News and Events
- 17 May 2013
Sacra Liturgia 2013 - Rome, June 25-28, 2013
The International Federation Una Voce is pleased to
sponsor Sacra Liturgia, an international conference to study, promote and renew the
appreciation of liturgical formation and celebration.For details, please visit Sacra Liturgia or view the posters in English , in French or in Italian
- 25 Mar 2013
UVRussia's pilgrimage - July 25 - 29, 2013
UNA VOCE RUSSIA, together with the Roman Catholic parish of St. Nicholas in Luga and Greek Catholic parish of Sts. Cyril and Methodius in St. Petersburg, will mark the Year of Faith with the first St. Olaf Pilgrimage from Luga to Veliky Novgorod on July 25 to 29, 2013.
Saint Olaf Haraldsson, King of Norway, is one of relatively few Catholic saints who have spent time within the nowadays borders of Russia. As an exile during the rebellion of heathen nobles in A. D. 1029, he went to the northern Russian city of Novgorod to stay with his friends, Prince Yaroslav the Wise (Jarizleifr of the Norse sagas) and Princess Ingegerd. Tradition claims that here St. Olaf worked several miracles, more to be added to them after he went back to Norway and died as a martyr in the Battle of Stiklestad. A Latin-rite church was dedicated to St. Olaf in Novgorod; both Westerners and Russians prayed there, and it is last mentioned in the 14th century, long after the schism that tore most of the Christian East away from the Catholic Church. Nowadays, an icon of St. Olaf, consecrated by the Holy Father Benedict XVI, is venerated in Novgorod's Catholic parish of Sts. App. Peter and Paul.
The pilgrims will march about 25 km (15.5 miles) a day, making tent camps to pray, talk and sleep, and then celebrate a Holy Mass in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman rite on July 29, the day of St. Olaf's death, in the Novgorod parish. All the other liturgical celebrations during the pilgrimage will be either in the Extraordinary Form or in the Slavo-Byzantine rite. The pilgrimage will also feature three lectures about the documents of Vatican II, as required for obtaining the plenary indulgence for the Year of Faith.
See more (in Russian) at http://www.unavoce.ru/olaf/ or contact Una Voce Russia at info@unavoce.ru.
- 22 Feb 2013
FIUV Statement on the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI,
Dear Members,
Today, the Feast of the Chair of St Peter, seems an appropriate day for the Federation to release a statement about the resignation of Pope Benedict. This statement has been agreed after consultation with the officers.
The name of Pope St Gregory the Great, included in the motu proprio Summorum Pontificum, has been included in the FIUV statement because many are convinced that the restoration of the traditional liturgy to the Church by Pope Benedict XVI will be seen by future generations in a similar light, as the Pope in the 21st century who made every effort to ensure that future generations "received both the Catholic faith and the treasures of worship and culture that had been accumulated by the Romans in preceding centuries".
May I urge all our Members to arrange a Mass in thanksgiving for the papacy of Pope Benedict XVI and to send a letter or Mass card to His Holiness to express our gratitude for the motu proprio Summorum Pontificum.
With my best wishes in Domino,
Leo Darroch, President,
Foederatio Internationalis Una Voce.
- 20 Feb 2013
The Centro Culturale Lepanto, based in Rome, has launched a Rosary Crusade for the conclave and a favourable outcome.
- 16 Feb 2013
FIUV Position Paper 14, Part I available
Holy Week Reform of 1955 - General Comments
- 14 Dec 2012
FIUV Position Papers are available as a book
The first 13 papers, and the introduction, have been compiled into a Lulu book.
Archbishop Thomas Gullickson has kindly written an endorsement of the book.
- 16 Oct 2012
PILGRIMAGE TO ROME - 3RD NOVEMBER 2012,
The following pictures were taken by Mr. Leo Darroch, President of FIUV, during the historic November 3, 2012 Solemn Pontifical Mass at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica. This Mass, according to the Missal of 1962, was celebrated by Antonio Cardinal Cañizares Llovera, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship. It was only the second to be publicly offered at this altar using the Missal of 1962 since the time of the liturgical reforms following the Second Vatican Council.
This Mass was the culmination of an international pilgrimage of Catholics attached to the Missal of 1962 that had been organized bytheCoordinamento Nazionale del Summorum Pontificum, in co-operation with the International Federation Una Voce, Paix Liturgique,and Foederatio Internationalis Juventutem. Catholics from many parts of the world joined the pilgrimage and were at the Mass, along with more than 50 priests. The FIUV President met representatives from the USA, many European countries, and from as far afield as Mar del Plata in Argentina.
The Vice President of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei, Abp. Joseph Augustine Di Noia, O.P ., was in choro during the Mass. Before the Mass started, a message from the Vatican Secretary of State, Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone,was read out to the pilgrims. His Eminence transmittedthe Pope's greeting to those present and affirmedthat "it is good to preserve the riches that grew within the faith and prayer of the Church and to give them their just place..."
The pilgrimage and this Mass, which took place in the first weeks of the Year of Faith declared by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI, manifested the fidelity to the Holy See of numerous Catholics attached to the venerable and extraordinary form of the Roman Rite.
