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If you don't mind my asking, what diocese are you in and what "pushed you over the edge"?

I was pushed over the edge in the Washington DC diocese. I was a devout Novus Ordo Catholic - never once missed Mass other than maybe 5 times in my life when I was sick. I was quite used to going to the Novus Ordo and rolling my eyes at the abuses. I was quite adept at devising ways of avoiding the Kiss of Peace. I often approached the priest after Mass and pointed out certain abuses as innappropriate for a Catholic Mass. By the grace of God and good Catholic parents, I was fortunate enough not to fall away from the Church as every single one of my childhood Catholic friends did. Also by the grace of God, I found the indult in DC at Old St. Mary's. The rest is history.

I was quite used to going to the Novus Ordo and rolling my eyes at the abuses. I was quite adept at devising ways of avoiding the Kiss of Peace. I often approached the priest after Mass and pointed out certain abuses as innappropriate for a Catholic Mass.

Can you give some examples of the abuses you saw? The idea of expressing "peace" to our neighbors, no matter how inappropriate, is actually in the rubrics, isn't it?

I'm glad you have an indult available.