Lots of youth at Latin Mass?

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RoryMcKenzie56 said:
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Here is another thing. In many areas it takes a large sacrifice in time and travel expenses to go to a Traditional Latin Mass. There is a fervor and commitment to the Traditional Mass that doesn’t seem to be matched by those who assist at the Novus Ordo.

If it ever goes the other way round, and you have to travel to get to a Novus Ordo, will there be the same commitment? Would they be willing to sacrifice and fight to that degree for communion in the hand and the vernacular Mass? Would they drive two hours on Sundays because sadly enough, (from their perspective) the local pariishes have altar rails, beautiful architecture, communion on the tongue, no hand holding during the Our Father, ornate statuary, and the Mass that nourished Catholic sanctity until 1969? I know there are proponents of the Ordinary Mass, but I am not convinced that they have the
same glow of the heart for it that Traditionalists have for the Extraordinary Form of the Mass.

Thanks for your testimony Catholic teen in Stockton. God bless.
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I attend mass at a NO parish, at which I attend the Life Teen Mass. To be honest, I consider the Life Teen Mass a “fun” Mass, and I attend only because I
in the Life Teen program for my Confirmation prep. While the Life Teen program itself based in Phoenix, AX does NOT condone the liturgical abuses that go on with the Life Teen Mass, my pastor does perform many acts of liturgical abuse at this Mass. I’ve even emailed the bishop, and I got a favorable email back from His Excellency. I am in love with the Tridentine Mass. I am still new to it, but I just love the reerenrial and truly uplifting
power that one experiences while at the Tridentine Mass. I DO love the smells, bells, and tradition present in the EF of the Mass.
 
RoryMcKenzie56 said:
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Here is another thing. In many areas it takes a large sacrifice in time and travel expenses to go to a Traditional Latin Mass. There is a fervor and commitment to the Traditional Mass that doesn’t seem to be matched by those who assist at the Novus Ordo.

If it ever goes the other way round, and you have to travel to get to a Novus Ordo, will there be the same commitment? Would they be willing to sacrifice and fight to that degree for communion in the hand and the vernacular Mass? Would they drive two hours on Sundays because sadly enough, (from their perspective) the local pariishes have altar rails, beautiful architecture, communion on the tongue, no hand holding during the Our Father, ornate statuary, and the Mass that nourished Catholic sanctity until 1969? I know there are proponents of the Ordinary Mass, but I am not convinced that they have the same glow of the heart for it that Traditionalists have for the Extraordinary Form of the Mass.
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That is a really good point!! I totally agree, there is almost nothing to fight for in the practices of the Novus Ordo. A sweet older couple at my TLM parish says they are just appalled and saddened by the resistance to tradition in people of their generation. (Talking to myself - 18 - and a married couple slightly older than me - I ❤️ talking about Tradition in real life, not just online where I first started! :rotfl:)

CatholicTeen - I used to find the youth Masses fun too, but that was back when I had almost no love for God and my faith was all habit (not accusing you of that at all, that’s just my story). Through the angels I was led to a greater devotion towards the Eucharist - making attending such Masses emotionally painful for me because of all the blatant disobedience, abuse, and ugliness in the Presence of Our Lord. If you don’t have a driver’s license yet, when you get one (and with the consent of your parents:D) there is almost guaranteed a TLM within an hour/hour and a half drive from you. It is worth checking out regularly!! And you will grow to love the mini road trips 🙂 you can download talks from Catholic Answers or just pray the Rosary

Remember that the Novus Ordo in France(as an example), within 35-40 years, will have no priests or vocations left, the only people left will be traditionalists!!
 
Count me in 🙂

I’m 24 and a convert, and although I’ve never been able to actually attend the Traditional Latin Mass, I’ve watched them online and would LOVE to be able to attend one regularly.
 
