OnePeterFive

A journal of Catholic theology, culture, and tradition. Tweets are editor T. S. Flanders and other contributors from around the world.

[OnePeterFive @OnePeterFive]

Trads on Twitter: let’s offer 5 decades and unite it with our brethren in Rome.

Let us pray for the softening of evil hearts. -TSF

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[OnePeterFive @OnePeterFive]

The Coetus was privileged to be allowed a Mass there on a Saturday.

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[OnePeterFive @OnePeterFive]

"Pope Francis chose this very basilica as the place of his final earthly resting place."
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[OnePeterFive @OnePeterFive]

"...liturgical peace ...touched by the voice of the Regina Pacis."
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[OnePeterFive @OnePeterFive]

"We would like to correct some misunderstandings which have arisen over the organisation of the pilgrimage this year." -@UnaVoceOfficial

Una Voce Official Statement on the Rome TLM Pilgrimage

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[OnePeterFive @OnePeterFive]

My final tweet in this thread is to draw attention to the press release of @UnaVoceOfficial further clarifying some aspects of the organisation of the pilgrimage:

[Fœderatio Internationalis Una Voce @UnaVoceOfficial]

To help clarify some matters concerning the organisation of this year's Ad Petri Sedem ('Summorum Pontificum') pilgrimage, Una Voce has a press release. Text here, link at the end. 1/

[OnePeterFive @OnePeterFive]

I (Joseph Shaw, @LMSChairman ) will be doing some live tweeting on this account, of the events of the pilgrimage. I’ll arrange them as replies to this post.

[Fœderatio Internationalis Una Voce @UnaVoceOfficial]

Preparing for the first event of the Ad Petri Sedem pilgrimage (‘Summorum Pontificum’) with the Pax Liturgica conference. It takes place in the Augustinianum, right next to the massive pillars of St Peter’s Square. @OnePeterFive @latinmassuk

[OnePeterFive @OnePeterFive]

As yesterday ‘Low Mass’. I assume that since this the ICKSP’s usual slot in this shared church they had time constraints. We some nice instrumental music. Here in Rome they are preparing for Halloween …

[Fœderatio Internationalis Una Voce @UnaVoceOfficial]

Nevertheless we are grateful for what we have been given. Our desire is not to score points off the Holy Father, but to show our devotion to him, to the Papacy, and to the See of St Peter. End/

[Fœderatio Internationalis Una Voce @UnaVoceOfficial]

On the confusion about what the Rome Pilgrimage was and was not expecting, I can make a preliminary clarification (I intend to write at greater length before long): 1/5 @latinmassuk @LMSChairman @OnePeterFive @CatholicHerald @RealAdVaticanum @dianemontagna

[OnePeterFive @OnePeterFive]

@Brownson_Review @MatthewJLB @LMSChairman The website was based on what happened last year. The problem was that as things were confirmed very late in the day, they were confirmed as being different from what they expected, and the website was not updated. So I now understand. (Joseph Shaw writes.)

[Niwa Limbu @NiwaLimbu1988]

LATEST: Bishop Schneider in Saint Mary Majors Basilica prays for the Liturgical Unity of the Ordinary and Extraordinary and for the Liberation of the Old Rite:

“O Mary, Mother of God, O Queen of the Roman See, O Queen of Peace, bring us the olive branch from the hand of the Christ Child, heralding the advent of the liturgical reform, which will ensure the full and unrestricted use of the traditional Roman rite, so that we may once again experience that the Roman Church is our mother. Amen."

[Michael Haynes 🇻🇦 @MLJHaynes]

Some theories are circulating online about the Latin Mass pilgrimage, spread by people unconnected with it.

Some clarity below —

Organisers asked for permission for the Vatican Mass, via a letter delivered directly to Pope Leo by Bishop Schneider in December. The pilgrimage is in its 15th year, and is always held on the same date.

Organisers received no answer about the Mass until August, when the Secretariat of State replied to say they could not have Mass in the Vatican. Pilgrimage organisers then announced publicly that no Mass would take place in the Vatican.

Instead, pilgrims would process into the Vatican at 1pm on the Saturday, and then go to St Mary Major for a 3pm Mass. Permission for the procession into the Vatican was granted in April 2026.

Weeks after this, in September, St Peter’s announced an event taking place at 3:30pm at the Altar of the Chair (used by the pilgrimage last year for Mass).

Then this week – just yesterday I am told – organisers received another letter from the Secretariat of State informing them they could not even process into the Vatican as planned, and as permitted since April. Basilica events are not the prerogative of the Secretariat but of the Archpriest & the Fabric of St Peter’s: hence why the Secretariat of State’s involvement is so strange.

On Saturday, pilgrims walked through the streets up to the obelisk in St. Peter’s Square – accompanied by Italian state police – where they were stopped by the Vatican as this was the limit of the Italian police’s jurisdiction.

Then they were informed that their usage of St Mary Major’s had changed: they could only be inside for an hour.

Thus meaning that the planned and authorised pontifical solemn Mass would have to be a low Mass.

Also St Mary Major’s informed pilgrimage that no official photos could be taken

[OnePeterFive @OnePeterFive]

Our Lady of Sorrows, Softener of Evil Hearts, pray for us.

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[OnePeterFive @OnePeterFive]

Trads on Twitter: let’s offer 5 decades and unite it with our brethren in Rome.

Let us pray for the softening of evil hearts. -TSF

https://t.co/hDblDjCPxM

[OnePeterFive @OnePeterFive]

‘I asked a Vatican security official what he thought of the group. He said: “Very beautiful and peaceful.”’ -@dianemontagna

[Diane Montagna @dianemontagna]

LATEST: A few photos from today’s ‘Summorum Pontificum’ pilgrimage. Vatican and Italian security allowed pilgrims to enter the square as far as the obelisk, but as reported yesterday, the Vatican Secretariat of State barred the procession from entering St. Peter’s Basilica to pray at the tomb of St. Peter.

I asked a Vatican security official what he thought of the group. He said: “Very beautiful and peaceful.”