Friends, I lived through liturgies in the late 60s and 70s that were completely alien to the letter and spirit of Vatican II. We need to encourage more beautiful and reverent celebrations of the Eucharist. And while I have zero quarrel with a wider practice of the Traditional Latin Mass, I also believe that the Novus Ordo can be a very powerful and very rich expression of the liturgy. Remember, Mother Teresa, John Paul II, and other great saints have been spiritually fed by the Ordinary Form. Wa

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14K views · 4K reactions | Friends, when I was rector at Mundelein Seminary in Chicago, we were very supportive of those who wanted to learn the Tridentine Latin Mass. But during training, we emphasized that the goal of the Extraordinary Form is not performance art, but rather a deep and expressive entering into the mystery of Christ's supreme sacrifice. Watch the full video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Iwa6ikGOpDY | Bishop Robert Barron | Facebook