After the Mass, the Centro Culturale Lepanto hosted a short conference entitled, "They lived in expectation of Summorum Pontificum", which focused on the lives and works of Cardinal Alfons Stickler (1910 - 2007), and Michael Davies (1936 - 2004), a former President of the FIUV. The current President, Leo Darroch, gave a talk about the published works of Michael Davies and hoped that the younger generation would discover Michael's books. It is important, he said, that newer and younger members of the FIUV read Michael's books so that a new generation will appreciate why many regard him as the greatest lay writer on the liturgy in the past 50 years. If anyone would like a copy of the talk please mail president@fiuv.org
A more complete report on the activities of FIUV during the pilgrimage will be published in the coming weeks.
- 16 Oct 2012
PILGRIMAGE TO ROME - 3RD NOVEMBER 2012,
the programm to print and to take with you to Rome
This notice concerns the Pilgrimage to Rome, and the Mass in St. Peter's Basilica on the afternoon of Saturday 3rd November to be celebrated by His Eminence Cardinal Cañizares Llovera. Official website
To help the pilgrims during their stay in Rome our FIUV Secretary, Thomas Murphy, has arranged additional services for Thursday (1st) and Friday (2nd).
The events listed for Saturday 3rd November have been arranged by the official pilgrimage organisers.
The conference on the Saturday evening has been arranged by the Centro Culturale Lepanto of Rome. Most of these talks will be in Italian.
The Masses on 4th November are the usual traditional form Masses available in Rome on Sunday.
The full programme is shown below. We hope that our members travelling to Rome for this pilgrimage will find this information helpful.
The site with a street map of Rome may be helpful
In Domino,
Leo Darroch.
President - Foederatio Internationalis Una Voce.-----------------------------
All those participating in the Foderatio Internationalis Una Voce Pilgrimage to Rome are encouraged to attend the following:
Thursday, 1st November - Feast of All Saints
- The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite
- Time: 11.00 hrs
- Location: Church of Sant'Agata dei Goti, Via Mazzarino, 16 - 00184, Rome [adjacent to the Via Nazionale and the Mercati Traianei]
- Celebrant & Preacher: Rev. Fr. John Hunwicke
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Traditional Evening Devotions including the Holy Rosary and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
- Time: 15.30 hrs
- Location: Basilica of Ss. XII Apostoli, Piazza dei Santi Apostoli, 51 - 00187 Rome [At the end of the Via del Corso near to Piazza Venezia]
- Celebrant & Preacher: Rev. Fr. John Hunwicke
Friday, 2nd November - Feast of All Souls
- The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite
- Time: 11.00 hrs
- Location: Church of Sant'Agata dei Goti, Via Mazzarino, 16 - 00184, Rome
- Celebrant & Preacher: Rev. Fr. John Hunwicke
- Traditional Evening Devotions including the Holy Rosary and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
- Time: 17.00 hrs
- Location: Church of Sant'Agata dei Goti, Via Mazzarino, 16 - 00184, Rome
- Celebrant & Preacher: Rev. Fr. John Hunwicke
Saturday, 3rd November
- Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
- Time: from 10.00 hrs
- Location: Church of San Salvatore in Lauro, Piazza di San Salvatore in Lauro, 15 - 00186, Rome. [Close to the Piazza Ponte S. Angelo]
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Procession from Church of San Salvatore in Lauro to Saint Peter's Basilica
- Time: 13.15 hrs
- Time: 15.00 hrs
- Location: St. Peter's Basilica, Piazza San Pietro - 00193 Rome
- Celebrant: His Eminence, Antonio, Cardinal Cañizares Llovera, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship
A Conference to honour the lives of H.E., Alfons, Cardinal Stickler (1910-2007) and Mr. Michael Davies (1936-2004)- Time: 17.30 hrs
- Location: Centro Russia Exumenica, Borgo Pio, 141 - 00196, Rome
- Chairman: Fabio Bernabei, President of the Centro Culturale Lepanto of Rome
- Speakers: Leo Darroch, President of the Foderatio Internationalis Una Voce
- Mons. Ignacio Barreiro Carambula, Director of the Roman Bureau of Human Life International
- Thomas Murphy, Secretary of the Foderatio Internationalis Una Voce
Sunday, 4th November - XXIII Sunday after Pentecost
- The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite
- Time: 10.00 hrs
- Location: Church of Gesù e Maria al Corso Via del Corso, 45 - 00185 ROMA
- The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite
- Time: 10.30 hrs
- Location: Oratory of the Beata Vergine Maria Annunziata in Borgo, Luntotevere Vaticano, 1 - 00193, Rome
- The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite
- Time: 09.00 hrs, 10.30 hrs, 18.30 hrs
- Location: Church of SS. Trinità dei Pellegrini, Via dei Pettinari 36/A - 00186 Roma
INVITO - LOCANDINA ALLEGATA
- Nella ricorrenza degli anniversari:
- 200° della nascita della Ven. Maria Cristina di Savoia, Regina delle Due Sicilie,
- 70° della morte di S.A.R. il Duca Amedeo di Savoia Aosta
- e 60° della morte di S.M. Elena di Savoia, Regina d'Italia
- il Movimento Culturale Rinnovamento nella Tradizione
- e l'Associazione Mafalda e Giovanna di Savoia
- invitano
- alla Santa Messa solenne nella Forma Straordinaria del Rito Romano
- che sarà celebrata alla presenza della Famiglia Reale
- nella Basilica di Santa Maria ad Martyres (Pantheon) in Roma
- Sabato 10 novembre 2012
- alle Ore 12.00
- 2 Oct 2012
Policy Statement on the Official FIUV Logo and the Name Una Voce.
