I finally attended my first TLM!

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It was great! I went the High Mass at St. John Cantius Church last Sunday. The whole ambiance of the Mass was great. I loved looking at the women wearing their veils. It just brings out a certain holiness that makes them beautiful.

I got to kneel for the first time receiving Communion!

I didn’t get a missal (so I had no way of following along) though because…

I went to confession (it was such a high priority that I didn’t inquire where to get the missal, as soon as I got in I asked the priest where was the confessional was and went straight there) first and there was only about 15 minutes till the Mass started. However, by the time it was my turn and by the time I was done, I missed a few minutes of Mass in the beginning, which makes me wonder how long into the Mass does it take to constitute missing and thus need to be confessed next time?
 
I’m glad you enjoyed it! I’ve been meaning to post a similar thread myself, as I was finally able to attend TLM at Wake Forest University on Sunday. I also was unable to get a missal, so I was a little lost as to where we were in the Order of Mass. All that aside, though, it was a very interesting experience. The chapel at Wake is very small, and between the size and the priest speaking latin, it gave me a sense that I was watching a Mass from the 12th or 13th century. I mean that in a very good way. It was an extremely moving experience.

Having said that, I’m uncertain as to whether I would have converted were the TLM the only Mass available. I know there are people here who rail against it, but the NO Mass is what got me hooked on the Church and I owe a lot to that Mass. I still enjoy NO Masses. I think that it served its purpose well in getting me acquainted with the faith so that my more traditional leanings could bring me to the TLM to enjoy Mass as it has been celebrated for over 1900 years (give or take).
 
Slayer said:
It was great! I went the High Mass at St. John Cantius Church last Sunday. The whole ambiance of the Mass was great. I loved looking at the women wearing their veils. It just brings out a certain holiness that makes them beautiful.

I got to kneel for the first time receiving Communion!

I didn’t get a missal (so I had no way of following along) though because…

I went to confession (it was such a high priority that I didn’t inquire where to get the missal, as soon as I got in I asked the priest where was the confessional was and went straight there) first and there was only about 15 minutes till the Mass started. However, by the time it was my turn and by the time I was done, I missed a few minutes of Mass in the beginning, which makes me wonder how long into the Mass does it take to constitute missing and thus need to be confessed next time?
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Good deal 👍

I would not think there is a problem missing the first few minutes of the Mass. If there were a problem, the priests would cut off confessions before the Mass begins there.
 
I have a 1962 Roman Missal and as soon as I figure out how to decipher it, I will go to a TLM… One of the discrepancies I noticed is that the readings are not the same. For example, last Sunday, the 3rd Sunday of Easter, the Gospel reading was Luke 24:13-35. But in my copy of the Roman Missal, the Gospel reading for the 3rd Sunday of Easter is John 16:16-22. Unless I am looking at something wrong, shouldnt the readings be the same? Am I missing something?
 
Jimsdun said:
I have a 1962 Roman Missal and as soon as I figure out how to decipher it, I will go to a TLM… One of the discrepancies I noticed is that the readings are not the same. For example, last Sunday, the 3rd Sunday of Easter, the Gospel reading was Luke 24:13-35. But in my copy of the Roman Missal, the Gospel reading for the 3rd Sunday of Easter is John 16:16-22. Unless I am looking at something wrong, shouldnt the readings be the same? Am I missing something?
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If you mean the readings at the ordinary form of the Mass, they are different from those of the TLM. There is a one year cycle of readings in the TLM, unlike the 3 year cycle in the OF. Also, last Sunday, in the traditional calendar was the 2nd Sunday after Easter, and the Gospel was John 10: 11-16, the Good Shepherd.
The one you mentioned is for next Sunday, the 3rd Sunday after Easter in the traditional calendar, the 4th Sunday of Easter in the current one.
 
Slayer said:
I went to confession (it was such a high priority that I didn’t inquire where to get the missal, as soon as I got in I asked the priest where was the confessional was and went straight there) first and there was only about 15 minutes till the Mass started. However, by the time it was my turn and by the time I was done, I missed a few minutes of Mass in the beginning, which makes me wonder how long into the Mass does it take to constitute missing and thus need to be confessed next time?
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Don’t be worrying about that; as long as you are there for the Offertory, you have made the Sunday obligation.

Please, pray for Latin Mass vocations and welcome to Tradition.👍
 
Slayer said:
It was great! I went the High Mass at St. John Cantius Church last Sunday. The whole ambiance of the Mass was great. I loved looking at the women wearing their veils. It just brings out a certain holiness that makes them beautiful.
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Lucky you! Wasn’t it just wonderful? The Canons Regular of St. John Cantius also run a small chapel in rural southwest Michigan. They celebrate TLM (usually Low Mass) there on the first Saturday of the month (Sunday vigil). I was there this last Saturday – with my veil on! 🙂 I’m glad you enjoyed it. The more you go to TLM, the more you will understand, even without a Missal. 👍
 
You’re not “missing Mass” when you’re at confession.
You can sit down for ten minutes, get up, go to confession, come back, and you still haven’t “missed Mass.” You can go to confession and not get out until the consecration. You still have not “missed Mass.”
(Though I would not recommend this - you miss the readings, the homily, and so much which is good for your soul.)
Confessions during Mass are encouraged by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Pope, etc.
I personally always get there early to go to Confession because I like to get every second of Mass, but sometimes, the priests are late to the confessional, or the line is exceptionally long, etc.

If you are late to Mass, however, you must be present before the Gospel or you have indeed failed to meet your Sunday obligation.
But this absolutely does not apply if you are in a confessional.
 
