Priests and lay faithful are, rightfully so, greatly displeased at best by Diocese of Charlotte's Bishop Michael Martin's reformation.
The letter (archived in verbatim both here and and here) detail his current requirements. Rorate Cæli obtained a draft of this letter, in which he made concerning comments, including his comment that "[t]o instruct the faithful that kneeling is more reverent than standing is simply absurd." among other anti-tradition and anti-liturgy sentements and wants for his reformation of the Diocese of Charlotte.
The U.S. Council of Catholic Bishops said in 2003 that standing is "the norm" within the Diocese of the United States. But many people, myself included, still always kneel for communion since that is the respectful thing to do if you are physically able to do so. In fact: the General Instruction of the Roman Missal (GIRM) as published by the USCCB states that communicants should not be denied communion for kneeling, or even for communion in the hand.
160. The Priest then takes the paten or ciborium and approaches the communicants, who usually come up in procession.And likewise, in the United Kingdom:It is not permitted for the faithful to take the consecrated Bread or the sacred chalice by themselves and, still less, to hand them on from one to another among themselves. The norm established for the Dioceses of the United States of America is that Holy Communion is to be received standing, unless an individual member of the faithful wishes to receive Communion while kneeling (Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Instruction, Redemptionis Sacramentum, March 25, 2004, no. 91).
When receiving Holy Communion, the communicant bows his or her head before the Sacrament as a gesture of reverence and receives the Body of the Lord from the minister. The consecrated host may be received either on the tongue or in the hand, at the discretion of each communicant. When Holy Communion is received under both kinds, the sign of reverence is also made before receiving the Precious Blood.
160. The Priest then takes the paten or ciborium and approaches the communicants, who usually come up in procession. It is not permitted for the faithful to take the consecrated Bread or the sacred chalice by themselves and, still less, to hand them on from one to another among themselves. In the dioceses of England and Wales Holy Communion is to be received standing, though individual members of the faithful may choose to receive Communion while kneeling. However, when they communicate standing, it is recommended that the faithful bow in reverence before receiving the Sacrament.That makes two national diocese, at least, in which the faithful can receive communion while kneeling. As written by the Immaculate Conception Church (Lonsdale, MN): "If the Eucharist is just a symbol of Jesus, then it makes no sense to kneel before Him. But if it is the Real Presence of Jesus, then kneeling is quite appropriate." The article also mentions how "[a] study done in 2019 revealed that not even one-third of Catholics believe the Eucharist is truly the body, blood, soul, and divinity of Jesus. 69% of self-identified Catholics believe the Eucharist is only a symbol of Jesus." which is greatly concerning.
SSPX: The 100th Anniversary of Quas Primas.
The encyclical is available on Vatican.VA in English, Spanish, French, Italian, and Latin.
Decon Ray DiMaco retired from active ministry at St. Bernard Parish and St. Mary on December 6, 2025.
According to the diocese of Cleveland in the October 2025 Clergy Assignment Changes: "Deacon Ramon J. Dimascio concludes his diaconal assignment at St. Bernard Parish, Akron and St. Mary Parish, Akron, and he was granted retirement status as a deacon of the Diocese of Cleveland, effective Nov. 1."
In 2025, the Diocese of Cleveland granted both St. Mary's in Akron and St. Stephen's in Cleveland and additional two years to say the Tridentine Rite of the Mass. Both churches make up "the two remaining diocesan celebrations of the Latin Mass within the Diocese of Cleveland."
The article also mentions how in the Diocese of Knoxville, they will be ending the Tridentine Rite, as they have announced a transition to the 2002 Roman Missal (a.k.a. the Mass of Paul VI). In the Diocese of Charlotte, the Tridentine Rite was moved, beginning October 2, 2025, to the Chapel of the Little Flower which cannot seat even seat half of all of the people that the parishes could hold. The bishop also made sure to tell people that the chapen is "not a parish, nor is it a parish-like community being formed for those who desire to celebrate the TLM," as he continues encouraging everyone who attended Tridentine masses to attend the Paul VI masses, and to view the chapel as a shrine "that you might visit for Mass on occasion."
Please be avised: searching for churches in the Akron area that do the Traditional Latin Mass will return outdated results and irrelevant results. St. Paul and St. Sebastians, which search results (and especially inaccurate so-called LLM systems) consistently list as still doing the TLM. Both churches were unable to do so as of November in 2023. Other churches it suggested were parts of sedevacantist groups -- people who believe that the Chair of St. Peter has been vacant ever since a year that not everyone can agree on for some reason -- which I do not plan on linking to from here, as I do not support sedevacantism.