“The Devil Hates The Ancient Mass. He Hates It Because It Is The Perfect Reformulation Of All The Teachings Of The Church” — Dr. Von Hildebrand.

Dr. Alice von Hildebrand (R.I.P.).

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By: Gregory Dipippo.

Shortly after Midnight, Friday, 14 January 2022, Dr. Alice von Hildebrand, one of the great Defenders of Tradition in The Catholic Church in all its aspects, including The Traditional Liturgy, passed away at the age of ninety-eight.

A great scholar, philosopher and theologian in her own right, she was also dedicated to preserving the legacy of her husband, Dietrich von Hildebrand, whom Pope Pius XII once called a “Twentieth-Century Doctor of The Church.”

She had been retired from teaching since 1984, but continued to write and speak; her most recent book was published in 2014.

A great Soul. And such a Lady.

From an interview which she gave to The Latin Mass Magazine in 2001:

The Latin Mass Magazine:

“There are those critics of The Ancient Latin Mass who point out that the crisis in The Church developed at a time when The Mass was offered throughout the World. Why should we then think its revival is intrinsic to the solution ?”

Dr. Alice von Hildebrand:

“The devil hates The Ancient Mass. He hates it because it is the most perfect reformulation of all the teachings of The Church.

“It was my husband who gave me this insight about The Mass. The problem that ushered in the present crisis was not The Traditional Mass. The problem was that Priests who offered it had already lost the sense of the supernatural and the transcendent.

“They rushed through the Prayers, they mumbled and didn’t enunciate them. That is a sign that they had brought to The Mass their growing Secularism. The Ancient Mass does not abide irreverence, and that was why so many Priests were just as happy to see it go.”