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To: FourtySeven

One would think. But I have said numerous times on here that I can not miss what I never had. I am a post Vat II kid. Not familiar with the Mass that was pre-Vat II and would not have clue what I was supposed to be doing and when. :)


68 posted on 07/14/2015 6:22:41 AM PDT by defconw (Fight all error, and do it with good humor, patience, kindness and love. -St. John Cantius)
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To: defconw
But I have said numerous times on here that I can not miss what I never had. I am a post Vat II kid. Not familiar with the Mass that was pre-Vat II and would not have clue what I was supposed to be doing and when. :)

Defconw: I was born in 1971 so I'm a Post Vat II kid as well. And trust me--finding the traditional Mass WAS indeed, like missing what I never had. Please, please, please, don't let your unfamiliarity with the liturgy stop you. If you are feeling exasperated with contemporary Catholic life, go find a Latin Mass near you (lots of people here including me, would be happy to help) and you will not regret it.

First time I went was in 1999 or so. Totally clueless. Trying to follow along in the Missal, and parts were totally silent, and I think the dominant feeling was confusion. But my then-girlfriend (now wife) kept bringing me back, and now we have been members of traditional parishes for...what...12 years? We drive an hour each way to get there, but it has been SUCH a blessing for our family.

It's not just an old-fashioned Mass. It's a different *spirituality*, and a far fuller, deeper, richer one than most of us were used to at regular suburban parishes.

79 posted on 07/14/2015 6:47:27 AM PDT by Claud
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