The Mass vs. The Novus Ordo Service - Fr. Luke Petrizzi 08-01-25

SummaryFr. Luke Petrizzi reflects on Our Lord’s miraculous feeding of 4,000 and connects it to the omnipotence of Christ in the Holy Eucharist. Just as it took no effort for Christ to multiply loaves or turn water into wine, it takes Him no effort to change bread and wine into His Body and Blood at every valid Mass. This is the same Christ, the second Person of the Blessed Trinity, who works transubstantiation through His priests.He emphasizes that a validly ordained traditional Catholic priest always intends to offer the Holy Sacrifice in the same literal sense Our Lord intended at the Last Supper. This intention is essential to a valid Mass. By contrast, the Novus Ordo rite is built to be an “institution narrative” — a historical re-telling rather than an act of sacrificial offering in the person of Christ. Following the rite as written actually excludes the intention to offer the sacrifice of Calvary. Therefore, most Novus Ordo “Masses” are invalid—not only because of defective intention, but also due to invalid ordinations in the new rite.Fr. Petrizzi explains the theological importance of intention in the sacraments. Just as a priest can limit the consecration to hosts on the corporal, so too a Novus Ordo celebrant, by following his rite, can fail entirely to consecrate anything—because he does not intend to offer the sacrifice at all.He concludes that the promulgation of such a defective rite is impossible for the true Church, and therefore the post-Vatican II hierarchy must be impostors. The faithful must have compassion upon the sacrifice—safeguarding the true Mass just as Our Lady remained faithful at the Cross. He calls on Catholics to order their lives around assisting at the traditional Mass, receive the graces it gives (especially through Holy Communion), and persevere in fidelity despite persecution, knowing that without these graces, salvation is endangered.Key Quotes“The priest pronounces these words as though the only thing he knew of himself is that he is another Christ.”“The Novus Ordo priest… does not actually intend to speak these words in the person of Christ as one offering the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.”“If he intends that which the rite he is using indicates to him, then he does not intend to effect transubstantiation.”“The indefectibility of the Church prevents the promulgation of any such evil rite to the Church.”“I have compassion upon the sacrifice… we deplore the Protestant supper service that is a mockery of the Mass.”Key Points and Takeaways1. Christ’s Omnipotence in the EucharistChanging bread and wine into His Body and Blood requires no more effort than His other miracles.At every valid Mass, Christ Himself works transubstantiation through the priest.2. The Essential Role of Priestly IntentionA valid traditional priest always intends to offer the Mass as a sacrifice.The Novus Ordo rite leads priests to intend only a commemoration, not a sacrificial act.3. Why the Novus Ordo is InvalidIntention is shaped by the rite used—Novus Ordo intention is contrary to offering the Mass.Invalid ordinations compound the problem.The Church cannot promulgate a rite that makes the Mass invalid—proof the post-Vatican II hierarchy is false.4. Theological Example of IntentionA stray host outside the corporal is not consecrated if the priest does not intend to consecrate it.Similarly, a priest who intends the Novus Ordo rite’s meaning does not consecrate anything.5. Our Duty to the True Mass“Compassion upon the sacrifice” means preserving and assisting at the traditional Mass.Imitate Our Lady’s fidelity at Calvary.Receiving the sacraments—especially Holy Communion—is necessary for salvation.ConclusionFr. Petrizzi warns that the Novus Ordo Missae is not merely defective but invalid in most cases because of its very structure and its effect on the celebrant’s intention. The promulgation of such a rite is incompatible with the Church’s indefectibility, proving that the Vatican II establishment is a false hierarchy. True Catholics must respond by safeguarding the traditional Mass, centering their spiritual lives around it, and remaining faithful like Our Lady at the Cross. The graces of the Mass and Holy Communion remain essential for salvation—refusing them because enemies wish to deprive us would be spiritual suicide.Sedevacantist, Pre-Vatican II CommentaryThis homily is a clear doctrinal condemnation of the Novus Ordo religion:It affirms the Council of Trent’s dogma on the nature of the Mass as a true propitiatory sacrifice.It shows that the Novus Ordo rite destroys the sacrificial intention, making its “Masses” null.It reinforces the theological principle that form, matter, and intention must be correct for sacramental validity.The conclusion is unmistakable:The Vatican II hierarchy cannot be the Catholic hierarchy, because the true Church cannot give her children a poisoned and invalid rite.Fidelity to the Faith demands complete rejection of the Novus Ordo religion and an uncompromising commitment to the traditional Catholic Mass.Fr. Petrizzi’s call to “have compassion upon the sacrifice” mirrors Our Lady’s steadfast witness at Calvary. For the remnant faithful, this means guarding the Mass, ordering our lives around it, and persevering in grace until death.TrueCatholicFaith.com