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St. Cecelia's Church Boston, Father Unni presiding. I have never seen such a spectacle at Mass before. Hundreds of people walking wherever they please as they make their way to crowd behind the priest during the consecration. What a scene. I walked out.

I would too! Find yourself a new parish! After years of battling liturgical abuse at my former RC parish, I compiled a list of other parishes within a certain radius of home. Thanks to a fellow freeper, I included two Eastern Catholic parishes. It was at the Maronite Catholic Church, that I finally found the reverence I had so desperately been seeking.

There are many Eastern Catholic Churches in MA. To learn more about the "two lungs" of the Catholic Church, visit this link:

CATHOLIC RITES AND CHURCHES

The Vatican II Council declared that "all should realize it is of supreme importance to understand, venerate, preserve, and foster the exceedingly rich liturgical and spiritual heritage of the Eastern churches, in order faithfully to preserve the fullness of Christian tradition" (Unitatis Redintegrato, 15).

To locate an Eastern Catholic Church in your community, follow the following link:

Eastern Catholic Churches in the U.S.

A Roman rite Catholic may attend any Eastern Catholic Liturgy and fulfill his of her obligations at any Eastern Catholic Parish. A Roman rite Catholic may join any Eastern Catholic Parish and receive any sacrament from an Eastern Catholic priest, since all belong to the Catholic Church as a whole. I am a Roman Catholic practicing my faith at a Maronite Catholic Church. Like the Chaldeans, the Maronites retain Aramaic for the Consecration. It is as close as one comes to being at the Last Supper.