tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833359394611156317.post8320668618166522708..comments2024-03-22T23:54:34.302-04:00Comments on Ashes From Burnt Roses: Personal Note: My First Latin MassMannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15396201693030286919noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833359394611156317.post-53418455821406606232013-10-14T23:51:47.277-04:002013-10-14T23:51:47.277-04:00LOL, on the hypocrites in this world. I would thi...LOL, on the hypocrites in this world. I would think it's just as irreverant if at today's mass someone dropped the host. I'm as careful as can be. I do prefer it in the hand.Mannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396201693030286919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833359394611156317.post-15359612940164337052013-10-14T23:49:13.927-04:002013-10-14T23:49:13.927-04:00I will on the Aramaic Mass. It would make a great...I will on the Aramaic Mass. It would make a great post. ;) I can't say I found the Latin Mass any more spirtual than the OF. I do prefer the vernacular.Mannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396201693030286919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833359394611156317.post-60350686304290563872013-10-14T23:46:25.697-04:002013-10-14T23:46:25.697-04:00That's a good idea Kathy. I should have thoug...That's a good idea Kathy. I should have thought of that.Mannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396201693030286919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833359394611156317.post-6728644792174102502013-10-14T01:13:56.871-04:002013-10-14T01:13:56.871-04:00Manny, I can't recall my first Latin mass but ...Manny, I can't recall my first Latin mass but I do remember my mom telling me that she wanted me to be an altar boy and longer story short, I made her proud by eventually being the captain of my own twin altar boy team.<br /><br />What really struck me back then was the faith that I saw in the people and most if not all while kneeling to receive the host seem like angels because they appeared so passionate while our good priest was serving them. <br /><br />The high mass was great but what really struck me as you took me down memory lane was that in the late fifties and early sixties while following the priest around to make sure these human angels were kneeling to receive on their tongue, if "The Body of Christ" was dropped, it was as if they had lost a very important Host who was coming for a visit.<br /><br /> Don't get me wrong! I don't know what the Pros and Cons are nowadays about The Latin Mass, all I know is that if souls, spirits and Guardian Angels were around back then and longer story short, looking at it all now, I guess that everything started to go spiritually down hill for me back then and I'm not just saying that because I stole a few dollars from the church. Our good priest Father Francis simply looked me in the eyes and said in French. Victor, there are a LOT of hypocrites in this world and....<br /><br />END YA SAY NOW VICTOR?<br /><br />Go Figure brothers and sisters in Christ? :)<br /><br />God Bless PeaceVictorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500112959496831193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833359394611156317.post-88178736353488642692013-10-13T20:55:22.743-04:002013-10-13T20:55:22.743-04:00Oh yes I agree about not sitting in the front. It ...Oh yes I agree about not sitting in the front. It WILL get easier with time. I wish I could go every week, but commitments at my own parish and family things often preclude -- ours is at noon on Sunday in a beautiful part of downtown Philly.<br />That is a good question about the universality of Latin in the Church. My hunch is that Latin is the root of many languages, and maybe even the strong link with Italian, and the epicenter of the Church being in Rome. But that's all just a guess.<br />I have had trouble with the skipping around also. Now what I do is only loosely follow the book and look up more, watch, and immerse myself in the prayer. the rest is slowly coming along. I can almost stay with the Credo, lol. That, to me, is the most complicated, with standing, sitting, kneeling, genuflecting; all while following the singing while trying to read the chant form of the music.<br />I do love to connect to the ancient Church. I love the reverence. It puts God in His rightful place, or closer to it anyway. Some of the Novus Ordo masses are unbelievably irreverent. Not all. But I come away feeling I have encountered the Divine. And oh the music! I hope you had a schola. The one at ours is breathtaking. And the organist is incredible as well. That aspect alone is an enormous blessing.<br />Anyway, I am glad you got to go. If you get to the one where they speak Aramaic, I do hope you'll share your experience.<br />Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847572866285311259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833359394611156317.post-30396604304024213712013-10-13T10:57:45.962-04:002013-10-13T10:57:45.962-04:00I haven't been to a Latin Mass either. I like...I haven't been to a Latin Mass either. I like to sit in the middle to back regardless because I like to see as much of the church and congregation that I can.Kathy Felsted Usherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10471923897561942341noreply@blogger.com