Of course not - I did not suggest anything like that.
The novus ordo liturgy was authorised by the Church and so "works", even if in practice it will often be invalid due to the amount of invention, ad-libbing and clowning from the priests. The rubrics are meant to be followed closely.
Of course not - I did not suggest anything like that.
The novus ordo liturgy was authorised by the Church and so "works", even if in practice it will often be invalid due to the amount of invention, ad-libbing and clowning from the priests. The rubrics are meant to be followed closely.
What Benedict was getting at was the fact that the main focus at the Novus Ordo is the interaction between the priests (and supporting cast in the sanctuary) and the congregation.
I attended it for many years, I know what it is often like. Priests often resort to jokes and anecdotes to engage the congregation, as if painfully aware of the banality of the proceedings.
I am blessed to have priests who follow the rubrics for the NO. If I bump into a priest who doesn't, and it's never a diocesan priest but a very few others of a certain age from a religious order, I simply don't attend his Masses a second time. As far as I'm concerned, the main interaction at the NO is between the humans and the sacrificial elements on the altar. The rest is irrelevant.
Perhaps the differences we experience are due to national differences, as the Pope seems to have a certain disrespect for the American mentality and we keep on being who we are.
Hi Sue,
Of course not - I did not suggest anything like that.
The novus ordo liturgy was authorised by the Church and so "works", even if in practice it will often be invalid due to the amount of invention, ad-libbing and clowning from the priests. The rubrics are meant to be followed closely.
What Benedict was getting at was the fact that the main focus at the Novus Ordo is the interaction between the priests (and supporting cast in the sanctuary) and the congregation.
I attended it for many years, I know what it is often like. Priests often resort to jokes and anecdotes to engage the congregation, as if painfully aware of the banality of the proceedings.
In contrast, the focus at the TLM is only God.
I am blessed to have priests who follow the rubrics for the NO. If I bump into a priest who doesn't, and it's never a diocesan priest but a very few others of a certain age from a religious order, I simply don't attend his Masses a second time. As far as I'm concerned, the main interaction at the NO is between the humans and the sacrificial elements on the altar. The rest is irrelevant.
Perhaps the differences we experience are due to national differences, as the Pope seems to have a certain disrespect for the American mentality and we keep on being who we are.