Pontifical Documents of
His Holiness Pope Gregory XVII

First Document (Tridentine Mass & Reception of Eucharist), 3-4

Second Document (Marian Dogmas), 6_7

Third Document (Josephine Dogmas), 7_9_Fourth Document (Concelebrations, Cassock, Latin, Heresies, Consecration of Immaculate Heart), 10_11

Fifth Document (Priesthood, Celibacy, Worker Priests), 11-13

Sixth Document (Marriage, Birth Control, Baptism, Education of Children), 13_16

Seventh Document (Catechesis, Creed, Confession or Penance, Norms for Guidance), 16-18_Eighth Document (Spiritual Life of Christian), 19-20

Ninth Document (Break with Rome), 21-22

Tenth Document (Canonisation of Padre Pio), 22-23

Eleventh Document(Decree on Sacred Place of Heroldsbach, Germany), 23_24

.

********

HOLY APOSTOLIC  SEE

For the knowledge of the whole Catholic world, we give the following communication:

" HABEMUS PAPAM" — WE HAVE A POPE!

That on the sixth of August, of the year one thousand, nine hundred and seventy eight, Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, in the City of Santa Fe de Bogota, Colombia, after the passing away of His Holiness Pope Paul V1, the then Bishop Primate of Palmar de Troya, Father Ferdinand (Clemente Dominguez in the past), was raised to the most high Dignity of Supreme Pontiff of the Holy Catholic, Apostolic and Roman Church, by Our Lord Jesus Christ, there being present the Apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul, and thus being crowned with the name of Gregory XVII, Pope.  And also he was crowned by the Cardinals who subscribe to this document below, this day, in Seville.

And to confirm the authenticity of the present Document, on the fifteenth of August of the year one thousand, nine hundred and seventy eight, Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin, in the name of the Sacred College of Cardinals and Bishops of Palmar de Troya. signed in the City of Seville, (Spain);

P. Manuel Alonso (signed)

Cardinal Isidore (Manuel Alonso Corral In the past P. Carmelo Pacheco (signed)

Cardinal Elias (Carmelo Pacheco Sanchez in the past)

__P. Camilo Estevez. (signed)

Cardinal Leander (Camllo Estevez Puga in the past)

_P. Francisco Sandler (signed).

Cardinal Fulgenctus (Francis Sandler in the past)__

(The original Document carries the seal of the Order of the Carmelites of the Holy Face, together with the seal of the Mother House in Seville).

This is a translation of the original Document in Spanish.

CORONATION OF HIS HOLINESS POPE GREGORY XVII, AND DOGMATIC PROCLAMATIONS.__   

15th. August, 1978. Tuesday.   FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE MOST HOLY VIRGIN.

On this memorable day, in the city of Seville, Calle Redes 11, there took place the most Solemn Coronation of His Holiness Pope Gregory XVII, by Cardinals Father Isidore, Father Elias, Father Leander and Father Fulgencius.

This Coronation was carried out in fulfilment of the command of the Mont Holy Virgin in the Message of 9th. August, 1978.  The Ceremony began about 3 in the morning of the said day, 15th. Aug.   All the Bishops, Priests, Religious, Nuns of the Order of the Carmelites of the Holy Face, and a very numerous group of the faithful, representing different Provinces of Spain and various European Nations, and including America, who came in Pilgrimage to be present at so solemn an event, were there.

His Holiness Pope Gregory XVII, clothed in full Papal dress, left the Mother House, Redes 20, for No. 11 of the same street, accompanied by the four Cardinals who would later be to crown him.  For this function, the painting of the Holy Face, as well as the venerated Statue of Our Crowned Mother of Palmar which preside in the Lentisco, were brought from Palmar do Troya.  The Holy Face, the Statue of the Virgin, together with the Sacred Statue of St. Joseph, were positioned in the Chapel of the Coronation with great sumptuousness and beauty, as with the Statue of St. Teresa of Avila, and of the Apostles St. Peter and St. Paul.

After singing the Litanies of the Saints, the Veni Creator was intoned, and in this moment they proceeded to place the Sacred Tiara upon the head of the Supreme Pontiff, the four Cardinals previously mentioned.  Then the Supreme Pontiff imparted the blessing, then giving way to the kissing of the feet and the ring of the Fisherman, of His Holiness Pope Gregory XVII, by all those assisting, as a proof of loyalty and submission, whilst the Te Deum was sung, and the Pope was continually acclaimed.

His Holiness Pope Gregory proclaimed the following.

