Hello, readers... I am still alive, you know. Just posting more over at Cleansing Fire than here--mostly because over there, I don't have to switch Google accounts. =P
Life in the DoR is still heterodox as ever, and it's starting to drive me a little crazy. However, I did get the opportunity to drag Gilbert to a High Mass recently, which was a very excellent experience. There is something very wrong when you go to a Mass in the vernacular and it feels inferior to Latin Mass... both should be equal but different.
Getting down to the nitty-gritty of a new school year, I'm dreading the rest of it. Our first school Mass was so bad that I cried afterward--and I don't cry that easily. Take note: Mass is a sacrifice, not a performance. The focus is on God. Not on your neighbour and how buddy-buddy everyone was. Last time I checked, we were Catholic. This means revering God (the Father), Jesus, and the Holy Spirit as forces beyond our control, benevolent powers who allow us to exist in order to acknowledge His Goodness.
I have some fun little plans for dropping hints to the administration... however, if I publicize them here, then they will know what's going on. =P Let's just say that I need to be anonymous from here on out, since they do not listen to me any more. I figure I can write a little bit more here, on What Happened Here, than over on Cleansing Fire... this has fewer followers, fewer hits, and Gen told me that CF gets hits from Aquinas daily and regularly (and it's not always me accessing from school). I'm sure the school knows I exist on the internet. So I will be much more surreptitious about what I do~
This really is a ramble, isn't it. But! Once I get my driver's license, I'm considering starting a new series called Mass Hopping. I will go to Mass at different churches all over Rochester and at different times and check out the orthodoxy of the church, the size of it, the effectiveness of the homily, etc... how well-dressed the congregation is, all that other fun stuff. ^_^ And then we'll have weekly awards for Best-Dressed Congregation, Best Choir, Best Music, etc. Good things. ^_^ And polite but constructive critiquing of things which bothered me. I am determined to be much more charitable!
IN CONCLUSION:
A few more notes to make before I finish this post.
1. There's a new student blogger--a good friend of mine. Sundry Sentences
2. Vocations Rosary at Saint Thomas the Apostle, Tuesday 2 November 2010 at 7pm. Let's show them some support!
3. My latest research project: Frances Chesterton. I'm hoping to write some biographical work on her eventually... if anyone has any information or sources, I'd be forever grateful for it. ^_^
3 comments:
Hooray, a new blog post! I've been waiting for one. And you plugged my blog, too! Thanks. =P
hi, i love your idea of "mass hopping". My mom and i have tried it lots of times, but for different reasons. She's constantly annoyed at the fact that at the end of the closing hymn, that the congregation has to applaud. Have you seen that at any of the churches you've been to in Rochester? How about create an award for best church that doesn't clap at the end of mass? :)
I've seen much, much worse in Rochester--hop on over to Cleansing Fire (http://www.cleansingfiredor.com) to see some of the worst of it. >_>; Clapping at the end of Mass is small beans compared to the goofiness that some people think they can insert into the liturgy.
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