Resurrexi Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 +J.M.J.+ it depends on well they are 'done'. i'd like a well-done EF Mass to a poorly done OF and vice versa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel's angel Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Mass is Mass. As long as it's got Jesus, I'm happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resurrexi Posted June 27, 2009 Author Share Posted June 27, 2009 [quote name='Lil Red' post='1902841' date='Jun 27 2009, 02:55 PM']+J.M.J.+ it depends on well they are 'done'. i'd like a well-done EF Mass to a poorly done OF and vice versa.[/quote] For the purposes of this poll, keep in mind the manner in which each form is usually celebrated in the United States. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bone _ Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 [quote name='Noel's angel' post='1902844' date='Jun 27 2009, 01:56 PM']Mass is Mass. As long as it's got Jesus, I'm happy.[/quote] I concur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resurrexi Posted June 27, 2009 Author Share Posted June 27, 2009 [quote name='Noel's angel' post='1902844' date='Jun 27 2009, 02:56 PM']Mass is Mass. As long as it's got Jesus, I'm happy.[/quote] If there were a perfect parish across the street from your house where both the EF and OF were celebrated at equally convenient times, which would you attend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenchild17 Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Tridentine Latin Mass is my regular, but I will attend any Eastern Rite liturgy if that is an available option. Will never ever go to Novus Ordo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kafka Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 (edited) [quote name='Resurrexi' post='1902856' date='Jun 27 2009, 04:07 PM']If there were a perfect parish across the street from your house where both the EF and OF were celebrated at equally convenient times, which would you attend?[/quote] that is a good question. I think I would attend both, however I would probably attend the OF more often since the readings are more diverse. I believe the entire Bible gets read in a what two or three year cycle. Plus there are two readings on Sundays and major feasts as opposed to one. And I like the particapatory dimension as a simple lay person without having to be a priest, deacon or server. Finally I like the fact that I can understand the readings and prayers everyday and hear out loud. The Latin readings of the EF tend to be static and repetative. At the same time I appreciate the rubrics of the EF, and the Latin sequences, the symbolism, etc. I also appreciate the solemnity and reverence it conjures up within me. I would probably attend the EF once a week and on select feast days. Edited June 27, 2009 by kafka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel's angel Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 What's a perfect parish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resurrexi Posted June 27, 2009 Author Share Posted June 27, 2009 [quote name='kafka' post='1902895' date='Jun 27 2009, 04:02 PM']that is a good question. I think I would attend both, however I would probably attend the OF more often since the readings are more diverse. I believe the entire Bible gets read in a what two or three year cycle. Plus there are two readings on Sundays and major feasts as opposed to one. The Latin readings tend to be static and repetative. At the same time I appreciate the rubrics of the EF, and the Latin sequences, the symbolism, etc. I would probably attend the EF once a week and on select feast days.[/quote] I actually like the repetitiveness of the epistles and gospels in the EF. I think that hearing the same passages of Scripture on a particular Sunday each year helps to impress those passages on our mind better. Additionally, the passages read in the EF tend to be shorter, which leaves more time for praying the other parts of the Mass more devoutly. In the OF, where there are longer readings, it is often the case that the shortest Eucharistic prayer is chosen to save time, which I find problematic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resurrexi Posted June 27, 2009 Author Share Posted June 27, 2009 (edited) [quote name='Noel's angel' post='1902906' date='Jun 27 2009, 04:15 PM']What's a perfect parish?[/quote] Perhaps I should have said "an ideal parish." Edited June 27, 2009 by Resurrexi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Why is this in debate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resurrexi Posted June 27, 2009 Author Share Posted June 27, 2009 We are debating about which from of the Mass we prefer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKolbe Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 I prefer the OF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resurrexi Posted June 27, 2009 Author Share Posted June 27, 2009 [quote name='MIkolbe' post='1902929' date='Jun 27 2009, 04:37 PM']I prefer the OF.[/quote] Do you ever go to the EF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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