Latin Mass. I know most of you don't do this, but why does this movement exist and why won't these freaks let it die? Learn Spanish if you want to be useful to the Church.
For my Catholics out there
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Latin Mass
This could have been funny if your sentences would have been coherent!
This could have been funny if your sentences would have been coherent!
About 20-25 years ago really old people in the Waterloo/CF area had to point at their tongue if they wanted their body of Christ the old fashioned way. And nobody was worried about Latin.
Bumper sticker after bumper sticker on the south side in the last couple of years of Catholics who want more Latin Mass. Seemingly out of nowhere. It was a non issue when I was in Catholic school.
President Biden is a devout Catholic
I'm okay if Biden wants to go to Latin Mass. He's old enough to remember it being a normal thing and not a reactionary thing.
He's the most Christian President I remember
Except for the whole abortion-supporting thing.
This thread used to be about why there are seemingly a number of Generation X and Millenial Catholics who are seeking out a traditional Latin Mass which none of them grew up with.
It's a language none of them speak or understand. Would you watch Downfall without subtitles
I thought mass was about salvation... not about understanding what the priest is babbling about.
I guess they probably would have retained more members if they stuck with Latin and avoided most English instruction.
When my now wife and I were making wedding plans almost 30 years we were going to be married in a very old, traditional Catholic Church in St. Louis. The priest there was an old guy who still did a Latin mass there every Sunday. We thought it would unique to have the Mass during our wedding ceremony done in Latin as our parents, grand parents, aunts and uncles would all be in attendance and grew up with Latin masses.
Prior to making that decision we went to a Latin mass there one Sunday and realized what a pain in the ass that would be for not only our non catholic family and friends, but even our catholic family members. We had no idea what was being said or what was happening, and we grew up going to mass every Sunday.
Prior to making that decision we went to a Latin mass there one Sunday and realized what a pain in the ass that would be for not only our non catholic family and friends, but even our catholic family members. We had no idea what was being said or what was happening, and we grew up going to mass every Sunday.
The priest at my Catholic school relayed that history and also bragged about how he made it at our church so that he and the other communion servers got communion last instead of first. Good dude, Father Pat.
The best argument against Latin mass is that it’s a dead language with unclear pronunciation. Linguists have tried to figure out how it was spoken by looking to Romanian and other closely tied languages, but the truth is we don’t know.
Priests could be up there mispronouncing words for all we know.
Priests could be up there mispronouncing words for all we know.
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Never done a Latin Mass that I can remember. I could say The Sign of the Cross in Latin, but probably not much more.
Do you go to Mass? I thought you were lapsed.
Before gas prices were a million bucks a gallon, I'd often drive 50 miles round trip to attend the Latin Mass.
I find it more reverent than the New Mass. It's more serene. I like the incense, too.
CSB.
You have to remember that he is supposed to be an American before he is a Catholic, as I am too. JFK went through this same kind of filtering process 60 years ago. He did not work for the Pope.
As Catholics, we are against abortion, but if we hold political office, it is not, nor should not, be our religious beliefs which guide us. If we were Muslims, would the majority of Americans want us to follow Sharia law?
I think that is referred to as something about not establishing a religious state, as there are those who do not agree with Catholicism's religious views. Am I wrong? Are you a Catholic?
Where do you fall in these views? Do your religious beliefs fall before other's non-Catholicism religious views? Or, do you believe that your religious beliefs should be the standard for all?
Please enlighten us, as to your beliefs, and how they just might fall within this nation's beliefs.
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What did Jesus say about abortion, moron? Jesus was a Jew, and the Talmud says life begins when a child takes its first breath out of the womb. You’re even dumber on this subject than you are normally…
The Beginning of Life in Judaism | My Jewish Learning
According to Jewish law, human life begins when the child's head emerges from the womb.
www.myjewishlearning.com
While both forms of the mass are fine, the latin mass is both beautiful and reflects a unique focus on the sacrificial nature of the Eucharist.
On top of that, what many don’t understand about Catholicism is how it deals with tradition. Tradition is not doctrine, but it does inform our faith. The rule of prayer informs the law of faith (lex orandi lex credendi), and thus, how as earlier Catholics worshipped reminds us of what we believe.
now, would I want to attend the Latin mass every week? No. But every couple of months it’s a treat.
The St. John cantius parish there is dedicated to preservation of the sacred and executes the Latin mass (and novus ordo, in Latin) perfectly. Went on a visit once. Beautiful polish church with great back story. Seemed like all the priests were at least 6-4. Very conservative
Not to get into a pissing match about this but the very earliest Christian (which is to say Catholic) texts reflect opposition to abortion.What did Jesus say about abortion, moron? Jesus was a Jew, and the Talmud says life begins when a child takes its first breath out of the womb. You’re even dumber on this subject than you are normally…
The Beginning of Life in Judaism | My Jewish Learning
According to Jewish law, human life begins when the child's head emerges from the womb.www.myjewishlearning.com
Oh, so the answer is Jesus said nothing about it, and there is no biblical opposition. Thanks for playing!
The Catholic Church wasn’t founded until almost 600 years after Christ’s death.
How are you defining “Christian texts?” Because the vast majority of the most common Christian texts were pre-Catholicism.
I think his views are very similar to mine. We both believe abortion is wrong and do not personally support it. However, we also think it is something that should be a protected right in this country.
I think that’s a very important distinction.
Martin Luther started his movement by translating Latin Bible into a common language and using the printing press gave his own spin to it. The printing press made it distributable.
Uh, in case you had not noticed, it is Protestants, rather than Catholics, that do the sola scriptura thing.
