Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Una Voce

One of the best-kept secrets in the Church today is an organization called Una Voce America. Liberal Foundations do not fund Una Voce America and it does not have great influence in chancery offices. However, it is slowly attracting talented young Catholics and spreading to more and more dioceses throughout the United States.

Una Voce America is a member of the International Una Voce Federation. The federation was founded in Rome in 1966 and acts as the umbrella organization for over 20 national associations. Its mission is to ensure that the Roman Mass codified by St. Pius V remains one of the forms of Eucharistic worship in the liturgical life of the Church. The federation also promotes Latin, Gregorian Chant and sacred polyphony in Catholic liturgy. The current president is author and lecturer Michael Davies of London, England.

Una Voce America was established in 1996. Its goal is to create a coordinated national network of traditional groups in order to solidify and strengthen the Traditionalist movement and provide greater support for those working with their bishops to obtain the Traditional Latin Mass. The President of Una Voce America is Dr. John Rao, Professor of History at St. John's University (NY) and Director of the Deitrich Von Hilderbrand Institute.