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Last month, the Holy Father, who celebrated a Tridentine Mass last summer

Judging from some of the comments already made by others, there seems to be a great deal of suspicion from the trads.

This "rumor" would certainly be good news for all catholics! It does raise some questions, though. How will a Tridentine mass be said in a Novus Ordo church? Will the priest simply stand in front of the altar, back to the congregation? And, in the absence of communion rails, will the faithful kneel on the floor? And, can the same priest say both forms of mass? (Apparently, yes, since the pope does it.) And, and, and .....

12 posted on 05/02/2003 9:16:44 AM PDT by NYer (Laudate Dominum)
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Will the priest simply stand in front of the altar, back to the congregation?

A better way to look at it is to ask: will the priest face the Lord present on the altar along with people? And the answer would be: Yes.

And, in the absence of communion rails, will the faithful kneel on the floor?

No, the faithful would either install a communion rail or they would do what many congregations do: reserve the front pews of the Church as a communion rail.

And, can the same priest say both forms of mass? (Apparently, yes, since the pope does it.) And, and, and .....

My pastor does every Sunday.

13 posted on 05/02/2003 9:23:38 AM PDT by wideawake (Support our troops and their Commander-in-Chief)
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And, and, and .....

Extraordinary Eucharistic Ministers! or as they are commonly and incorrectly named, "Eucharistic Ministers" --- a staple of the laity "living their Catholic faith" and "participating" ... And "altarservers" --- oh, man! This could get snarky.

16 posted on 05/02/2003 9:35:02 AM PDT by american colleen
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How will a Tridentine mass be said in a Novus Ordo church?

They won't be. A General Indult would hardly be noticed in the United States of America. There are just not many priests who are chomping at the bit to start celebrating the Tridentine Mass.

18 posted on 05/02/2003 9:53:04 AM PDT by sinkspur
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Did the Pope celebrate the Tridentine or the Novus Ordo in Latin? I remember reading something about the Latin Novus Ordo recently on FR.
38 posted on 05/02/2003 10:35:12 AM PDT by Conservative til I die (They say anti-Catholicism is the thinking man's anti-Semitism; that's an insult to thinking men)
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Thanks for the ping. As for celebrating, I've seen pictures of the Tridentine rite Mass celebrated on the hood of a Jeep (WW II), so I think ways could be found.
50 posted on 05/02/2003 10:56:16 AM PDT by livius (Let slip the cats of conjecture.)
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