Life Teen Mass- a teen's opinion

[Topher]

Andrew_11:

There has been a lot of discussion about Life Teen Masses recently. I am I teen, and I *really *don’t like Life Teen Masses.:banghead: Some People will talk about how it draws teens to the Mass, I think thats a load of garbage. Here are the reasons why I can’t stand Life Teen Mass.

1. The Atmosphere at every Life Teen Mass I have attended is one that seems to encourage people to dress like trash. At the Life Teen Masses I have been to, you would not believe the things people where. I really wouldn’t be to upset if they were dressed a little casual, but many people where what must be the most raggedy, torn up, worn out cloths they have. And thats the Men.
2. It tries to solve the problem of Youths not being properly educated in their faith by changeing a Mass for them instead of giving them proper education. In my opinion, it is better to just not go to mass, than go (looking like trash) having no idea what the Eucharist is, and thinking abortion and all that stuff is good, and then recieving the Eucharist.
3. The atmosphere is protestantized (if thats a word). It is basicly a protestant service with the eucharist (which I know makes a BIG difference, but it deosn’t take away from the fact that its protestantized). It causes people that go to the masses (remember, many of these people don’t know basic catholic doctrine) to view it as the same thing as a protestant service.

Any other teens (or anyone else) want to way in. What do you think?

It is OK if you don’t like life teen mass but alot of teens do and I think that you are missing the point that it helps alot of teenagers come to a lively and orthodox faith in Christ. You need to remember that not every teenager is where you are in their spiritual walk. And no it is nothing like a protestant worship service because we have the holy sacrifice which they do not. You should check your theology.

 

[Prometheum_x]

thann:

The only LifeTeen Masses I’ve attended were at a very orthodox parish in Ann Arbor, and I was very moved. The music was not “rock music,” but well done music appropriate for liturgical celebration, and theologically sound. The Mass was celebrated according to the rubrics. To see the church filled with hundreds of truly devout young people was an awesome experience, and I am thankful that these young people are the future of Christ’s Church.

That said, my son, age 15, does not care for the LifeTeen Masses, even though nearly all of his close friends attend. He is an orthodox young man, well catechized, and loves the Catholic faith, but he strongly believes that he should worship with us as a family. (We attend a different parish from the one where the LifeTeen Mass is celebrated.)

I think my son hit it on the head: Even though the LifeTeen Masses are open to all, by their very nature they’re exclusive. Most of the teens celebrate without siblings or parents present.

A couple of years ago I encouraged my son to get involved with the LifeTeen Masses, even though it is a 30-mile drive to that parish, but he was wiser than I in saying that we should celebrate as a family at our home parish. I’m pretty proud of him, and happy to know that he, too, is the future of Christ’s Church.

'thann

Part of that feeling of exclusivity is because Fr. Ed uses that time as an opportunity to preach homilies on issues that are, as he says, “PG-13” – he can’t talk about them in the same way on a Sunday morning when there are younger children present. One time he actually mentioned at the beginning of his homily that he was going to preach on a certain subject, but was going to change that due to the presence of too many younger children.

 

[Prometheum_x]

Allen537:

I have never been very fond of the evangelicial movement within the church. To me it is a “Watered-down” version of Catholicism, which is something I try to distance myself from.

Yes, let us not be evangelical. We wouldn’t want to be caught preaching the Gospel. . .

Let us quietly celebrate the liturgy, receive the Eucharist and all the other sacraments, and make sure we never tell the world about the glories of Christ and his Church.

 

[Freeway4321]

netmil(name removed by moderator):

Shhhhhh. Never mention that you want something Historically Catholic. You will be pegged an Ultra-Traditionalist! Or un-Christian.

If you find something in the Catacombs, that is acceptable.
If you find something is a Missal from the 1950, forget about it.

I like being Catholic, it’s what I am.
If I wanted to be just Christian, I would pick an easier denomination.

This is truly disheartening, because it’s true…

I fear the attitude is growing rapidly among new Catholics who see there wacky masses and hear vague teachings of the church and have no sense of history or sacred tradition what so ever. Not to mention this anything before Vatican II doesn’t matter attitude.

Again… Lord have mercy.

 

[netmilsmom]

Freeway4321:

This is truly disheartening, because it’s true…

I fear the attitude is growing rapidly among new Catholics who see there wacky masses and hear vague teachings of the church and have no sense of history or sacred tradition what so ever. Not to mention this anything before Vatican II doesn’t matter attitude.