The name of the Foederatio Internationalis Una Voce and its very distinctive logo has been immediately recognisable since its earliest days. Since the year 2,000 and particularly since the promulgation of the motu proprio Summorum Pontificum in 2007, there has been a steady increase in groups being formed and many are using the name Una Voce in their title. A number of these groups have applied for membership of the FIUV and been accepted. But there are others who have taken the name of Una Voce and have not applied, but appear to be claiming a link to the FIUV on their websites. This has become a major cause for concern because they are operating outside the accepted standards of the FIUV yet are being widely regarded as members. In some instances this is affecting the good name of the FIUV.
At its XXth General Assembly, 5th November 2011, Rome, the Federation delegates approved a motion unanimously to protect the FIUV logo and name.
The problem is two-fold:
- the official FIUV logo, and
- the name Una Voce.
1. THE OFFICIAL FIUV LOGO.
The FIUV logo is an artistic work within the meaning of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works. It is an international agreement governing copyright, which was first accepted in Bern, Switzerland in 1886. It is quite clear that the FIUV logo must be classed as an artistic work, commissioned by our founder president Dr Eric de Saventhem, and designed, as it was, by Albert Decaris, the most famous French engraver of the 20th century. It is, therefore, the intellectual property right of the FIUV which has exclusive rights and no one can use it without the express permission of the FIUV.
Statement 1:
(i) The Logo of the Federation shall be the roundel designed by Albert Decaris (1901-1988) with a border in gold containing "Foderatio Internationalis" in black lettering over, and "MCMLXV" in black lettering under, a central black inescutcheon upon which the gold letters "Una Voce" are scattered en sourtout. The Logo of the Federation shall not be altered, defaced, or used in pretence, nor shall its tincture be modified for any purpose whatsoever.
(ii) The logo of the Federation may be displayed and used by all Members of the Federation upon their official correspondence, publications, and possessions and, with the express permission of the President of the Federation in each case, by all groups having a democratic participation in Members of the Federation.
2. The Name 'Una Voce'.
The name 'Una Voce' was first chosen by Una Voce France in 1965 and it was subsequently adopted by the first six national groups which formed the Foederatio Internationalis Una Voce. The name Una Voce preceded the logo, but both are now inextricably linked as our worldwide identity. It is an identity we must do all in our power to safeguard.
Statement 2:
The name Una Voce, when used in conjunction with the aims and objectives of the International Federation Una Voce, may not be used or displayed on written, published, or electronic material, by any group which is not democratically associated with the Federation, and where its use may lead to misrepresentation in that the general public is misled into thinking the activity is associated with the International Federation Una Voce.
Every effort is made by FIUV to ensure the integrity of its logo and identity in a way that encourages groups that support our aims and groups that aspire to Membership. However, there are instances where, despite best efforts, groups using the logo and identity of the FIUV refuse to co-operate with the Federation in maintaining that integrity. In such instances, the FIUV reluctantly has to state publicly that those groups have no connection with the FIUV and use its logo and identity without the consent of the Federation.
If you are aware of a group using the logo or identity of the FIUV inappropriately, or if you are unsure of the status of a group using the logo or the identity of the FIUV, you can assist the Federation by letting us know at: info@fiuv.org.
Leo Darroch,
President - Foederatio Internationalis Una Voce.
2nd October 2012.
- 19 Sept 2012
Dear Members of the Federation,
You will be aware of the traditional Mass being arranged in St Peter's Basilica, Rome, which was advertised for 10.00 hrs on the morning of Saturday 3rd November.
Due to unforeseen circumstances the time of the Mass has been changed to 15.00 hrs on the same day.
Thomas Murphy, the FIUV Secretary, and also Official Spokesman for the organising group Coetus Internationalis pro Summorum Pontificum has prepared a statement which is shown below - in English, Italian, and French. Thomas and I are in the process of arranging additional services for FIUV members (and any others, of course). You will see from the statement that members will be kept informed on the official websites of additional services which will be arranged by the FIUV. I will also send out emails when we have more information.
STATEMENT.
Following the press conference of 10th September, the Coetus Internationalis pro Summorum Pontificum wishes to announce a change of time for the Mass in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite. The Mass will now take place in St. Peter's Basilica at 3 p.m. in the afternoon of Saturday 3rd November.
This change has been made to facilitate the celebration of the annual Mass for deceased members of the Sacred College of Cardinals by the Holy Father that morning. We are one with the Holy Father and we accept without question this change of time.
The International Federation Una Voce will be organising Masses and other events in Rome on 1st and 2nd November and all pilgrims are invited to participate.
Details of these events, together with details of all Masses in the Extraordinary Form in the City of Rome during the time of the pilgrimage, will be released on the official website of the Pilgrimage and the official website of the International Federation Una Voce by early October.
The Coetus Internationalis pro Summorum Pontificum invites all the faithful attached to the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite to double their efforts to show their support for the Holy Father and his document Summorum Pontificum.
The Coetus Internationalis pro Summorum Pontificum invites all the faithful coming to Rome and those who can not come to join the Holy Father in prayer for the souls of the deceased Cardinals.
Contacts: Secretary of CISP -- Official Spokesman of the Pilgrimage
- 8 Sept 2012
Become a 'Friend of the International Federation Una Voce'.
It's an easy way to support the work of the Federation for the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite and to keep yourself informed about its activities.
