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To: NYer; Salvation

Tridentine ping!

Speaking from personal experience, I enjoyed the sense of history and permanence that came from converting to Catholicism in 2007.

However, when I went to a parish that offered the Extraordinary Form around two months ago, I was blown away by the beauty of the sanctuary (the church of Blessed Sacrament was over eighty years old at that point), the reverence of the congregation (of which many were the stereotypical ‘Catholic family’ with at least four kids each, which filled my heart with joy), and the sheer sense of holiness that pervaded the Mass. The priest was blunt and challenging in his homily, and was more than ready to call us out on the follies of our current society.

Compared to the relatively milquetoast homilies of my current parish’s priest (where I’ve been since conversion and confirmation!) and its rather barren ‘modern’ architecture, it was like seeing colors and hearing music for the first time.


9 posted on 12/23/2012 7:38:48 AM PST by Ultra Sonic 007 (Hope for the best. Prepare for the worst.)
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To: Ultra Sonic 007
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12 posted on 12/27/2012 5:38:11 PM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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