So, I went to an "EF mass" this Sunday with a childhood friend whom I haven't seen in 15 years. We'd tried to go to one listed on traditio where Father McGuire supposedly says Mass, but when we got there, there wasn't any Church there, and the address listed must have been incorrect.
Anyway, the Church building was beautiful, and it didn't look like the Novus Ordo was coexisting there. It looked very old.
I don't know if it's just me, but when I go into a Church, I can actually FEEL the presence of God when He is there. What's really strange about this, is that even though the church was beautiful, et cetera, I just didn't get that same vibe from this particular church.
And, of course, when you compromise like that, you see the predictable nonsense... women wearing pants, little girls wearing pants, lots of women not covering their heads, a girl with fishnet-like tights and a very short skirt, et cetera.
Of course I wouldn't go to communion in a place like that. The priest (I looked him up when I was researching where to go) used to be a chaplain for the military. I have no doubt he's a nice person most likely, but he has/still does say the bogus ordo. I didn't want to have to take her there, but I wanted to at least take her so she could see how it's done.
Also, predictibly, they used the 62 missal, eliminating the second confitior, et cetera.
The sermon was nice, but it just wasn't the same.
Has anyone else had a similar experience?