You can become a Friend by e-mailing your details, like your name, e-mail address and Country of residence to friends@fiuv.org and making an annual donation using the Paypal donate-button at the left below the site menu
You will be included on the mailing list for publications and regular bulletins but your details will not be shared with others.
Two Masses will be offered in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite each month, one for living and one for deceased 'Friends of the International Federation Una Voce'
- 30 Aug 2012
III Encuentro Summorum Pontificum-Brasil - in Portuguese.
- 27 Aug 2012
Interview with official spokesman for International Pilgrimage to Rome 'Pro Summorum Pontificum'
At 10 a.m. on Saturday, 3rd November, 2012, Mass in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite will be celebrated in St. Peter's Basilica, Rome, as the culmination of the International Pilgrimage organised by the Coetus Internationalis pro 'Summorum Pontificum' to bring together all those who support 'Summorum Pontificum' in a public gesture of support for Pope Benedict XVI during the Holy Year of Faith and for the fifth anniversary of 'Summorum Pontificum'. Thomas Murphy, Secretary of FIUV is the official spokesman for the International Pilgrimage and the CISP. He recently gave the following interview:
- 23 July 2012
The International Federation Una Voce Welcomes Three New Members.
The International Federation Una Voce is pleased to announce the admission of three new members. The Federation Council has approved applications from:
- Una Voce Costa Rica
- Una Voce Puerto Rico
- Latin Mass Society of Canada
- 6 July 2012
The position paper on Silence has been added.
- 20 June 2012
The position paper on Prefaces has been added.
- 2 June 2012
On June 1, 2012, the President of FIUV, Mr. Leo Darroch, sent the following bulletin (with three items) to the members of the Federation.
Dear Members of the Federation,
I have three important items of news.PRAYERS FOR POPE BENEDICT XVI.
You will all be aware of the scandal that has been reported recently where private papers in Pope Benedict's apartments have been stolen and are being made public. This has caused great distress to our Holy Father. At his General Audience of Wednesday 30th May he said: "The events of recent days involving the Curia and my collaborators have brought sadness to my heart. However, I have never lost my firm certainty that, despite the weakness of man, despite difficulties and trials, the Church is guided by the Holy Spirit and the Lord will ensure she never lacks the help she needs to support her on her journey." Investigations are being made and the truth will be discovered. It is not the time to speculate, but the time to pray for our Holy Father in his time of distress. May I suggest that, if possible, you ask your priests to offer holy Mass for the intentions of His Holiness. But, in addition, may I suggest that all our members recite the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary so that our Holy Father, to whom we owe so much, will be uplifted by the prayers of the worldwide Una Voce movement. The Sorrowful mysteries seem most appropriate.
MEETING IN THE PONTIFICAL COMMISSION ECCLESIA DEI.
On Saturday 28th April, the President of the FIUV Leo Darroch, and the Secretary Thomas Murphy, had a meeting in the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei Commission, with the Secretary Monsignor Guido Pozzo. We were warmly received and we presented a document which expressed our views about the proposed insertion of new Saints and some new Prefaces into the Missal of 1962. We were assured that our comments would be considered by the Commission and that we would be consulted.
A WARNING FROM UNA VOCE ITALY (REGARDING THE SO-CALLED 'ROMAN CATHOLIC SOCIETY OF POPE LEO XIII')
I have been informed by the President of Una Voce Italy about something we all need to be aware of. There is a group by the name of The Roman Catholic Society of Pope Leo XIII which claims to have Catholic bishops and which claims to celebrate the 'Tridentine rite'. FIUV members in Italy have been contacted via the internet, especially on Facebook, and have been informed that in Italy they propose to celebrate Tridentine Masses for members or sympathisers of Una Voce, or to the faithful attached to the ancient rite. Their website gives a list of their 'bishops' with their various titles. Their leader is the self-styled S. Em David C. Bell, Archbishop of London and titular bishop of St. Boniface.
Recently, he proceeded with illegal diaconal ordinations in Fiesole in Italy, as reported in a statement from the bishop of that diocese (Text in Italian). Please be aware that the Society of Pope Leo XIII has no connection with the FIUV and I would advise members to have no contact with this Society. I will be contacting the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei to make it clear that the FIUV has no links with this Society of Pope Leo XIII.
- 16 May 2012
We are grateful for the kind words of praise recently penned by Archbishop Thomas E. Gullickson, Nuncio to Ukraine, for our fifth Position Paper, on the Vulgate. These words can be found in his blog post "Three Cheers for St. Jerome".
"Don't miss the "FIUV Position Paper 5: The Vulgate". I read it at RORATE CAELI. It is indeed a masterful piece in every way, but I want to quote a couple paragraphs in particular:
- 6. While the Old Testament of the Neo Vulgate is based on the Masoretic Hebrew text, the Vulgate and the ancient Latin Psalters depend upon the Greek Septuagint translation of the Old Testament. The Instruction Variatates legitimate (1994) describes the Septuagint's production as 'an enrichment of the Scriptures' 'under divine inspiration',[9] a judgment which reflects the consensus of the Fathers.[10] It reflects both a more ancient Hebrew manuscript tradition and a more developed theological understanding, than the Hebrew versions directly available to us. It is noteworthy that it is used in the New Testament, in some cases precisely because of its variance with the Hebrew.[11] It was the Septuagint which was the basis of Scriptural commentary and exegesis by the Greek Fathers, and by using Latin translations based on the Septuagint, Latin Fathers and Doctors were able to work in continuity with them.
