Internet offers resources for those interested in Tridentine rite

Published: 2007-07-02

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Libraries and the neglected corners of sacristy closets may not be the best place to find resources for taking advantage of expanded permission to use the 1962 edition of the Roman Missal for the Tridentine Mass. In the age of Internet, online bookstores and online auctions may be the easiest way to find copies of the 1962 rite for the celebrant, Latin-English missals for members of the congregation and explanatory videos for all. Salesian Father Claudio Rossini, director of the Vatican publishing house, told Catholic News Service June 28 that his office, the Libreria Editrice Vaticana, was not planning to reprint the 1962 Roman Missal, at least not for the time being. "I do not even know at this point who has the copyright," he said. But, Father Rossini said, "I have heard that the missal of 1962 can be found in the bookstalls of the Porta Portese (Rome street) market for 30 euros," or about $40.

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