Where are you most comfortable at?

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I wish I could create a poll, but i will settle for a thread.

For all my Catholic Brethren of the east. What is more comfortable for you to worship at assuming you cannot find an Orthodox or Eastern parish.

A Tridentine mass. Or a Novus Ordo Mass? Or an Anglican Holy Communion Service?

Why? And why not the other options?
 
Well, the Anglican service wouldn’t count for Sunday (though once it would have; they have since lost their A.S.). I would definitely pick the Tridentine, even though I’ve only ever been to Low Mass.

My problem with the Novus Ordo is that you never know what you’re going to get. There are too many variations on it (the best one I’ve been to so far was at Franciscan University of Steubenville). But hey, if it’s the only option, I guess you take what you can get…
 
I just came back from a 3 week vacation from the Philippines. I would say that what I envy the most about the Ukrainians is that they have the Byzantine Rite, and their own Church with their own traditions and ethnicity. So if I’m not going to a Divine Liturgy, I’d be most comfortable in a Filipino OF, whether the language is Filipino or English. Having some of your cultural traditions in the Liturgy makes it more meaningful. Being in an OF Mass in the Philippines certainly feel a lot different from being in an OF Mass here in North America.
 
Though chrismated Orthodox I have no problem attending a Catholic Mass.
 
Little_Boy_Lost said:
I wish I could create a poll, but i will settle for a thread.

For all my Catholic Brethren of the east. What is more comfortable for you to worship at assuming you cannot find an Orthodox or Eastern parish.

A Tridentine mass. Or a Novus Ordo Mass? Or an Anglican Holy Communion Service?

Why? And why not the other options?
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My first choice would be a Tridentine Mass and when we have our local Anglican Ordinariate in place, the “Anglican Catholic” Mass. (The Anglicans coming into union with Rome never refer to their Eucharist as a “Holy Communion Service” even though that is what the BCP says it is - they always refer to it as the Mass).

When we were in Western New York (OK, for shopping! 😉 ), I went to two churches, one RC and the other ROCOR. Both were completing their celebration of the Divine Liturgy.

After seeing the RC folk take Communion in the hand and then walk out as if “game over,” believe me, I simply had to leave as my stomach was turning.

I’m sorry about that, but my physiology overcame my spirituality.

Alex
 
Where I live there are many Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Parishes. One place about 35 miles from us that has the Full Latin Mass. That being said there are a couple of Ordinary Catholic parishes that I would go to and many I would avoid.
 
If I can’t make it to an Eastern Catholic or Orthodox parish, then I’d prefer a properly celebrated N.O. Mass (Latin used though not exclusively, plenty of incense, Gregorian Chant or an English rendition of it, priest reading the black and doing the red, etc.) Sadly such N.O. Masses are few and far between. I will be even more inclined in this direction once the new translation of the Mass is implemented.
 
Philip Rolfes, if I ever could find an ordinary form Mass like the one you described, no problem. Most are a far cry, or maybe living in a very rural areaI don`t have the oipportunity to see too much variety. Anyhow, it would be the Tridentine Mass for me, were there one available.
 
kitkatty said:
Philip Rolfes, if I ever could find an ordinary form Mass like the one you described, no problem. Most are a far cry, or maybe living in a very rural areaI don`t have the oipportunity to see too much variety. Anyhow, it would be the Tridentine Mass for me, were there one available.
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I only know of a small handful of Roman parishes that offer the Ordinary Form of the Mass in the way I described, and all of them are urban/suburban parishes. Having grown up in a rural area I wasn’t really blessed with a parish that offered the Mass as I described. But we did have very reverent priests who were not innovators, the people were all pious, and the atmosphere of our parishes (our pastor ran four) was very positive and respectful. Later my home parish installed a perpetual adoration chapel, which remains very busy to this day. I must say, however, that I most certainly prefer my Melkite parish over anything else.