- 7. In short, the Septuagint translators' own reading of the Old Testament forms a key link in a tradition of interpretation adopted and developed further by the New Testament authors and the Fathers, Doctors, and scholars of the Church right up to modern times. It is this tradition of interpretation which is reflected in the liturgical use made of the Old Testament, especially the Psalms, in the ancient Latin liturgical tradition.
- 8. The importance of the 'entire tradition of the Latin Church' is referred to in the passage of Sacrosanctum Concilium quoted above, and is reaffirmed emphatically in Liturgiam authenticam: 'The effort should be made to ensure that the translations be conformed to that understanding of biblical passages which has been handed down by liturgical use and by the tradition of the Fathers of the Church, especially as regards very important texts such as the Psalms and the readings used for the principal celebrations of the liturgical year; in these cases the greatest care is to be taken so that the translation express the traditional Christological, typological and spiritual sense, and manifest the unity and the inter-relatedness of the two Testaments.'[12]
I cannot remember ever seeing such a succinct and eloquent explanation of the importance of the Septuagint in the life of the Church and its liturgy. This Position Paper adds much to what we need to mean when we are talking about the hermeneutic of continuity."
- 14 May 2012
The position paper on Liturgical Pluralism has been added:
- 2 May 2012
This address 'Is the Traditional Movement the Remedy for the Crisis in the Church' was given in Poland on April 9, 2011 by the current President of FIUV, Mr. Leo Darroch. As we move into the fifth year of the implementation of Summorum Pontificum and as interest in the Vatican - SSPX talks continues, this talk is more relevant than ever in explaining the importance of the movement for the Traditional Latin Mass to the cause of the revival of the Church as a whole, in line with the calls of Pope Benedict XVI for a "New Evangelization".
- 2 May 2012
The position paper on Vulgate & Gallican Psalter has been added:
- 14 April 2012
The position paper on Liturgical Orientation has been added:
- 30 March 2012
The position paper on Receiving Communion has been added:
- The Manner of Receiving Communion see also
- Reverence and Recollection Comments by Archbishop Thomas E. Gullickson, Titular Archbishop of Polymartium & Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine.
- 20 March 2012
The following position papers on the Liturgy have now been updated:
- 04 March 2012
- 02 March 2012
FIUV Position Papers on the 1962 Missal
FIUV launches discussion papers on the 1962 Missal The Foederatio Internationalis Una Voce (FIUV) is launching a series of short 'position papers' on aspects of the 1962 Missal, with a view to stimulating debate on aspects of the 'Extraordinary Form' which have been criticised in the past, and might be subject to change in the future.
We have a two-fold goal. First, to contribute to a debate, which has been on-going since at least the mid 20th Century, about the theological appropriateness and pastoral effectiveness of (what is now, in the Holy Father's phrase) 'the former liturgical tradition'. We wish to equip those attached to this tradition with the best possible arguments, backed by the best authorities, for maintaining the organic integrity of this tradition, expressed as succinctly as possible but, we hope, comprehensible to a wide audience. We hope in this way to raise the standard of debate which takes place no longer only in the seminar room, but wherever Catholics meet, particularly on the internet.
Secondly, we do this in light of the Holy Father's letter to Bishops accompanying the Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum:
- For that matter, the two Forms of the usage of the Roman Rite can be mutually enriching: new Saints and some of the new Prefaces can and should be inserted in the old Missal. The "Ecclesia Dei" Commission, in contact with various bodies devoted to the usus antiquior, will study the practical possibilities in this regard.
The FIUV is not merely one among many 'bodies devoted to the EF', but is the only international body able to speak for the laity attached to this form of the liturgy. We were established in 1965, at the very beginning of the 'Traditional Movement', and represent a large and growing number of lay associations in North and South America, Europe, Africa and Asia. We have been representing the views and needs of our member associations in Rome, and to the wider world, for nearly half a century.
- 28 Feb 2012
Pilgrimage to the Holy Tunic in Trier, Germany.
The Bishop of Trier, His Excellency Dr. Stephan Ackermann, has extended an invitation for the period of April 13th to May 13th, 2012 for a major pilgrimage to the Holy Tunic in Trier. The theme of the pilgrimage is: "Bring Together What Is Divided". During these four weeks, up to one million pilgrims are expected in Trier.
The occasion of the pilgrimage will be the first-ever public viewing of the Holy Tunic in this century. The last time that the Holy Tunic was publicly viewed was in 1996, when the relic was exhibited for only the third time in the 20th century (the previous expositions took place on 1959 and 1933.)The pilgrimage of all communities, parishes and groups that are attached to the traditional Latin liturgy (the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite) is scheduled on the weekend of April 20th to April 22nd, 2012. At the pilgrimage of these communities, all liturgies will be celebrated according to the Extraordinary Form.
The highlights of the pilgrimage will be on Saturday, April 21st, 2012, when the following will take place:
At 10:00 am: Solemn Pontifical Mass in the extraordinary form of the Roman Rite in St. Maximin (Maximinstraße); Celebrant: His Eminence Walter Cardinal Brandmüller, Rome. Liturgical ministry: Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter.
Afterwards: a solemn procession across the City of Trier to the Dome, where the Holy Robe of Jesus is exposed to the faithful; Veneration of the Holy Robe.
