SJB said:
First off, Elizabeth suggested this, not me. Secondly, what does "often" mean exactly? If I stop in Carey, Ohio a few times a year, is that too often? I'm just curious as to what you think.
SJB,
is Carey Ohio a famous shrine? Im not familiar with Ohio at all. I can understand that you poor people in Cincinnati have a very tough situation. Im not sure if any of you there have a mass you want to to go to at present.
I personally would not go into a novus ordo church to pray in my vacinity. Remember, there is no Blessed Sacrament there. Same as going into a protestant church.
Its interesting, in Europe. The old people visit their local churches to pray in front of a Statue of Our Lady (often miraculous), a holy crucifix or a saints relics. They will do this right at the time a novus ordo is going on, and not attend the service. They so desperately cling to the shred of Catholicism they have left.
I'm sure most of the trad priests will tell you not to visit regularly, unless you are visiting a famous shrine to pray in front of the body of a saint.