La Garde-Freinet, 13 June 2018
His Eminence, Cardinal Sarah,
has communicated to me that, with very much regret, he must postpone his visit
to the Monastery previously scheduled for the end of July until a later date
due to unforeseen personal reasons which require his presence elsewhere.
Unfortunately this means that
he will not be able to participate in the Fifth International Sacra Liturgia
Summer School to be hosted by the Monastery from 27 July–8 August.
His Excellency, Mgr Dominique
Rey, Bishop of Fréjus-Toulon,
has kindly agreed to celebrate a votive Pontifical Mass at the Throne of Saint
Mary Magdalene in the usus antiquior for
the Summer School during its pilgrimage to the Royal Basilica of St Mary
Magdalene in Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume on the afternoon of Wednesday, August
1st.
Whilst regretting that His
Eminence will not be with us in July, we look forward to his future visit and
are profoundly grateful to Mgr Rey for so readily agreeing to celebrate
pontifical Mass for the Sacra Liturgia Summer School.
Dom Alcuin Reid.
International Coordinator, Sacra
Liturgia