Traditional Latin Mass in Prague

[IvanHR]

Hello CAF!

My friend is going to Prague tomorrow and is staying till the 4th of January (I believe). Do you know of any parishes where he might be able to attend the TLM? I’m guessing he won’t have problems finding a Novus Ordo mass, but in our country he is unable to attend the TLM (as it is not served anywhere except in the capital, and momentarily not even there), so it would really be nice if he could attend one there.

Thank you!

 

[bradly78]

Hi Ivan,

I lived in the Czech Republic two years ago (for two years). Churches are very empty in the ČR, especially in Prague. Most of the people you will see in Mass are elderly or tourists. People just don’t care about G-d in that beautiful country, except in the very far eastern end, but there isn’t really anything worthwhile for tourists to visit except Olmouc. I think your friend will have a difficult time finding a Latin Mass there.

 

[TEPO]

Hi Ivan,

I lived in the Czech Republic two years ago (for two years). Churches are very empty in the ČR, especially in Prague. Most of the people you will see in Mass are elderly or tourists. People just don’t care about G-d in that beautiful country, except in the very far eastern end, but there isn’t really anything worthwhile for tourists to visit except Olmouc. I think your friend will have a difficult time finding a Latin Mass there.

How sad.

I looked up my last name on my wifes facebook once, and noticed there were dark arabic looking people living in Slovakia that now share my name… Have there been migrants assimilating to that region from the Islamic world lately? Are there a growing number of mosques there now too?

 

[bradly78]

Hi TEPO,

There are a lot of Roma living in the eastern part of the Czech Repulbic and in Slovakia as well. I don’t know about Slovakia, but there are a few mosques in the Czech Republic, though the Muslim population is very small. Most of the Muslims there are Bosnians. Here in Vienna the mosques are rather low-key affairs, mostly using existing buildings.

Slovakia is much more religious than the Czech Republic. I’d say, comparing Poland, the Czech, Austria and Slovakia, Slovakia would be the most religious, while Poland and Austria (except Vienna) are still quite Catholic-minded. As with what I’m hearing in the US, the younger generations are not so religious, but atheism hasn’t really taken hold as strongly as in Scandinavia, the UK, Benelux or France. Agnosticism seems to be the more prevalent belief.

 

[ServusHumilis]

Only thing I could find info on is the SSPX which we are only allowed to attend if there is no other option available for the Extraordinary Form. We cannot, however, receive communion from them or go to confession so you may as well just go to the Ordinary Form Masses available.

 

[TEPO]

Hi TEPO,

There are a lot of Roma living in the eastern part of the Czech Repulbic and in Slovakia as well. I don’t know about Slovakia, but there are a few mosques in the Czech Republic, though the Muslim population is very small. Most of the Muslims there are Bosnians. Here in Vienna the mosques are rather low-key affairs, mostly using existing buildings.

Slovakia is much more religious than the Czech Republic. I’d say, comparing Poland, the Czech, Austria and Slovakia, Slovakia would be the most religious, while Poland and Austria (except Vienna) are still quite Catholic-minded. As with what I’m hearing in the US, the younger generations are not so religious, but atheism hasn’t really taken hold as strongly as in Scandinavia, the UK, Benelux or France. Agnosticism seems to be the more prevalent belief.

Ah, Roma. That’s it. Thank you very much.

 

[IvanHR]

Thank you for all the information you provided! I do hope someone will come out of the blue telling me where they could attend a TLM, but it seems unlikely.

 

[TEPO]

As with what I’m hearing in the US, the younger generations are not so religious, but atheism hasn’t really taken hold as strongly as in Scandinavia, the UK, Benelux or France. Agnosticism seems to be the more prevalent belief.

Yes, my fathers generation was very religious here. Unfortunately, it is my generation, where my siblings and cousins have mostly lost all Catholicity. Not quite sure what went wrong, but there was a complete shift from previous generations to this one.

 

[ServusHumilis]

Yes, my fathers generation was very religious here. Unfortunately, it is my generation, where my siblings and cousins have mostly lost all Catholicity. Not quite sure what went wrong, but there was a complete shift from previous generations to this one.

Over the last 50 years we’ve allowed much of our Catholic culture to be flushed down the toilet and hardly anyone said or did a thing about it, that’s what happened. Everyone wonders what went wrong when the answer is so very clear.

 

[ServusHumilis]

Yes, my fathers generation was very religious here. Unfortunately, it is my generation, where my siblings and cousins have mostly lost all Catholicity. Not quite sure what went wrong, but there was a complete shift from previous generations to this one.

Over the last 50 years we’ve sat back and allowed much of our Catholic identity and culture to be flushed down the toilet and hardly anyone said or did a thing about it, that’s what happened. Everyone wonders what went wrong when the answer is so very clear.

 

[ServusHumilis]

Yes, my fathers generation was very religious here. Unfortunately, it is my generation, where my siblings and cousins have mostly lost all Catholicity. Not quite sure what went wrong, but there was a complete shift from previous generations to this one.

Over the last 50 years we’ve sat back and allowed much of our Catholic identity and culture to be flushed down the toilet and hardly anyone has said or done a thing about it, that’s what happened. Everyone wonders what went wrong when the answer is so very clear. I do what little I can by singing in a Latin schola, probably one of three or maybe four scholas in our entire metropolitan archdiocese and surrounding dioceses.

 

[ServusHumilis]

Yes, my fathers generation was very religious here. Unfortunately, it is my generation, where my siblings and cousins have mostly lost all Catholicity. Not quite sure what went wrong, but there was a complete shift from previous generations to this one.

Over the last 50 years we’ve sat back and allowed much of our Catholic identity and culture to be flushed down the toilet and hardly anyone has said or done a thing about it, that’s what happened. Everyone wonders what went wrong when the answer is so very clear. I do what little I can by singing in a Latin schola, sadly only one of three or maybe four scholas in our entire metropolitan archdiocese and surrounding dioceses.

 

[boar2roar]

Hi TEPO,

There are a lot of Roma living in the eastern part of the Czech Repulbic and in Slovakia as well. I don’t know about Slovakia, but there are a few mosques in the Czech Republic, though the Muslim population is very small. Most of the Muslims there are Bosnians. Here in Vienna the mosques are rather low-key affairs, mostly using existing buildings.

Slovakia is much more religious than the Czech Republic. I’d say, comparing Poland, the Czech, Austria and Slovakia, Slovakia would be the most religious, while Poland and Austria (except Vienna) are still quite Catholic-minded. As with what I’m hearing in the US, the younger generations are not so religious, but atheism hasn’t really taken hold as strongly as in Scandinavia, the UK, Benelux or France. Agnosticism seems to be the more prevalent belief.

Poland is much more religiously observant than Austria and is more than Slovakia if you only count catholics.