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I'm the OP. The thing that saddens me is that in my area for example, it seems that is the FSSP the one that is bringing Novus Ordo Catholics and converts into tradition. Their masses are packed, their families are huge, and they are actually growing. Whereas we are losing families in my SSPX Chapel, which is a good sized by other standards. And now with the Resistance, it seems that the situation instead of improving, is actually worsening, causing further division and confusion among the faithful. It bothers me that it is the FSSP, and not the SSPX, the one that is actually making tradition grow and really resisting the Novus Ordo as far as the parishioners go. They're leaving the Novus Ordo pews empty. At least in my area this is the case, from what I can actually see. (as opposed to read online)

I sense a close mentality in my SSPX Chapel also. I want to win all Novus Ordo as well as the rest of the godless population over our Chapel but it seems that I am alone in my attempts. There is a well founded fear of bringing in "modernism", but I think we do need to reach out more and educate other Catholics of the actual crisis. I volunteered to set up a website for our Parish and school because I want to see them grow and I think it is important to have an online presence but it seems everyone wants to keep a low profile, kind of being hidden, apart from the bad evil world. That seems cultish, not Catholic.  Prospective students in our Academy must adjust to our standards, not the other way around.  We re supposed to be the light of the world, conquer it, fight it, not run from it. We don't win anything by keeping hidden and the big success of the Fraternity of St Peter in the area proves it.

The so-called " big success" in the FSSP numbers is beaten by far by the "success" in the Novus Ordo "Ordinary Form" numbers.

Numbers do not matter unless the numbers are truly traditional.

FSSP is a quasi-traditional offering under Heretical Rome. in other words they are not really traditional.

I'm the OP. The thing that saddens me is that in my area for example, it seems that is the FSSP the one that is bringing Novus Ordo Catholics and converts into tradition. Their masses are packed, their families are huge, and they are actually growing. Whereas we are losing families in my SSPX Chapel, which is a good sized by other standards. And now with the Resistance, it seems that the situation instead of improving, is actually worsening, causing further division and confusion among the faithful. It bothers me that it is the FSSP, and not the SSPX, the one that is actually making tradition grow and really resisting the Novus Ordo as far as the parishioners go. They're leaving the Novus Ordo pews empty. At least in my area this is the case, from what I can actually see. (as opposed to read online)

I sense a close mentality in my SSPX Chapel also. I want to win all Novus Ordo as well as the rest of the godless population over our Chapel but it seems that I am alone in my attempts. There is a well founded fear of bringing in "modernism", but I think we do need to reach out more and educate other Catholics of the actual crisis. I volunteered to set up a website for our Parish and school because I want to see them grow and I think it is important to have an online presence but it seems everyone wants to keep a low profile, kind of being hidden, apart from the bad evil world. That seems cultish, not Catholic.  Prospective students in our Academy must adjust to our standards, not the other way around.  We re supposed to be the light of the world, conquer it, fight it, not run from it. We don't win anything by keeping hidden and the big success of the Fraternity of St Peter in the area proves it.