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NorthTexan88 · #16 Aug 3, '12, 8:18 am

I'm going to my first Latin Mass this Sunday!

It will be a low mass. Is there anything I need to know about it? Will I have to say anything during mass? I already know some Latin and would like to practice

mfrances · #17 Aug 3, '12, 8:30 am

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Originally Posted by NorthTexan88

I'm going to my first Latin Mass this Sunday!

It will be a low mass. Is there anything I need to know about it? Will I have to say anything during mass? I already know some Latin and would like to practice

There should be paper missalettes there, usually they are red, latin on one side and english on the other side of each page. It shows the whole text of the mass. It varies from place to place whether the congregation says the responses or only the altar servers say the responses.

Tampa Dave · #18 Aug 3, '12, 9:00 am

We use the Adoremus Hymnal which carriers the Order of Mass and over 600 hymns.

Tampa Dave · #19 Aug 3, '12, 9:01 am

I also suggest the Handbook of Prayers. It sells for $12 or $13.

Cricket17 · #20 Aug 3, '12, 10:44 am

Congratulations! A very holy seminarian I used to know (who introduced me & others in our parish to the Traditional Latin Mass) advised first-timers like yourself not to rely too much on printed missals. Just let the beauty of the ritual penetrate your soul & your senses. Have an interior dialogue with Our Lord. In the silence of the Mass, He will speak to you.

There'll be plenty of time later on to fiddle with Latin/English missals. (Angelus Press has a particularly good reprint of the 1962 Missal; also Baronius Press. You can also pick up earlier editions (St. Andrew, Fr. Lasance, St. Joseph missals) on ebay. I believe there's a thread on this site with a lively discussion of different missal types.

jeannetherese · #21 Aug 3, '12, 10:29 pm

It might be helpful to sit behind a family so that you can cue off of their sitting, standing and kneeling at first.
Wth the low mass, I like to sit closer to the front of the church where I can more easily hear the priest. May God bless you!
jt

terrilee23 · #22 Aug 4, '12, 5:15 am

That you tube video is great!

corsair · #23 Aug 4, '12, 8:15 am

I go every Sunday now. I drive an hour each way in lousy traffic. But I'll keep going as long as my gas money and health hold up.

SeekNFind · #24 Aug 4, '12, 11:42 am

Rather than start a new thread, I have a question: I'm away from home and have been attending a Mass that is said in English but the Gloria, Kyrie, Sanctus and Agnus Dei are said in Latin (Missa de Angelis/Missa VIII which is BEAUTIFUL!). Is there a name for this kind of Mass? It isn't TLM but it is just Novus Ordo with a little Latin?

Thanks!!!

Christine85 · #25 Aug 12, '12, 6:52 pm

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Originally Posted by RogerDeCourcy

They're:

Solemn;
Quiet;
Have beautiful prayers;
Impersonal;
Iconic;
With chant: heavenly.

Lol at impersonal , actually I took that the wrong way the first couple of times as I thought that people were cold and unfriendly. Buy I've come to realize that everyone is so focused on the solemnity of the spirit of God that they don't get distracted nor worry about everyone around them as we may often do in the Ordinary Form.
I love the reverential atmosphere, and the music and incense at a solemn Mass makes me feel like I'm in Heaven on earth. I think I can now say that I have come to love the Latin Mass, and there are so many benefits of it. It really helps bring grace to your prayer life I believe

Have a great time worshipping God

!!!!!

T More · #26 Aug 13, '12, 7:07 am

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Originally Posted by SeekNFind

Rather than start a new thread, I have a question: I'm away from home and have been attending a Mass that is said in English but the Gloria, Kyrie, Sanctus and Agnus Dei are said in Latin (Missa de Angelis/Missa VIII which is BEAUTIFUL!). Is there a name for this kind of Mass? It isn't TLM but it is just Novus Ordo with a little Latin?

Thanks!!!

It's still a NO.

Prodigal_40s · #27 Aug 13, '12, 10:41 am

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Originally Posted by Christine85

Buy I've come to realize that everyone is so focused on the solemnity of the spirit of God that they don't get distracted nor worry about everyone around them as we may often do in the Ordinary Form.
I love the reverential atmosphere, and the music and incense at a solemn Mass makes me feel like I'm in Heaven on earth.

It is about the sacrifice of the Mass and the Novo Ordo isn't worth considering after this. I also found the priest facing the sun with his back to the parishioners gave the Mass a mystery and reverence that is lacking in my lifetime experience of Mass. I was in Manchester in England and it was a Jesuit priest who gave a sermon in English mid way through that was welcome; it was a chance to listen to his words before the mass resumed.

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Originally Posted by SeekNFind

It isn't TLM but it is just Novus Ordo with a little Latin?

