Tears came to my eyes this morning as our youth choir (all new members) sang some songs in Latin and then in English. It was so beautiful.
Our young people are showing themselves to be much more conservative than our usual music director. It was beautiful. All live music and no guitars. Real Music!
God bless them — I told the priest “That’s what a Mass is supposed to sound like.”
(Not the pre-recorded OCP junk that the older music director uses.)
PS. Ask your bishops to dump the “Christ has died, Christ has risen, Christ will come again.” junk. It was written by OCP — the other mysteries of faith are prayers to Christ.
>>“That’s what a Mass is supposed to sound like.”<<
Amen.
We have a different, chanted format.
We remember your death, we proclaim your resurrection, we await your coming.
Then we remember our sins and pray ...
Have mercy on us Almighty Father, have mercy on us!
It is then time to thank God for His blessings in our life ...
We praise you, we adore you, we worship you ... hear us O Lord!
Then the congregation stands while the priest drops to his knees behind the altar, hands elevated as he calls down the Holy Spirit - an'een mory'o - hear us O Lord - and may Your Holy Spirit overshadow our offerings. He then kisses the altar before standing up and we chant ..
Kyrie Eleison! Kyrie Eleison! Kyrie Eleison!
Amen on the “Christ has died” thingy. Our Parochial Vicar chants the “Mysterium Fidei”, and we respond appropriately and in Latin. That’s not in the little Latin Mass handouts the ushers distribute, though . . . have to change it I guess. Maybe eventually we’ll have a full Extraordinary Form once a month . . . .