How Many Here Would Attend The Traditional Latin Mass If It Were Available ?

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I think it would be awesome to attend a latin mass. I don’t think i’d do it every week…just becasue I wouldn’t understand it :P…but I think the language is beautiful 🙂
 
just yes or no? no sometimes?

i would probably attend occasionally if it were available, but not always. i have mentioned in the past that i appreciate the mass being said in a language i understand and it keeps me involved and i find more reverence from myself to our Lord if i am actually aware of whats going on around me.

but i would love to be part of different forms of mass. as it is, i am also seeking Eastern Divine Liturgies i can attend at least once, just to experience how many different people come together and praise God in their own way
 
roadsend said:
Short answer.
There are quite a number of bishops out there who hate Latin and do all they can to discourage any use of it.
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Naw, that’s just an old excuse.

I do think quite a few bishops are concerned about the division caused by some Catholics however.
 
dmorgan said:
I voted EF. My Diocese has only four Parishes that offer the EF, and only one of those offers every Sunday. If I want to go it is either drive 75 miles one way, or cross the state line and attend an SSPX chapel 30 miles away. Our Bishop does not seem inclined to follow Summorum Pontificum.

it is sad and troublesome what 40+ years of Novus Ordo and poor Catachesis has accomplished.
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why do you associate the lack of EF masses as poor catechisis?

the OF is called the ORDINARY Form for a reason. its the one thats to be commonly used everywhere, at all times.
 
boatbearer said:
Naw, that’s just an old excuse.

I do think quite a few bishops are concerned about the division caused by some Catholics however.
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I have had several priests tell me this.
They are men of integrity, who have no reason to lie.
 
seagal said:
I voted “no” but that’s not to say I would boycott a Latin Mass. I wouldn’t attend one for the same reason I wouldn’t attend a Mass in French or Spanish or Greek – I wouldn’t understand it.
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that is how I feel. one of the parishes in my cluster recently started offering a mass in Latin on the fifth Sunday of the month. I would like to attend but I wouldn’t understand.
 
I was raised in the pre-Vatican II church and loved the Mass in Latin as a child and young adult. Those were the days of greater solemnity, ceremony, detailed rubrics, and with everyone busily following the Latin in his/her own missal, so there was very little sense of community, even once the “dialogue Mass” was instituted.

I just returned from a month spent in France where I attended both a Latin Mass and many Masses in French, and I have to say – thank God for our Masses in English.

It was frustrating and even irritating to not be certain of what was being said. Even though most of the Latin was still vaguely familiar, and even though I speak some French, I certainly was not fluent in either and I feel I missed so much of each celebration.

I think it’s wonderful to be able to hear and comprehend every word of the Mass in my own language and without printed aids. I have a very hard time understanding those who have not embraced this change after 40+ years. There may be a mystical element to Latin, and a sense of continuity, but how does that compare to complete and instant understanding of the powerful prayers we hear every day?
 
There are EF Masses available in my general area on both Sundays and weekdays. I voted No because we do not currently attend any of them.
  1. We believe strongly in attending the local parish (old territorial parish) rather than driving distances for a Mass one “prefers” whatever the reason for that preference.
  2. Our parish offers a reverent OF Mass with excellent liturgy, music, and homilies. We have no reason to go elsewhere.
On another thread I explained why we stopped going to a low Mass EF on First Fridays and instead attend an OF Mass (both are at parishes other than our own). Basically, the church with the OF Mass also offered confession before Mass, adoration afterward, and the priest gave very good homilies. So the priest/church offering the EF does not always offer the experience many here assume goes hand-in-hand with the EF.
 
It’s available to me, but I chose not to go. I do prefer the Mass in English. I feel more involved in it.

I will also add I am very fortunate to attend a parish where our priest celebrates the OF in the spirit in which it was attended to be done. There are no abuses or going beyond what V11 envisioned.

Im very blessed.
 
Mrs_Sally said:
  1. Our parish offers a reverent OF Mass with excellent liturgy, music, and homilies. We have no reason to go elsewhere.
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This is true, too, in my parish. It’s another reason why I have no desire to attend the EF which is not too far out of my way if I really wanted to go. I have no reason.
 
Ok, so somebody posted that Jesus is tired of our squabbling, with the implication that the fighting/division is more the fault of the traditionals.

Then others claim the irreverence/experimentation of the progressives is what Our Lord is sick of.

