The Greatest Mass of All Time.

[Shlomayo]

I had a similar experience, which surprised me: Christmas Mass in Germany (Novus Ordo with Cistercian monks): one of the very best Masses I have ever attended.

[xehaexox]

say anything positive about the ordinary form and the crazies come out of the woodwork!

[newglof]

I go to a fantastic Novus Ordo that had a low Latin Mass option prior to Traditiones Custodes. It's also less than 5 minutes from me and I routinely hear their bells throughout the week and weekend. Oldest church in the area as well.

Unfortunately I'm moving soon and nowhere near my new location compares unless I'm willing to drive a bit.

[tanksgt]

Priest was probably sent out there to nowhere for being too trad.

[jperez]

the pope is the supreme legislator of the church and can change the rites or suppress them as they have in centuries past. the problem is that the mass of paul vi is not being celebrated with the reverence and supplication to God that the worship of God deserves, or not consistently. rome is correct in suppressing the tlm if a rite is being misused to project an agenda of disobedience against the magisterium.

[irodjetson]

well... exactly, it was in the middle of nowhere... Same thing happens here in Chile, you have Latin masses in some churches deep within the country in the middle of the mountains because the bishops send the traditionally minded priest out of the city into the most marginal places. American Catholics tend to forget that it's only in their country that you have such a mix of different people and cultures, such a variety that you can get cotpic, ethiopian, and bizantine liturgies, Latin Novus Ordo, TLM, 60s vibe liturgies, charismatic pentecostal catholic mass, irreverent mass and clown mass in the same places. Here in Latin America, we just have irreverent, charismatic, and clown masses. So... yeah if you see people going into the SSPX here it's because it's too much of the insanity, and not much option and zero of these rare reverent NO, plus is not just the mass, it's the sermons, the pastoral guidance, it's many things. People think that the crisis in the Church is just about a liturgical war, they are just flat out wrong in their diagnosis.

[aireyc]

I’ve been there for a TLM. Father is great. It’s a wonderful parish.

[jackt-zm]

Wow. I went to a weekday mass once. Latin propers except for the readings. All of the ordinary in Latin. Ad Orientem. Great.

[KGK]

Had a similar experience, twice! In the see of Charlolte as well. St Bernadette & St Margaret. God willing, Charlolte will see a bright future.

[tusolusdominus]

I hear and see Novus Ordos like this all the time online but sadly they’re so rare. To my knowledge there’s maybe 5 at most in my diocese like this but none close to me at all.

[dailyDorc]

If you're ever in Charleston you have to check out the Solemn Mass at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist on Sundays. I never knew what it meant when people say that the novos ordo hasn't been fully realized until I attended that Mass.

[Altare_Dei]

I made a video comparing the Latin N.O. and TLM at St John Cantius to emphasize how well N.O. can be done. Video blew up but now I'm swarmed with RadTrads coping about how N.O. is still irreverent even when it's reverent bc muh Bugnini. Had one guy even call it "Cain's sacrifice". For real?

[CatholicDwong]

My home parish has the best Latin Novus Ordo. Ad-orientam as well.

[brandonashley]

I'd recommend the Cathedral of St Paul's 11am mass in Birmingham Alabama, It is also a very austere and reverent Novus Ordo. Also the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament monastery (Mother Angelica's monastery) has ad orientam mass.

[jackneals]

I am very familiar with the church that you are referring to. That is Father Christian's Parish and I have a buddy who lives in South Carolina who goes there every Sunday. It's a VERY VERY solid parish.

[IlliterateBook]

Bishop Peter Jugis was the best. Pray for his health. 🙏

[manny]

When i was a kid all masses were sung in English but with Gregorian chants in the choir.

It wasn't the bore fest so many NO Masses have become (sadly)

[DanielSweeney-cd]

What you describe sounds similar to our parish - All Saints in Floyd, VA. Come visit us sometime.

[marvinaloysuis]

St. Michael’s Abbey is almost like the 62 missal but it’s Ad Populum. You got the Mass Propers, Introit, Gradual, Alleluia, chanted. I just wished they added the Asperges Me and the Ad Orientem then you have almost like the 62 missal. I think Bridgeport Connecticut still does that with St. John the Evangelist. Although it is not on YT anymore but more on their website. However, St. John Cantius does the Novus Ordo almost like the 62 missal. I think one of the faithful did a side by side comparison of their mass, one being Latin and the other Novus Ordo. There is alot of hidden gem Novus Ordo if one were to go on the Reverent Mass website that has a map of churches that check the list. I hope this helps. God Bless!

[ClassicPhilosophyFTW]

OK, but that doesn't tell us anything about how the NOM compares to the TLM objectively speaking. What matters is not how we would like Mass to be, but how it ought to be, in itself. And the common position of those attending the TLM is that it is objectively superior to the NOM qua ritual. I would like your thoughts on this question, if you haven't shared them before