[flaglady47]

“I hope you’re in a diocese with a bishop amenable to it. I’m not unfortunately, and I’m afraid for Boston it’s going to be a long wait!”

One of the major points of what the Pope said was that you don’t need the approval of the Bishop to request the TLM. Go to your local parish priest, to the church you go to, and request that a Latin Mass be said at your church. Get a petition going of like-minded people in your Parish. Advocate for it. That’s how you’ll get it right where you go to church. The Bishop’s approval is not necessary; the needs and wants of the parishioners is what counts here, at their request to their local churches and priests. Go for it!

[maryz]

I'll try -- but O'Malley is truly opposed to it, and I'm sure he can (and will) make things difficult for any priest who wants to do the TLM. Some of the bishops, you'll note, are looking into providing training for priests who want it. I still think a bad sign was that our lower church was "wreckovated" just in time for the motu proprio (which has been expected for about two years) -- got rid of the old traditional altar, ripped out the communion rail, and tore up the pews for wainscoting! I do feel pretty discouraged -- of course, the humidity here today is 94% and it's been high all week. Always depresses and enervates me. If the weather ever dries out, I should be more optimistic and energetic! :)

O'Malley's also bringint RENEW International into the diocese for the next three years -- I understand that though they've been reined in to orthodoxy, they are truly hostile to latinizing in any form.