Bull "Quo primum tempore" Of the Holy Pope Pius V

 

THE MIRACLE OF CHRIST

In these calamitous times it is necessary to look back to strengthen our faith with the clear, precise and without error writings of our High Priests of happy memory.

One issue that I address in this article is the Bull of Saint Pius V. on the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, I know, in advance, that some will like it and others will not. But, out of charity, refrain from forming any judgment about me because I only write my comment strictly attached to this Bull and nothing else. My purpose is only to expose what Saint Pius V exposes in this Bull and, in no way, to create a controversial that is not charitable and not constructive.

-Pius Bishop Servant of the servants of God for perpetual memory

I. From the first moment in which we were raised to the top of the Apostolate, we gladly applied our courage and our strength and directed all our thoughts towards those things that would tend to keep the worship of the Church pure and we endeavored to organize them and, with the help of God himself, for carrying them out with all due dedication.

II. And as, among other decisions of the Holy Council of Trent, it is incumbent on us to rule on the edition and reform of the sacred books - the Catechism, the Missal and the Breviary - after having already, thank God, edited the Catechism for the instruction of the people.

and the Breviary having been completely corrected so that due praise be paid to God, it seemed necessary to us then to think as soon as possible about what was lacking in this field:

edit a Missal that corresponds to the Breviary, as is congruent and appropriate (since it is extremely convenient that in the Church of God there is only one way of chanting, a single rite to celebrate Mass).

III. Consequently, we have estimated that such a burden should be entrusted to chosen sages: it is they, certainly, who have restored such a Missal to the pristine norm and rite of the Holy Fathers (3). This task was carried out after carefully collecting all the texts - the ancient ones from our Vatican Library together with others sought after everywhere, corrected and without alterations - and after also consulting the writings of the ancients and recognized authors who left us. testimonies on the venerable institution of the rites.

IV. After having reviewed and corrected the Missal, we have ordered, after mature reflection, that it be printed as soon as possible in Rome, and, once printed, edited, so that all may reap the fruit of this institution and the work undertaken. And especially so that the priests know what prayers they should use from now on, what rites or ceremonies they should keep in the celebration of Masses.

V. Well then: so that everyone may embrace and observe everywhere what has been transmitted to them by the sacrosanct Roman Church, mother and teacher of the other Churches, from now on and for the perpetuity of future times. We forbid (4) to sing or recite other formulas than those in accordance with the Missal edited by Nos, and this in all Patriarchal, Cathedral, Collegiate and Parish Churches of the Provinces of the Christian world, secular and regular of any Order or Monastery - both men and women and even militias - and in Churches or Chapels without charge of souls, where Conventual Mass is customary or should be celebrated, aloud with a choir or in a low voice, according to the rite of the Roman Church (7).

Even if those same Churches, by any dispensation, have been protected by a pardon from the Apostolic See, a custom, a privilege (even sworn), an Apostolic confirmation or any kind of permission.

Unless (8) in such Churches, from precisely an initial institution approved by the Apostolic See or as a result of a custom, the latter or the institution itself have been observed without interruption in the celebration of Masses for more than two hundred years. To those Churches, we in no way suppress the celebration.

To those Churches, we in no way suppress the celebration

instituted or customary. In any case, if you would like more this Missal that now comes to light through Our care, we allow you to celebrate Masses according to it without obstructing any impediment, if the Bishop, the Prelate or the entire Chapter consents.

SAW. Instead (9), by removing from all the other Churches listed above (10) the use of their own Missals, by totally and radically discarding them, and by decreeing that

never add, delete or change anything to this recently edited Our Missal, we establish and order it by means of Our present Constitution, valid in perpetuity, and under penalty of Our indignation (11).

Thus, collectively and individually to all the Patriarchs of such Churches, their Administrators and other people who stand out for any ecclesiastical dignity - even when they are Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church or are clothed with any degree or preeminence - we command and We strictly precept, by virtue of Holy obedience:

- that they sing and read the Mass according to the rite, the manner and the norm that we now transmit through this Missal, abandoning altogether and discarding outright all the other procedures and rites observed until today by custom and originating in other Missals of different antiquity;

- and that they do not dare to add or recite ceremonies other than those contained in the present Missal during the celebration of Mass.

VII- In addition (12), by Apostolic authority (13) and in accordance with the present, we grant concession and pardon (14), also in perpetuity, that in the future they fully follow this Missal (15) and that they may, with validity (16), use it freely and lawfully in all Churches without any scruples of conscience and without incurring penalties, convictions, or censorship of any kind (17).

VIII. In the same way, we statute and declare:

- that they should not be obliged to celebrate Mass in a manner other than that established by us, neither Prelates, nor Administrators, nor Chaplains, nor other secular Priests of any denomination or regular of any Order;

- that they cannot be forced or compelled by anyone to replace this Missal;

- and that this Charter can never be revoked or modified at any time, but that it always stands firm and valid in its force.

