Whether you have attended one Extraordinary or Latin Mass or many you may have noticed that at the end of the Low Mass there are a set of prayers that are said in English. These are the Leonine Prayers. In 1859, Pope Pius IX, facing rebellion against his temporal sovereignty in the course of the Risorgimento, ordered that Masses celebrated in the Papal States be followed by three Ave Marias, a Salve Regina, a versicle and response, and a collect. He did not make these prayers obligatory in other countries, but did ask Catholics everywhere to pray for the defeat of those bent on destroying the Holy See's temporal sovereignty. On 6 January 1884, in the context of anti-clerical political and social developments in the new Kingdom of Italy, Pope Leo XIII ordered that the prayers be recited throughout the world. In 1886, the prayer that follows the Salve Regina was modified to make it a prayer for the conversion of sinners and "the freedom and exaltation of Holy Mother Church". The prayer to Saint Michael was added at the same time. Two slight changes were made later to the prayer after the Salve Regina, and in 1904, Pope Pius X granted permission to add at the conclusion of the Leonine Prayers a threefold invocation, "Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us", a permission that was universally availed of. If you or someone you know have been looking for an Extraordinary (Latin) join us. Every Sunday at 2pm at Holy Rosary, 135 Nichols St., Gardner. (at Gardner, Massachusetts) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCByV9oj1VD/?igshid=1uzg3nluz9b8a