Thanks!!!

It sounds like it! Once you've experienced it - Latin Mass. It has to be

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Originally Posted by Cricket17

Congratulations! A very holy seminarian I used to know (who introduced me & others in our parish to the Traditional Latin Mass) advised first-timers like yourself not to rely too much on printed missals. Just let the beauty of the ritual penetrate your soul & your senses. Have an interior dialogue with Our Lord. In the silence of the Mass, He will speak to you.

There'll be plenty of time later on to fiddle with Latin/English missals. (Angelus Press has a particularly good reprint of the 1962 Missal; also Baronius Press. You can also pick up earlier editions (St. Andrew, Fr. Lasance, St. Joseph missals) on ebay. I believe there's a thread on this site with a lively discussion of different missal types.

You're spot on! &
Thanks for the tip btw

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Originally Posted by jeannetherese

If you will be at a solemn high mass then the music will be wonderful. A difference is that you may be surprised at how little you hear spoken at this mass.I find it helpful to read along with the mass and join my prayers with those of our priest.
So many more parts of the spoken mass are audible at the low mass that it can be useful to sit up towards the front to better hear the Latin. The language training becomes a welcome side benefit.
I was quickly lost my first few times assisting at the E.F but found the mass kept calling me back. I hope you find it to be every bit as wonderful as I have found it to be. May God bless you.

I experienced it and at the same time realised that following God is not meant to be comfortable. There was an altar in the chapel dedicated to John Henry Newman that prepared me for the Mass. The real difference between being a real Catholic and following the path of temporal attachment is that we admit life is hard but try and love one another by following the rules laid down by Moses and our God and saviour Jesus Christ. It's also knowing that we can never be perfect but to try our hardest is what's needed. I think reading about Henry Newman's life made this apparent but the Mass itself made me think deeply whereas Novo Ordo involves people coming in late, leaving early, dressing immodestly and let their kids play with toys in the pews.
I will be back for Latin Mass on Sunday.

Cat · #28 Aug 13, '12, 3:29 pm

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Originally Posted by Prodigal_40s

It is about the sacrifice of the Mass and the Novo Ordo isn't worth considering after this. I also found the priest facing the sun with his back to the parishioners gave the Mass a mystery and reverence that is lacking in my lifetime experience of Mass. I was in Manchester in England and it was a Jesuit priest who gave a sermon in English mid way through that was welcome; it was a chance to listen to his words before the mass resumed.

It sounds like it! Once you've experienced it - Latin Mass. It has to be

You're spot on! &
Thanks for the tip btw

I experienced it and at the same time realised that following God is not meant to be comfortable. There was an altar in the chapel dedicated to John Henry Newman that prepared me for the Mass. The real difference between being a real Catholic and following the path of temporal attachment is that we admit life is hard but try and love one another by following the rules laid down by Moses and our God and saviour Jesus Christ. It's also knowing that we can never be perfect but to try our hardest is what's needed. I think reading about Henry Newman's life made this apparent but the Mass itself made me think deeply whereas Novo Ordo involves people coming in late, leaving early, dressing immodestly and let their kids play with toys in the pews.
I will be back for Latin Mass on Sunday.

I think your negative comments about the "Novus Ordo" Mass are sad.

"the Novo Ordo isn't worth considering after this..."

You're majoring on the negatives, mainly failures of the parishioners, not the failures of the Mass itself.

You're failing to see all the positives, one of which is that our Holy Mother Church has declared that the "Novus Ordo" Mass is the Ordinary Form of the Mass. I don't know about anyone else reading this forum, but I love the MASS, including the OF.

AdDeum · #29 Aug 14, '12, 4:51 am

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Originally Posted by Cricket17

not to rely too much on printed missals. Just let the beauty of the ritual penetrate your soul & your senses. Have an interior dialogue with Our Lord. In the silence of the Mass, He will speak to you.

I couldn't agree more... I am more of a regular attendee of a TLM. When I first began going to the TLM, I brought my missal with me and tried to follow along all the time. I found it to be more distracting doing that than if I just set the missal on the pew and only picked it up for a few prayers. It's a very beautiful Mass.

Now, that's all I do... I bring my missal and set it down in the pew. I pick it up for a few prayers here and there. But, seeing that I go regularly to the TLM, I pretty much know what's going on when without the use of a missal anyway.

MissRose73 · #30 Aug 14, '12, 5:43 am

I would attend the TLM much more often if the drive was not so far for me with the recent gas prices being high. Unfortunately, it does not look like my diocese will offer the TLM any time soon so I must travel to a neighboring diocese for it. As long as I have Sundays off work coming soon and as the weather permits, I will travel about 60 miles or so round trip to the closest TLM on a Sunday afternoon.