[ElkGroveDan]

Now we just need to pray for the return of sacred music to our parishes.

Sigh.... and for an end to all the other tomfoolery that goes in many parishes. I had really hoped that with the new missal would have come simple instructions for posture: stand now, kneel now, do not grab your neighbor's hand during this prayer, no clapping, no dancing girls on the altar, ushers please block any clowns from entering the church, etc.

An entire generation (or two) has no idea that The Holy Mass is much more than just recitation of words. I continue to hope and pray that the Holy Father and Bishops will do something to move us back toward a sane and respectable celebration of the Holy Eucharist wherever Mass is said.

[rzman21]

There isn’t much of a difference between your average parish Mass and a Low Church Anglican service.

[redhead]

"Now we just need to pray for the return of sacred music to our parishes. Sigh.... and for an end to all the other tomfoolery that goes in many parishes. I had really hoped that with the new missal would have come simple instructions for posture: stand now, kneel now, do not grab your neighbor's hand during this prayer, no clapping, no dancing girls on the altar, ushers please block any clowns from entering the church, etc."

yep. Am I the only one who still longs for those beautiful old songs that ended with a beautifully harmonized and solemn, "AAAAAAAAAH-mennnnnn?"