Old is New: Cedar church offers weekly Latin Mass

www.record-eagle.com ^ | August 30, 2008 | GRETCHEN MURRAY

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Old is New: Cedar church offers weekly Latin Mass

BY GRETCHEN MURRAY Local Columnist

Everything old is new again. That's particularly true for Roman Catholics who, once again, can attend weekly Mass in its original Latin form.

Last year's decision by Pope Benedict XVI to restore the 16th Century Tridentine Mass has evolved into one of the worship opportunities the Diocese of Gaylord has offered since May 11. A weekly Latin Mass is celebrated at 12:45 p.m. Sundays at Holy Rosary Church in Cedar.

The Latin Mass, which the Catholic Church refers to as the extraordinary form of the Mass, brings back the majesty and familiarity of the more formal worship style that was experienced by those old enough to have attended church prior to 1962. That was the year the Second Vatican Council called for the rites to be revised to meet the circumstances and needs of modern times. While it provides a touchstone to the formal rites older generations of Catholics find comforting, the Latin Mass also offers a new experience for younger Catholics curious to learn more about the roots of the religion.

[Ciexyz]

It was approximately in 1962 that public schools stopped having morning Bible readings. I remember that before that time, a student was given the honor of reading approx. ten verses from the Bible, usually from the Psalms.

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Sounds beautiful. There is an entire latin mass on you tube.