1. The re establishment of the Holy Latin Tridentine Mass of St. Plus V, making it obligatory; and anathematising the 'Novus Ordo Missae” (the New Mass), as confused, ambiguous, equivocal and heretical.  Prohibiting the faithful from assisting at the celebration of the New Mass; as also the placing or the receiving of the Sacred Form in the hand, or standing.  Declaring anathema, those who should dare to go against these Holy Dispositions.

2. The Proclamation of the Marian Dogmas; Mary Mediatrix, Mary Co_ Redemptress, Mary Queen, and Mary Mother of the Church. Declaring anathema all those who should say to the contrary.

3. The Proclamation of the Josephine Dogmas; St. Joseph pre sanctified in the womb of his mother, St. Joseph Assumed into Heaven body and soul, and St. Joseph, Father and Doctor of the Church.  Declaring anathema all those who should say to the contrary.

The Discourse during which he made these Declarations was interrupted many times by applause and vivas to His Holiness Pope Gregory XVII.  Afterwards His Holiness celebrated the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.  This Function was clothed with great solemnity.   This night without equal in the History of the Church will remain for eternal memory; when, besides the Coronation of the Pope "de Gloria de Olivae", seven Dogmas were proclaimed, and the Holy Tridentine Mass was re established for the whole Church.  The complete Documents will be published separately, signed, sealed, concerning these Proclamation

.

FIRST SOLEMN PONTIFICAL DOCUMENT OF HIS HOLINESS POPE GREGORY XVII.

THE MYSTERY OF THE MOST HOLY SACRIFICE OF THE ALTAR__

We, Gregory XVII, Servant of the Servants of God, elected and crowned Supreme Pontiff directly by Our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul, on the sixth day of August (Feast of the Transfiguration on Mount Tabor), MCMLXXVIII, year of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the day of the death of Our venerable Predecessor Paul VI:

     We, Supreme Pontiff of the Church, Vicar of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Successor of Saint Peter and Bishop of Rome:

Reestablish the Holy Latin Tridentine Mass of Our venerable Predecessor Saint Plus V.

We proclaim and declare with fervour and valour the Doctrine which Our venerable Predecessors expounded concerning the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, according as, magisterially, they proclaimed it; and We proclaim Our fidelity to the Sacrosanct Councils, above all, that of Trent.

We, as Rock which cannot be moved, proclaim that the Holy Latin Tridentine Mass of St. Pius V, is that which God desires; and that it be devoutly celebrated on all the altars of Christendom.  We reaffirm the perennial Doctrine concerning the Holy Sacrifice of the Altar.  We believe, We profess and We proclaim, that the Holy Mass is the Sacrifice of Calvary, a Sacrifice bloodless, but nevertheless real, in which Christ is immolated.  For as much:

We condemn and We anathematise all those who shall deny that the Mass is the Sacrifice of Calvary.

We condemn and We anathematise those who shall say that the Mass is a mere banquet.

With Our Apostolic Authority We oblige all to call this Sacrosanct Mystery, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. or, the Holy Sacrifice of the Altar, or, the Holy Sacrifice of the Cross, in such a way that it be clearly seen that the Holy Mass is the Propitiatory Sacrifice, in which the Victim is Christ Himself; or, as it may be, the Propitiatory Victim.  We remind all Christendom, Priests and faithful, that Our venerable Predecessor, Pius V, proclaimed the Tridentine Rite of Mass in perpetuity.  For as much, all Priests and faithful have the duty and the right to conserve this Rite in perpetuity.

If any person should dare to say that there is no obligation to celebrate the Holy Latin Tridentine Mass of St. Pius V, let him be anathema.

If any person should dare to obstruct the celebration of this Rite, let him be anathema.

We proclaim and declare and impose as obligatory, the Tridentine Rite of Holy Mass.

We anathematise the so called Novus Ordo Missae.  That is to say, the Mass made up and imposed in November of MCMLXIX.  Since it is not possible that a Mass which has been elaborated and confected by heretics should be inspired by God.  We proclaim before the unalterable judgement of God and the judgement of History that, the New Mass is not the work of Our venerable Predecessor Paul VI.  Since, We openly proclaim that We know Our Predecessor to have been terribly coerced and submitted to drugs.  For as much, his Papal signature was obtained by force, while the upright will of the Supreme Pontiff remained disabled.

We proclaim and condemn the New Mass as confused, ambiguous, equivocal and heretical, in which the idea of the Propitiatory Sacrifice is lost.

We anathematise all those Bishops and Priests who celebrate the New Mass.

