Every change to the Catholic mass has been something that makes me less and less want to attend. When I don’t go it is out of laziness or in the way of something else I want to do, bad as that sounds.
But the latest fiasco is to make every prayer a difficult song. It is bad enough I can no longer say the prayers I used to because I hate singing at church, but the songs are so difficult to sing, only the choir is singing them anymore.
What happened to songs like “They will know we are Christians by our Love” which was at least very easy to sing.
I think the Vatican is as filled with traitors as the US government is, and the enemies within are trying to destroy both institutions from within. I honestly do. It is getting harder and harder to believe in mass and want to attend. I want to attend mass but everything they have done the past 25 years puts me off more and more and more.
Which changes? The Vatican II changes? (they were 40+ years ago). Or the more recent ones to the texts of the prayers?
Because if the Vatican II changes put you off, there are more and more places to find the traditional Mass, which kicks the stuffing out of any newfangled liturgy they are doing nowadays.
We read; right here on the pages of FR; that Catholicism is the SAME as the church Jesus started!
What's this CHANGE you mention?
What changes specifically?
I can sympathize. If it’s possible, go to another parish for Mass. There’s nothing wrong with that even if you’ve been going to the same one for decades.
If not possible to change for whatever reason: about the singing, you don’t have to sing the songs. If you’re not able you’re not able. If it’s putting the responses in song form, as is done in parishes typically under Franciscan direction (they seem to like to make all the responses into some kind of chant) then just say the responses quietly instead of trying to “sing” them.
As for the hand-holding: I can sympathize believe me. My wife and I typically sit in a relatively isolated area so that when its time for the Our Father, we aren’t in anyone’s grasping range. Just offer up the irritation at the silliness.
Otherwise, again if possible, you may prefer what’s known as the “Extraordinary form of the Mass” or the “Tridintine Rite”. It’s the Mass as it was before Vatican II. It’s very traditional no hand holding little singing and quite different. So be warned its not going to be what you’re used to but all the modern innovations won’t be there. You should be able to find one in your diocese unless you’re in an isolated area.
Remember most of all though, no matter what Mass you attend, you’re not going there to see the “correct style of worship”, you’re going there to be fed by Jesus Himself in the Holy Sacrifice. Unless the priest doesn’t say the words of Consecration correctly, or uses some matter that’s invalid, like leavened bread or grape juice instead of wine, then the Mass completes what is intended, to re-present the same one Sacrifice of Calvary. Offer up any suffering experienced due to modernist invention and be thankful for the infinite grace poured out at even the most “silly” of celebrations.
And you should go to Confession before receiving again if you have missed Mass because of “laziness”. It’s not an excuse to miss Mass simply because it’s too modern for our taste.