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It is the 3rd Sunday of Lent in the Novus Ordo and in the Vetus Ordo. Surprisingly, the experts of the Consilium didn’t do away with Lent completely.
The Roman Station is St. Lawrence outside-the-walls.
QUESTION: At the Mass you went to, was the Station mentioned? Let us know in the combox.
As of this Sunday we are in the SECOND stage of Lent.
Was there a GOOD point made in the sermon you heard at your Sunday Mass of obligation?
Tell about attendance especially for the Traditional Latin Mass.
Any local changes or (hopefully good) news?
I have a few thoughts about the orations in the Vetus Ordo for this Sunday: HERE
A taste:
Welcome to the second part of Lent. As Pius Parsch puts it in The Church’s Year of Grace, in the first two weeks we put ourselves on guard against attacks by the Prince of this world, the Devil and fallen angels, with the weapon of mortifications. On this Sunday we move from defense against the Enemy to attack: Christ casts out a demon and refutes any connection with the Enemy. He then explains how not to allow the demons – and maybe “our demons” in the form of memories of past sins that haunt us – to return to trouble us. On that note, Paul inveighs against sins that not only will haunt us for the rest of our lives, but are also avenues through which demons can attach themselves to us to oppress us and also attach to the places where those sins occurred. We have to put our “houses” in order.
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We had one of our bishops saying Mass, as he was there for a groundbreaking ceremony for our new addition. It was a solid homily about going deeper into Lent, and that prayer and fasting are good, but really leaning into almsgiving and working with the poor. Even dropped a line about ‘giving to a building fund is good, but giving to those in need is what we’re called to do” which I took not as an admonition, but a challenge (and thankfully with several groups at our parish including a very busy food pantry) to continue to up our game. All in all, a solid homily with a challenge to grow in the fundamentals of the faith.
At the TLM (small old church, full as usual, probably 250 people) Father pointed out that the demon says “I will return to MY house.” I.e. stay on guard.
However, I have never understood what is obvious about [Satan’s] house divided not being able to stand. Why shouldn’t he be so vile and so supernaturally intelligent that he can seem to war upon himself, but win something more?
I went to Sunday Mass at the church of Santa Maria della Consolazione in Milan. They follow the Ambrosian Rite. It’s in Latin, of course, but there were many strange things in it and I found myself lost several times. For example, the Kyrie Eleison is chanted by the priest and laity several times during the Mass.
The church was already packed when I arrived 15 minutes before Mass. Everyone was praying the Rosary together. I was stunned at the number of people present. I noticed many young people, and most were men.
At our TLM for the 3rd Sunday of Lent, Father said there were at least 5 sermons he could give today but settled on preaching on Saturday’s Gospel which was the parable of the Prodigal Son. We are all prodigal sons in a sense as we often chase after worldly pleasures, expending the “inheritance” we received from the Father. The prodigal son hits bottom and is literally wallowing with the pigs and wishing he could eat their food. If we turn back to him we become adopted sons.
Church has been packed for the Missa Cantata all during Lent. We pray the Rosary before Mass with a couple of decades prayed in Latin. My wife and I have been working on praying the Rosary totally in Latin at home although we still need to learn the St. Michael prayer.
The gospel was about the gardener working the fig tree so that it will bear fruit. Father talked about how we have to bear fruit or risk being cut down at judgment. He actually said we will be in trouble and risk damnation if we don’t bear fruit. It was a great sermon.