I converted in 2010 after a 42 year stint as a Protestant. Came into the Church full throttle but was surprised not to see the Liturgy performed like I had seen in the pictures of Holy Mass as a boy. The beautiful altars, statues and reverence I was mesmerized by, I concluded, were not in practice today only present in remote areas and in distant regions.
Then I found a local diocesan parish that had a Tridentine Mass twice a month. I attended those Masses and was immediately drawn to it. However, the lockdowns cancelled those Masses, so I looked for other options. I then found a local SSPX chapel, started attending, and realized what I had been looking for all my life.
I’m still on a journey, but I realize how much Our Lord and Our Lady have been leading me to where they want me to be.