Another TLM article in D.C

[IrishAm]

Last week it was the Washington Times, this week the Washington Post – the nation’s capitol has rediscovered TLM. Again, the focus is on those who were born after Vatican II. (For those who read the entire article and wonder, yes, Father Scalia is the son of Supreme Court Justice Scalia.)

The Post article begins . . .

*Latin Makes a Comeback
Young Catholics Are Leading a Resurgence of the Traditional Mass

By Jacqueline L. Salmon
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, November 24, 2007; Page B09

Parts of it are 1,500 years old, it’s difficult to understand, and it’s even more challenging to watch. And it’s catching on among young Catholics.

It’s the traditional Latin Mass, a formal worship service that is making a comeback after more than 40 years of moldering in the Vatican basement. *

washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/23/AR2007112301549.html

 

[peary]

Last week it was the Washington Times, this week the Washington Post – the nation’s capitol has rediscovered TLM. Again, the focus is on those who were born after Vatican II. (For those who read the entire article and wonder, yes, Father Scalia is the son of Supreme Court Justice Scalia.)

The Post article begins . . .

*Latin Makes a Comeback
Young Catholics Are Leading a Resurgence of the Traditional Mass

By Jacqueline L. Salmon
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, November 24, 2007; Page B09

Parts of it are 1,500 years old, it’s difficult to understand, and it’s even more challenging to watch. And it’s catching on among young Catholics.

It’s the traditional Latin Mass, a formal worship service that is making a comeback after more than 40 years of moldering in the Vatican basement. *

washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/23/AR2007112301549.html

**Sad to say that Vatican II never intended the ban the Tridentine Liturgy but to enhance it. However, the unintended result was a totally different Mass that ruptured the faith experience of Catholics immediately following the Council.

I have attended the Novus Ordo in Latin and believe that if done well it can be a moving experience with awe and reverence. However, the way it has been presented to the world has made it into something less attractive or meaningful. Parts of it are no different from mainline protestant worship services.

Our Holy Father is on the right track. I pray that those who are in charge throughout the dioceses of the world don’t derail his efforts.**

 

[Sr_Sally]

I had a question about the description of Fr Scalia’s Mass. They said “There was no homily, no English, and no lay participation.” I was not expecting lay participation, but I thought there needed to be a homily. And I would have expected the readings to be in English. What are the rules there? In the Ordinary Form, we are expected to have a homily every Sunday and in my parish we also have one at all daily Masses. It’s not clear from the article if the reporter was at a Sunday or daily Mass.

 

[rien]

But notice in the end the article says there is no significant interst in Washington DC and hence no new TLMs. That report is coming in from many quarters. I think some are not recognizing the reality that only a small minority will probably ever want the TLM. IMO.

 

[peary]

But notice in the end the article says there is no significant interst in Washington DC and hence no new TLMs. That report is coming in from many quarters. I think some are not recognizing the reality that only a small minority will probably ever want the TLM. IMO.

It’s truly amazing that anybody in Washington D.C. goes to church anyway.

 

[IrishAm]

It’s truly amazing that anybody in Washington D.C. goes to church anyway.

You would be pleasantly surprised. (I was.) My office is convenient to both “Old St. Mary’s” (which has had approval to hold regular TLM services for a number of years – drawing good numbers at the 9:00 a.m. each Sunday) and St. Patrick’s. Both not only overflow on holy days, but draw a regular crowd at noontime masses and there is always a lineat the confessional.

There is hope.

 

[Sr_Sally]

It’s truly amazing that anybody in Washington D.C. goes to church anyway.

I have lived in VA and worked in DC for over 20 years. I regularly see people in the city going to Mass on Good Friday and Holy Days of obligation. Since I’m not usually in the city on Sundays, I can’t tell you who goes then, but here in the 'burbs the churches are full.

 

[IrishAm]

I have lived in VA and worked in DC for over 20 years. I regularly see people in the city going to Mass on Good Friday and Holy Days of obligation. Since I’m not usually in the city on Sundays, I can’t tell you who goes then, but here in the 'burbs the churches are full.

Well, I have to admit, I’ve always figured most of those of us at mass around Capitol Hill are from Northern Virginia’s Arlington Diocese.

 

[AdvanceAlways]

Well, I have to admit, I’ve always figured most of those of us at mass around Capitol Hill are from Northern Virginia’s Arlington Diocese.

hehe i second that! But in all seriousness they mentioned the church I attend the TLM at in that article!

 

[IrishAm]

I had a question about the description of Fr Scalia’s Mass. They said “There was no homily, no English, and no lay participation.” I was not expecting lay participation, but I thought there needed to be a homily. And I would have expected the readings to be in English. What are the rules there? In the Ordinary Form, we are expected to have a homily every Sunday and in my parish we also have one at all daily Masses. It’s not clear from the article if the reporter was at a Sunday or daily Mass.

We Northern Virginians (“NOVAs,” locally) hi-jacked the thread a bit. I was hoping someone would answer Sr. Sally’s question . . .