As a part of the mystagogy of this liturgy, I start at the end and work toward the beginning. All is needed in this mystagogical catechesis are the photos as these are worth a thousand mystagogical words!
As we were celebrating the Most Holy Trinity by way of the Vetus Ordo, as described in Sacrosanctum Concilium, it is appropriate that this Mass shows us the most mystagogical aspect of this ancient Mass in its Vetus Ordo, no?
By the way, we had 17 altar boys participating!
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Hopefully you are planting the seed for future vocations to the priesthood. The TLM is far more inspiring than the alternative to young men.
I thought you would enjoy this article by Archbishop Aguer on the recovery of tradition. He is always a good read:
https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-traditional-mass-recovered-and.html
"Let's use the mass as a recruiting tool" said no theologian ever.
It's the ultimate recruiting tool. Drinking that early in the day?
Deploying the strawmen you claim to deplore again.
And God forbid the Mass actually attract people, especially young men. Guess that isn’t a common experience.
Or maybe you’re jealous that the headcount of young men serving at one Mass surpasses the entire group of retirees who shuffle around your altar for a few minutes a Mass, throughout the entire week, at your parish.
Whatever way… telling on yourself once again, Padree.
Nick
Nick, he is jealous on steroids! It is so painfully obvious. By the way, I was shocked that Archbishop Wenski of Miami ordained 12 priests (yes 12, I am looking at you Cupich) for the priesthood for the FSSP. I wonder how many Novus Bogus religious orders ordained 12 in one fell swoop? Wenski performing this ordination in the traditional rite is just more evidence that Traditionis Custodes is dead. Francis is rolling in his grave!
1324 The Eucharist is "the source and summit of the Christian life."136 "The other sacraments, and indeed all ecclesiastical ministries and works of the apostolate, are bound up with the Eucharist and are oriented toward it. For in the blessed Eucharist is contained the whole spiritual good of the Church, namely Christ himself, our Pasch."137 (Quoting Presbyterorum Ordinis)
1325 "The Eucharist is the efficacious sign and sublime cause of that communion in the divine life and that unity of the People of God by which the Church is kept in being. It is the culmination both of God's action sanctifying the world in Christ and of the worship men offer to Christ and through him to the Father in the Holy Spirit."138 (Quoting Congregation of Rites, instruction, Eucharisticum mysterium, 6.)
1326 Finally, by the Eucharistic celebration we already unite ourselves with the heavenly liturgy and anticipate eternal life, when God will be all in all.139 (Cf. 1 Cor 15:28.)
1327 In brief, the Eucharist is the sum and summary of our faith: "Our way of thinking is attuned to the Eucharist, and the Eucharist in turn confirms our way of thinking."140 (Quoting St. Irenaeus, Adv. haeres. 4,18,5:PG 7/l,1028.)
Nothing about using the mass as a recruitment tool there...
Part of the genius of the NO Roman Rite is the elimination of superfluities, of which there were many in the Vetus Ordo. We don't add people for the sake of adding people. Every person has a necessary role to fulfill. Every action, from the sign of the Cross at the start to the washing of the priest's hand to the fraction of the Sacred Host to the Solemn Blessing (when appropriate) serves the purpose of the mass.
The mass has its purpose - we don't improve it by changing that. Or maybe you'd like it to become a political rally, or a fund-raising event for a capital campaign, or a setting for the performance of the local symphony. "Come join your fellow bird watchers for a performance of Mozart's "Sparrow Mass" (K.220). Oh, by the way, there will also be mass celebrated."
People can be "attracted " to by many things. Maybe you favor clown costumes for the lectors; that would bring in the kiddies. Maybe a John Coltrane Quartet to bring in the jazz aficionados. Maybe a splendiferous display of rare orchids to bring in the Phalaenopsis lovers...
And Ol' Nick, we have altar servers from our school, some who come voluntarily to serve the 7:30 a.m. mass, along with adults who serve when the kids aren't there. So, stuff that notion.
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