>>I enjoy going to Mass while on vacation.<<
Ugh, I don’t.
It’s Electric masses, as Mother Angelica put it. A shock every time you walk in.
This weekend we were at a parish in the Saginaw Diocese (known for major innovation). It was the “Light Rock” Mass with a little game show thrown in. The Cantor literally performed for us. The only song I knew was Amazing Grace (yikes!). When he sang “Lamb of God...” a little “ding” sounded after every verse.
To top it off they bowed everytime they passed the “Bible” on the Altar but had the Tabernacle squirreled away in a back room. They had two “Altar Women” who fluttered around. There was no Holy Water and no kneelers. Needless to say, we knelt on the floor.
I do not like leaving my parish.
We have attended mass at St. Matthew's in Washington, D.C/, Mary Queen of the Universe outside Disney World, a small church in St. Joseph, Mo. (can't remember the name right now) and the cathedral in Denver.
All were beautiful churches and had traditional masses. Mary, Queen of the Universe is especially impressive as an example of how a new building can be constructed to provide a beautiful and holy place of worship.