Has anyone else been to a Latin Novus Ordo?

[PerfectTiming]

A while ago I had the luck to attend a Novus Ordo Mass that was in full Latin, aside from the readings in English. I get the impression these are very rare so I was just wondering if anyone else had ever been to one as well and if so what you thought of it.

I have always loved when Latin was used in the Mass but also love the Novus Ordo form so for me it was fantastic. I really wish it was offered in Latin more often, but this Mass was at a religious community I hope to join so I might get it every day some day.

 

[Mark1970]

A while ago I had the luck to attend a Novus Ordo Mass that was in full Latin, aside from the readings in English. I get the impression these are very rare so I was just wondering if anyone else had ever been to one as well and if so what you thought of it.

I have always loved when Latin was used in the Mass but also love the Novus Ordo form so for me it was fantastic. I really wish it was offered in Latin more often, but this Mass was at a religious community I hope to join so I might get it every day some day.

Yes, I went to one many years ago. It was relatively well-attended, although I suspect there may have been an element of “novelty value” to this. I was very impressed with the Mass and the way it was celebrated.

 

[corsair]

Yes, Holy Rosary in Portland, Oregon. Sunday mornings, I believe at 11:00 am. Complete with the professional choir, Cantores in Ecclesia. (sung Gregorian)

 

[anp1215]

Holy Rosary in Houston offers the Latin OF Mass every Sunday at 9:30. I’ve been a couple of times before I was Catholic. It’s awesome! My sponsors attend there. The parish is run by the Dominicans.

 

[Bookcat]

You mean the “ordinary form” of the Roman liturgy in Latin (Novus Ordo is not a term the Church uses…)

Yes.

At Steubenville we had them I think once a week at one point.

 

[Anthony_V]

A while ago I had the luck to attend a Novus Ordo Mass that was in full Latin, aside from the readings in English. I get the impression these are very rare so I was just wondering if anyone else had ever been to one as well and if so what you thought of it.

I have always loved when Latin was used in the Mass but also love the Novus Ordo form so for me it was fantastic. I really wish it was offered in Latin more often, but this Mass was at a religious community I hope to join so I might get it every day some day.

Deo volente, I will definitely hold Latin NO masses at my parish someday. Perhaps even incense, tinkling bells at the consecration, and altar boys in white surplice. That would be pleasant.

 

[Anthony_V]

A while ago I had the luck to attend a Novus Ordo Mass that was in full Latin, aside from the readings in English. I get the impression these are very rare so I was just wondering if anyone else had ever been to one as well and if so what you thought of it.

I have always loved when Latin was used in the Mass but also love the Novus Ordo form so for me it was fantastic. I really wish it was offered in Latin more often, but this Mass was at a religious community I hope to join so I might get it every day some day.

Deo volente, I will definitely hold Latin NO masses at my parish someday. Perhaps even incense, tinkling bells at the consecration, and a thousand altar boys in white surplice. That would be pleasant.

 

[Cristiano]

Deo volente, I will definitely hold Latin NO masses at my parish someday. Perhaps even incense, tinkling bells at the consecration, and altar boys in white surplice. That would be pleasant.

Well our parish has only the Sanctus and Agnus Dei in Latin but all the rest is already there. BTW a few weeks ago for the Feast of the Presentation we had the the whole Messe Solennelle by Louis Vierne performed by two organs and two choirs.

 

[Brendan]

Our parish has one weekly (Wed am). We had two, but the SUnday Latin OF, was changed to a Latin EF Mass when the Motu Proprio was released.

 

[OraLabora]

Yes.

Also the abbey where I normally attend Mass uses Latin/Greek Gregorian chant for the propers and ordinary; the rest is in French plainchant. I’ve also been to OF Mass completely in Latin in Canada, France, and Italy including a requiem
Mass in Latin at the deceased’s request.

