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It was, of course, Gaudete Sunday, the Mass whose name is taken from the first word of the opening Antiphon: “Gaudete in Domino semper” (“Rejoice in the Lord always”).

It was also the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe & I heard something I’ve haven’t heard for 40 years-- a sermon about Our Lady. Father spoke of the man who’d seen the Virgin, who was told to gather flowers, upon whose cloak appeared a picture of the Virgin. He told us about the various scientific experiments made on the picture, etc., etc.

Now, I already knew this story…but to hear it honored from the pulpit…when the rosary, the May crowning of Our Mother, her Litanies, etc. had disappeared immediately following Vatican II–well, it was wonderful.

A second unusual event happened after Mass. Our young pastor made an announcement after every Mass, yesterday. It was made with great tact, in a loving manner. Father said that he is quite happy about parents bringing their small children to Mass, but asked these parents to leave the toy cars & trucks at home. He said that, if something was needed to distract the children…perhaps a child’s prayer book would be the answer. A prayer book with brightly colored pictures of Jesus, His Mother & the saints.

Another request asked the parents to “feed your children before Mass & leave the cheerio’s at home with the cars & trucks”.

Our priest celebrates both the Novus Ordo Mass & the TLM. & said that this wasn’t really a problem at the TLM., but things had “gotten out of hand at other Masses”.

Such a small thing, but I haven’t seen a priest trying to protect the Sanctity of the Mass in 40 years. Remembering myself as a young Mother, with four children under 6 yrs. old, who were taught that Church was God’s House & that they must behave appropriately, I felt like standing up & giving him a rousing cheer. If Father happened to be looking my way, he saw a great big GRIN! 🙂
 
CradleCath said:
It was, of course, Gaudete Sunday, the Mass whose name is taken from the first word of the opening Antiphon: “Gaudete in Domino semper” (“Rejoice in the Lord always”).

It was also the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe & I heard something I’ve haven’t heard for 40 years-- a sermon about Our Lady. Father spoke of the man who’d seen the Virgin, who was told to gather flowers, upon whose cloak appeared a picture of the Virgin. He told us about the various scientific experiments made on the picture, etc., etc.

Now, I already knew this story…but to hear it honored from the pulpit…when the rosary, the May crowning of Our Mother, her Litanies, etc. had disappeared immediately following Vatican II–well, it was wonderful.

A second unusual event happened after Mass. Our young pastor made an announcement after every Mass, yesterday. It was made with great tact, in a loving manner. Father said that he is quite happy about parents bringing their small children to Mass, but asked these parents to leave the toy cars & trucks at home. He said that, if something was needed to distract the children…perhaps a child’s prayer book would be the answer. A prayer book with brightly colored pictures of Jesus, His Mother & the saints.

Another request asked the parents to “feed your children before Mass & leave the cheerio’s at home with the cars & trucks”.

Our priest celebrates both the Novus Ordo Mass & the TLM. & said that this wasn’t really a problem at the TLM., but things had “gotten out of hand at other Masses”.

Such a small thing, but I haven’t seen a priest trying to protect the Sanctity of the Mass in 40 years. Remembering myself as a young Mother, with four children under 6 yrs. old, who were taught that Church was God’s House & that they must behave appropriately, I felt like standing up & giving him a rousing cheer. If Father happened to be looking my way, he saw a great big GRIN! 🙂
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The title to my thread was GREAT TLM. yesterday. It seems to be lost in cyber space??? :confused:
 
Thanks for the message

Apparently the Spirit works, the Churches will be again the houses of God, The time in the last 40 years was not bad antirely. When I was young, there were no children before school age in the Masses, now they are there.

As for Our Lady of Guadalupe, in our Church there was a Mass at 6 AM for those to whom it is 1st Class feast, with the message that the Church is universal, above the national boundaries
CradleCath said:
It was, of course, Gaudete Sunday, the Mass whose name is taken from the first word of the opening Antiphon: “Gaudete in Domino semper” (“Rejoice in the Lord always”).

It was also the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe & I heard something I’ve haven’t heard for 40 years-- a sermon about Our Lady. Father spoke of the man who’d seen the Virgin, who was told to gather flowers, upon whose cloak appeared a picture of the Virgin. He told us about the various scientific experiments made on the picture, etc., etc.

Now, I already knew this story…but to hear it honored from the pulpit…when the rosary, the May crowning of Our Mother, her Litanies, etc. had disappeared immediately following Vatican II–well, it was wonderful.

