"US bishops will likely discover considerable evidence that proliferation of Traditional Latin Masses has been largely a unifying force in the Church — worshipers have been brought into the parishes where their youthful zeal is having a noticeable impact."
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Let’s Study the Impact of the Traditional Latin Mass
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Some of the obvious changes in the New Mass: - the priest no longer faced the tabernacle (ad orientem), but the people - the Mass readings, apart from the Gospel, were permitted to be read by laypeople - girls were permitted to serve at the altar, rather than only boys - the Latin language, and many prayers and chants – which some date back - to the apostolic times – were removed a de-emphasis on …More
Some of the obvious changes in the New Mass:
- the priest no longer faced the tabernacle (ad orientem), but the people
- the Mass readings, apart from the Gospel, were permitted to be read by laypeople
- girls were permitted to serve at the altar, rather than only boys - the Latin language, and many prayers and chants – which some date back - to the apostolic times – were removed a de-emphasis on Hell and Judgement - the Mass changed from being regarded as a Sacrifice to being regarded as a meal; a “horizontal” outlook rather than a “vertical” one - the faithful in the Old Mass would receive Holy Communion kneeling and on the tongue, rather than standing and in the hand
