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In Milwaukee, 100% of Old Rite adherents show up EVERY WEEK----and sometimes far more often, for Mass.

I see this touted by all the "Old Rite" adherents.

I don't believe it; 100% of the Catholics who belonged to the Church when the "Old Rite" was all there was didn't attend Mass every Sunday.

I consider 60% attendance good, given that the average Sunday Mass attendance in the United States is 50%.

I consider 60% attendance good, given that the average Sunday Mass attendance in the United States is 50%. Two points: 60% is good for the US in this day and age, but it pales in comparison to the pre-Vatican 2 figures of 75%. Here's a link to a source.

Second point: Your stats on current US Mass attendance are about 10 years out of date. The latest figures are more on the order of 20-30%, if my memory serves me well. So by that measure, your parish is one of the better ones. You should thank God for that. Many Americans belong to a parish without a priest assigned to it.

I still would be mighty obliged if you would answer the following question: how many vocations has your parish produced in the last 30 years? The parish where I grew up, which is has about 30,000 members and is thoroughly laden with the "spirit of vatican 2", produced exactly 1 vocation since 1970.