Is there superiority of Traditional Latin Mass over 'regular Mass'?

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Recently, I have seen a lot of comments on the internet for example, under various Catholic videos on yt - like hymns or chants (I really like listening to them, especially on the channels like Adoration of the Cross), when someone expressed a desire to convert to Catholicism, most of the comments always advised him to ‘find a Traditional Latin Mass in your local area’.

Is attending Novus Ordo (or ‘regular Mass’ I don’t know how to properly use terms associated with this topic) somehow ‘worse’ than participating in the Traditional Latin Mass? I trust in the Holy Spirit’s guardianship of the Magisterium so I have no fear or doubts about Real Presence or validity of Novus Ordo. But if Novus Ordo is legal and the bread and wine are truly transformed into the Real Body and Blood of Christ, if He is really present during Mass (and I believe in that wholeheartedly), why one have to seek Traditional Latin Mass?
 
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why one have to seek Traditional Latin Mass?
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One does not. No liturgy approved by the Church is inherently superior to any other. One may have a preference based on aesthetics or for other reasons, but that is all it is; a personal preference.
 
The usual name for the regular Mass is the Ordinary Form (OF), compared with the Extraordinary Form (EF) designating the Latin Mass. From what we can observe here at CAF, it seems the only people who call it the Novus Ordo are those who disapprove of it.
 
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BartholomewB said:
The usual name for the regular Mass is the Ordinary Form (OF), compared with the Extraordinary Form (EF) designating the Latin Mass.
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Thanks for the explanation, this naming basically dispels any ambiguity!
BartholomewB said:
From what we can observe here at CAF, it seems the only people who call it the Novus Ordo are those who disapprove of it.
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Great, so I placed myself automatically in a camp against Novus Ordo, the exact rite that I have only participated in all my life 😄
 
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You didn’t leave me wondering. Thanks for help and the quick answer, guys!
 
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No. Both are valid. I think it would be pure pride to believe one is superior to the other.
 
Please understand that if someone attempts to answer your question by asserting that the EF is better than the OF, they will be flagged and censored. Your responses will be limited.
 
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lwest said:
No. Both are valid. I think it would be pure pride to believe one is superior to the other.
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whatistrue said:
No liturgy approved by the Church is inherently superior to any other.
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So would it not be easier for newcomers to participate in the Ordinary Form assuming that a larger percentage of people do not know Latin? (and I do not mean anything negative about not knowing it)
 
It may be “easier,” but the TLM could very well make a deeper impression. Is there one in your area? Your experience might surprise you.
 
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Not necessarily. I ended up at a Latin Mass one time and there were no missals for whatever reason. The priest said to not worry about that, to just open our senses to the glory of God. It was the most beautiful Mass I have ever attended. With Latin Mass, it feels so ANCIENT, almost like a time warp. You’re witnessing the priest give glory to God. At the N.O. Mass, we join the priest in glorifying God. That’s how I see the difference. They’re both beautiful. Check them both out.
 
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ThomasMT said:
Please understand that if someone attempts to answer your question by asserting that the EF is better than the OF, they will be flagged and censored. Your responses will be limited.
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So CAF favours the OF? But we have a Traditional Catholicism category here?
Or am I not understanding something here?
 
Erundil said:
So CAF favours the OF? But we have a Traditional Catholicism category here?
Or am I not understanding something here?
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It’s all fine as long as one isn’t promoted as “superior” or more valid than another.
 
No, full stop.

Two equal forms of the same rite. Some have a preference for one over the other, but one is not superior to the other
 
ThomasMT said:
Is there one in your area?
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That’s the thing, there’s none…
lwest said:
Check them both out.
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I love the Ordinary Form/Novus Ordo, that’s the form that I’ve been participating in all my life, I grew up in it, my faith also grew up in it. I can’t deny the deep beauty of it, same as I also can’t deny the beauty of Extraordinary Form (that I only know from videos).
 
ThomasMT said:
Please understand that if someone attempts to answer your question by asserting that the EF is better than the OF, they will be flagged and censored
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Because such a position is wrong. I don’t see why this needed mentioning.
 
Because the original poster didn’t seem clear on it. I don’t see what’s wrong with clarifying.
 
Erundil said:
So CAF favours the OF? But we have a Traditional Catholicism category here?
Or am I not understanding something here?
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That is incorrect, CAF favors neither.

A second thing to watch out for, though, is that not all groups that offer the Latin Mass are Catholic. There are many groups that have split away from the Catholic Church, and are not in communion with the Pope.

Be suspicious of anyone who tells you that the Latin Mass is superior or the Ordinary form is inferior or invalid, that Pope Francis is not the real Pope, or rants about Vatican II not being a real council.

Stick strictly with groups that are listed on the web page of your local Catholic diocese as being approved by the local bishop.
 
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