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I have no reason at this juncture to doubt this writer.

I came to the Church an ignorant protestant, Bible literate, eager, but not naive. In the short span of 13 years even I can see, hear, smell and on one occasion even taste the disturbing differences and reconfigurations of the Novus Ordo.

I can only imagine the totality of the real damages since before Vatican 2.

Less is never more.

Latin is gone, as well as Old English.
Prayers are halved, or more.
Friday fast is, for all practical purposes, wiped out.
Communion fast is reduced to 60 minutes.
Communion rails are gone.
Communion is self delivered as a wafer in the hand, not as a feeding from the Father, God.
Readings are at the 2nd Grade reading level.
Homilies are blow bubbles to vanity.

Nevermind the laity flying around the tabernacle dressed for nothing holy, carrying the Cup and purificator as a cocktail and napkin, and the plate of the Precious Body as an appetizer.

Now Kaspar?

” When the Son of Man comes, will there be any faith on earth?”

**Latin is gone, as well as Old English.**
Latin is not gone. Does your congregation sing Adeste Fidelis, Agnus Dei, Kyrie Eleison?

Prayers are halved, or more.
I already addressed this. Find another parish if you don’t like what your priest is doing.

Friday fast is, for all practical purposes, wiped out.
The Friday abstinence from meat was never wiped out by the Vatican. Individual Bishop Conferences did that. I still continue to abstain from meat on Fridays — read the GIRM.

Communion fast is reduced to 60 minutes.
This one is true.

Communion rails are gone.
Not everywhere — Communion rails are being put back in many churches.

Communion is self delivered as a wafer in the hand, not as a feeding from the Father, God.
First of all, you cannot communicate your self — so I don’t understand the “self delivered” statement.
You can ALWAYS receive the Eucharist on your tongue while kneeling down in front of the priest. He can’t refuse it.

Readings are at the 2nd Grade reading level.
Readings are from the Bible, and hopefully are being redone since the NAB was re-translated by a committee. It bugs me that some of the readings do not agree with what the priest says in the new translation — especially at the Consecration.

Homilies are blow bubbles to vanity.
After the Sacraments, homilies are the most serious part of a priest’s work. If it doesn’t draw you to a deeper faith, and a deeper love of the Eucharist, find another church.