October 4: Changes are ahead for the Davenport Latin Mass Community: Handouts from Today’s Town Hall with our new pastor Concerning the Planned Move from Holy Family to St Alphonsus parish church in Davenport

Guiding Principles for the St Alphonsus Church Latin Mass Community

Documents referenced by Fr Corey Close, pastor of St Alphonsus, during his presentation today:

https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/motu_proprio/documents/20210716-motu-proprio-traditionis-custodes.html

https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/ccdds/documents/rc_con_ccdds_doc_20211204_responsa-ad-dubia-tradizionis-custodes_en.html

https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_letters/documents/20220629-lettera-ap-desiderio-desideravi.html

Letter from the Vatican Dicastery for Divine Worship to Bishop Walsh renewing the privilege of celebrating Mass according to the 1962 Missal in two Davenport Diocese parish churches, with dispensation given for the TLM in Davenport to be celebrated at St Alphonsus church going forward, referencing our bishop being tasked to “continue resolutely to lead the faithful who are attached to the anterior ritual form towards a full appreciation and acceptance of the liturgical books renewed by decree of the Second Vatican Council and promulgated by Popes St John Paul VI and St John Paul II.”

Letter from Bp Walsh relieving Fr Young of ministry as Chaplain to the now former Latin Mass Chaplaincy for faithful in the diocese celebrating the pre-Conciliar rite – and reassigning him as Parochial Vicar of St Alphonsus church.

N.B. Sunday TLM Masses at Holy Family WILL continue through the month

Father Close will be available to answer a few questions after Mass in Davenport at Holy Family tomorrow- as will Fr Young

You can also email him at Closec@diodav.org