LEX ORANDI LEX CREDENDI An Examination of the Ethos of the Tridentine Mass and that of the Novus Ordo of Pope Paul VI

LEX ORANDI LEX CREDENDI - the Law of Prayer is the Law of Belief draws on the work of Michael Davies, 1936-2004, teacher, writer and valiant defender of the Tridentine Sacraments - the ancient liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church codified at the Council of Trent - bringing his many publications to a wider audience.

"I have been profoundly touched by the news of the death of Michael Davies. I had the good fortune to meet him several times and I found him to be a man of deep faith and ready to embrace suffering." Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger - the future Pope Benedict XVI- translated from the original German, November, 2004.

A short easily readable book, LEX ORANDI LEX CREDENDI, makes sense of the impact of the liturgical changes in 1969 and their effects, with chapter headings: The First Sunday of Advent 1969, Meal or Sacrifice? The History of the Mass, What Went Wrong, Learning from the Past. A substantial bibliography essential for anyone truly interested in perpetuating Tradition.