Go here to read the story. The long Vatican II generation is coming to an end, and many of them are surprised that they were not, after all, the final word in the history of the Church. The proper reaction to this is to laugh uproariously.
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- Donald R. McClarey
Donald R. McClarey
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I went to a Novus Ordo Mass this past weekend. 2 out of 3 altar-servers were girls, the two lectors were young girls, there was a woman signing up front, the priest was therapeutic in his sermon that he performed by walking around in front, the army of (extraordinary) Eucharistic ministers were 90% women, orans hands was the norm.
There was clapping for the young readers before the mass was over and we were sent out.
I placed myself in the front in an alcove with a cross front and center so I could focus. Granted it was a youth Mass. And granted it was a good Mass but this can’t continue. As I knelt there that’s what I thought “this can’t continue” and was at peace because, no it can’t.
Thank you, dear granddaughter, for seeking beauty, reverence and solemnity.
Wow, I found myself learning a lot because of this article. It seems that this age, to many poor souls, young and old alike, makes as much sense as a new box of Scrabble just poured out on the table. I again thank God for being born and raised in a typical Catholic family during the Great Depression, where the Faith and how and why of life became permanently imbedded in one’s soul.
“The long Vatican II generation is coming to an end.”
Yes, and I’m feeling about as much sorrow and lamentation as the Munchkins did in their big number.
After all, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” And despite their protestations to the contrary, the Vatican II “enthusiasts” were always at odds with the Faith of aye.
Excellent explanation by the Priest. Excellent. The problem with “boomers” is they fail to realise that the world has changed. In a very short space of time, and to the point where the change is becoming more rapid by the day. The introduction of the smart phone in 2007 (I think) has permanently altered society in good ways and bad. I feel sorry for the young growing up in a world where they have absolutely no experience of life before a phone. It was far more simple, as the cliche goes. The endless “possibilities” of a world opened up by the click of a phone button, has created an anxious generation who constantly feels overwhelmed by choice and information and opinion and cortisol inducing excitement. No wonder they want to wind back the clock to a more simple time where tradition anchored their sense of security. Where they didn’t have to be pulled this way and that with no opportunity to stop. The traditional Church offers peace and unity with God. The devil is the master of destruction and confusion and Our God gives us refuge from the chaos the devil has been using to unsettle us, for a long time now.
That was a decent article, but it overlooked the appeal of the traditional Mass itself. Back when I went, it wasn’t as a protest against liturgical change, or a way of rebelling against modern sexual norms. It was reverent. It made me aware of what we’ve forgotten over the past century, yes. But for me, if I had a good English and good Latin liturgy with good homilies an equal driving distance, I wouldn’t stop to ponder the failings of the hippy generation, I’d just go to Mass (usually but not always the Latin one).
The Vatican 2 changes were forced on us. Laughing and pointing fingers at people who were doing their best to follow the teaching of the church seems low. …Like berating. people for believing their priest.
There must be a more helpful approach to this division