Question 194 – Is the Real Presence the same in a church that celebrates a Novus Ordo Mass compared to a church that celebrates the Traditional Latin Mass?

Interview Organization: The Confraternity of Our Lady of Fatima

Interviewer Name: Christopher P. Wendt

Date: May 13, 2023

The Novus Ordo is valid, and the priest consecrates validly if they follow the liturgical books. So, it is valid, with no doubt about the same presence.

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Of course, because the Novus Ordo is valid, and the priest consecrates validly if they follow the liturgical books. So, it is valid, with no doubt about the same presence.

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