Posted on 04/24/2010 1:50:52 PM PDT by NYer
:-) I still recall the experience as a 5 year old child when my mother (who worked for Scandinavian Airlines and traveled free) to Rome. To get there and back, we had to stop in Copenhagen where we attended Sunday Mass. The fact that it was in Latin made it comprehensible. We felt right at home. Okay - that was more years ago than I care to remember ;-)
Yes it’ll be repeated later tonight.
Besides, probably 85 or 90 percent of the Mass never changes, so repetition alone will teach it.
Obviously TV watchers had a front row seat and excellent sound quality, but I was amazed at how much I did understand. I even figured out which Gospel passage was being read before Fr. Z started his translation -- of course, when you hear "Venit autem Iesus in partes Caesareae Philippi" it's a dead giveaway!
It was the choir from the Shrine. They are very good. I picked up a CD recording of their singing Vespers in the crypt church when Pope Benedict XVI was there. Listening to it now ... wonderful ... Byrd Tavener
I grew up with Latin Mass, and it was wonderful. In those days Catholic school students actually studied Latin, so we knew what it all meant and could translate pretty readily. I never could quite accept all the VCII changes.
^^^
Same here. I confess that I frequently have to ask God’s forgiveness during Mass for the resentment I am feeling about the current liturgy.
They say they're going to encore it at midnight tonight.
I checked their schedule and they will be replaying it at midnight ET. Thanks.
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And which John Tavener? The modern John Tavener who composed "The Lamb" and the "Hymn to the Virgin", or the John Taverner of the sixteenth century who composed the "Western Wynd" Mass and the motet "Audivi vocem de caelo"?
At least you are still going!
My brother is the absolute worst on not having gotten into the ‘new’ Mass. Don’t think he’s ever missed a Sunday or Holy Day Mass in his life BUT ... He won’t do the peace thingy. Just won’t do it. Don’t even MENTION the women who help distribute the host. Always gets into ‘debates’ with the priests. Just a joy to have in the parish ;)
So in that way, the LATIN serves the same purpose as the HEBREW for Jewish People, so that the Prayers and Hymns and Liturgy are the same no matter what country one is visiting.
You are correct about the Homily though. Or any exposition of the Word...Could pose a problem! LOL.
But as St Paul said in 1st Corinthians, if one doesn’t understand something in the service, wait till it’s over and then JUST ASK! LOL!
As kids we used to translate ,Dominus Vobiscum, (The Lord be with you),as Dominic go frisk em’.
When you're travelling in a foreign country, though, you just have to take what you can get! At least we were in church!
If we were in Haiti, I could ask one of our friends to give me a summary of the homily. Schoolbook French will do you no good with Creole . . . a friend of mine who has a degree that entitles her to teach French in France couldn't make heads or tails of Creole!
Blognic?
Laudibus in Sanctis
And which John Tavener?
Dum Transsiset Sabbatum - John Tavener (c. 1490-1545)
I'm not there, yet, but for the Magnificat they will be singing a version by Victoria.
I was pleased to hear quite a bit of chant that I recognized -- and antiphons too.
Set your DVR
I feel as your brother does, although I do not argue with my priest. I will not do the handshake, although I grit my teeth and feebly wave at people. Also, I avoid receiving my Savior at the hands of anyone but a priest, and I especially resent the female extraordinary ministers.
I am TOO POLITE to say “How Long Ago?”.
But I WILL tell you this:
I remember Prayers in Public School!
Life was different then.
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