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Was raised protestant, with some Catholic family so I have attended services before, making Catholic services extremely fascinating and exotic to me (was a pallbearer at one a few years ago - some mafia there, but I'm not Italian). Only attended one mass with Catholic friends in high school on one of their youth group retreats - believe I took communion though Protestants are usually not permitted. More of a Deist now, but my faith is complicated - just got back from my non denominational Church. Went to a funeral for a bartender friend who drank himself to death last fall, just took the blessing. Did do the cross with holy water when exiting.

What should I expect if I go to a Latin mass?

/U/AOU move to religion if necessary

Was raised protestant, with some Catholic family so I have attended services before, making Catholic services extremely fascinating and exotic to me (was a pallbearer at one a few years ago - some mafia there, but I'm not Italian). Only attended one mass with Catholic friends in high school on one of their youth group retreats - believe I took communion though Protestants are usually not permitted. More of a Deist now, but my faith is complicated - just got back from my non denominational Church. Went to a funeral for a bartender friend who drank himself to death last fall, just took the blessing. Did do the cross with holy water when exiting. What should I expect if I go to a Latin mass? /U/AOU move to religion if necessary

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I belonged to an Evangelical/Fundementalist church for many years. They were very anti Catholic. I've always wanted to take communion in a Catholic church. Not a faggy , we love homos and baby murderers Catholic church , but an old school , pre Vatican 2 type church.

I respect some of the Catholic teachings , but have a bit of a problem with the whole Mary as co Redemptress thing.

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I always felt at home in the fire and brimstone Baptist churches...

They are no where near as hardcore as traditional Catholic churches.

No one wants Father Gay from the church of 'Nice'

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Yeah , I belonged to one of those Baptist churches for 20 years. The Preacher preached the Word and gave zero fucks if anyone's feelings were hurt. Guy was there for the Congregation any time day or night if you really needed him.
I really respected that man

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Aside from my , accepting Mary as "co-redemptrix" is not required of Catholics. We have a high view of Mary, but that particular belief is still being debated. What we mean by it at least on the surface though is that through her cooperation with the Holy Spirit all men were redeemed and without it all men would not have been saved. Personally, I'm still not sold on the idea, but have no strong opinion. Either way, it doesn't look like it will ever be a required dogma.

Most faithful Catholics recognize the intrinsic evil of sodomy and abortion, and for a number of reasons, the percentage of faithful Catholics attending the TLM is much higher than a Novus Ordo parish.

My suggestion is to look at the or the . You can also check out the Eastern Catholic liturgies at .

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Just so that you're fully aware, Catholics aren't Christians. They think that praying to dead guys who had enough wealth/influence to be deified will get you into heaven. The only path to heaven is through Christ, and the understanding that he died for all of our sins.

While the Bible does state very plainly that the church is absolutely necessary, you can't get into heaven by going to mass and saying magic spells to dead dudes. Just food for thought.

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This thread is a breath of fresh air, maybe there actually is a solid group of real believers left. Its easy to get discouraged these days with all the heresy

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Look for a Steven Anderson style NIFB fundamentalist Baptist church, stay away from churches full of gospel music, prosperity theology and woman pastors, and don't go to things like Catholic, Lutheran or Anglican "churches" stay away from these Whore Babylons.

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My church is very bible based non denominational. Called berean after all. Only thing I hate is muh jews, muh israel

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Agree with the woman pastor part... seems like the very next step is heresy.

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Steve Anderson knows less than nothing about the Catholic Church and at every turn.

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I am Catholic, and have intermittently attended a Tridentine Mass (i.e. latin Mass), although I usually attend the Novus Ordo. You can find a parish near you with this web-site:

Please don't accept communion if you are not fully in union with the church, and have not had a recent confession. Accepting communion would be a sign to everyone that you are fully accepting and in union with all that the Catholic Church teaches. Not only that, but if you have not had a recent confession, then you would be accepting "unworthily" and therefore committing a grave sin.

As for what to expect, there are usually latin/english missals at the entrance, so you can follow along if you do not know latin (or the Mass in general). My suggestion would be to sit near the back of the church so you can view the whole congregation, or you can sit way up front to view all that the priest is doing close-up (don't use the front seat, but sit maybe 3 or 4 back). It is very ritualistic, compared to the free-wheeling protestant bible churches.

I believe you will find the Tridentine to be very solemn and serious. Don't expect everyone to smile and do high-fives, most people are there to pray and not chit-chat and make best buds. These people take their faith seriously. It used to be that there was fellowship after Mass in the church hall, and that would be the place to approach people and talk, but with Covid-crazy taking over the country, there might not be that opportunity.

Good luck and God bless.

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Catholicism isn't Christian, and is in fact an insult to Christianity. They worship the Mary/Madonna figure. They pray to Mary, an earthly woman, instead of Jesus the Son of God. It's the same figure in Islam - Maryam binat Imran, the mother of Isa. Neither of these practices of Madonna worship come from Christianity.

They worship idols and icons which is forbidden by God to worship graven images and idolatry (I don't know how they excuse this). They ignore the efficacy of the blood of Jesus to take away sins, and instead say you must confess to a priest for forgiveness, which is a complete heresy against the entire chapter of Hebrews in the Bible. They don't let priests marry, which leads to them sexually abusing young people which reveals that they don't hold any holy power to stop their own desires so how would they be blameless enough to forgive yours?

