Possible silly question!

[RevRoy]

I am new to this forum, and I am thankful to have found it. I am wondering, though, what is a “OF Mass?” I have never heard the term, nor has my wife.

God bless,

RevRoy

 

[Earnest_Bunbury]

“Ordinary Form”, the Mass according to Vatican II as distinct from the traditional Mass of the Council of Trent called the Extraordinary Form, said in Latin with other differences relative to the new Ordinary Form which is also called the Novus Ordo Mass.

 

[William_Pitts]

RevRoy welcome to the forums.

 

[rben20]

Welcome. OF and EF are the two forms of the Roman Rite of worship. OF stands for ordinary form, the Mass in use since 1969 (common use). The EF (traditional use) stands for Extraordinary form which was in use centuries before the OF

 

[RevRoy]

Thank you all so much! It seems as if I should have been able to figure this out, does it not?

Here is another question: If the Catholic church believes that a civil marriage or a marriage performed in a Protestant church is defacto invalid, why is so much time/effort devoted in an annulment proceeding to demonstrate that such a marriage was not valid?

Just wondering.

 

[musicality]

Thank you all so much! It seems as if I should have been able to figure this out, does it not?

Here is another question: If the Catholic church believes that a civil marriage or a marriage performed in a Protestant church is defacto invalid, why is so much time/effort devoted in an annulment proceeding to demonstrate that such a marriage was not valid?

Just wondering.

The marriage would be invalid for a Catholic, but that does not mean it is invalid for a Protestant or someone of another faith. If those people were to convert to Catholicism and remarry, they would need an annulment.

 

[Fink]

Thank you all so much! It seems as if I should have been able to figure this out, does it not?

Don`t worry about it. There are so many acronyms and abbreviations flying around, no one should be expected to know all of them.

Here is another question: If the Catholic church believes that a civil marriage or a marriage performed in a Protestant church is defacto invalid, why is so much time/effort devoted in an annulment proceeding to demonstrate that such a marriage was not valid?

Just wondering.

To expand on Musicalitiy: two atheists married in a civil ceremony are considered by the Church to be validly married. The civil ceremony is consistent with their beliefs at the time its conducted. i know of someone whos stuck in a stalled annulment case because of that.

 

[Thomas_Casey]

Question answered.

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