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>Why does Pobal na h-Eireann support the restoration of >the Tridentine Mass? > >Pobal na h-Eireann is an Irish Catholic movement whose >allegiance and loyalty is to the Irish nation, which >embraces the cause of Irish freedom. > >It is our wish that the Irish nation be free, strong >and protected from foreign interference in Irish >internal affairs. We believe that the Irish nation >cannot be strong, in the true meaning of the word, >unless the Catholic Church is strong. > >Many young Catholics wonder why some of their elders >prefer the Tridentine Mass and make so much fuss about >it. This is not surprising as it is hard for any >individual to feel real concern for a cause of which >he has had no direct experience. Young Catholics have >been deprived of their birthright for a mess of >ecumenical pottage. > >The Catholic tradition has been to hold fast to what >has been handed down and look upon any novelty with >the utmost suspicion. Every Catholic must feel a >personal love for those sacred rites when they come to >him with all the authority of the centuries. > >Any rude handling of such forms must cause deep pain >to those who know and use them.For they come to them >from God through Christ and through the Church. > >It is right and fitting that Irish Catholics should >feel a particular attachment to the form of Mass which >our martyr-priests celebrated and for which so many of >them gave their lives. > >The Second Vatican Council, in its Liturgy >Constitution, commanded that all lawfully acknowledged >rites within the Church should be preserved and >fostered in every way. Sadly, the wishes of the >Council Fathers have been largely ignored. > >Our Irish Catholic ancestors risked their lives and >liberty by attending Holy Mass at the Mass rocks >during the Penal Days. We remember them with love, >respect and pride. We want to be able to attend Mass >in the same rite that our ancesters attended.

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