They do not prevent (18) the preceding contrary statutes or customs of any kind that were: Apostolic constitutions and ordinances, general or special constitutions and ordinances emanating from Provincial and Synod Councils, nor the use of the Churches listed above, when, despite being strengthened by a very ancient and immemorial prescription, it does not exceed two hundred years.

IX. Instead, it is Our will and we decree (19) by the same authority that, after this constitution and the Missal are edited, the priests present in the Roman Curia are obliged to sing or recite the Mass according to the same at the end of the month; for their part, those who live on this side of the Alps, after three months; and those who live beyond those mountains, after six months or since they find it for sale. X (20).

And so that in all places of the earth it is preserved without corruption and purified of defects and errors, also by authority or by Apostolic authority and in accordance with the present we prohibit the audacity or the daring to print, offer or receive in any form this Missal without Our license or the special license of an Apostolic Commissary that We will constitute for this purpose in each region: he must previously, give full faith to each printer that the copy of the Missal that will serve as a model for the others, has been collated with the one printed in Rome according to the original edition, and agrees with it and does not disagree at all.

(Our prohibition is directed) to all printers who live in the domain submitted directly or indirectly to Nos and the Holy Roman Church, under penalty of confiscation of the books and a fine of two hundred gold ducats payable ipso facto to the Apostolic Chamber ; and to the others established in any part of the world, under pain of excommunication latæ sententiæ (automatic) and other punishments in our judgment.

XI. By the way, as it would be difficult to transmit this Letter to all parts of the Christian world and make it known to all from the beginning, we give a precept: that they be published and posted, according to custom, on the doors of the Basilica of the Prince of the Apostles and the Apostolic Chancellery and at the end of the Campo de Flora; and that the copies of this Charter that are displayed or exhibited - including printed ones, signed by their own hand by some public tabelion and also insured with the seal of a person constituted in ecclesiastical dignity - be granted in every nation and place. the same perfectly indubitable faith that would be bestowed on the present.

XII. Therefore, that absolutely none of the men is lawful to break or go, by reckless audacity, against this page of Our permission, statute, order, mandate, precept, concession, pardon, declaration, will, decree and prohibition (21) .

But if someone dares to attack this, they will know that they have incurred the indignation of Almighty God and the blessed Apostles Peter and Paul.

Given in Rome, in Saint Peter in the year fifteen hundred and seventy of the Incarnation of the Lord, the eve of the Ides of July, in the fifth year of Our Pontificate.

Based on the present Bull, one can, without fear of error, conclude the following:

a) That the Mass of Saint Pius V, as the Mass is usually called in Latin, was canonized, compromising the infallibility of the Supreme Pontiff, which exempts it from all doctrinal, theological and liturgical errors. And it shields or protects it from any attempt to change or remove something from it.

 b) This clause of the Bull is very important:

"Never add, delete or change anything to this recently edited Our Missal, we establish and order it by means of Our present Constitution, valid in perpetuity, and under penalty of Our indignation" (11). I think this word "Never" attached to the; "Suppress or change" are words spoken whose purpose is not limited to the Pontificate of S. S. Pius XII, but go further and reach, in my view, up to the parousia itself where the validity of this Bull will cease. Of "removing", which is the same as removing, or "change" the Holy Pontiff warns with severe words that freeze the blood: Know that you are incurring "under penalty of Our indignation." His Holiness Saint Pius V, according to the severe warning, it is seen that he had the spirit of prophecy and warned that the Popes, bishops and priests refrain from removing, suppressing and changing ignoring the clear warning and without concessions to anyone of any kind.

To ignore these holy warnings is ultimately to incur divine wrath, however "convincing" our arguments may be to do the opposite of the Holy Pontiff, unless we are holier than he. "Contra facta non fit argumentum"

c) This other section is also very interesting, it contains three very interesting points:

1) - that they should not be obliged to celebrate Mass in a manner other than that established by us, neither Prelates, nor Administrators, nor Chaplains, nor other secular Priests of any denomination or regular of any Order;

2) that they cannot be forced or compelled by anyone to replace this Missal;

3) and that this Charter may never be revoked or modified at any time, but that it always stands firm and valid in its force.

Since 1965 or after Vatican Council II, the obligation to pray the new mass was established in a mandatory way throughout the Catholic world and it was wanted to suppress the Mass of Saint Pius V or Mass in Latin, until now this perfidious struggle to suppress it from the Catholic world, but these failed attempts collide and crumble before the divine wall found in this Bull. Again, Saint Pius V, arises here with a great spirit of indisputable prophecy and the enemies of the Sacred found themselves in the sad situation of "accepting their defeat" and inventing a new Protestant rite, which has caused many disasters to the Holy Church Instituted by our Lord Jesus Christ.

In this brief exposition of the Bull “Quo Primum Tempore” I am not moved by another spirit but to expose with veracity and in total adherence to the thought of the legislator here on earth that is none other than Saint Pius V, God grant me the grace of never separate myself from the words written in this Bull despite the sorrows that the suffering Spouse of Our Lord Jesus Christ the Holy Church is currently going through, I pray to the Blessed Virgin Mary that she always keep me in this spirit of said Bull that is no other than that of Our Lord Jesus Christ.