Mass appropriate "style"

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Maximilian75 said:
A side-by-side Missal is a must have for the EF.
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Not necessarily. Worshippers can keep up with how the Mass is progressing by seeing where the priest is and what he’s doing. Side by Side missals are a relatively recent invention- maybe late 19th century, and even after they came out, most people didn’t have them.
 
This bear really knows what it’s doing. Your behavior almost seems human 😉
 
I love Latin. But I prefer the structure of the novus Ordo. I wish I could attend a Latin novus ordo mass. (Have to go to Rome for that, right?)
I also wish if the Old Testament could be read in Hebrew that would be interesting. (Anyway just my fantasy - I’m just imagining the Easter vigil mass if the reader could reader Genesis chapter 1 in Hebrew with its beautiful Hebrew poetry that would fulfill one of my dreams!)
 
Ive heard of it in the US… For Some reason, my parish has a Missal for it…
 
Woww.
I thought that Latin mass is only one style with few tender songs usually by choir only at sunday/big feasts
 
You have to understand what the true meaning of “reverence” is.

When some one goes out of their way to learn to play music for Mass, regardless of the style of music, but because they’re playing for God, they are being reverent.

Reverence is what takes place in the heart. It doesn’t mean stoicism, where we look like a bunch of statues.

Jim
 
JimR-OCDS said:
You have to understand what the true meaning of “reverence” is.

When some one goes out of their way to learn to play music for Mass, regardless of the style of music, but because they’re playing for God, they are being reverent.

Reverence is what takes place in the heart. It doesn’t mean stoicism, where we look like a bunch of statues.

Jim
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THIS!

So much of American’s version of “reverence” is actually based off of the puritanical thought process. Whether it be in schools, places of worship or work the idea that one must be restrained and somber is equated to reverence.

Yet in MANY other cultures, reverence is about your finest–including your loudest voice and most passionate music. Your brightest colors!

Many people today, hundreds of years later, are FINALLY breaking free from those hinderances.
 
You should have seen this place. They had this thing in the ceiling over the alter and tabernacle painted like the sky and it was really incredible. I think they wanted it to look like heaven and it kind of looked heavenish it was really amazing. And they had this little kid with a torch to light the candles and he was so proper in the way he was doing his assignment. And then there was a guy, not the priest, with this huge golden bible and he walked across in front of the alter and held it up as if he was calling our attention to God’s word. It was totally different in the big city of Atlanta from the time I went here in my little town. I wish I had have had another week to check out a different mass.
 
The “thing” over the altar is called an antependium. Legit.
The torch is rightly called a candle lighter. Altar servers do use them, Legit.
The “guy, not the priest” is a Deacon and he was carrying in the Book of Gospels. Legit.

it’s not a different Mass. Sometimes smaller parishes cannot afford some things.
 
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So if someone were to start singing heavy metal music at a mass, but replaced the words, that would be considered reverent? Rap, too?
 
I got to go on a Sunday in Atlanta, the one I went to here was middle of the week. Was hoping when I went to the one here to ask the priest some questions but he must have been busy cause he was out of there pretty quick. Only five of us at that one. The church here is really beautiful too. But the one in Atlanta was pretty incredible. Not like the Vatican incredible but really nice. People treat it special and that’s kind of nice. I like the church house. I like going.
 
The antependium was painted like the heavens. You have to see it!
 
If they were first approved by the pastor, I’d have no problem if the words were appropriate

Have you ever heard “The Mass in F Minor,” by the Electric Prunes ?

The TLM by an acid rock group.

It was really pretty good.

Jim
 
I visited St Anne’s in Marietta GA, back in 1998. Awesome parish !

My wife and myself stayed in thier guest house as a priest friend of ours was assigned to that parish.

Jim
 
In my opinion, music that is easily associated with genres that usually produce songs that go against Catholic culture should be avoided. Rap music very often does just that. As does Heavy Metal.
The Catholic Church even went so far as to ban the organ when the Opera got too sensual and promoted bad morals (the Organ was a staple in opera). When those genres disassociate themselves with the evils of the world, maybe they can be used.

But that is why the Church has Gregorian Chant. That is not going to be used for anything but religious services.
 
Entwhistler said:
In my opinion, music that is easily associated with genres that usually produce songs that go against Catholic culture should be avoided. Rap music very often does just that. As does Heavy Metal.
The Catholic Church even went so far as to ban the organ when the Opera got too sensual and promoted bad morals (the Organ was a staple in opera). When those genres disassociate themselves with the evils of the world, maybe they can be used.

But that is why the Church has Gregorian Chant. That is not going to be used for anything but religious services.
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I dunno. My entirely secular co-worker loved Chant…there are some pretty strange genres and hangers on these days.
 
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