First Time To Tlm

[Nihil Obstat]

[quote name='sixpence' date='04 August 2010 - 03:25 PM' timestamp='1280953525' post='2152163']
haha... well I took 2 years of Latin...but that was back in the 7th and 8th grade... I hardly remember anything ... i knew I should have paid attention
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Well hey, you'll have a head start on me!
I find the Low Mass brutal to follow, but the High Mass seems far easier, and this is having only minimal exposure to Latin.

[Bennn]

I think it might be wise to just contemplate if it is your first time. The more you will go to the traditional Mass, the more you will grow into it. I truly hope you will enjoy it.

[jeffpugh]

[quote name='Nihil Obstat' date='04 August 2010 - 04:45 PM' timestamp='1280954714' post='2152181']
Well hey, you'll have a head start on me!
I find the Low Mass brutal to follow, but the High Mass seems far easier, and this is having only minimal exposure to Latin.
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Wuss. I was just at a low mass. But then, it was a small church, so you could hear what the priest was saying.

ETA: he also didn't have servers this week =/ so he said things more out loud so we could respond to him.

Edited August 5, 2010 by Sacred Music Man

[MissScripture]

My advice is don't be surprised (and don't feel bad) if you get really confused and have a hard time paying attention to the Mass (particularly if the church is very beautiful).

[Tridenteen]

JMJ
Oh please Nihil, the Low Mass is cake...why? Well, because you can't hear anything, so it doesn't matter whether or not you follow along...no one else can either[img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/lol_grin.gif[/img]

[Brother Adam]

Don't dress like a belly dancing clown and dance in the middle of the aisle every time bells ring or someone chants. Other than that, go live the Mystery.

[sixpence]

[quote name='Brother Adam' date='04 August 2010 - 10:43 PM' timestamp='1280976212' post='2152423']
Don't dress like a belly dancing clown and dance in the middle of the aisle every time bells ring or someone chants. Other than that, go live the Mystery.
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Awesome! I successfully did NOT do that!! And yeh it was a low mass... and I totally did not follow the whole beginning half, but after that I always had at least some sense of where we were

[b]Thanks for the advice[/b], everyone! Next time I shall try the high mass... only problem is it is on Sunday when I usually attend mass with other people and I might not be able to convince them to try it out!!

[Tridenteen]

JMJ
Just tell the people you are going for historical purposes...and, well, see what happens!

[Nihil Obstat]

[quote name='Tridenteen' date='04 August 2010 - 09:01 PM' timestamp='1280973660' post='2152391']
JMJ
Oh please Nihil, the Low Mass is cake...why? Well, because you can't hear anything, so it doesn't matter whether or not you follow along...no one else can either[img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/lol_grin.gif[/img]
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Well that's one way of looking at in....... in which case I'm pretty much an expert.

[jeffpugh]

What's with you people not hearing anything? Honestly.

Okay, for you newbs, here's the key points of response.

1: gloria. you should know that... mayhaps.
2: Priest: Dominus vobiscum. You: Et cum spiritu tuo.
3: Credo. Rawk it.
4: During offertory, priest turns and says "orate fratres" and trails off. That's the "pray brethren that our sacrifice..." you can feel free to quietly respond to that in English: "may the Lord accept this sacrifice... for the good of all His Holy Church"
5: Bells mean stuff. Consecration, Sanctus, priest communion (sometimes)
6: Domine non sum dignus (Lord, I am not worthy to receive you under my roof...). It's part of the ordinary form as well, but under a bad translation (I say the Latin in either liturgy ). You say it three times in mass of Bl. John XXIII.

-If you feel inclined, bring a cheat sheet with some of these.
-Pater Noster is said by the priest mostly, but everyone responds "sed libera nos a malo" (but deliever us from evil)
-Take it in, your first time. My first trid mass was a couple lents ago, and I was in the choir. It was quite the experience for me. I still go. You'll see how much it elaborates on the OF of the Latin Rite once you go a little more and take some time comparing the missals. Honestly, it will take a little work. But a Christian faith is a living faith, and a living faith must grow through development, which means having to take time to learn. I'm still figuring that part out . Anywho, go for it! Have fun! Go more than once! Try low and high mass!