Why not make the Catholic Mass Latin? Few Catholics understand the Mass anyway. If they make it all Latin everyone can have a religious experience feeling that the Liturgy itself is Sacred and of course that somehow pleases God? Yet, you Catholics want to call your sacred rituals Christianity? What you do is no different then the mystical pagan priests who use magic words and magic rituals to appease the spirits. And some protestants say we should join with Roman Catholicism? Get real!
Latin Mass and the Roman Catholic Church | Newsweek Religion | Newsweek.com
As he reminds us in his memoir, “Salt of the Earth,” the young Joseph Ratzinger was deeply influenced, both spiritually and intellectually, by the mid-20th-century movement to reform the Roman Catholic Church’s public worship–a movement that helped pave the way for the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965). Father Ratzinger was a peritus, a theological expert, at the council, and like many others, he welcomed the council’s Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy: here was a ratification of the liturgical reform movement he had long supported and a blueprint for further organic development of the celebration of mass. In the immediate aftermath of Vatican II, however, Ratzinger became convinced that organic development had been jettisoned for revolution, the liturgical Jacobins being a cadre of academics determined to impose their view of a populist liturgy on the entire Catholic Church.
Please see Vol. 7 Anti-Nicene Fathers CLPC 1887/Hendrickson 1994 page 529 as well as Egeria, Ancient Christian Writers 1970. There is, of course an arguement for God’s instructions in Exodus.
I am what is called Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox. That which use to be called simply Christian until the Great Schism of 1054. We do not get “bashed” to much from other Christians as it is difficult to do. “Orthodoxy” has not changed much in these past 2,000 years. Has it become corrupt – Of course… Specific men have done wickedly and their specific wicked actions have taken their toll. But it’s purity remains as it does in the “orthodox” within the “denominations”.
I am also a student of prophacy. For most of my life. I am now in my mid-60’s, American by birth, but now living in the jungles of Central America. I am enjoying your site but I must say I do not like to hear bashing the brethern that you do not agree with.
As far as liturgies are concerned, They were originally given to us (Christians) by God through Moses. St. James, “the brother of the Lord” and first Bishop of Jerusalem, performed an ancient and simple liturgy, still done today in the Orthodox Church, aptly called “The Liturgy of St. James”. I have been in the catacomb chaple on Mt. Zion in which he served the Divine Liturgy.
My second reference above is an obscure text found within the writings of St. Hilary of Poitiers. It is a diary of a fourth century, several year journey (pilgrimage) from Western Europe ( presumably Spain) to Jerusalem. It describes the liturgical services in great detail.
Yes, we are in the last days. And I am also sure it will come much sooner than any of us think. I think that once the second seal is opened, things will excelate exponentially, (snowball effect).
Daniel
Glad you enjoy the site and I appreciate your input but I am not bashing the brethren that I do not agree with. I sometimes disagree with the comments and theology of people that may or may not be brethren. I probably should say less and let the statements just stand and perhaps others will respond to them but I also have been using the comments to teach doctrine to others so it is not quite that simple. Nevertheless, as more posts get put on this blog and more people respond I just will not have the time to comment on everything that I disagree with.