I haven’t really noticed many young people at St. Stanislaus in New Haven, but the Latin Mass is held at 2:00PM. I myself had gone to a few OF masses at the local church in the town I live in, but it reminded me of what I hated when I was a kid. It all seemed kind of hokey and boring.

Not so with the EF Mass. There is something truly wonderful about the traditional Latin form that makes the English version seem like a farce. So moved by the Latin mass, I’ve taken it upon myself to learn Latin, though at this point, I’ve only memorized a few words.
 
I’m 21. Count me in.

I frequently - if not usually - attend the Byzantine Divine Liturgy, which is often more readily available than our own rite, and is just as reverent, orthodox, and traditional, and basically feels the same (despite the radical difference in the actual words of the liturgy and church architecture). Most Byzantine congregations are much younger as well - a lot of Protestant college kids convert to Catholicism, and fall in love with the East rather than with the Novus Ordo (most don’t have the blessing to experience the Tridentine Mass). It’s good news all around - modernist Catholicism is dying, real Catholicism is coming back. (It was Chesterton who said something to the effect that he didn’t care if God were dead as the secularists claimed - our God has a habit of resurrecting Himself.)
 
Where exactly does one go to find EFs being celebrated near them? I’ve got this Sunday off from my own church choir obligations (I’m a young Protestant for what it’s worth), and I would love to experience it.
 
I certainly plan on it, though I also have an inkling that with my particular areas of interest (early music, sacred music, Latin, and theology) I’ll be happier than a hog in slop for such a service.
 
Chris_McAvoy said:
It is all true. I am unbiased to admit demographics are younger for our ancient traditions, irregardless of language or eastern or western rites.

The majority of latin masses, ordinary, extraordinary…more traditional liturgies of any sort do have younger people in them, quite true.

As many people have pointed out before these are multiple reasons for this.

There is a generation gap factor. Youth see tradition with fresh eyes and no biases as some of the “baby boomers” did.

Also the amount of home schoolers and people having 8 children is obviously higher at the more traditional, more beautiful masses…So the self perpetuation is greater.

I do not fully understand the reasons but quite simply…it is timeless and going to be the wave of the future… whatever was wrong with masses in the earlier 20th century could not have warranted the degree of change that came out of the 1970s post vat II era, the post vat II era is proving itself to have been a trend, passing.
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The many many abuses that took place in the 70s were not at all Catholic in nature. They were an abomination and continue to be an abomination to this present day. I cannot tolerate attending a Novus Ordo Mass. Even in the exceptionally rare cases when they are done correctly (meaning according to the book) they still lack that sacred reverence and do not produce the awe like the Traditional Mass does. They seem entirely too man focused rather than directed entirely to God in worship of his unfathomable majesty. The changes that took place after V2 were not Catholic, they were protestant. More and more people who genuinely desire to be Catholic are realizing the serious problems within the Church today and especially among the practices and teachings of modernist priests that have invaded the hierarchy. They are starting to die out and are being replaced by more genuine priests, but there is so much to rebuild as the Church is in ruins and is in a spiritual crisis of the faith.
  • “Even if Catholics faithful to Tradition are reduced to a handful, they are the ones who are the true Church of Jesus Christ” (Saint Athanasius, AD 373).
 
I just turned 15 and I try to get my parents to take me every week! I started going when I realized what the eucharist really was, and it made me really hurt to see all these people just walking up and grabbing the eucharist and walking half way down the church before they took it. Until now I never really enjoyed or got anything out of mass. The latin mass makes me excited to go to church!
 
At the Tridentine Mass that I attend there are a lot of younger families with small children. A high percentage of people are in their 20’s, 30’s and 40’s with a few seniors as well. It is heartening to see so many younger people interested in the Tridentine Mass.
 
our latin mass community staffed by the FSSP in Harrisburg, Pa has a perfect balance of ages as well. many young families, middle age families, and then couples up in to their 80’s. i attended the byzantine mass in our area and it did not seem to have much youth from what i have seen.
 
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