At 4:30 pm: Solemn Pontifical Vespers with Eucharistic Adoration at St. Maximin. Celebrant also: His Eminence Walter Cardinal Brandmüller. Liturgical ministry: Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest.
Full details are shown in the attached file.
The organizer of the pilgrimage for the communities attached to the traditional Latin liturgy, Fr. Nikolaus Gorges FSSP, asks that the faithful of these communities "come in great numbers".
- 27 Feb 2012
Press Release from the LMS Gregorian Chant Network (with pictures)
"A meeting of around fifty choir directors and chant experts attended the second biennial meeting of the Gregorian Chant Network at the London Oratory on 18 February, sponsored financially by the Latin Mass Society.Two representatives from Una Voce France also attended. This event featured addresses from one of its new Patrons, Dr James MacMillan, the Catholic composer, and Fr Guy Nicholls, founder of the Newman Institute of Liturgical Music in Birmingham. The Network, which was founded two years ago by the Latin Mass Society, Una Voce Scotland, the Association for Latin Liturgy, the Schola Gregoriana of Cambridge and dozens of Chant scholas across England and Wales, aims to promote greater knowledge of, and expertise in, the Church's most ancient musical form with the aim of fostering its wider use in the Catholic liturgy."
- 30 Jan 2012
Revised 1962 Missal soon?
Concerns of the International Federation Una Voce regarding these revisions.
- 15 Nov 2011
XXth General Assembly of the Foederatio Internationalis Una Voce. Rome, 5th/6th November 2011.
On the weekend of 5th and 6th November, delegates from around the world gathered in Rome for the XXth biennial General Assembly of the International Federation Una Voce. For more than 40 years the members of the International Federation have travelled to Rome to plead the cause for the restoration of the traditional liturgy. For most of these years our presence has been acknowledged, rather than welcomed, but since the publication of Summorum Pontificum in July 2007 the atmosphere has improved noticeably. more..
- 13 Nov 2011
IN PERSONA CHRISTI - Spiritual Exercises for Priests
Preached by H.E. Mgr. Athanasius Schneider 12-18 February 2012 - Passionist Retreat House, ROME.
The retreat will begin with Vespers and the singing of the Veni Creator on Sun 12 at 7:00 p.m. and end with the singing of the Te Deum on Sat 18 at 10:00 a.m.
- 28 Sep 2011
The International Federation Una Voce Welcomes Four New Members.
The International Federation Una Voce is pleased to announce the admission of four new members. The Federation Council has approved applications from:
- Una Voce Albaruthenia (Belarus),
- Una Voce Natal (Brazil),
- Una Voce Cuba,
- Una Voce Ucraina (Ukraine).
Since the promulgation of the motu prorio Summorum Pontificum in July 2007 the Federation has admitted twelve new associations: from Malta, Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Chile - Casablanca, Philippines, Japan, Portugal, and now the four associations named above. We are also in active discussions with another five groups in Latin America and two in Asia. What is especially encouraging is that all these groups are being formed and led by energetic young people who have found in the traditional liturgy a spirituality they have not been able to find elsewhere. This is our hope for the future in that young lay people will be working with young clergy and religious to ensure that the traditions of the Church will be preserved and fostered.
The first President of the International Federation Una Voce, Dr Eric de Saventhem, speaking in New York in June 1970, said that the suppression of the traditional Mass had been achieved de facto only and not de jure. It would be unthinkable, he said, for the older form of Mass to be forbidden as one would have to argue that it had been wrong or bad - either doctrinally or pastorally. He thought it perfectly legitimate to ask that the new Ordo Missae should be offered as an additional, alternative way, of celebrating Mass. This was an argument that all the leaders of the International Federation have used regularly when in Rome. The motu proprio Summorum Pontificum has confirmed what Dr de Saventhem said nearly forty years earlier. In his talk he also said:
"A renaissance will come: asceticism and adoration as the mainspring of direct total dedication to Christ will return. Confraternities of priests, vowed to celibacy and to an intense life of prayer and meditation will be formed. Religious will regroup themselves into houses of "strict observance." A new form of "Liturgical Movement" will come into being, led by young priests and attracting mainly young people, in protest against the flat, prosaic, philistine or delirious liturgies which will soon overgrow and finally smother even the recently revised rites.
It is vitally important that these new priests and religious, these new young people with ardent hearts, should find -- if only in a corner of the rambling mansion of the Church -- the treasure of a truly sacred liturgy still glowing softly in the night. And it is our task - since we have been given the grace to appreciate the value of this heritage -- to preserve it from spoliation, from becoming buried out of sight, despised and therefore lost forever. It is our duty to keep it alive: by our own loving attachment, by our support for the priests who make it shine in our churches, by our apostolate at all levels of persuasion."
Everything that Dr de Saventhem prophesied has come to pass. The revised rite of 1970 has indeed been overgrown and smothered by flat and delirious liturgies. For forty years the members of the International Federation have worked unceasingly to keep alive "the truly sacred liturgy" and to prevent it being "buried out of sight, despised, and therefore lost forever". The enquiries being received by the Federation are coming mainly from young people who are not attracted or inspired by these "flat, prosaic, philistine or delirious liturgies" and are welcoming and embracing the venerable usus antiquior of their forefathers. The International Federation Una Voce will continue unceasingly in its work to attract new members and help restore and spread the usus antiquior and the venerable and ancient liturgy of our forbears to our altars.
Leo Darroch, President - Foederatio Internationalis Una Voce.
28th September 2011.
