To be fair I am forced to attend a Church largely consisting of Gray heads in The Villages Florida, as I live near there. But the masses are authentically Catholic and reverent. No one-handed, irreverent Christ holding and with a 24-7 Eucharistic adoration chapel I thank God (and the Parishioners) for quite often. The Orlando diocese. So…
To be fair I am forced to attend a Church largely consisting of Gray heads in The Villages Florida, as I live near there. But the masses are authentically Catholic and reverent. No one-handed, irreverent Christ holding and with a 24-7 Eucharistic adoration chapel I thank God (and the Parishioners) for quite often. The Orlando diocese. So, Sarah, I encourage you not to pre-judge a Church filled with grayheads. The fallen liturgies are due to the errors of the moderns of past generations but that virus did not affect all and as you know correction has and is taking place, which we must be very careful does not get spun by infiltrators. I encourage all to be genuine Christian Catholic.
I agree, age is not necessarily an indication of desire for reverence. I know of a parish that was fading, until their priest introduced the traditional Latin Mass. Within a decade, they grew exponentially, attracting a lot of young families who would drive from even an hour away because they wanted to participate in what felt like a more authentic celebration. But it wasn’t just the youth; there were also a lot of older parishioners who loved returning to the Mass they’d grown up with in the days when the nuns still ran the classrooms and gave them eraser chalk-prints on their backsides when they got out of line. Unfortunately, their vibrance caught the attention of the local bishop, who insisted they return to the novus ordo, Many parishioners protested passionately, petitions were signed, they were featured in the news, but in the end the parish was dissolved and the priest defending the TLM was forced into retirement. The young people dispersed elsewhere; it was the grey heads that needed their community to continue, so they went underground and now they have this speakeasy-style secret traditional Mass made up of stubborn old Catholics, which I think is pretty badass. All that to say, sincere believers all ages crave depth of meaning and connection with the past through tradition. This is obvious in the popularity of the TLM and more reverent forms of worship. Really makes one wonder why their bishop was so keen on shutting them down.
I would love to set up a lay organization to investigate and get to the bottom of these abominable injustices - one with an enforcement arm that operated wise as serpents guileless as doves. That would change our American Catholic Church big time.
They're following Pope Francis' orders. The TLM apparently offends His Holiness more than serial sex offenders like McCarrick and Msgr. Burrill (aka Msgr. Grindr). It certainly offends Satan more than the Novus Ordo.
To be fair I am forced to attend a Church largely consisting of Gray heads in The Villages Florida, as I live near there. But the masses are authentically Catholic and reverent. No one-handed, irreverent Christ holding and with a 24-7 Eucharistic adoration chapel I thank God (and the Parishioners) for quite often. The Orlando diocese. So, Sarah, I encourage you not to pre-judge a Church filled with grayheads. The fallen liturgies are due to the errors of the moderns of past generations but that virus did not affect all and as you know correction has and is taking place, which we must be very careful does not get spun by infiltrators. I encourage all to be genuine Christian Catholic.
I agree, age is not necessarily an indication of desire for reverence. I know of a parish that was fading, until their priest introduced the traditional Latin Mass. Within a decade, they grew exponentially, attracting a lot of young families who would drive from even an hour away because they wanted to participate in what felt like a more authentic celebration. But it wasn’t just the youth; there were also a lot of older parishioners who loved returning to the Mass they’d grown up with in the days when the nuns still ran the classrooms and gave them eraser chalk-prints on their backsides when they got out of line. Unfortunately, their vibrance caught the attention of the local bishop, who insisted they return to the novus ordo, Many parishioners protested passionately, petitions were signed, they were featured in the news, but in the end the parish was dissolved and the priest defending the TLM was forced into retirement. The young people dispersed elsewhere; it was the grey heads that needed their community to continue, so they went underground and now they have this speakeasy-style secret traditional Mass made up of stubborn old Catholics, which I think is pretty badass. All that to say, sincere believers all ages crave depth of meaning and connection with the past through tradition. This is obvious in the popularity of the TLM and more reverent forms of worship. Really makes one wonder why their bishop was so keen on shutting them down.
I would love to set up a lay organization to investigate and get to the bottom of these abominable injustices - one with an enforcement arm that operated wise as serpents guileless as doves. That would change our American Catholic Church big time.
They're following Pope Francis' orders. The TLM apparently offends His Holiness more than serial sex offenders like McCarrick and Msgr. Burrill (aka Msgr. Grindr). It certainly offends Satan more than the Novus Ordo.