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jrnami
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Thanks for the responses. I voted that I appreciate the fact that traditional teaching are upheld.
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BAIRBRE
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I love the TLM better then my regular parish because. ā¦ We pray the Rosary before Mass. It is more holy. The Mass is about you and Godā¦it is a really holy experience. It made the Catholic Church universal. All over the world you can attend Mass and it would be the same. The concentration is the Mass and nothing else.
At my regular Mass, we donāt pray the Rosary before our Mass. I donāt think Mass is a priority. It lacks structure and spirituality. More and More Mass is being said in our parish hall, basketball court, stage, etc. I donāt feel right to party in the hall one night with a band on stage and the next morning the stage is once again a altar. It doesnāt seem right. When Mass in held in churchā¦itās just the Massā¦and you and Godā¦nothing else.
I also like ETWN and Catholic Answers website. One can really learn about their faith.
At my regular Mass, we donāt pray the Rosary before our Mass. I donāt think Mass is a priority. It lacks structure and spirituality. More and More Mass is being said in our parish hall, basketball court, stage, etc. I donāt feel right to party in the hall one night with a band on stage and the next morning the stage is once again a altar. It doesnāt seem right. When Mass in held in churchā¦itās just the Massā¦and you and Godā¦nothing else.
I also like ETWN and Catholic Answers website. One can really learn about their faith.
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sparc
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The solemnity, majesty and dignity of the Classical Rite.
Plus the orthodoxy of the homilies.
Plus the orthodoxy of the homilies.
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LittleMother
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This
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AquinaSavio
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This should be a multiple choice! 
I was drawn to it because of the reverence and solemnity, which are lacking in most NO Masses. I also think that Catholics should hold to tradition and stop making changes. The Church and its teachings are not bound by time or change.
I was drawn to it because of the reverence and solemnity, which are lacking in most NO Masses. I also think that Catholics should hold to tradition and stop making changes. The Church and its teachings are not bound by time or change.
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Miserissima
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I was drawn to it because when I was little, I remember clearly that our Church kept the high altar and erected a marble Eucharistic altar in front of it.
In 1984, I recall that the change went further. Itās still grand, and breathtaking, and I wish that all churches that felt the need to modify followed suit. But Iāll never forget how beautiful the sourroundings used to be, and how much the atmosphere inspired reverence.
Donāt get me wrong ā In my worship, I like praise and glory services, but only in their time and place. But the Mass (to me) should be solemn and thoughful.
In 1984, I recall that the change went further. Itās still grand, and breathtaking, and I wish that all churches that felt the need to modify followed suit. But Iāll never forget how beautiful the sourroundings used to be, and how much the atmosphere inspired reverence.
Donāt get me wrong ā In my worship, I like praise and glory services, but only in their time and place. But the Mass (to me) should be solemn and thoughful.
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batteddy
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lol. I went to a Lutheran wedding.
Really. Thatās my reason.
Because it was just like a NO mass exceptā¦a female minister.
So it was pretty much then that I saw the future and high-tailed it out of the novus ordo, neocatholic mindset. It was just like the Lutheran service, and thatās how I knew the NO for the sham banal on-the-spot protestant production it wasā¦and began to have more interest in the TLM which I had always vaguely known about but didnt really investigate until after that wedding. I thought to myselfā¦the protestants canāt have been always so close to us, or what was the big deal? And indeed, I found that they werent always so similar. In fact, there used to be a stark difference between Catholic/Orthodox liturgy and protestant liturgy. Nowā¦the Catholic is somewhere more towards the protestantā¦ughā¦
I still usually attend the NO because indult Tridentine is not too close and I donāt have a car so I have to take train and subway to get there.
But I am joining a Tridentine religious order because I saw just how protestant the NO wasā¦
Really. Thatās my reason.
Because it was just like a NO mass exceptā¦a female minister.
So it was pretty much then that I saw the future and high-tailed it out of the novus ordo, neocatholic mindset. It was just like the Lutheran service, and thatās how I knew the NO for the sham banal on-the-spot protestant production it wasā¦and began to have more interest in the TLM which I had always vaguely known about but didnt really investigate until after that wedding. I thought to myselfā¦the protestants canāt have been always so close to us, or what was the big deal? And indeed, I found that they werent always so similar. In fact, there used to be a stark difference between Catholic/Orthodox liturgy and protestant liturgy. Nowā¦the Catholic is somewhere more towards the protestantā¦ughā¦
I still usually attend the NO because indult Tridentine is not too close and I donāt have a car so I have to take train and subway to get there.
But I am joining a Tridentine religious order because I saw just how protestant the NO wasā¦
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tks
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If anyone wants to see what I think is the perfect interpretation of the Mass from Vatican II, go to the Nunās Mass at the Shrine of Our Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville, AL (Mother Angelicaās). Besides the reverence and awe, there was no talking in the Church, no holding hands and singing folk songs. There was a Communion rail and patens and altar boys. And quiet so I could pray after Communion. The parts that we need to hear in English were there, and the parts we all know were done in Latin and Gregorian chant.
