Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Hilaire and GK chatting

Hil: What is this Novus Ordo of Paul VI all about? It sounds so whimisical. It sounds so American- trying to keep up with the times and such. Christ is always new and so is His Mass.
GK: Ah, didn't you know that people are kinder and gentler now. They probably don't want to see Jesus Sacrificed upon the Altar. Oh, these modern people. There is nothing like a good handshake and little chatter with your neighbor to brighten your day. God's Sacrifice is just too cruel and too spiritual for this materialistic, communistic/capitalistic world. And all of this makes Man fallen and in need of God's Justice and Mercy. Down right terrible in the modern world.
Hil: GK, before you know it the priest will be facing the people and Man will be dictating to Man, not God. The people will not be behind the priest offering up Christ for their sins, but in front of the priest listening to comforting words. The Tabernacle will be put off to the side and man will be facing man. It will all be so symbolically man-centered.
GK: Oh, haven't we seen this before in England. There is nothing new under the sun. Fads and fancies, you know. And, I do believe, when the Church and the world unite that that is the end of the church.
Hil: Yes, except that Christ said that He will be with us until the End of Time.
GK: Yes, that is exactly why St Pius V put his warning in the front of the missal to protect the Mass for us. God bless him.
Hil: Well, what can we do? Christ gave us the Mass. People rebelled. St Pius V protected the Mass for us after the Council of Trent. Now the people rebel. God's Sacrifice is always old and always new and always for our redemption. I would think that there would be people willing to preserve the Mass with their lives.
GK: Spot on, my good friend, spot on. Still we have given our lifeblood in writing to show the wonders and mercies of God and His Hand in history. God has allowed this to happen, but I have faith that Catholics will again be filled with the Wonder of God and that the Mass will be returned to them and that they will cherish this new and old Gift of the Cross with a new and marvelous love.
Hil: GK, you are always so trusting. I mean you are with God, but you are with fallen people, too. You just can't see that everyone doesn't have your wonder.
GK: Well, we do have Father Brown, you know. He told me that he will say the Tridentine Mass until the End of Time just as St. Pius demanded.
Hil: Ah, there is reason to have good cheer and hasn't the Church suffered through hard times before.
GK: She has and we have, too. Yet Faith is all we have. After we have tried everything else we will always return to Faith and to the Church and to the Mass.
Hil: Wonder, oh wonder. You are wonderfilled my dear man, wonderfilled, wonderfilled. Amen.

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