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Sunday, May 18, 2025, is the day of the coronation of Pope Leo XIV. Even though it is a liturgical day of the second class (being a Sunday), it is permissible on this date to offer the votive Mass Státuit ei for the coronation of the Supreme Pontiff. In a votive Mass offered on this date, the Mass Cantáte Dómino for the fourth Sunday after Easter is commemorated, and the last Gospel is the Gospel Vado ad eum for the fourth Sunday after Easter (in place of the usual last Gospel). Here are the Propers for the votive Mass: https://propria.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/propers-for-votive-mass-for-the-anniversary-of-the-coronation-of-the-pope.pdf

Lex orándi, lex credéndi.

Deo grátias!

AMDG.

Dearest Holy Father Pope Leo, we praise and thank God for your election to the Chair of Peter. We promise ever to implore the grace of His mercy and protection upon you and holy mother Church. We pray that it never be far from your consciousness that this week she offered very many petitions to God to grant her a holy pope and you are the one she received in response. May God bless you and bless us all!

The Mass Suscitábo mihi is one of the two votive Masses Pro Eligendo Summo Pontifice (“For the Election of the Supreme Pontiff”).

The Propers for this Mass are now available on Usus Antiquior on the Certain Votive Masses page.

Most hand Missals do not contain this Mass.  These are the only Latin–English Propers for this Mass available on the internet.

This Mass may be offered on 6 May 2025.  Unless a pope has already been elected, it will also be permissible to offer this Mass on subsequent ferial days of the 4th class, such as 8 May and 14 May 2025.

AMDG

The Novéritis for 2023 is finally out; apologies for the delay. It is on the ordo page at https://propria.org/ordo-2023/#January2023.

(This is the proclamation of moveable feasts that is chanted after the Gospel at sung Masses on Friday, 6 January 2023. See also: https://brandt.id.au/music/proc/proc2023.pdf)

Usus Antiquior‘s ordo for the 2023 liturgical year (which begins on Sunday, 27 November 2022) is now posted at https://propria.org/ordo-2023/.

Please direct any corrections to info@propria.org.

There will not be a broadcast of the usual 8:00 a.m. Low Mass on today’s date on the “Usus Antiquior” channel on YouTube, so that we may bring you the Solemn High Mass to be offered at 12:00 noon on this date.