- 1 July 2011
Frater Fredrick John Patrick Crichton-Stuart,
Obituary 6. Sept 1940 - 14 June 2011 PDF or Word (6.4 MB)
- 23 June 2011
FRA’ FREDRIK CRICHTON-STUART, R.I.P.
Fra’ Fredrik meeting Pope Benedict XVI in January 2006
Dear Una Voce Members and friends,
We have now been advised of the following arrangements for the funeral:
Monday 27th June
- Reception of the body and Vespers at 5 p.m. at St Mary’s Metropolitan Cathedral, Edinburgh.
Tuesday 28th June
- Lauds at 10:30 a.m.
- Solemn Requiem Mass on Tuesday the 28th of June at 11:15 a.m. (immediately after Lauds). Celebrant Fr. John Emerson, FSSP.
His Eminence Keith Patrick Cardinal O’Brien, Archbishop of Edinburgh; His Grace Mario Conti, Archbishop of Glasgow; and Knights of Malta will be in choir. Cardinal O’Brien will preach the homily. - A reception will be held in the Cathedral Hall after Mass.
- Fra’ Freddy’s burial will take place at 3 p.m. at Mount Vernon.
Una Voce Scotland.
- 17 May 2011
- 13 May 2011
The International Federation Una Voce welcomes the Instruction "UNIVERSAE ECCLESIAE" of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei on the application of the Apostolic Letter Summorum Pontificum of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI
- 21 April 2011
The International Federation Una Voce welcomes Two New members.
- Una Voce Japan.
- Una Voce Portugal.
- 14 April 2011
Third Conference on the Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum
The International Federation Una Voce has been asked to publicise a very important conference which is taking place in Rome on the weekend of 13 to 15 May 2011. It is being organised by Fr Vincenzo Nuara, O.P. of the association Youth and Tradition and is being supported by officials of the Ecclesia Dei Commission, the FSSP, the ICRSP, and the Franciscans of the Immaculate.
The official programme (in Italian) is here and here with an English translation here.. Fr Nuara, O.P. has worked wonders in assembling such a programme, and the rich array of high profile speakers indicates the level of support for his conference.
This is a very important conference, culminating as it does in a Pontifical Mass at the Faldstool in St Peter’s Basilica, celebrated by His Eminence Antonio Cardinal Cañizares Llovera.
The costs incurred in arranging such a programme are quite heavy and donations would be gratefully received.
- Bank Name: Poste Italiane
- Account Number: 000005095247
- Account: Associazione Giovani e Tradizione
- SWIFT : BPPIITRRXXX
- IBAN : IBAN IT64 U076 0116 9000 0000 5095 247
- 30 March 2011
Summer School for Latin by Vivarium Novum Academy
We have received this request from the Vivarium Novum Academy. If anyone is interested in obtaining more information about this summer school of Latin please contact the Vivarium Novum Academy direct. All relevant information is contained on the academy’s website.
- 29 December 2010
Letter from Pontifical Commission "Ecclesia Dei"
The members of the International Federation Una Voce will be pleased to hear that a letter has been received from the Secretary of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei, Monsignor Guido Pozzo, about the report submitted to the Commission on the third anniversary of Summorum Pontificum. Monsignor Pozzo has agreed that the letter may be published on our website. May I thank the members once again for their contributions to this report which was well received in Rome.
Letter
- 30 November 2010
Report on the third Anniversary of "Summorum Pontificum"
English - PDF file
French - PDF Part 1 Part 2
- 30 November 2010
Report from Rome for FIUV Members
PDF file
- 30 June 2010
Traditional Latin Mass workshop in Vitebsk, Belarus
A report by Katerina Lavrinenko, with photos
- 11 June 2010
Traditional Latin Mass workshop for Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian priests in Vitebsk, Belarus – 13 to 17 July 2010.
Mr. Oleg Michael Martynov of Una Voce Russia (and Una Voce Council member) reports that the region’s first official workshop for priests who want to obtain or improve their knowledge of how to say Holy Mass in the extraordinary form (usus antiquor, or the so-called Tridentine Mass) will be held in Vitebsk, Belarus, on July 13 to 17, 2010. The workshop, taught by Fr. Ivo Ounpuu of the Apostolic Administration of Estonia, will be a joint effort of Una Voce Albaruthenia (Belarus), Una Voce Russia, and the parish of St. Barbara Cathedral in Vitebsk. The parish, served by the Dominican Fathers, features Holy Masses in the extraordinary form (Roman Rite) three times a week, being the first such place in Belarus.
Participation will be free of charge for the priests, including accommodation and meals. Every priest in good standing, Latin or Eastern biritualist, is welcome (the main focus is on priests who serve in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine). The workshop will be taught in Polish with simultaneous translation into Russian.
The Bishop of Vitebsk, Mgr. Wladislaw Blin, has granted his blessing to the event, and Mgr. Athanasius Schneider, O.R.C., the Auxiliary Bishop of Karaganda (Kazakhstan), will celebrate a Pontifical Mass during the workshop. Those willing to take part in the workshop are asked to contact the organizers:
email: seminar.for.priests@gmail.com phones: +7-963-657-0452 (in Moscow) +375-29-368-20-90 (in Vitebsk).
N.B: Priests who are not Belarusian, Russian, or Ukrainian citizens should contact the organizers as soon as possible in order to obtain Belarusian entry visa in time.
