![]() “The Traditional Latin Mass is the bedrock of my wife and I's spiritual life. Peters discussed why this mattered to him. ![]() “There were also numerous comments from people who primarily attend the Novus Ordo but love the TLM for special occasions and see its beneficial fruits within the Diocese.” “The comments describe, for example, how the TLM has led converts and fallen-away Catholics alike to full communion with the Church how it has strengthened families how it has comforted grieving widows how it has led to many vocations and how so many in the diocese pray fervently that they might be able to raise their children in a traditional liturgical life,” he said. Those comments, Peters said, showed the impact of the Traditional Latin Mass on Catholics. ![]() Along with the petition itself, Peters delivered the comments that Catholics left on the petition. “I am hoping and praying that Bishop Burbidge carefully considers the overwhelming response we received and the many comments, which are quite moving,” he said. Peters described how he hoped Bishop Burbidge would respond to the petition. At the time of its delivery, the petition listed nearly 2,800 signatures from around the world, with 2,551 signatures from the United States, he said. The petition organizer, 36-year-old Noah Peters of Fairfax, Virginia, told CNA that he handed a printout of the signed petition to the receptionist at the Diocese of Arlington’s main office Jan. “And we pray fervently that you might offer permission to allow the Extraordinary Form and other traditional sacraments to continue across the Diocese of Arlington.” “In the spirit of the Synodal Path that the church has embarked upon, we humbly ask that you engage in consultations with the faithful of each parish church potentially affected by restrictions on the Traditional Latin Mass,” reads the petition, which was originally published online at on Jan. The document asks Bishop Burbidge to lift restrictions he recently imposed on the celebration of the sacraments in the Extraordinary Form. The organizer tells CNA he delivered that petition to the bishop’s office on Monday. Nearly 2,800 supporters of the Traditional Latin Mass have signed a petition addressed to Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington.
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