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To: Claud; bornacatholic

A whole heartedly agree with Claud's assessment. I too am part of the post-V2 generation (born in 1979), and I would add one more food for thought to Bornacatholic:

I am well aware of the what was "bad" about the old Mass via the plethora of stories from my grandfather. That being said, I can honestly attest to the fact that many (not all unfortunately, but a majority) of the currently celebrated TLM's have learned from past mistakes and have employed the proper kind of lay participation and restoration of chant et al. that Popes Pius X and XII, among others, clamored for. Today's TLM environment is remarkedly different from the average parish pre-V2 in terms of liturgical participation and community and this is for the better.

P.S. I recently relocated from Maryland to New Jersey in order to go from a TLM which Bornacatholic would rightfully loather to a TLM that is characterized by all the good things I have reported above.


23 posted on 05/04/2006 9:47:56 AM PDT by jrny
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To: jrny
Well said, jrny. Both of us have been to enough Latin Masses to experience some of less-attractive aspects of its former implementation.

In fact, Father once said in a homily that one person once told him "Well, if you're going to say the old Mass, then say it the way it's supposed to said: 15 minutes and out".

Obviously, Father doesn't say it that way. :)

24 posted on 05/04/2006 9:55:05 AM PDT by Claud
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I recently relocated from Maryland to New Jersey in order to go from a TLM which Bornacatholic would rightfully loather ...

I don't loather any Mass :)

I recall you posting a vanity about TLM and I remember congratulating you. Any Liturgy approved by the Church is of incomparable value; and, any Liturgy approved by the church can be perfomed rightly or wrongly. I think the existence of the Pauline Rite has contributed positively to the celebration of the old liturgy and vice versa

29 posted on 05/04/2006 12:34:56 PM PDT by bornacatholic (Pope Paul VI. "Use of the old Ordo Missae is in no way left to the choice of priests or people.")
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