Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Use; specifically, in Roman law, the right to enjoy the use, fruits, and products of a thing personally, without transferring them to Others.
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Examples
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The Presidential powers (and governmental powers in general) that worry me are those whose usus is doubtful, such as the power to seize private property for the benefit of other private parties, or is interpreted so expansively as to be a license to infringe economic or political liberty.
Stromata Blog: 2009
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The Presidential powers (and governmental powers in general) that worry me are those whose usus is doubtful, such as the power to seize private property for the benefit of other private parties, or is interpreted so expansively as to be a license to infringe economic or political liberty.
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To read more on these rites and ceremonies in the context of the usus antiquior, see the Ceremonies of the Roman Rite Described (Fortescue, O'Connell, Reid) and The Celebration of Mass (J.B. O'Connell).
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Our friends at Messa in Latino have some of the first images of the Solemn Pontifical Mass in the usus antiquior of Cardinal Cañizares Llovera, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship, in the Lateran Archbasilica in Rome -- the cathedral of the Pope himself.
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Cardinal Cañizares, reform of the reform, usus antiquior
Cardinal Cañizares Writes About Usus Antiquior and Liturgical Reform 2009
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As we learn by way of the Polish site inspoired by the NLM Nowy Ruch Liturgiczny, the Bishop of Litoměřice (Leitmeritz) in Northern Bohemia, Most Rev. Jan Baxant, on the same day celebrated a Pontifical Mass in the usus antiquior in the parish church of Počaply (Potschapl) which is about 5 km from his See city.
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The NLM first reported upon this oratory when it was being erected, back in November 2007, and since then, it is reported to the NLM that the Oratory now offers two Masses each Sunday in the usus antiquior and serves approximately 200 faithful.
Signs of Further Growth from the Oratory of Ss. Gregory and Augustine, St. Louis 2009
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Many NLM readers will know Bishop Cordileone as a bishop who has been very supportive of the usus antiquior.
Pope names Bishop Salvatore Cordileone as Bishop of Oakland, California. 2009
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Perhaps we can start to help in the formulation of such a list by virtue of our readership contributing the names, websites and addresses of communities of men and women, who use the usus antiquior and provide facilities for lay retreats.
Reader Request: Religious Communities Who Use the 1962 Missal and Offer Retreats 2009
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Father Woolley tells me that he has been offering the usus antiquior on various schedules for the past couple of years now, including each Friday morning this past Lent.
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