Shocking Discovery: Archbishop Lefebvre's Signature Uncovered in Rare Catholic Book!

Depending on who you ask, Archbishop Lefebvre is either a figure admired or reviled. He founded the Priestly Society of Saint Pius X and was a champion for the preservation of the Traditional Latin Mass - The Mass of the Ages. In this video, I restore this antique Graduale Romanum which is used for referencing chants during Holy Mass. Surprisingly, it also contains his autograph and perhaps will be a relic one day. Deo Volente.
I also tell you the story of the first SSPX Mass I ever went to!
00:01:50 Discovering the provenance
00:03:15 Stabilizing the leather
00:04:20 Removing the spine covering
00:11:02 Who was Archbishop Lefebvre?
00:16:08 Oddly satisfying: removing old glue
00:24:00 Unexpected discoveries
00:25:44 Saving the decorative endpages
00:27:10 How my opinion changed on the SSPX
00:32:45 Power outage
00:37:26 Constructing the leather case
00:39:38 Blind tooling with hot stamps
#sspx #bookbinding #restoration #catholic #lefebvre #bookbinding #handmade #massoftheages #legacy #chant #econe #vaticanii #latinmass #novusordo #traditionalcatholic

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  • @MereTradition
    @MereTraditionАй бұрын

    Dude. You’re a legend for doing this

  • @magnificatscriptorium

    @magnificatscriptorium

    Ай бұрын

    Kennedy Hall everybody! Thanks for the kind words brother.

  • @ashcolleen1028
    @ashcolleen1028Ай бұрын

    Archbishop Lefebvre, Ora pro nobis!!!

  • @lorenstoller5685
    @lorenstoller5685Ай бұрын

    Incredible!! What a fruitful restoration

  • @sfelton20
    @sfelton20Ай бұрын

    What a fascinating vocation you have. Quite possibly, the good Archbishop Lefevbre will be canonized some day.

  • @MikeKoeniger
    @MikeKoenigerАй бұрын

    A work of art Rudy, fantastic job. As Colleen said, Archbishop Lefebvre, ora pro nobis.

  • @agrarian_peasant
    @agrarian_peasantАй бұрын

    Great video on the craftsmanship of book restoration and commentary on Abp Lefebvre! What a treasure you have in that book!

  • @magnificatscriptorium

    @magnificatscriptorium

    Ай бұрын

    Santo subito!

  • @paisley293
    @paisley293Ай бұрын

    I enjoyed this video very much! 🙏From seeing you work with so much thought, care and skill to the way you shared your thoughts about the Mass, and fatherhood and Abp. Lefebvre, it was truly special, as is the book that you've restored. Wonderful!! 👏👏👏 Deo gratias for Abp. Lefebvre! 🙏And my prayers for you and your family.

  • @magnificatscriptorium

    @magnificatscriptorium

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @st2577
    @st2577Ай бұрын

    I appreciate this ❤ Amazing ! Thank you

  • @klaunwelt4404
    @klaunwelt4404Ай бұрын

    Wonderful. It is not just the book which is so beautifully restored, but the treasure that is Holy Mother Church. This is the most moving video I have seen in a very long time. Thank you and God bless you.

  • @amnesiacalibis
    @amnesiacalibisАй бұрын

    Beautiful work. May God bless you in preserving and promoting the worth and retention of Christian culture and treasures.

  • @magnificatscriptorium

    @magnificatscriptorium

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you for the encouragement. May God bless your efforts!

  • @Lexarf0rk
    @Lexarf0rkАй бұрын

    Let me grab my tub of popcorn... Ready for the status quo ordo Catholics from st. typical's to blast you as a schismatic in the comments... Beautiful cinematography and I love the story you told with this restoration! Salve Maria! May God bless Archbishop Lefebvre and the SSPX.

  • @anthonyjones866
    @anthonyjones866Ай бұрын

    Very well-made video! I appreciated the alternations between book work and commentary. It flowed well. I personally would have loved to see even more of the restoration process, as I could tell there was a lot you probably decided to cut from the final video. I'm fascinated by the process and can tell you are a master!

  • @magnificatscriptorium

    @magnificatscriptorium

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks Anthony. I do have a more in depth restoration video on my channel if you’re interested. It’s a prayer book from the early 1800s.

  • @gandalfolorin-kl3pj
    @gandalfolorin-kl3pjАй бұрын

    You did an excellent job in restoring the Liber Usualis, which is a book of the liturgical chants of the Roman Rite year. I know what it is because I own one myself, having been part of the schola at a SSPX chapel for some years. If you have a chance, come visit St. Mary's, KS, and our new Immaculata Church. The bookstore on the main street perhaps sells some of these books you are restoring. God bless.

  • @magnificatscriptorium

    @magnificatscriptorium

    Ай бұрын

    This is actually a Graduale Romanum but don’t ask me what the difference is lol. I’d love to come visit the Immaculata!!

  • @wulframnus149
    @wulframnus149Ай бұрын

    He was predicted in the prophesies of Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso de la Purifcation

  • @magnificatscriptorium

    @magnificatscriptorium

    Ай бұрын

    I’ll have to look into it. Wild if true!

  • @jhj6636
    @jhj6636Ай бұрын

    ca. 2.25. Fr Francois Laisney, SSPX is currently teaching catechesis here in the UK. I've shared this with him.

  • @magnificatscriptorium

    @magnificatscriptorium

    Ай бұрын

    Amazing! I wonder if he knows who Dom Gatard OSB was. He made several notes in this Graduale. Please send Fr Laisney my greetings!