I went to my second Mass in the Extrordinary Form yesterday. My first one was last week.

We had a different priest from last Sunday; an African priest who seems to be popular with the local TLM community. I spoke with another person and he knows Fr. Justus (I think that is his name) and according to him Father would say 20 Latin Masses a day if he could.

He said the Missa Cantata diffferently; while last week the priest had said most of his prayers inaudibly, Fr. Justus said them with microphone and as a result I was better able to follow along in the missal. I know, I reported last week that I was advised against using one, to “take it all in” and such, but I just couldn’t. I managed quite nicely. Perhaps I have the knack!

I have a lot more to say about the Mass in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, but I will refrain for now in light if the fact that I am very knew to it and would risk sounding ignorant. Suffice it to say, I loved attending and plan to go weekly, circumstances permitting. Sunday afternoons may have other obligations, but there is another EF Mass up in the city on Sunday mornings that I can attend; despite my dislike of driving in the city, and cities in general, (“flee to the fields” 😉 ) the Mass is worth it.

At least I am beginning to understand better the context of many saints’ pronouncements on the Mass. I shall leave you with that mysterious statement for now.

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