Incidentally there is a parish run by the FSSP near where I grew up (south-eastern Indiana) that my father and sister still attend from time to time. It’s nice enough and the priest is wonderful (and I believe bi-ritual), but the Extraordinary Form is just not my cup of tea (or coffee for that matter). My preference for the Ordinary Form is based primarily on the language issue. I’ve studied Latin and can follow along easily enough, but I just like attending Mass/Liturgy in my native tongue. I would’ve loved to have seen the Extraordinary Form celebrated in English, but that is not likely. Still, when it comes down to it, I’d take a Byzantine Liturgy any day. 👍
 
If I couldn’t attend any Eastern Divine Liturgies my preference would be a well done OF Mass. I’ve tried the Tridentine Mass several times and it’s just too jarring. It’s the exact opposite of the Byzantine Divine Liturgy, and all the silence and waiting puts me off big time.

If I could find an EF Mass with chanted/sung responses by the congregation I would give that a try, but I’ve never even heard of such a Liturgy in the U.S. nowadays.

Peace and God bless!
 
For me it’s strictly the EF, although I would try the Anglican Use if it were available. The Novus Ordo isn’t on my dance card.
 
Definitely the Tridentine, followed by the Anglican-use Catholic Mass. I feel very much at home in the Tridentine - spiritually it seems almost identical to - has the same environment as - the Byzantine Divine Liturgy despite being absolutely and wonderfully opposite us in just about everything. My favorite Tridentine Mass was at the Benedictine Abbey at Clear Creek, Oklahoma.

If all else fails, an NO in Latin ad orientem with Gregorian Chant or Palestrina. But I’d rather avoid the NO at all costs. Definitely not my cup of tea.
 
Ghosty said:
If I couldn’t attend any Eastern Divine Liturgies my preference would be a well done OF Mass. I’ve tried the Tridentine Mass several times and it’s just too jarring. It’s the exact opposite of the Byzantine Divine Liturgy, and all the silence and waiting puts me off big time.

If I could find an EF Mass with chanted/sung responses by the congregation I would give that a try, but I’ve never even heard of such a Liturgy in the U.S. nowadays.

Peace and God bless!
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The 11:30 High Mass at North America Martyrs in Ballard has this; at least every time I’ve been there the responses were chanted by the congregation.
 
Nowhere_Man said:
The 11:30 High Mass at North America Martyrs in Ballard has this; at least every time I’ve been there the responses were chanted by the congregation.
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It’s called the missa recitativa. St. Pius X helped revive this beautiful practice as part of his reform of the Church. Much as I am enthralled by the beauty of a good schola, this does take away the temptation for the beautiful music to be a distraction rather than a prayer, for me at least (since I am a musician).
 
At the EF Mass I attend we are encouraged to chant the responses.
Ghosty said:
If I couldn’t attend any Eastern Divine Liturgies my preference would be a well done OF Mass. I’ve tried the Tridentine Mass several times and it’s just too jarring. It’s the exact opposite of the Byzantine Divine Liturgy, and all the silence and waiting puts me off big time.

If I could find an EF Mass with chanted/sung responses by the congregation I would give that a try, but I’ve never even heard of such a Liturgy in the U.S. nowadays.

Peace and God bless!
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Tridentine Low Mass or reverent Novus Ordo. I wouldn’t go the Anglicans for the same reason I wouldn’t go to any other Protestants; they don’t believe in nor are in posession of Apostolic Succession or the Eucharist and it would amount to an act of heresy to recieve there.

I’d also like to clarify that my preference is EC, then Tridentine Low Mass or Novus Ordo (regardless of how poorly celebrated), and then EO.

I would only attend the EO if there was no feasible way at all I could attend a Catholic Church, regardless of how “bad” or “irreverent” that Catholic Church might be. I would only recieve at an EO Church if I had no regular recourse to a Catholic Church and with the permission of the EO Pastor.
 
If you don’t mind my asking, why not a Tridentine High Mass?
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Tridentine Low Mass or reverent Novus Ordo. I wouldn’t go the Anglicans for the same reason I wouldn’t go to any other Protestants; they don’t believe in nor are in posession of Apostolic Succession or the Eucharist and it would amount to an act of heresy to recieve there.

I’d also like to clarify that my preference is EC, then Tridentine Low Mass or Novus Ordo (regardless of how poorly celebrated), and then EO.

I would only attend the EO if there was no feasible way at all I could attend a Catholic Church, regardless of how “bad” or “irreverent” that Catholic Church might be. I would only recieve at an EO Church if I had no regular recourse to a Catholic Church and with the permission of the EO Pastor.
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