Anscar Chupungco taught that there is a mistake in the form of the consecration in the Traditional Latin Mass.
The form necessary to confect the Eucharist in the Roman Rite of the Holy Mass:
Pope Eugene IV, Council of Florence, Cantate Domino, 1441: “…the holy Roman Church, relying on the teaching and authority of the apostles Peter and Paul… uses this form of words in the consecration of the Lord’s Body: FOR THIS IS MY BODY. And of His blood: FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY BLOOD, OF THE NEW AND ETERNAL TESTAMENT: THE MYSTERY OF FAITH, WHICH SHALL BE SHED FOR YOU AND FOR MANY UNTO THE REMISSION OF SINS.“ | Pope St. Pius V, De Defectibus, Chapter 5, Part 1: “The words of Consecration, which are the FORM of this Sacrament, are these: FOR THIS IS MY BODY. And: FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY BLOOD, OF THE NEW AND ETERNAL TESTAMENT: THE MYSTERY OF FAITH, WHICH SHALL BE SHED FOR YOU AND FOR MANY UNTO THE REMISSION OF SINS. Now if one were to remove, or change anything in the FORM of the consecration of the Body and Blood, and in that very change of words the [new] wording would fail to mean the same thing, he would not consecrate the sacrament.” |
FORM OF CONSECRATION IN THE NEW MASS OF PAUL VI
In almost all vernacular translations of the New Mass in the world, the words of consecration read as follows:
“For this is my body. For this is the chalice of my blood, of the new and eternal testament. It shall be shed for you and FOR ALL SO THAT SINS MAY BE FORGIVEN.”
The words “the mystery of faith” in the consecration are a clear reference to the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist. These words were removed in the New Mass of Paul VI.
"Fr." Anscar Chupungco, OSB, 2010
What, Then, is Liturgy?: Musings and Memoir:
"The diaconal proclamation "Mysterium Fidei" was mistakenly inserted in the words of Christ over the cup. It was probably to call the assembly's attention to the act of consecration that was being performed by the priest in silence."
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Council of Trent, (September 17, 1562)
Canons on the Sacrifice of the Mass :
"Canon 6. If anyone says that the canon of the mass contains errors and is therefore to be abrogated, let him be anathema."
Mysterium Fidei Was Not Mistakenly Inserted
The words “Mysterium Fidei” were given by Jesus Christ Himself.
Pope Innocent III, Cum Marthae Circa, November 29, 1202:
“You have asked (indeed) who has added to the form of words which Christ Himself expressed when He changed the bread and wine into the Body and Blood, that in the Canon of the Mass which the general Church uses, which none of the Evangelists is read to have expressed… In the Canon of the Mass that expression, ‘mysterium fidei,’ is found interposed among His words… Surely we find many such things omitted from the words as well as from the deeds of the Lord by the Evangelists, which the Apostles are read to have supplied by word or to have expressed by deed… Therefore, we believe that the form of words, as they are found in the Canon, the Apostles received from Christ, and their successors from them.”
Catechism of the Council of Trent, The Holy Eucharist
Form To Be Used In The Consecration Of The Wine:
"With regard lo the consecration of the wine, which is the other element of this Sacrament, the priest, for the reason we have already assigned, ought of necessity to be well acquainted with, and well understand its form. We are then firmly to believe that it consists in the following words: This is the chalice of my blood, of the new and eternal testament, the mystery of faith, which shall be shed for you and for many, to the remission of sins. Of these words the greater part are taken from Scripture; but some have been preserved in the Church from Apostolic tradition. Thus the words, this is the chalice, are found in St. Luke and in the Apostle; but the words that immediately follow, of my blood, or my blood of the new testament, which shall be shed for you and for many to the remission of sins, are found partly in St. Luke and partly in St. Matthew. But the words, eternal, and the mystery of faith, have been taught us by holy tradition, the interpreter and keeper of Catholic truth. Concerning this form no one can doubt..."
Pope Innocent III, Cum Marthae Circa, November 29, 1202:
“You have asked (indeed) who has added to the form of words which Christ Himself expressed when He changed the bread and wine into the Body and Blood, that in the Canon of the Mass which the general Church uses, which none of the Evangelists is read to have expressed… In the Canon of the Mass that expression, ‘mysterium fidei,’ is found interposed among His words… Surely we find many such things omitted from the words as well as from the deeds of the Lord by the Evangelists, which the Apostles are read to have supplied by word or to have expressed by deed… Therefore, we believe that the form of words, as they are found in the Canon, the Apostles received from Christ, and their successors from them.”
Catechism of the Council of Trent, The Holy Eucharist
Form To Be Used In The Consecration Of The Wine:
"With regard lo the consecration of the wine, which is the other element of this Sacrament, the priest, for the reason we have already assigned, ought of necessity to be well acquainted with, and well understand its form. We are then firmly to believe that it consists in the following words: This is the chalice of my blood, of the new and eternal testament, the mystery of faith, which shall be shed for you and for many, to the remission of sins. Of these words the greater part are taken from Scripture; but some have been preserved in the Church from Apostolic tradition. Thus the words, this is the chalice, are found in St. Luke and in the Apostle; but the words that immediately follow, of my blood, or my blood of the new testament, which shall be shed for you and for many to the remission of sins, are found partly in St. Luke and partly in St. Matthew. But the words, eternal, and the mystery of faith, have been taught us by holy tradition, the interpreter and keeper of Catholic truth. Concerning this form no one can doubt..."
Anscar Chupungco hated the Traditional Latin Mass. He was a promoter of Liturgical Inculturation.
Anscar Chupungco was a Filipino Benedictine of the Abbey of Our Lady of Montserrat in Manila. He was former president of the Pontifical Liturgical Institute in Rome, where he taught history of the liturgy and liturgical inculturation. He was Executive Secretary of the Philippine Episcopal Commission on Liturgy for eighteen years and was the Secretary of the Asian Liturgy Forum. He was a member of the Advisory Committee of the International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL) for ten years, and for some time served as Chair of ICEL's Translations and ReVisions Subcommittee. Anscar Chpungco has received His reward. He died on January 9, 2013.
LET HIM BE ANATHEMA!!!