Leo Darroch writes: This training workshop is a wonderful example of collaboration between a number of groups which has the blessing of the local bishop. The organisers are praying that some kind benefactors may help them with the expenses that are being incurred; particularly as the priests are being given free accommodation and meals. If you would like to help please send a donation via our ‘Donate’ button and say it is for the Belarus training.
- 10 June 2010
Another Priest Training Conference from the Latin Mass Society.
The Latin Mass Society in England and Wales is organising another training conference for priests to learn the extraordinary form of Mass and traditional liturgy. This will be held in August at Downside Abbey in the south west of England and will be the sixth training conference organised by the society. Please see the press release for details.
Following the most recent training conference at Ushaw College in the north of England, Mons Guido Pozzo, the Secretary of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei, sent a letter to the Chairman of the LMS, Dr Joseph Shaw, praising the initiatives of the LMS and the text of this letter is also attached. The LMS is grateful to Mons. Pozzo for his very kind comments and encouragement.
- 8 June 2010
The International Federation Una Voce Welcomes a New Member from the Philippines.
The International Federation Una Voce is pleased to announce the admission of a new member. The application from the Ecclesia Dei Society of St. Joseph (The Philippines) has been approved by the FIUV Council and membership has been granted with immediate effect. The Federation is delighted to welcome such an active group in the Philippines and hopes and prays that membership of the world-wide organisation will help the EDSJ to further the cause of tradition in South East Asia.’
- 12 May 2010
- Beerdigung von Kardinal Mayer (Deutsch - German)
- Abschied von einem Mönch im Kardinalsgewand (Deutsch - German)
- 30th April 2010
- 12-16 Apr. 2010
- 14-15 Nov. 2009
The 19th Statutory General Assembly of FIUV was held in Rome
The FIUV Council was renewed, and certain other important topics discussed, by representatives from countries throughout the world.
- 28 Oct. 2009
FIUV DELEGATION MEETS HOLY FATHER, 28 OCTOBER 2009
The report on the implementation of the motu proprio Summorum Pontificum has been presented to His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI by a delegation of the FIUV, 28th October 2009.
- 8 Oct. 2009
The International Federation Una Voce Welcomes Four New Members.
In the past 2 years, since the promulgation of Summorum Pontificum, there has been a greater awareness and an upsurge of interest in the traditional Roman rite in many countries, and especially in Central and South America. Many people have come together in groups to request the Extraordinary Form of Mass. A number of groups in different countries have been in discussions with the Federation for advice and guidance and four of these groups have applied to join the Federation. The council of the Federation has accepted these applications and accordingly the following groups have now been admitted to the Federation.
- UNA VOCE MEXICO,
- UNA VOCE PERÚ
- UNA VOCE COLOMBIA,
- UNA VOCE CHILE-CASABLANCA
- 6 Oct. 2009
FIUV Report on the 2nd Anniversary of Summorum Pontificum
A report on the implementation of the motu proprio Summorum Pontificum has been produced for presentation in Rome. This report coincides with the second anniversary of the motu proprio.The complete report runs to 96 pages and is in four parts:
- Part 1 is an introduction.
- Part 2 contains an analysis and summary of the information provided by the members.
- Part 3 contains the individual reports from member associations.
- Part 4 contains information on developments worldwide.
Many of the individual reports in Part 3 include sensitive information that is not appropriate to share in the public domain. The full report will be presented to the various dicasteries in Rome. This version contains only Parts 1 and 2 so that the reader will be aware of the report and gain information from the analysis and summary.
- 6 Oct. 2009
- 31 Aug 2009
The International Federation welcomes Pro Tridentina - Malta.
The Foederatio Internationalis Una Voce has accepted an application from Pro Tridentina (Malta) to join the International Federation. Our new member is in the process of building a website and can be found on http://www.protridentina.org/
- 14th June 2009
The International Federation Una Voce expresses its condolences over the death of Monsignor Mario Marini
Please remember Monsignor Mario Marini in your prayers
- 13 June 2009 Letter from the Orthodox to the Federatio Internationalis Una Voce
- 11th February 2009 Comment on the Guidelines Laid Down by the Archbishop of Manila
- 24 January 2009 FIUV Statement: Decree of the Congregation for Bishops Concerning the SSPX
- October 2008 Report on the First Anniversary of the Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum.
14th September 2007 – 14th September 2008
- 5 April 2008 Speech by Leo Darroch at the AGM of Pro Missa Tridentina in Worms, Germany.
- Foederatio Internationalis Una Voce, XVIII General Assembly Rome - 10th/11th November 2007
- February 2008 Supporting letter from Rome
- 10th February 2008 Statement on Good Friday Prayer for the Conversion of the Jews
- 11th - 13th June 2007 FIUV Meetings in Rome - 2007
- 19.03.2007 Statement on Sacramentum Caritatis
- Januari 2007 Appeal to His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI
- 24th 26th November 2006: Meetings in Rome (3)
- 24.11 2006: The opening comments in the dossier presented to various Roman Congregations on 24th November 2006
- 06-11-2006: FIUV Statement
- 14-10-2006: UNA VOCE Tagung in K ln (German)
- 25th 27th September 2006: Meetings in Rome (2)
- 10-09-2006: FIUV Council
- 10-09-2006: J.P. Oostveen named Interim FIUV President
- October 2005: Report of the General Assembly 2005
- 28-04-2005: dr. Eric de Saventhem
- 25-09-2004: Michael Davies