Cardinal Raymond Burke has celebrated a Solemn Pontifical Mass in the Old Rite in Saint Peter’s Basilica, an event which marked a significant return of a long-cherished tradition to the the heart of Christendom.
The Mass was part of the Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage, held this year between October 24–26, which also included Vespers in the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Lucina, presided over by Cardinal Matteo Zuppi.
The Mass itself was preceded by a half-mile procession from the Basilica of Sts Celso and Giuliano to St Peter’s, culminating in Cardinal Burke’s celebration of the Mass at the Altar of the Chair — a privilege not granted in recent years.
