St. Philip's 1st Church to become home of TLM in Rome

From early January the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite will have a new home in Rome in the form of a Personal Parish given over exclusively for the use of the old rite. The church selected for this distinction is the church of the Ss. Trinita dei Pellegrini. For Oratorians this church has a very special meaning, as it was first associated with the Archconfraternity of the Holy Trinity, founded in 1548 by the young Philip Neri and dedicated to helping the pilgrime or "pellegrini" who were about to flood Rome in advance of the Holy Year of 1550. This work was the beginning of the Oratory, and the return of this church to the rite so beloved by St. Philip is the cause of profound Oratorian Joy...and a little smugitas that a church so closely associated with "our Saint" is the first to make so broad a home for the traditional mass in the Eternal City.

This is truly a joyful "Gaudete" week then, for Oratorians, traditional Catholics, and orthodox Roman Catholics everywhere. The news report supplied by the FSSP Melbourne, says that the Holy Father wishes this to be understood as a model for the entire church. Under such circumstances, it is that much easier to live out St. Philip's famous motto, "Allegramente! Allegramente!" or, "Be cheerful! Be cheerful!"