Oh, but the mass is beautiful? That's because they have so much wealth which they have been extracting from their members for generations as they worship money too. It started with "indulgences" where they exploited God's kingdom into a wealth generating scheme.

The whole reason Protestantism exists is because they Catholic church didn't trust you with the knowledge of the Bible for yourself, they want to interpret it for you. That is a control mechanism, and it's very apparent in the way that I rarely meet Catholics who even know what the Bible says.

If you're interested in truth, in answers, READ THE BIBLE. ESV, NASB, KJV - just read it! Start with the book of John. Any religion in which someone else has to interpret it for you is meant to control you in some form or fashion.

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But don't you realize that the reason Catholics worship Mary as the Queen of Heaven is because she is necessary, yet missing from Protestantism? Without a mother goddess, there is a huge hole in Christianity that demands to be filled. The Jews filled that hole with the Matronit and the Shekhina of the Kabbalah. Catholics filled it with Mother Mary. The Protestant sects are always going to be deficient without a mother goddess. The holy family is God the Father, the Great Mother (Holy Spirit), and God the Son. In conventional Christianity the mother element in the trinity has been transformed into a vague inhuman force or energy. But it is inherently female in its nature. The common people around the world who practice Catholicism instinctively know this, which is why Mary is worshipped as the Mother of God around the world. The Vatican has given up its efforts to stop this Mary worship, because it cannot be stopped. The people demand it.

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None of what you said is Biblical. Anyone can come up with a pleasing religious structure, but that doesn't mean it's God's word. You either worship the God of the Bible, or you worship a god of your own making.

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It's almost like organised religion in a house of worship is an interpretation of a holy book by humans, which is precisely the same thing that the media does about events that happen on the planet.

It's why I shun all of that nonsense and follow my own path, that treaded by my ancestors and that of my husband's.

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Yeah, I just want the experience

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Go to Thailand then you fucking creep

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The catholic church is Christs enemy. They are the "beast of many waters" that scripture warns will have a "mark" of authority enforced.

Unwise to attend.

It is satans church.

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I like the pre Vatican 2 Catholics though

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The ones who burned people at the stake? Or the ones who paid to sin (indulgences)? Perhaps the ones who made it a crime to own a bible?

It has always been satans church.

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In modern terms. But yes, I'm aware, whore of Babylon and such

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If that's true, you're part evil - the rest of us can see through it, why can't you?

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Eh. I don't wanna attack the Catholics here. Of course I have a protestant lens of the whore of Babylon.

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God is found inside of you, not in a church or massive cathedral.

Religion was a form of control and it worked for centuries.

However if I told you that the Bible isn't exactly right, there'd be chaos.

From here on out follow your heart, God only wants you to think his earth is pretty cool by thanking him once in a while.

Also, you've been taught that up is down and left is right, but that's another topic for another time.

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I know these things. Just want the experience

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Jews invented Christianity to subvert and destroy the ancient ways and tribal memories/knowledge of our Fathers and their Fathers before them. Constantine put the oracles to death and forced your ancestors into servitude.

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Go for it. Mel Gibson does the Latin mass thing. It's beautiful. They've got golden idols, exotic incense smoke, angelic choirs, magic boxes where you can get rid of all your sins, and the outfits are great. The biggest mistake the Roman Catholics ever made was Vatican II. Getting rid of the Latin mass was a mistake. Religion needs mystery. It's an emotional experience.

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Yeah, like I said, any time I went to Catholic services found it very beautiful

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You're not supposed to take communion unless you've had your confirmation. You can go up with everyone else, but you're supposed to decline the wafer.

I'd suggest popping in and having a chat with a priest with any questions you have (or if you're uncomfortable with that, sending them an email.) That way when mass comes you'll know what to expect and you'll know someone so it'll be less intimidating.

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But what if I would? They wouldn't know

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Ha, they might know. Especially if they've never seen you at confession and you seem nervous.

But really, part of the reason you're not supposed to is for your own protection. Catholics must be in a state of grace and have fasted before receiving the eucharist. There also other prerequisites one must meet first.

"Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood of the Lord. Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some have died. - - Corinthians 27-30

In addition, when you accept the eucharist and say amen you're making an oath to God that you truly believe what you've consumed is the body of Christ and that you are one with your fellow Catholics...which in the case of a non-Catholic would be making a false oath.

It's also disrespectful. Like being a guest in someone's home. The host welcomes and treats you well only for you to spit in the host's glass when they aren't looking. Sure, they probably won't know, but why do that?

I mean, it's not like the priest is handing out pizzas as the body of Christ.

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Gotcha. Prolly just cross my arms. Take the blessing. I can still dip in holy water and sign though?

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Well, lying is a sin. So by default you're taking communion in an unworthy manner.

My Son is not Catholic, but I he goes to confession a lot (because protestants don't do it), he just says he isn't Catholic. It isn't quite the same... but you're meeting God as far as you can.

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Even if you are protestant... It's your heritage and you should go. They can be very lovely. When we converted to Catholicism I wanted to attend a TLM parish but I got over ruled.

It's OK, I am happy that they came with me.

Do it at least once.

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Abstinence makes the church grow fondlers.

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