[StAthanasiustheGreat]

I can say that the most beautiful, reverent, awe-inspiring, prayerful masses have been at the Brompton Oratory. I went to a Palm Sunday Tridetine High Mass in the Main Church, and WOW!!!!!!!! The Chant, the Gospel, the procession were incredible. The English could improve on the whole "communion" thing, after the "Agnus Dei" a mad unorganized rush to the altar rail begins.

[Pyro7480]

I think we talked about that before, and came to the conclusion that it was a Solemn Novus Ordo Mass. They usually don't have Solemn High TLM's there.

[Maximilian]

The English could improve on the whole "communion" thing, after the "Agnus Dei" a mad unorganized rush to the altar rail begins.

I believe you are mistaken about this point. In fact the more traditional practice of disorganized approach to the communion rail is much more highly preferable to the row-by-row organized communion queue, the reason being the incentive to commit sacrilegious communions. With the older practice of each person approaching the communion rail individually, the decision was left to each person's conscience. There was no embarrassment at staying behind in the pew. There was no implication of being in a state of mortal sin.

But now when an usher comes to each row and practically demands that each person get up and get in line for communion, one must make a spectacle of oneself in order to avoid committing a sacrilege by receiving communion in an unworthy state. I believe that uncountable millions of sacrileges against the Blessed Sacrament have been committed for this very reason, sacrileges that would have been avoided if the traditional practice had been maintained.

So their maintainence of a practice with such evident spiritual benefits is one more reason to congratulate the Brompton Oratory, rather than a cause for criticism.