Deo Gratias

[Evangetholic]

There is a Traditional Latin Mass said near me on the first and third Sundays of every month. I am not going to it this morning, because I do not know what to do at a Traditional Latin Mass. But still I am so overjoyed that my eyes are moist, not actually crying, but close. My Eucharistic Lord. My Beloved has found this new, but old way to come to me.

 

This is not a negative evaluation of the Ordinary Form, I've never really seen it done with the formality and respect Rome has in mind for it; but believe it or not huge parts of the liturgy used at the Episcopal church I attended are just English translations of the pre-Conciliar Rite (we only used the Book of Common Prayer for the Liturgy of the Hours and lesser rites) so I expect these rites to actually be more familiar to me and to heal a certain malaise I've felt, but not mentioned since coming back to Holy Church.

 

"Our God is a consuming fire"

 

Were I the type to sleep I could do so with ease now.

[Evangetholic]

http://www.sanctamissa.org/en/spirituality/

[Nihil Obstat]

Let us know if you have any questions you want answered. :) Many of us here go to the traditional Mass regularly. I am lucky enough to have an FSSP priest nearby who celebrates daily, so I attend there exclusively.

It is not as hard to get used to as you might initially think.

[LouisvilleFan]

Hmm... what to do? Pray. Try to follow along. You'll probably be completely lost before the Confeitor. You'll find your place and get lost again. Look at it as a kind of metaphor for life (as the Mass really is a metaphor or life, or isn't it that life is a metaphor for the Holy Mass?) They should have those little red missalettes. You might find an old St. Joseph missalette at a used bookstore for a couple bucks.

[Evangetholic]

I haven't any questions yet. I wish I had gone this morning though.

[Evangetholic]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eb0R-edS3Y

[Evangetholic]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxRzNSN3Tx4

[Evangetholic]

Well. I went, it was in the old church here. The Mass was beautiful. And the priest is just the kind of confessor I like. Gentle, but a believer in penances heavier than "buy something nice for yourself and take it easy kid." I am pleased. :)

[Nihil Obstat]

Well. I went, it was in the old church here. The Mass was beautiful. And the priest is just the kind of confessor I like. Gentle, but a believer in penances heavier than "buy something nice for yourself and take it easy kid." I am pleased. :)

Excellent!

Did you try following along with the Mass in a missal, or did you just try to take it all in this time?

[Evangetholic]

I got lost in the Missal. I got bored. I started crying (which is bizarre for me--I do not often cry for spiritual reasons). I prayed the Rosary. Did a lot of things. I'm excited to go again. lol

 

Also, unlike my parish, there was hugging and chatting and familial interaction afterwards. Which, imo, is a necessary part of Christians gathering together in God's name.

[Nihil Obstat]

Good start. ^_^ It is really easy to get lost the first several times you go. But after a while it just all makes sense.