Here I am in Rome on the bottom right as an "acolyte." It's always such an honor to be Christ's "page" at the altar (www.fssp-roma.org)!Having been stuck growing up with the emasculated liturgies of the '70s and '80s, I so enjoy a nice Missa Cantata in Rome for a change. But, it sure is an embarassment some of the liturgies that I have attended while in Italy that surely could only appeal to the elderly Italian nun of today. Why do some still seek to take the masculine vigor/spirit out of the/our liturgical patrimony of the West? We want some Gregorian Chant back and not all of this On Eagles' Wings or This Little Light of Mine music.
The virility of the Roman Rite is a gift from the Church. What is of the mind of the Church is a manly, virile Mass, as we see with the universal model: the Papal Mass.
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Two interesting posts:
"(G)rowing up with the emasculated liturgies of the '70s and '80s... Why do some still seek to take the masculine vigor/spirit out of the/our liturgical patrimony... The virility of the Roman Rite is a gift from the Church... a manly, virile Mass..."
"Too bad we can only see the all hallowed cappa magna with lace rochet in a museum today! ...Don't forget to order the ermine mozzetta for winter and silk one for summer! Purple wool for bishops and scarlet watered silk for cardinals!"
Compare and contrast...
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