Do you believe it is being critical to try and encourage someone to not be so critical of others. . The initial post had five separate criticisms of the liturgy and the parish. There is little question, if one were to be unbiased, as to who is being critical.
If you have a problem with someone showing up for Mass in blue jeans, construction boots and a Carhartt jacket, perhaps it is because being from the East Coast you are so used to seeing people show up in their $1000+ suits, $150 ties, Gucci loafers - have I adequately described the attire of some of our finest East Coast Catholics - those people who wear such fancy clothes, show up for Mass on Sunday and, being they are politicians, go out on Monday and vote for another law to support unfettered abortion?
Critical folks here? The OP gets an A+ in being critical and judgemental of others.
That…and so much more…
Not me. A tie would have shown through the neck of the cassock and that was strictly verboten.
Please know that not all Catholic Church’s will give you a similar experience with the Novus Ordo Mass. I go to two Novus Ordo Masses every weekend and both are very reverent.
I attend a OF Mass and a Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom every Sunday. Both are equally reverent.Please know that not all Catholic Church’s will give you a similar experience with the Novus Ordo Mass. I go to two Novus Ordo Masses every weekend and both are very reverent.
Are you saying that the Mass as described in the OP is just as reverent as say a church where the large crucifix is visible to the entire congregation during the Mass, the Mass is said properly and with no abuses, etc? That said, I do not believe that quality of music has much to do with reverence. However, I do think that Protestant hymns do not belong at Mass. The hymns at Mass should be Catholic and clearly so.
Hotchkiss didn’t say anything of the kind. He (she?) was pointing out that in his experience, there are plenty of reverent Masses available if you look for them.Are you saying that the Mass as described in the OP is just as reverent as say a church where the large crucifix is visible to the entire congregation during the Mass, the Mass is said properly and with no abuses, etc? That said, I do not believe that quality of music has much to do with reverence. However, I do think that Protestant hymns do not belong at Mass. The hymns at Mass should be Catholic and clearly so.
Maybe he had to go to work right after Mass, and wouldn’t have time to change?
Yes, it’s an accepted practice, but it’s an abuse to force or to intimidate anyone to take communion in the hand. I’ve been approached by at least one person in church as to why I take communion on the tongue and I don’t feel that’s justified.
True… but you must admit some NO’s have problems. Not all of them.
I would just say, COTT is the norm, CITT is an indult and can be disallowed at an time. If you use these abbreviations and the word indult, this kind of person will be left speechless and probably not bother you again
Almost all the gripes made were not abuses at all. For example, you mention music. There is not Church document that addresses who the composers of music should be. I hear this complaint a lot. Yet no one can show where the Church has spoken on this issue. As Catholics, we need to be obedient to our Church, yet charitable where the Church is silent. As sinners, we are often less charitable over the areas that the Church allows discretion.Are you saying that the Mass as described in the OP is just as reverent as say a church where the large crucifix is visible to the entire congregation during the Mass, the Mass is said properly and with no abuses, etc? That said, I do not believe that quality of music has much to do with reverence. However, I do think that Protestant hymns do not belong at Mass. The hymns at Mass should be Catholic and clearly so.
I don’t see why that is a bad thing, if it was done properly. If the question was sincere, it provides an opportunity for you to explain your opinion on this and maybe open some eyes. If what you are saying though is that the question was posed in a more condescending manner, then I what I said in my prior post comes to mind. People can get nasty over anything. No one, never, ever, should be intimidated to receive communion in their hand from the pulpit or the laity.
Well, the fact that a drummer was needed for the Mass…is almost as bad as the fact that he wore a “Blink 182” t-shirt. Logo type shirts are not acceptable as far as I’m concerned, ESPECIALLY when one is in an up-front position. It sounds as if you need to RUN----NOT WALK to your nearest Latin Mass.
Yeh, about as speechless as all the CITT posters on CA.I would just say, COTT is the norm, CITT is an indult and can be disallowed at an time. If you use these abbreviations and the word indult, this kind of person will be left speechless and probably not bother you again