy
Church being embraced by more and more of the Faithful who are daily re-discovering
the liturgical treasures that the Holy Spirit has provided for us, through the
Church, over the centuries, and which more and more people are feeling
themselves drawn to.
Despite the best efforts of the Enemy to deprive the
Faithful of these treasures, nevertheless they remain to us and - increasingly
- to more and more, in a manner that often seems highly providential given the
unbelieving tenor of our times.
May I fittingly end this letter by warmly thanking all of
you who, as members of the International Una Voce Federation,
have worked so tirelessly, and so courageously, and for so many years, to
preserve, protect and defend these most beautiful liturgical rites, so lovingly
tended by our spiritual ancestors and which have, for so many centuries,
nurtured amongst us so many saints from so many nations, races and peoples.
As we prepare for the many feasts that adorn the Roman
liturgical calendar during this season, I look forward to seeing some of you on
the weekend of the great Feast of Pentecost when so many traditional
Catholic pilgrims undertake the arduous pilgrimage from Paris to Chartres,
organised by the Association Notre Dame de Chretienté, in witness to our Faith and to our sacred Catholic
traditions.
May God bless us all during this festive and holy season of
Eastertide!
With every good wish and blessing,
yours sincerely in Christo rege,
Colonel James Bogle
President
International Una Voce Federation
International Una Voce Federation
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