The Once and Future Roman Rite

Returning to the Traditional Latin Liturgy After Seventy Years of Exile

By: Peter A. Kwasniewski

Narrated by: Kevin O'Brien

In his latest book, Dr. Peter Kwasniewski argues that ever since the new liturgical books following the Second Vatican Council came into force, Roman Catholic faithful have suffered the effects of a hasty and far-reaching reform permeated with nominalism, voluntarism, Protestantism, rationalism, antiquarianism, hyperpapalism, and other modern errors. Man is not master over divine liturgy, Dr. Kwasniewski emphasizes; rather, all of us are called to be stewards of the sacred, from the lowest-ranking layman to the pope himself.

Dr. Kwasnieski shows that sacred tradition is the guiding principle for all authentic Christian liturgy, which originates from Christ and is guided by the Holy Spirit throughout the life of the church. His principal thesis in this work is that the prominent identifying traits of the classical Roman Rite—and indeed of all traditional rites, Eastern and Western—are absent from the Novus Ordo, estranging it from their company and making it impossible to call it “the Roman Rite”.

To respond to this crisis of rupture, Dr. Kwasniewski calls for a full return to the traditional rite, the Roman Rite in its robust, perennial richness, for which no special permission is or could ever be needed—as exposited by Pope Benedict XVI.

Fidelity to the traditional Latin liturgy is, at its root, fidelity to the Roman Church and to Christ Himself, who has lovingly inspired the growth and perfection of our religious rites for 2,000 years. This awe-inspiring gift of tradition allows us to taste, even now, the banquet of the promised land of heaven.

©2022 Peter A. Kwasniewski (P)2022 TAN Books

A Modern “Must-Read” for Catholics

This book will become one of the great monumental Catholic works in future centuries. No other work is so well-researched, well-presented, well-organized, and entirely utterly convicting and convincing. Every Catholic of every stripe should acquire this book. The narrator’s performance was also stellar.

Outstanding

Dr.K does a great job detailing the problems with the NO , and the need to return to the faith handed down to us. This book expounds on and acknowledges works such as Work of human hands , a theological critique of the mass of Paul VI by the late Rev Cekada.

Very eye-opening

Great presentation of what’s really at stake with the current liturgical crisis in the Church

Very thorough!

This book was a very thorough chronicle of the Traditional Latin Mass and the ill-advised implementation of the Novus ordo Mass. The author goes into great detail about the consequences of this change and what modern Catholics are missing out on.

Wonderful

This was a wonderful read. I did not agree with every point made, but the vast majority of the arguments were beautiful.
I hope that every Catholic may read this book with an open, but critical, mind.