Can you imagine on the First Sunday of Advent in 1969 when the New Roman Missal became mandatory and the priest celebrating the Mass did this at the Introductory Rite, formerly known as the Prayers at the Foot of the Altar?
Press HERE to view the Facebook video.
It is this kind of liturgical abuse, which today, no one sees as an abuse, except those familiar with the TLM or the Novus Ordo celebrated by the book and reverently, as well as prayerfully.
Mind you, this is taking place at the very beginning of Mass when the congregation and the priests and other ministers should be entering into the mystery of prayer in a contemplative way, only to have that trajectory of prayer, beginning with the Entrance Chant and procession completely interrupted for these kinds of foolishness.
One of the reasons why I love the TLM is because these kinds of idiotic antics don’t take place during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. It simply doesn’t happen and for the most part, would be very difficult to have happen. Perhaps it could happen during the homily, but technically, in the TLM, the homily is viewed as “outside” of Mass. It is allowed for the chasuable and maniple to be removed for the homily and in older churches the pulpit is outside the altar railing.
But, somehow in a secular, entertaining, organic way, the nonsense in the Facebook video I post above, has organically developed over the last 54 years. How in the Name of God and all that is Holy, this happened is beyond me.
On a post on “X”, Fr. Dwight Longenecker hits the nail on the head about how these antics in the Modern Mass have evolved and developed in an organic, worship as entertainment way.
Fr. Dwight Longenecker:
When the priest faces the people for Mass it is difficult for him to avoid going into performance mode, and this has led to the unfortunate predominance of priest-centered masses and the "Father Fabulous" game show host type celebration.
And the truly sad thing is that the vast majority of Modern Mass goers have been cooked in the crockpot of the absurd happening during Mass and are in no way offended by this kind of liturgical abuse. In fact, they don’t see it as an abuse and thus they just simply love it. Yes, they love it.
Pope Leo, we beg you, do something about this and be as cruel trying to stamp out this idiocy as Pope Francis was in trying to stamp out the TLM! Use your authority in an authoritarian way and send the fires of hell on this nonsense.
Okay, I feel better now!
14 comments:
Father, Father, Father...
After all these years, you don't know active participation practically depends on knowing how stinky the priest is?
Nick
"Look at me, look at me, look at me". I guarantee that geriatric front row ate that garbage up. "Oh, he's so nice and friendly....Oh, he so handsome". I can hear it now.
tand this as a manifestation of 'community'. It is important for the congregation to have a sense of the person who is their priest as an extension of family. Aside from the interruption of worship and prayer I am always sad to see people want to leave immediately after Mass rather than enjoy true community time. That would be a great time to meet with the new priests and listen to stories. Even sing some of the atrocious tunes that have no place in the Mass can be played on guitar, zither, banjo, mandolin, etc. People have so little time for God, the Church, and each other that they rob even those few moments of focused worship to focus on themselves.
An interesting point. I wonder if there's any way to study whether people, wanting to just put in their "one hour" for God a week, still want to socialize with those with whom they worship; this would ordinarily require spending more than an hour "at" church, but that's not so much of a problem when you turn the Mass itself into socializing.
Nick
Should Pope Leo XIV move us beyond Traditionis Custodes, it will not be that said document is based upon lies.
Louie Verrecchio offered recently an in-depth response to the old, tired, Diane Montagna claim that Traditionis Custodes is based upon lies — that she had resurrected a couple of weeks ago.
https://akacatholic.com/diane-montagnas-empty-bombshell/
-- Diane Montagna’s Empty BOMBSHELL
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Yesterday, in response to Diane Montagna's new supposed "bombshell" information, Louie offered the following updated in-depth response:
https://akacatholic.com/update-montagnas-bombshell-still-empty/
-- UPDATE: Montagna’s BOMBSHELL still empty
Louie, July 15, 2025
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"On July 10, Diane Montagna published a follow-up to her previous article...Montagna’s July 10 article offers no new revelations that would suggest otherwise, in fact, on the contrary: The “new evidence” that she provides only serves to confirm that the BOMBSHELL is, in fact, empty."
