That’s why I attend Mass all dressed up, even though it is a Novus Ordo Mass. Ours is very reverent, so I have no problem with it.
We also have a new Music Director and the chants and proper music is wonderful, and live by the way.
The Archbishop did a Novus Ordo for the Dedication of our new church on Saturday, and it was outstanding. He put in a lot of catechesis and evangelization in explaining the Dedication of a New Church.
If you ever have the opportunity to attend a Dedication, do so — even if you have to drive 100 miles!
I would hope you weren’t saying that the Archbishop’s Dedication Mass was not reverent and holy, because it was!!
I would hope you weren’t saying that the Archbishop’s Dedication Mass was not reverent and holy, because it was!!No, I'm not saying that at all. Surely there are reverent NO Masses. But the more we attend the TLM, the more we see the differences between the two forms, and the closer we become to Christ when attending the Tridentine. Our NO Masses are not very reverent in our area, sad to say. As my husband stated some time ago to me, they're difficult just to "get through."