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To: stanne; ebb tide

Not entirely; the Tridentine (’old’) mass is ‘offered.’ The priest ‘says’ mass or ‘offers’ mass. Lay people in the church ‘assist’ at mass (’active participation’ on the spiritual, not physical, level). ‘Celebrate’ is the newer description and, arguably, incorrect.

If I’m wrong, there are a few good experts here on liturgy history whom I invite to correct me! Very few people under age 55 know these details and the reasons.


12 posted on 12/31/2018 3:41:33 PM PST by Marchmain (Every knee shall bend)
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To: Marchmain

You are correct. The Holy Mass is a sacrifice, not a celebration. Nobody should celebrate the sacrifice of the Son of God on the Cross.


13 posted on 12/31/2018 4:45:25 PM PST by ebb tide (We have a rogue curia in Rome.)
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