A second unusual event happened after Mass. Our young pastor made an announcement after every Mass, yesterday. It was made with great tact, in a loving manner. Father said that he is quite happy about parents bringing their small children to Mass, but asked these parents to leave the toy cars & trucks at home. He said that, if something was needed to distract the children…perhaps a child’s prayer book would be the answer. A prayer book with brightly colored pictures of Jesus, His Mother & the saints.

Another request asked the parents to “feed your children before Mass & leave the cheerio’s at home with the cars & trucks”.

Our priest celebrates both the Novus Ordo Mass & the TLM. & said that this wasn’t really a problem at the TLM., but things had “gotten out of hand at other Masses”.

Such a small thing, but I haven’t seen a priest trying to protect the Sanctity of the Mass in 40 years. Remembering myself as a young Mother, with four children under 6 yrs. old, who were taught that Church was God’s House & that they must behave appropriately, I felt like standing up & giving him a rousing cheer. If Father happened to be looking my way, he saw a great big GRIN! 🙂
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Substitute a picture book about Jesus instead of the cars and trucks, and leave the Cheerios at home.

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Good story. 🙂
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CradleCatholic:
I heard something I’ve haven’t heard for 40 years
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That’s really sad if true. What did the priests preach about on feasts like the Immaculate Conception, Assumption, Mother of God, etc.?
 
Genesis315 said:
Good story. 🙂

That’s really sad if true. What did the priests preach about on feasts like the Immaculate Conception, Assumption, Mother of God, etc.?
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Please don’t be surprised that I don’t remember. I’m not really sure that the priests who served the parish that I belonged to for all those years, really believed in the Assumption. As for the Immaculate Conception…surely they did, but I never heard it mentioned.

What I’ve heard for these past 40 years is pablum, nothing about abortion, nothing about artificial birth control, sex outside of marriage, regular confession, etc., etc.

One sermon that I DO remember preached at my old Novus Ordo parish was given on the feast of the Holy Family. The priest told us that we must remember to pray for “DIVERSE” types of families. In that “diversity”, he especially mentioned “gay couples with adopted children for they are families too”.

The moment Pope Benedict’s Motu Proprio was promulgated, I started searching for a parish that has the Latin Mass. Thank God, I found the one I attend now.
 
Great idea Father had!

One point that I wish would be addressed by the priests at my TLM is people coming in after Mass has already started. 5-10 and even 15 minutes late…and for a daily Mass…that is quite late. They seem to be the same folks every time.:confused: It is distracting especially with our older kneelers…
 
What a wonderful thing to hear of taking place in a Roman Catholic Church! 😃

On Sunday, my parish allowed the local Franciscans to sing a Medieval setting of the opening antiphon for Gaudete Sunday. 🙂 They went up to the sanctuary at the conclusion of the Mass and used a sort of drum that our ancestors might have used in the 1200’s. A recorder was used in lieu of a Medieval flute, but it filled the atmosphere perfectly well! Ironically, since I’m a Pope St. Pius X fan, I really should dislike the use of a drum in worship… but it was so joyous and Medieval in its simple Franciscan-ness that it touched my heart.

It is a week to rejoice for the coming of God!
 
BlyssfulDreamer said:
Great idea Father had!

One point that I wish would be addressed by the priests at my TLM is people coming in after Mass has already started. 5-10 and even 15 minutes late…and for a daily Mass…that is quite late. They seem to be the same folks every time.:confused: It is distracting especially with our older kneelers…
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That has never happened at our TLM. The one thing that happened that I’m worried about, also took place this past Sunday & I know that if it happens again Father will speak of it from the pulpit in his kind & gentle way. There were two new people there with a small child. They were both in jeans & none of our small group…about 50 regulars… wear jeans to Mass. However, since the wind-chill temp. was -15…I assumed they were just trying to keep warm or that they didn’t realize that the rest of us would be in dress slacks, long skirts & boots, etc. BUT, when they went to Communion they made a bit of a scene. We have a Communion rail & kneel to receive on the tongue. This couple remained standing & stretched out their hands to receive CITH. Father accomodated them without a pause, but I thought it was strange.

For 40 yrs., I would have PREFERRED to kneel & receive the Eucharist on my tongue. However, to do so at the Novus Ordo parish I used to attend, would have taken the attention away from Christ in the Host…so I never did nor would I do it today if I were to attend that Church again.

It probably seems like a silly thing…it is really. However, for 3 years we’ve had such a solemn, sacred atmosphere during our Masses. I hope that this was not something designed to “upset the apple cart”.
 
