tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670426779858438488.post6622151808851677577..comments2023-06-16T16:08:23.446+01:00Comments on Edinburgh Housewife: Personal Reflections on the Mass Mrs McLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670426779858438488.post-50156136532272797682015-11-04T09:47:55.308+00:002015-11-04T09:47:55.308+00:00I feel exactly the same way Stellamaris!I feel exactly the same way Stellamaris!Julianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247181189628757027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670426779858438488.post-697769628237998022015-11-03T23:54:21.167+00:002015-11-03T23:54:21.167+00:00I feel the same way about silence at the Latin Mas...I feel the same way about silence at the Latin Mass. There is no fumbling with pages, no poorly amplified or over-amplified singing or speaking, no sudden interjections of useless comments or gestures. I was trying to explain to a non-Catholic a couple of weeks ago why I liked the Exraordinary Form, and my argument was quite similar to yours: the distribution of singing, speaking, and silence throughout is so conducive to prayer. <br />I know my family rolls its eyes when I say this, but when the liturgy of the Eucharist is broken up by jovial hellos amongst the congregation at the sign of peace, or the solemnity of the opening blessing is shattered by a hearty (well-intentioned) "Good morning! How is everyone?" from the celebrant, I feel it like an awkward missed entrance or a painfully dissonant note in the symphony that is the Mass. Stellamarisnoreply@blogger.com