The Association for Latin Liturgy is a British lay

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organisation which promotes greater use of Latin in the

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. It was founded in 1969 by Dick Richens who was formerly a member of the

Latin Mass Society of England and Wales The Latin Mass Society of England and Wales is a Catholic society dedicated to making the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, also known as the Tridentine Mass, more widely available in England and Wales. The group organised a petition for t ...

. Unlike the Latin Mass Society, the Association for Latin Liturgy does not insist on just the

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, but also the

Mass of Paul VI The Mass of Paul VI, also known as the Ordinary Form or Novus Ordo, is the most commonly used liturgy in the Catholic Church. It is a form of the Latin Church's Roman Rite and was promulgated by Pope Paul VI in 1969, published by him in the 19 ...

in Latin. Indeed, it was because the Latin Mass Society voted not to adopt the New Mass that some members left as they felt that such a move could be considered schismatic. Its stated aims are as follows: * to promote understanding of the theological, pastoral and spiritual qualities of the liturgy in Latin * to preserve the sacredness and dignity of the Roman rite * to secure, for the present and future generations, the Church's unique inheritance of liturgical music

External links

Website of the AssociationTraditional Latin Mass - CatholicLatinMass.org
Catholic Church in England and Wales Organizations established in 1969 {{UK-org-stub