[Catholic Caucus] In the Church Basement, Hiding from Mass

One Peter Five ^ | November 17, 2022 | Dan Millette

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In the Church Basement, Hiding from Mass

Above: an official promotional graphic of the Vatican’s Synod on Synodality (posted at their Facebook page here).

On Sundays and other holy days of obligation the faithful are bound to participate in the Mass.
-CIC, can. 1247.

It is Saturday evening, and I am trying to endure another “Sunday” Mass in my hometown. A snowstorm, as well as the sheer cost of hotels and driving, has forced our family to stay at home this weekend, away from our usual Sunday Mass out of town.

The church building seems to shake from the wind and snow hammering its side. On the inside, the unforgiving winds of Vatican II’s spirit continue to batter around the “People of God,” or what’s left of them.

The new priest has put his stamp on the parish in just a few short months. The best way to describe him is he’s the parish priest’s image of Pope Francis. The small, white-haired congregation commonly gets lectured on how we are living in the times of Vatican II, not Vatican I (I’m not sure what that means) and that tradition was stifling the Church prior to Vatican II (again, I’m not sure what that means). Active participation is required now in the parish, particularly through singing Happy Birthday to others at the end of Mass. Meanwhile, we are told that the value of the Mass comes solely from people being in attendance. How ironic, considering how the congregation has diminished since Vatican II. As for Mass being Christ’s sacrifice at Calvary? I guess that’s so Vatican I.

I look up during this Mass and see an altar boy in the sanctuary playing an air guitar while his brothers beside him laugh. It is a far cry from a few months ago ...

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The current state of the Catholic Church is a mess. Worse still, the mess is growing. It seems every week a bishop or two pulls the rug out from under a TLM community, or even suspends a devout Novus Ordo priest. Faithful Catholics, many of whom already moved to a new town for a reverent Mass, are left with a similar situation to ours. It is a great spiritual trial. More than this, it is dangerous to the upbringing of their children.

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Ping

[Secret Agent Man]

It must be realized that what is going on there isn’t Mass, or “church”. Its false.

So skipping it isn’t skipping Mass, because thats not actually whats being offered there anymore. Its in fact, bad to attend it, because attendance legitimizes it.

[Beowulf9]

Wow. Vatican 1 and Vatican 2.

Just a thought but what about getting a small gathering and watching a ‘real’ mass live on the net? Is there such a thing. Maybe even a Latin mass?

[Dr. Sivana]

Watch a Mass on-line does not meet the Sunday obligation. Plenty of Masses live streamed for those who want to see them, though.

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Live stream traditional Latin Masses

[Thrownatbirth]

Find a Relevant Radio (Catholic) station and solder the tuning dial right there.

[Beowulf9]

Thank you :)

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