"My interest at present concerns the degree to which certain tradservative media charlatans are leveraging the Francis lied! accusation for all its worth, doing their best to capitalize on the emotional frenzy that they themselves are instigating.
"I’m not just talking about mistaken conclusions here (e.g., as drawn by Diane Montagna), but rather outright lies that are being told by Bergoglio’s accusers, men who most certainly know better, presumably in order to grow the size of their naïve audience (read: donor base).
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Among the anti-Pope Francis (requiescat in pace) lies that Louie documented is the following from Taylor Marshall, who pretended that Pope Francis had said, "I have to intervene and restrict the Traditional Latin Mass because it’s bad for the Church."
Louie responded: "Marshall knows very well that Francis never said any such thing."
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Louie noted also the anti-Pope Francis nonsense that Michael Matt has generated in wake of the nonsense that Diane Montagna has generated.
Pope Francis haters have pounced upon Diane Montagna's empty "bombshell" report to continue their defamatory war against Pope Francis.
Louie concluded his current article having noted that "...at least some of those commentators beating the Francis lied! drum...should be ashamed of themselves."
Pax.
Mark Thomas
Wait until these guys hear about some of the totally fake things the popes have relied upon in the past to justify their actions!
Someone still has a screw loose
Unless you are braindead, here is an article that demonstrates that Traditiones Custodes, was evil and corrupt, issued by an evil and corrupt Papacy. Even the Borgia Popes would blush!
https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2025/07/4-years-of-traditionis-custodes-4-years.html#more
All the tripe that the priest spoke could have been done before Mass began, that is if it were felt necessary.
MT,
Are you sure you want to criticize someone else for repeating "old, tired" claims?
I would say I'm shocked you rely on the words of someone who is such a virulent critic of Vatican II, but I'm not. Consistent with your MO, you accept any and every source (or no source at all) that agrees with you totally uncritically, while anything that disagrees with you just whooshes right past without even an acknowledgment.
Anyway, to argue that Traditionis Custodes was implemented not because (as claimed) the TLM was dangerous to the Church is absurd, as a brief, superficial reading of the letter accompanying TC would show. In that letter, it was claimed that the TLM's spread "was exploited to widen the gaps, reinforce the divergences, and encourage disagreements that injure the Church, block her path, and expose her to the peril of division." Does anyone even read these things before spouting off?
Nick
MT, you bought lock, stock and barrel, the stated reasons why Pope Francis had to cancel Pope Benedict’s gracious Summorum Pontificum, because Pope Benedict had asked that the world’s bishops be asked in several years how it implementation was going. Thus, Francis was fed false information or, and I pray that it’s untrue, His Holiness knew that the bishops approved of maintaining SP and that canceling it would make for greater problems. Either way, his reasons stated for canceling Pope Benedict were lies, whether he knew it or not. And you, yes you, MT, point out the reasons for canceling Pope Benedict because those who were celebrating the TLM were causing so many problems and divisions in their dioceses. You thought it was true, so I don’t blame you, but you don’t think in a critical way about what you print or what you copy and paste. Pope Leo wants Catholics to think critically and have the truth and make decisions based on that. You were and are wrong about the divisions that SP created in the Church. That is bearing false testimony against traditionalists who are faithful Catholics. Now you know the truth, so apologize for your uncritical condemnation of traditionalists based upon lies in TC and Pope Francis’ letter to bishops.
Overdone, unnecessary and undignified chatter. As mentioned, custom-tailored for his big ticket front row who will be on cloud nine relating Fr's greeting as just so down to earth, relatable, great guy if not a little stinky.
Nick, I want to make sure that I understand the following from you:
You noted that Pope Francis (requiescat in pace) stated "...was exploited to widen the gaps, reinforce the divergences, and encourage disagreements that injure the Church, block her path, and expose her to the peril of division."
Nick, do you contend that Pope Francis insisted that the TLM was responsible for the above?
Thank you.
Pax.
Mark Thomas
I contend nothing. I quote what he wrote. You should be familiar with the concept.
In the meantime, continue mocking God by turning the pope into the Catholic Muhammad.
Nick
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