tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221151616674180073.post3077024273802279327..comments2024-03-26T02:07:02.561-04:00Comments on Vijaya Bodach: Laudamus teVijayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221151616674180073.post-92075083282665311762012-11-21T17:00:26.813-05:002012-11-21T17:00:26.813-05:00Mirka, outsider? Perish the thought. We are all ch...Mirka, outsider? Perish the thought. We are all children of God. I welcome your thoughts. I've attended Jewish, Hindu, and Muslim prayer services, and they all employ sacred language! One of my observations is that they have survived because the people cling to their traditions. I believe nothing will prevail against the church -- there is always a faithful remnant.<br /><br />I agree that something was lost at VCII given the decline of the consecrated and faithful, but I'm not sure whether it's correct to make that correlation. Cultural forces were also at work. <br /><br />The church is guided by the Holy Spirit, so I can only believe that it was for the greater good. Perhaps you won't be surprised to know that in the west, many priests are actually from foreign lands ... so we are being re-evangelized.Vijayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221151616674180073.post-69192224780802045592012-11-21T11:48:40.869-05:002012-11-21T11:48:40.869-05:00I attended a Latin mass once, the Midnight Mass of...I attended a Latin mass once, the Midnight Mass of Christmas, in one of the few traditional catholic churches left. I can attest to its beauty and majesty.<br />Jews and Muslims the world over can pray together as the orthodox branches of their religions stayed with scriptural language. Catholics lost this after the second Vatican council. The Latin Mass meant that the prayer service was indeed universal.<br />I hope you don’t mind my chiming in like this, as an “outsider.” I respect and admire your family’s spiritual path.<br />Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.com