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Timeline: Validity of the Novus Ordo

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1969

  1. Cardinals Ottaviani and Bacci send Paul VI a critique of the new Order of Mass

    In a letter dated 25 September 1969, Cardinals Alfredo Ottaviani and Antonio Bacci sent Paul VI a "Short Critical Study on the New Order of Mass", arguing that the new rite departed from the Catholic theology of the Mass formulated at the Council of Trent's 22nd session. The SSPX still publishes the letter; the Fordham Internet Modern History Sourcebook notes that the opposition did not stop the worldwide change in liturgical practice.

    SourcesLetter from Cardinal Ottaviani to Pope Paul VI (Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX.org))Internet Modern History Sourcebook: the Ottaviani Intervention (1969) (Fordham University)

  2. Landmark

    Paul VI promulgates the revised Roman Missal with Missale Romanum

    On Holy Thursday 1969, Paul VI issued the apostolic constitution Missale Romanum, promulgating the Roman Missal revised in line with Sacrosanctum Concilium as a revision of the Missal in use since Pius V's edition of 1570. It added three new Eucharistic Prayers and a three-year cycle of Sunday readings, restored elements such as the prayer of the faithful, and took effect on the First Sunday of Advent, 30 November 1969.

    SourcesMissale Romanum (April 3, 1969) (Holy See)Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum on the "Roman liturgy prior to the reform of… (Holy See)

1963

  1. Vatican II approves Sacrosanctum Concilium, the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy

    Paul VI promulgated the Council's Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy after the bishops approved it by 2,147 votes to 4. Placed at the head of the Council's documents, it presents the liturgy as the summit and source of the Church's life and laid the foundation for the general revision of the liturgical books, including the Roman Missal.

    SourcesApostolic Letter on the 40th Anniversary of the Constitution on the Sacred… (Holy See)The fortieth anniversary of the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Mons.… (Holy See)Missale Romanum (April 3, 1969) (Holy See)