Celebrating the Anniversary of the Implementation of Summorum Pontificum

I didn't have an opportunity to decorate a cake this year (you can find last year's Deo Gratias Chant Cake here), but Costco kindly added some writing to one of their fall bouquet cakes for me yesterday!  I'll be serving the cake following our local (once every other month) Extraordinary Form Latin Mass this afternoon, which happens to fall on the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross and the anniversary of the implementation of Summorum Pontificum! 

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On the Anniversary of Summorum Pontificum

Deo Gratias.  ~  Thanks be to God. 

Today is the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross and the 6th anniversary of Summorum Pontificum going into effect.  Father Z suggests that we all "say a prayer for Benedict XVI and thank God for this important gift to the people of God."  He also suggests that we "find some way to celebrate on this beautiful feast day and anniversary. We have a lot to be thankful for, both in the way of the Holy Cross and in how we renew the Sacrifice of the Cross during celebrations of Mass with the traditional Roman Rite."  So, I baked a cake and decorated it with "Deo gratias." at the suggestion of my husband.  After dinner we plan to share a beautiful and inspiring out-of-print book with our children and celebrate this feast and anniversary with cake!

Deo Gratias Chant Cake

1 - 13x9 Cake

White Frosting

1 Hershey's Chocolate Bar - cut into squares

Black Decorating Candy 

(optional...additional frosting probably would have worked better)

Red Sparkle Gel

Black Sparkle Gel

 

Frost, decorate, and enjoy! 

Almighty God and Father, Who have revealed Yourself through Your Eternal Word, and have blessed Your Church with Pope Benedict XVI, our teacher in both faith and reason; receive our prayers of thanksgiving for his witness to the beauty of truth, for his example of hopefulness, for his humble service of Christ's Bride. Grant him, in his time of retirement, the reward of study and prayer as he continues to seek, find, and love you in truth. We ask this through Christ our Lord. 

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