Again… Lord have mercy.

Amen!

 

[palmas85]

Prometheum_x:

Yes, let us not be evangelical. We wouldn’t want to be caught preaching the Gospel. . .

Let us quietly celebrate the liturgy, receive the Eucharist and all the other sacraments, and make sure we never tell the world about the glories of Christ and his Church.

Actually, isn’t that kind of what we are told now anyway? With all faiths having value, how do we reach out to others?:

Hi My name is John, I’m Catholic. Your religion is fine and has truth and value in it, but mine is the real church.
But you said mine has truth in it.
It does, but mine has more
The truth is the truth isn’t it
Yes but mine is better. and I have more of it.

See how ridiculous it sounds in reality.

Since Vatican II I don’t really see how we can evangelize. at all. In fact careful reading of the catechism implies that “dialogue” is better then “evangelization” for just that reason… Since all faiths, even non-Christian ones have value, how can we approach anyone and try to win them over. Our hands have been tied.

Of course, our separated brethren the Protestants as well as others, the Muslims for example, have no such restrictions placed on their evangelization efforts. That is probably one reason that the Protestant denominations and Islam, particularly in Mexico, Central and Soth America Africa and the Philippines are growing by leaps and bounds, and the catholic Church is weakening. The Church is seen as weak, old and unable to even defend it’s own teachings anymore.

The plain truth is if we no longer believe in the supremacy of our faith, how in the world can we expect anybody else to?

 

[Freeway4321]

Your last sentence sums it up.

That is why I am fearful of the lack of Catholicity in the… Catholic church!

 

[Joseph_LaPlante]

There has been a lot of discussion about Life Teen Masses recently. I am I teen, and I *really *don’t like Life Teen Masses.:banghead: Some People will talk about how it draws teens to the Mass, I think thats a load of garbage. Here are the reasons why I can’t stand Life Teen Mass.

1. The Atmosphere at every Life Teen Mass I have attended is one that seems to encourage people to dress like trash. At the Life Teen Masses I have been to, you would not believe the things people where. I really wouldn’t be to upset if they were dressed a little casual, but many people where what must be the most raggedy, torn up, worn out cloths they have. And thats the Men.
2. It tries to solve the problem of Youths not being properly educated in their faith by changeing a Mass for them instead of giving them proper education. In my opinion, it is better to just not go to mass, than go (looking like trash) having no idea what the Eucharist is, and thinking abortion and all that stuff is good, and then recieving the Eucharist.
3. The atmosphere is protestantized (if thats a word). It is basicly a protestant service with the eucharist (which I know makes a BIG difference, but it deosn’t take away from the fact that its protestantized). It causes people that go to the masses (remember, many of these people don’t know basic catholic doctrine) to view it as the same thing as a protestant service.

Any other teens (or anyone else) want to way in. What do you think?

Here’s a website to fix you’re problem. www.fssp.com :newidea:

 

[bcuster]

There has been a lot of discussion about Life Teen Masses recently. I am I teen, and I *really *don’t like Life Teen Masses.:banghead: Some People will talk about how it draws teens to the Mass, I think thats a load of garbage. Here are the reasons why I can’t stand Life Teen Mass.

1. The Atmosphere at every Life Teen Mass I have attended is one that seems to encourage people to dress like trash. At the Life Teen Masses I have been to, you would not believe the things people where. I really wouldn’t be to upset if they were dressed a little casual, but many people where what must be the most raggedy, torn up, worn out cloths they have. And thats the Men.
2. It tries to solve the problem of Youths not being properly educated in their faith by changeing a Mass for them instead of giving them proper education. In my opinion, it is better to just not go to mass, than go (looking like trash) having no idea what the Eucharist is, and thinking abortion and all that stuff is good, and then recieving the Eucharist.
3. The atmosphere is protestantized (if thats a word). It is basicly a protestant service with the eucharist (which I know makes a BIG difference, but it deosn’t take away from the fact that its protestantized). It causes people that go to the masses (remember, many of these people don’t know basic catholic doctrine) to view it as the same thing as a protestant service.

Any other teens (or anyone else) want to way in. What do you think?

I wish to apologize for the “left-over hippies” of my generation that seem to think that grunge and loud music is what every teen wants when they come to worship. I have reformed my ways (7 years in a convent helped) and truly think that young people need a place to find peace and worship the Lord with reverence. They get the grunge and loud noise in abundance in so many other places.

 

[CB_Catholic]

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