Draw to TLM

[archangel04]

That’s completely it!

I’m a decade behind you… nothing has changed

25 years old here and I can say them same, Thank God my parents are devout Catholics or else I would have left the Faith permanately.

 

[patrick457]

Lol yes what’s in is reverence and sacred music:thumbsup:, but then again that’s been in for 2000 years.

Well, with the Church nothing goes ‘passé’! “Ever ancient, ever new,” as St. Augustine would put it.

 

[patrick457]

I’m a fifteen year old and what is this alternate version of the mass that is becoming more popular? I’m confused.

Seventeen year-old here.
JRKH already gave an explication (and some good links), but I’ll also have a go at it:
When people are talking about the ‘Extraordinary Form’ (EF) or the ‘Tridentine (Latin) Mass’ (TLM), they are talking about the form of the liturgy contained in the typical editions of the Roman Missal that were published from 1570 (hence the name ‘Tridentine’) to 1962. It was the most widely celebrated Mass liturgy in the world until the promulgation of the later, present-day form of the Roman Rite, also known as ‘Ordinary Form’ (OF) or ‘Novus Ordo’ (NO).

As was customary among most, if not all, the rites of the Western Church until recently, in nearly every country in the world it was celebrated only in Latin - one exception was in Dalmatia - approximating modern-day Croatia - and, as of the period between 1886 and 1935, some other Slavic regions, where it was celebrated in Church Slavonic, the liturgical language of Slavic-speaking Churches. In fact, a Roman rite missal in Croatian (written in Glagolitic), known as the Missale Romanum Glagolitice, was published as early as 1483!

 

[ConservativeOne]

First, I agree with JRKH’s reply. I grew up with the TLM and followed right into the NO (even played guitar in NO). But there’s a reverence in the TLM and Churches where it is said that I don’t sense in NO parishes - even though reverence may be intended in NO parishes.

It’s about reverence. Putting aside the outside world for an hour or so - Making God in the Tabernacle the center of our attention - not moved to a side altar or even side chapels. It used to be that way in all Churches (except large European Basilicas). Now, when you enter Churches - you sometimes have to search out where the Blessed Sacrament is.

It’s about praying to God - begging for His Mercy and for personal intentions - not rushing around to shake hands or wave (UGH!) during the Mass or talk with people in Church after Mass (ever see that?) as if the Church were a meeting hall. I do believe we should be reminded - that we must put aside our anger and make peace with our neighbor before Holy Communion. But Church is a place of prayer. It’s God’s House.