Is there a Novus Ordo for Dummies?

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Or, an easy book or site that can explain the different forms of Mass, like the Novus Ordo and the TLM? I find that I’m really a doorknob about these two things.

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Please remember, everyone that no unfavorable comparisons are to be made between rites of the Catholic Church.
 
Oh, I didn’t mean that at all–I was reading on another thread about the TLM or Novus Ordo (can’t remember which) and realized that I really know nothing about either one of them.

Though given that I’m a toddler in Catholic terms, that’s no surprise. :o Hope it’s okay to ask! 🙂
 
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Oh, I didn’t mean that at all–I was reading on another thread about the TLM or Novus Ordo (can’t remember which) and realized that I really know nothing about either one of them.

Though given that I’m a toddler in Catholic terms, that’s no surprise. :o Hope it’s okay to ask! 🙂
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Briefly, the OF = the “typical” Mass you will find at your “average” Catholic parish. Typically in the vernacular, typically versus populum (priest facing the people).

The EF = the Mass in Latin (yeah, the OF CAN be said in Latin), typically has the smells and bells.

The only places I could think of a comparison between the two would probably be in a Traditional Catholic site, with not much “respect” given to the OF.

That said, I’d be interested in seeing a “legit” comparison of the two, written out, so i can give it to people. I know the differences, I just… can’t explain them well enough. And, of course, I’d speak in broad terms.
 
Most significant differences:

OF: OT reading, NT Reading, Gospel Reading, 4 main canons for the Eucharistic prayer, and more than 8 additional canons approved for limited use. Vernacular, Slavonic*, or Latin. May be done with priest facing the people or the back wall. Concelebration allowed widely. Uses the 1974 or later missals**.

EF: Latin, or in East Europe, Slavonic*. NT reading and Gospel. Specific requirements generally require the tabernacle be on the back wall of the altar area. More detailed priestly rubrics for posture. No proper concelebration outside certain specific ritual masses (Ordinations, Mass of the Oils) usually lead by the bishop. Uses the 1962 missal.

*Slavonic has been allowed for certain parts of Eastern Europe for the Latin Rite use for more than 4 centuries.

** Blind priests may still use the 1974 or older missals if they have them memorized
 
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