 

[Sarabande]

Yes, my previous parish had a Latin OF every other week on Sundays. It was wonderful and a great alternative, especially when there wasn’t an EF mass close by. The parish provided Latin OF mass booklets which had the Latin and English translation. It also had the chants, so the regular congregation would be able to sing and follow along. The choir usually used a mass by Palestrina, Victoria or other composer of polyphonic music for the Kyrie, Gloria and Agnus Dei. The rest were chants and if the priest chanted, we also chanted the responses. My husband and I were even involved with the choir for a number of years which was wonderful to participate in that capacity. It was very well attended. I’ve seen twice individuals who were visitors get up and leave when they realized the mass was in Latin (one guy who was sitting by me started making sour puss faces and was very dramatic about his exit), but the majority of the time visitors will stay.

 

[Sarabande]

You mean the “ordinary form” of the Roman liturgy in Latin (Novus Ordo is not a term the Church uses…).

Up until a few years ago (probably when the Moto Proprio came out) our parish always advertised it as the Latin NO or Latin Novus Ordo. So, I always knew it as that. I had no idea about the terms Ordinary Form or Extraordinary Form until I came to these forums. I knew the EF only as the Tridentine Rite before that.

 

[corsair]

Sorry to be “picky” but Novvus Ordo was the term that Pope Paul VI used. Ordinary Form is just a youngster, dating to 7-7-07.

 

[Tarpeian_Rock]

Sorry to be “picky” but Novvus Ordo was the term that Pope Paul VI used. Ordinary Form is just a youngster, dating to 7-7-07.

Well, it truly was “new” during the reign of Paul VI, but isn’t “Novus” any longer.

 

[Tarpeian_Rock]

St. Matthew’s Cathedral in Washington D.C. has a Latin Ordinary Form Sunday morning around 10 or so. The congregation gets to chant the Credo using the “Credo III” version that so many of us remember back in the day of Solemn High Masses in the 1950’s, as well as several other Latin responses. I was amazed at how much I remembered. Really nice.

 

[thomas_jd]

A while ago I had the luck to attend a Novus Ordo Mass that was in full Latin, aside from the readings in English. I get the impression these are very rare so I was just wondering if anyone else had ever been to one as well and if so what you thought of it.

I have always loved when Latin was used in the Mass but also love the Novus Ordo form so for me it was fantastic. I really wish it was offered in Latin more often, but this Mass was at a religious community I hope to join so I might get it every day some day.

I have been to a few this year. They are rare.

 

[Sarabande]

Well, it truly was “new” during the reign of Paul VI, but isn’t “Novus” any longer.

Ha! Ha! I guess in terms of those of us who are alive and people like me who weren’t around when it came about, it would be “old” now. When I think about it, if you put it up against the Church’s history and how long the EF was around, it is still just a kid… a baby in fact. Either way, it doesn’t matter to me how they are called.

 

[Bookcat]

Sorry to be “picky” but Novvus Ordo was the term that Pope Paul VI used. Ordinary Form is just a youngster, dating to 7-7-07.

…it is not an offical term.

The terms are what is in Pope Benedict XVI Moto p.

He was by the way (in the one place I found it) using it while using Latin …referring in Latin to the “new order” of the Mass …cause well he using Latin…it was not some “term”…

So …

…are we still calling my 2006 Toyota the new Toyota???

No.

Are we going to call the New EnglishTranslation of the Ordinary Form the “New Translation” or as many are doing “the new Mass”… in 50 years?

 

[PerfectTiming]

I don’t mean to be rude but the technicalities of the name aren’t really relevant. Everyone knows what is meant my Novus Ordo or Ordinary Form, whichever you choose to use.

I’m surprised to see that many people have attended it in Latin since I’ve never seen it advertised in a parish, when I went it was at a Benedictine abbey. I wonder if it is more common among religious than laypeople.

 

[Mrs_Sally]

Was just at this Mass today. St Patrick’s in San Francisco has one every week.