GloriousOrder said:
What a wonderful thing to hear of taking place in a Roman Catholic Church! 😃

On Sunday, my parish allowed the local Franciscans to sing a Medieval setting of the opening antiphon for Gaudete Sunday. 🙂 They went up to the sanctuary at the conclusion of the Mass and used a sort of drum that our ancestors might have used in the 1200’s. A recorder was used in lieu of a Medieval flute, but it filled the atmosphere perfectly well! Ironically, since I’m a Pope St. Pius X fan, I really should dislike the use of a drum in worship… but it was so joyous and Medieval in its simple Franciscan-ness that it touched my heart.

It is a week to rejoice for the coming of God!
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Yes it is. A bunch of us will be cleaning the Church this Sat. It will be gleaming when we finish & then the large Creche goes up, the Christmas trees are brought in & strung with lights, the memorial poinsettias & on & on & we’ll be ready for the great event.

And your Franciscan’s music sounds heavenly. Tis, indeed, the season.
 
CradleCath said:
That has never happened at our TLM. The one thing that happened that I’m worried about, also took place this past Sunday & I know that if it happens again Father will speak of it from the pulpit in his kind & gentle way. There were two new people there with a small child. They were both in jeans & none of our small group…about 50 regulars… wear jeans to Mass. However, since the wind-chill temp. was -15…I assumed they were just trying to keep warm or that they didn’t realize that the rest of us would be in dress slacks, long skirts & boots, etc. BUT, when they went to Communion they made a bit of a scene. We have a Communion rail & kneel to receive on the tongue. This couple remained standing & stretched out their hands to receive CITH. Father accomodated them without a pause, but I thought it was strange.

For 40 yrs., I would have PREFERRED to kneel & receive the Eucharist on my tongue. However, to do so at the Novus Ordo parish I used to attend, would have taken the attention away from Christ in the Host…so I never did nor would I do it today if I were to attend that Church again.

It probably seems like a silly thing…it is really. However, for 3 years we’ve had such a solemn, sacred atmosphere during our Masses. I hope that this was not something designed to “upset the apple cart”.
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Again, I hope this incident involving a young couple is just one that happened because this man & woman did not know any better. However, I read this today:

"As happens frequently at extraordinary form Masses, particularly in places where they take place rarely, a number of communicants will stick out their hands. The vast majority of these have no problem receiving in the tongue when they see that this is the rule in the extraordinary form. One man at the Mass today was not prepared to do so.

Father Lebocq discreetly asked him to open his mouth and received the reply “You’re in Ireland now”, which aside being racist is ignorant of the fact that the Irish Bishops applied the indult allowing communion in the hand much later here than most episcopal conferences in western Europe had done so. **Following that, he grabbed a host from the ciborium which was thrown on the floor." **

catholicism.org/sacrilegious-protester-disrupts-traditional-latin-mass-at-knock-shrine-demanding-communion-in-hand.htm
 
CradleCath said:
Again, I hope this incident involving a young couple is just one that happened because this man & woman did not know any better. However, I read this today:

"As happens frequently at extraordinary form Masses, particularly in places where they take place rarely, a number of communicants will stick out their hands. The vast majority of these have no problem receiving in the tongue when they see that this is the rule in the extraordinary form. One man at the Mass today was not prepared to do so.

Father Lebocq discreetly asked him to open his mouth and received the reply “You’re in Ireland now”, which aside being racist is ignorant of the fact that the Irish Bishops applied the indult allowing communion in the hand much later here than most episcopal conferences in western Europe had done so. **Following that, he grabbed a host from the ciborium which was thrown on the floor." **

catholicism.org/sacrilegious-protester-disrupts-traditional-latin-mass-at-knock-shrine-demanding-communion-in-hand.htm
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Ironically, the would-be communicant in that case actually did have the famous “consecrated hands.” He was a laicized priest.
 
CradleCath said:
And your point is ???
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Traditionalists always say that lay people shouldn’t be touching the Eucharist with their hands. That person had his hands consecrated as a priest, albeit laicized (once a priest, always a priest), so he can touch the Eucharist and receive CITH based on the qualifier from traditionalists.
 
ConstantineTG said:
Traditionalists always say that lay people shouldn’t be touching the Eucharist with their hands. That person had his hands consecrated as a priest, albeit laicized (once a priest, always a priest), so he can touch the Eucharist and receive CITH based on the qualifier from traditionalists.
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I know what he meant. I just thought it strange that that was the first & only thing he got from my message. An ex-priest desecrated the Consecrated Host rather than receive on the tongue. Talk about extremism! I see it more evident in radical liberalism than anywhere else.
 
CradleCath, When I click on your link, it comes up as not found. Has it maybe have been removed?
 
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