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holliday
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So much of what drew me to the Church is no longer there. My early exposure to church was from my grandmother, who was Church of Christ (very austere, no instrumental music,pictures, etc.) and thought there were only two kinds of people in Hell - people who drank alcohol and Catholics!
The first time I attended Mass at the age of about 14, I was awe stricken by the majesty of it all. The reverence before and after mass, the music, candles, incense, vestments, beauty of the Latin liturgy and so much more. I felt like I had truly been in the presence of God. Very little of that remains. HopefullyPope Benedict XVI will restore at least some of those things, such as the Nunās Mass at the Shrine of Our Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville, AL (Mother Angelicaās).
The first time I attended Mass at the age of about 14, I was awe stricken by the majesty of it all. The reverence before and after mass, the music, candles, incense, vestments, beauty of the Latin liturgy and so much more. I felt like I had truly been in the presence of God. Very little of that remains. HopefullyPope Benedict XVI will restore at least some of those things, such as the Nunās Mass at the Shrine of Our Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville, AL (Mother Angelicaās).
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giuseppeTO
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I was on a business trip in the Southwest and was looking in the phone book for a Mass and came across a church that celebrated the TLM. I thought that it would be āneatā to attend one since I hadnāt seen one since 1965.
I was totally unprepared for what I saw. Women in veils, men in suits, children in their early teens silently praying the rosary. The Mass was a High Mass and it literally brought me to tears.
The sermon was on a topic I hadnāt heard much of in decades. The difference between venial and mortal sin and the need for frequent Confession and Penance.
In one hour, my life changed drastically. I have attended the TLM exclusively since that day and my family has followed suit.
I was totally unprepared for what I saw. Women in veils, men in suits, children in their early teens silently praying the rosary. The Mass was a High Mass and it literally brought me to tears.
The sermon was on a topic I hadnāt heard much of in decades. The difference between venial and mortal sin and the need for frequent Confession and Penance.
In one hour, my life changed drastically. I have attended the TLM exclusively since that day and my family has followed suit.
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NoPlaceLikeRome
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I first went because of the Latin. What keeps me going? Well, besides the fact that itās Mass, beautiful chant and polyphony. The sung Credo (III). The woodwork and painted statues and high altar with veiled tabernacle in the chapel. (Sorry that sounds superficial but beauty is part of the wholeness of existence and I donāt get it in the same way at my local parish.) Orthodox homilies with no anecdotes about the priestās life. Seeing all ages: parents with young children, college students, old folks, and all the men in suits down to the tiniest boys, all the women in dresses and veils. The camaraderie-- a friendās family hosts brunches afterwards with families; the priest comes too and gives a blessing before he leaves, people play musical instruments and laugh at the children. Kneeling at the et incarnatus estādo I ever miss that one when Iām at the NO. Last Christmas I luckily remembered, and pushed my brother and sister down since everyone else had forgotten 
. The silence to be alone with God not just before and after Mass (which is also hard in some parishes!) but also during. The āAspergesā every Sunday. Incense: especially incensing the congregation to remind us that we, too, are to offer ourselves up. (I always look for that part eagerly now whenever Iām at an NO Mass with incense.) Six altar boys ranging in age from five to eighteen. The fact that when I was in Rome I could hear the same Mass word for word I would have heard in Texas that day. Kneeling to receive Our Lord. The triple āDomine, non sum dignusā with the beating of the breast, and the particular accent our priest gives on the third non. The priest facing God, not us, when talking to Him.
. The silence to be alone with God not just before and after Mass (which is also hard in some parishes!) but also during. The āAspergesā every Sunday. Incense: especially incensing the congregation to remind us that we, too, are to offer ourselves up. (I always look for that part eagerly now whenever Iām at an NO Mass with incense.) Six altar boys ranging in age from five to eighteen. The fact that when I was in Rome I could hear the same Mass word for word I would have heard in Texas that day. Kneeling to receive Our Lord. The triple āDomine, non sum dignusā with the beating of the breast, and the particular accent our priest gives on the third non. The priest facing God, not us, when talking to Him.
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Wendy-Kay
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Wow! Wonderful answer. Can I copy and print this and hand it out whenever I hear someone say,āYou go to the latin mass? Why would anyone want to go back to that?!āI first went because of the Latin. What keeps me going? Well, besides the fact that itās Mass, beautiful chant and polyphony. The sung Credo (III). The woodwork and painted statues and high altar with veiled tabernacle in the chapel. (Sorry that sounds superficial but beauty is part of the wholeness of existence and I donāt get it in the same way at my local parish.) Orthodox homilies with no anecdotes about the priestās life. Seeing all ages: parents with young children, college students, old folks, and all the men in suits down to the tiniest boys, all the women in dresses and veils. The camaraderie-- a friendās family hosts brunches afterwards with families; the priest comes too and gives a blessing before he leaves, people play musical instruments and laugh at the children. Kneeling at the et incarnatus estādo I ever miss that one when Iām at the NO. Last Christmas I luckily remembered, and pushed my brother and sister down since everyone else had forgotten
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NoPlaceLikeRome
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Iād be honored!
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