Evidently you have not attended a Tridentine Mass. It far surpasses the Orthodox.
“Evidently you have not attended a Tridentine Mass. It far surpasses the Orthodox.”
In the late 900s, Prince Vladimir of Kiev sent out some of his boyars to view and report back on the religious ceremonies of the Bulgarians (Mohammedan), the Germans (Latins) and the Greeks at Constantinople. Here is their report:
“”When we journeyed among the Bulgars, we beheld how they worship in their temple, called a mosque, while they stand ungirt. The Bulgar bows, sits down, looks hither and thither like one possessed, and there is no happiness among them, but instead only sorrow and a dreadful stench. Their religion is not good.
“Then we went among the Germans, and saw them performing many ceremonies in their temples; but we beheld no glory there.
“Then we went to Greece, and the Greeks led us to the edifices where they worship their God, and we knew not whether we were in heaven or on earth. For on earth there is no such splendor or such beauty, and we are at a loss how to describe it. We only know that God dwells there among men, and their service is fairer than the ceremonies of other nations. For we cannot forget that beauty.”
Same Divine Liturgy today as back in 900.