Can we stop dividing ourselves and saying that God is on our side? This is like inventing your own personal God who backs all of YOUR opinions 100%. That’s NOT God.

I would say that God prefers Masses that have the most people reverently worshipping Him. A lot of times this is EF, a lot of times this is OF. I am sure that parishes with less regard for His presence in the Eucharist would not please Him as much either. And same goes for parishes where people aren’t at peace with what’s going on around them (like trads at experimental OF Masses and progressives at a Solemn High Mass.) We cannot generalize and say that our side is always right. Me, an adamant Latin Mass lover (:)) will admit that one time after High Mass, the choir was talking really loud. Which was irreverent. So… irreverence can happen anywhere. MOST of the time it’s the fault of individuals, when it’s the priest it’s time to run :o:D
 
I certainly would, at least once. Though I’m sure I’d make it a regular habit; the Mass isn’t about me or what I want, but about the Lord. I wouldn’t care if I didn’t understand the language right off, as only laziness or pride would make me refuse to follow along enough times to learn. I wouldn’t care if the people were cold or warm towards me. I wouldn’t care about not having the standard array of hymns to sing (most especially because I can’t sing, anyway). All that would matter is the theological surety and beauty of the Mass.

So yes, I would be overjoyed to attend one if one were offered at or near my parish.
 
Wow, I never realized how fortunate we are here to have the Tridentine mass offered in a chapel in my town every week. While I was always curious about what that mass is like I’ve never gone. I’m in the habit of going to my particular church and celebrating in English. It’s a hard habit to break to try something new (or old since we *are *talking about the Latin mass 😛 ).
 
I had been to a Traditional Latin Mass when I was younger. My Mom would take me to the chapel in my local Catholic high school where they occasionally celebrated that Mass. I didn’t have a clue what was happening, but I had this sense of awe because I was so use to the normal English Mass from every Sunday.

Where I’m at now, there is another chapel that had the Bishop’s approval for the TLM once a Sunday back when that permission was still needed (now they celebrate it twice on Sundays!). So, one Sunday I decided to take my then-girlfriend (non-Catholic but she still goes to Mass with me) to the TLM. Boy, did we have culture shock! Everyone was dressed in their “Sunday best” instead of the jeans we are accustomed to wearing…and we sure did feel like everyone was staring at us (I’m sure some, if not many, were).

We stayed anyway, and I loved the Mass (especially the reverence that was showed the Eucharist), but I don’t think I’ll be going back until I (a) get a suit and (b) learn the basics of Latin for the Mass. With that being said, I’d love to go back and that’s how I voted…but I need to get a and b done first so I can feel more comfortable there.
 
Lycorth said:
I certainly would, at least once. Though I’m sure I’d make it a regular habit; the Mass isn’t about me or what I want, but about the Lord. I wouldn’t care if I didn’t understand the language right off, as only laziness or pride would make me refuse to follow along enough times to learn. I wouldn’t care if the people were cold or warm towards me. I wouldn’t care about not having the standard array of hymns to sing (most especially because I can’t sing, anyway). All that would matter is the theological surety and beauty of the Mass.

So yes, I would be overjoyed to attend one if one were offered at or near my parish.
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Excellent post and bears repeating. The Mass is not about us, it’s for the Glory of God.
 
BusterMartin said:
I had been to a Traditional Latin Mass when I was younger. My Mom would take me to the chapel in my local Catholic high school where they occasionally celebrated that Mass. I didn’t have a clue what was happening, but I had this sense of awe because I was so use to the normal English Mass from every Sunday.

Where I’m at now, there is another chapel that had the Bishop’s approval for the TLM once a Sunday back when that permission was still needed (now they celebrate it twice on Sundays!). So, one Sunday I decided to take my then-girlfriend (non-Catholic but she still goes to Mass with me) to the TLM. Boy, did we have culture shock! Everyone was dressed in their “Sunday best” instead of the jeans we are accustomed to wearing…and we sure did feel like everyone was staring at us (I’m sure some, if not many, were).

We stayed anyway, and I loved the Mass (especially the reverence that was showed the Eucharist), but I don’t think I’ll be going back until I (a) get a suit and (b) learn the basics of Latin for the Mass. With that being said, I’d love to go back and that’s how I voted…but I need to get a and b done first so I can feel more comfortable there.
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Hi, you need a good missal that has the rubrics and commentary along with the text of the Mass itself.

Also check out Sancta Missa. Lots of info to help understand it all 👍
sanctamissa.org/en/
 
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