Thursday, December 01, 2011

Summorum Pontificum Conference in Rio de Janeiro

This past November 15-18th, the Second Summorum Pontificum Priestly Meeting (II Encontro Sacerdotal Summorum Pontificum) took place at the Centro de Estudos e Formação do Sumaré in Rio de Janeiro. The first such meeting took place on June 17-19th, 2010 in another part of Brazil.

At the meeting, there were various conferences including:

- "Theological Aspects of the Liturgy" by Bishop Fernando Rifan of the Apostolic Administration of St. John Marie Vianney

- "Summorum Pontificum and Universae Ecclesiae in the light of Ius Canonicus" by Fr. José Edilson of the Apostolic Administration of St. John Marie Vianney

- "Summorum Pontificum and the Pope's desired Reform of the Reform" by Bishop Fernando Guimarães, the bishop of Garanhuns and member of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

- "Mystagogy of the Mass in the Extraordinary Form" by Fr. Claudiomar Souza, Master of Ceremonies of the Apostolic Administration of St. John Marie Vianney

Liturgically, a Solemn Pontifical Mass was offered in the usus antiquior by Bishop Rifan. Here are a few photos.













And here is one extra from a private Mass offered sometime during the conference:


Photos: Coetus Sacerdotalis, Euntes Docete, Salvem a Liturgia

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