Summorum Pontificum - A Motu Proprio from Benedict XVI

This was released last year. . . I have pasted an old post, from my old blog,here :)

- - - The Holy See released a Motu Proprio (of his own accord) regarding the use of the 1962 missal of John XXIII.

The three articles that seem to stand out to me are articles 2,4, and 10.It looks like the Holy Father is giving all priests permission to celebrate the 1962 missal without approval from his Ordinary (article 2) and that the faithful are free to attend (article 4) I am interested to see if our bishop here in Hawaii will be enacting article 10? I have sent emails to several diocesan administrators asking them how Bishop Silva might enforce this. If I hear anything I will post it as an update here. Below are the Latin and English translations of the document as well as the 3 articles which stood out to me

http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/litteraeapostolicae.pdf (Latin)

http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/bclnewsletterjune07.pdf (English translation)

Art. 2. In Masses celebrated without the people, each Catholic priest of the Latin rite, whether secular or regular, may use the Roman Missal published by Bl. Pope John XXIII in 1962, or the Roman Missal promulgated by Pope Paul VI in 1970, and may do so on any day with the exception of the Easter Triduum. For such celebrations, with either one Missal or the other, the priest has no need for permission from the Apostolic See or from his Ordinary.

Art. 4. Celebrations of Mass as mentioned above in art. 2 may - observing all the norms of law - also be attended by faithful who, of their own free will, ask to be admitted.

Art. 10. The ordinary of a particular place, if he feels it appropriate, may erect a personal parish in accordance with can. 518 for celebrations following the ancient form of the Roman rite, or appoint a chaplain, while observing all the norms of law.