We impose on all the faithful the obligation of hearing the Holy Latin Tridentine Mass of St. Pius V.

We severely prohibit all the faithful from assisting at the celebration of the New Mass.

All the faithful have the sacred duty to seek out those places where the Tridentine Rite is celebrated; since, to assist at the New Mass is to offend God.  For as much, the Sunday precept, under pain of mortal sin, obliges the faithful to have recourse to the Holy Mass of always, and not to the New Mass.  Meanwhile, the faithful should pray intensely, recite the Holy Penitential Rosary, and ask the Lord for authentic Priestly vocations.

We confide with great hope in the most powerful intervention of the Most Holy Virgin Mary, Mother of God and our Mother.  She, Who is Mother of the Church, will obtain from Our Lord Jesus Christ, abundant Priests so that the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass may never be lacking in those places where there may be true members of the faithful.

We proclaim and impose the Holy Latin Tridentine Mass of St. Plus V, including the last Gospel of St. John, the Leonine Prayers, and the Invocations to the Sacred Hearts of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, and likewise the transpierced heart of St. Teresa of Jesus.

THE RECEPTION OF THE SACRAMENT OF THE EUCHARIST__

Following the venerable Tradition of the ages, and the light of the Holy Gospel, and the Magisterial Teachings of Our Holy Mother the Church, We proclaim:

All Priests have the obligation, under penalty of suspension a divinis, of placing the Sacred Form on the tongue of the communicant, and never in the hand, since this last would be to commit a sacrilege.  Likewise, they shall deny Communion to those faithful who should maintain a standing posture.

We make obligatory to all the faithful, who must receive Holy Communion on the tongue and kneeling.  If any person should dare to go against these Holy Dispositions, let him be anathema.

We proclaim that the faithful have the obligation of receiving all the Sacraments on their knees and likewise the Blessing.  We remind all the faithful of the teaching of St. Paul concerning the mantilla or veil upon the head of the woman in Church.  And likewise concerning decency and purity in clothing.

We condemn and anathematise all those faithful, be they men or women, who shall enter the Church in immoral clothing.  Bringing to mind the words of Our Lord Jesus Christ; "My House is a House of Prayer, and you have converted it into a den of thieves.”

As Vicar of Our Lord Jesus Christ, We have the sacred duty of using the whip against the merchants. Later, We shall proclaim other dispositions for the Church.

Given in the city of Santa Fe de Bogota, Colombia, on the eighth day of August in the year one thousand nine hundred and seventy eight.

With Our Apostolic Blessing.

Gregorius XVII P. P.

THE FIRST CONSISTORY OF CARDINALS.__

THE FIRST CONSISTORY OF CARDINALS.

After imploring the help of God and of the Blessed Ever Virgin Mary, Mother of God and our Mother,  We raise to the dignity of Cardinal the twenty four Bishops above named.

We have been greatly struck, on confecting this list of the first Cardinals who shall assist the Supreme Pontiff in the Government of this Holy See; since, only 24 have emerged, in spite of reading the list of the whole Community various times.  We ask all those who have received the very high dignity of Princes of the Church, that they meditate frequently on the dignity which they have received; since this dignity is for the honour and glory of God, and for the good of souls.

We recommend with great stress that they live in profound and authentic humility; since to gain high dignities inclines one to live in vanity, the which would be a grave offence against God; because all these dignities are given freely, because thus they are in the most high designs of the Almighty.  We ask that all should take these dignities as they are in reality, as a service to God and His Holy Church.

Let all these Cardinals have a very special devotion to the Blessed and Ever Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church; so that, by this means, they will be able to live in a holy way. And also let them have a great devotion to the Most Glorious St. Joseph, Patriarch and Father of the College of Cardinals; not forgetting that this blessed Saint, more than anyone, fulfilled the mission of perfect Cardinal, because he assisted the Eternal High Priest, Our Lord Jesus Christ.

We Implore God, our Lord, and the Most Holy Virgin, to protect in a singular way this Sacred College of Cardinals, a figure of the 24 ancients who are prostrate before the Throne of God.  Let this meditation serve to live in true humility; but without confusing holy energy with pride; since the truly humble is wisely adorned with holy energy, so as to defend the rights of God and His Holy Church.

Given In Seville, Provisional See of the Roman Pontiff, on the tenth, Feast of St. Lawrence, Martyr, of August, year of Our Lord Jesus Christ MCMLXXVIII.

With Our Apostolic Blessing.

Gregory XVII P. P.

(The original Document here carries the signature and seal of the Roman Pontiff).

HOLY APOSTOLIC SEE.

principal page