As a former Catholic, do you recall what happened during the Mass, the source of our Christian life? The Church proclaims the Scriptures, always one reading from the Gospel, and 1 or 2 others. We hear the Psalms. Some of the other prayers (Holy, Holy; the Lord's Prayer, etc.) are straight from Scriptures. Now, compare that to how often we discuss "Apostolic Tradition"? Sure, we recite the Creed, a compilation of the Rule of Faith. But do we read from the writings of the Fathers? Do we discuss the Traditions of the Church?
To be fair ... you perform the traditions of the church (as do all churches) ...
... and, for those believers who are less ardent, ... or ...
... are newer to the faith ...
... which do you think makes the larger impression ...
... the scriptures ... or tradition ?
True. That's fair to say. A person experiences God through these actions, as well as the readings. We are body and soul, so we come to God with body and soul (intellect).
which do you think makes the larger impression ...the scriptures ... or tradition ?
As you say, Protestants also have such "traditions" in their own "liturgy". I don't consider these "traditions" as "Apostolic Traditions", though. We all have particular ways of doing things. The fact of the matter is that we do HEAR Scriptures, we stand when hearing them, and sometimes, we incense them. It should be apparent to people that we do honor the Scriptures - as well as the Eucharist.
Brother in Christ
To be fair ... you perform the traditions of the church (as do all churches) ...
... and, for those believers who are less ardent, ... or ...
... are newer to the faith ...
... which do you think makes the larger impression ...
... the scriptures ... or tradition ?