Slayer said:
It was great! I went the High Mass at St. John Cantius Church last Sunday. The whole ambiance of the Mass was great. I loved looking at the women wearing their veils. It just brings out a certain holiness that makes them beautiful.

I got to kneel for the first time receiving Communion!

I didn’t get a missal (so I had no way of following along) though because…

I went to confession (it was such a high priority that I didn’t inquire where to get the missal, as soon as I got in I asked the priest where was the confessional was and went straight there) first and there was only about 15 minutes till the Mass started. However, by the time it was my turn and by the time I was done, I missed a few minutes of Mass in the beginning, which makes me wonder how long into the Mass does it take to constitute missing and thus need to be confessed next time?
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That’s great. I’m no authority, but my first experience with the TLM was really similar.

As somebody who assists at the TLM every week, I guess I’ll just share my views about becoming introduced to it.

When I first started, I didn’t have a CLUE as to what was going on. I had been encouraged to go a couple of times despite that, and over time, it became really natural. Then, I started looking online at a missal. Of course, in our Church they provide booklets with translations every week, so it’s no big thing.

I guess I would just say, don’t worry about missals and knowing what’s going on until you become familiar with the “feel” of the TLM.

Keep going! You will understand more and more each time, and after a while, it will become as familiar to you as the Novus Ordo (which can also be uplifting).
 
Catholic_Kenpo said:
I’m glad you enjoyed it! I’ve been meaning to post a similar thread myself, as I was finally able to attend TLM at Wake Forest University on Sunday. I also was unable to get a missal, so I was a little lost as to where we were in the Order of Mass. All that aside, though, it was a very interesting experience. The chapel at Wake is very small, and between the size and the priest speaking latin, it gave me a sense that I was watching a Mass from the 12th or 13th century. I mean that in a very good way. It was an extremely moving experience.

Having said that, I’m uncertain as to whether I would have converted were the TLM the only Mass available. I know there are people here who rail against it, but the NO Mass is what got me hooked on the Church and I owe a lot to that Mass. I still enjoy NO Masses. I think that it served its purpose well in getting me acquainted with the faith so that my more traditional leanings could bring me to the TLM to enjoy Mass as it has been celebrated for over 1900 years (give or take).
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Yeah I know what you mean.

When I converted, the Novus Ordo was difficult to get the hang of. The TLM was also difficult. Over time, I became comfortable with the TLM just like I did with the NO before it.

I really think the NO has a utility in helping those of us who were not raised Catholic get the hang of the Mass and Catholic teaching. However, once you become more familiar, the TLM really has its fruits, if people put effort into learning what it’s all about.

I exclusively go to the TLM (there are several churches that offer daily TLM’s here), but I probably wouldn’t be going to those if I hadn’t been introduced to Catholicism through the NO.
 
ChicagoOrthodox said:
You’re not “missing Mass” when you’re at confession.
You can sit down for ten minutes, get up, go to confession, come back, and you still haven’t “missed Mass.” You can go to confession and not get out until the consecration. You still have not “missed Mass.”
(Though I would not recommend this - you miss the readings, the homily, and so much which is good for your soul.)
Confessions during Mass are encouraged by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Pope, etc.
I personally always get there early to go to Confession because I like to get every second of Mass, but sometimes, the priests are late to the confessional, or the line is exceptionally long, etc.

If you are late to Mass, however, you must be present before the Gospel or you have indeed failed to meet your Sunday obligation.
But this absolutely does not apply if you are in a confessional.
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Agreed. Sometimes the confession lines at Mass will be really long. They would shut down confession if it meant that people were sinning by seeking confession during some part of the Mass.
 
PrayforMallory said:
That’s great. I’m no authority, but my first experience with the TLM was really similar.

As somebody who assists at the TLM every week, I guess I’ll just share my views about becoming introduced to it.

When I first started, I didn’t have a CLUE as to what was going on. I had been encouraged to go a couple of times despite that, and over time, it became really natural. Then, I started looking online at a missal. Of course, in our Church they provide booklets with translations every week, so it’s no big thing.

I guess I would just say, don’t worry about missals and knowing what’s going on until you become familiar with the “feel” of the TLM.

Keep going! You will understand more and more each time, and after a while, it will become as familiar to you as the Novus Ordo (which can also be uplifting).
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That was my experience too. I was lucky enough to be met at the door by a very welcoming usher, who loaned me a missal and had me sit with him and his wife so I could get help.

I’m used to it now, but it does take some time so be patient with yourself.
 
Slayer, I hope you don’t mind me jumping in here too.

Today I attended my first TLM! It was the FSSP Ordination in Lincoln, NE. I was absolutely the most beautiful, reverent Mass that I have attended. I loved it! I definitely want to attend more!
Fortunately for me, they were handing out booklets for this special occasion at the door, so I had something to keep me with everyone else, but I was still lost a few times.

I can’t wait to go again!
 
ElizaCatherine said:
Slayer, I hope you don’t mind me jumping in here too.

Today I attended my first TLM! It was the FSSP Ordination in Lincoln, NE. I was absolutely the most beautiful, reverent Mass that I have attended. I loved it! I definitely want to attend more!
Fortunately for me, they were handing out booklets for this special occasion at the door, so I had something to keep me with everyone else, but I was still lost a few times.

I can’t wait to go again!
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Maybe you were in one of the shots on T.V.?

That was a beautiful Mass, even from the standpoint of only watching it on television.
 
I may very well have been in one of the shots! I haven’t had time to sit down and watch it again. Hopefully sometime this weekend I will. I was sitting fairly close to the front.

My husband and I have been talking about it all day. I think it made a very deep impression on both of us.
 
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