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To: AnAmericanMother
There is valid guidance (and I do not have the link at the moment), permitting one to avoid obligations which would have the effect of diminishing one's faith, whether or not the Sacraments are valid. In my own case, the adverse emotional reaction is such upon experiencing a Novus Ordo Mass (especially one with abuse of the rubrics) that my faith is harmed. I do normally attend an extraordinary rite Mass, when offered and health permits.
77 posted on 01/21/2009 4:30:16 PM PST by steve86 (Acerbic by nature, not nurture)
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To: steve86
Should have said extraordinary form, probably.
79 posted on 01/21/2009 4:41:57 PM PST by steve86 (Acerbic by nature, not nurture)
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To: steve86
Wow, unless you're in the Diocese from Hell (and, sadly, some people are), there must be an Ordinary Form Mass somewhere that's reverent and proper.

Our parish is Ordinary Form, although we chant the Ordinary of the Mass in Latin every First Sunday. Our younger Parochial Vicar has gotten hold of the DVD from the FSSP and is learning the Extraordinary Rite (the younger priests in this archdiocese are VERY orthodox). Of course, our archbishop invited the FSSP in years ago - their parish is down the road a ways and doing quite well.

But our priests are holy men and careful to celebrate reverently, we kneel in all the proper places, nobody looks at you funny if you kneel to receive or receive on the tongue (I always do). (But if you hold hands during the "Our Father" or do the "holy field goal attempt" at the Sursum Corda, you WILL get funny looks!)

But before skipping my Sunday obligation just because I was upset, I would find a holy priest and clear all this with him, rather than making a judgment based on feelings and something you read on the internet. I have been to some pretty strange Masses rather than miss . . . as Sister Mary Attila used to say, "Offer it up!"

82 posted on 01/21/2009 8:16:38 PM PST by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chasse (TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary - recess appointment))
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