Greetings!
I haven't written in a over a month as things have been very busy at home! School has been wrapping up which has really taken much of my time and I just haven't had the time to write. On this post I would like to talk about my transition from the Novus Ordo "church" to the true Roman Catholic Church. It has been about 6 months since I made the decision to leave and about 3 months since I began going to the Holy Mass of the Ages at a traditional Roman Catholic chapel. The obvious differences between the two is the validity of Holy Orders and the Sacraments as well as their stance on the papal see being vacant (i.e.: sedevacante). What I would really like to cover in this post is the manner in which some things are done in the Roman Catholic Church and the types of people that are sedevacantists versus the average Novus Ordites.
There are so many ways that the Novus Ordo "church" differs from the true Roman Catholic Church. These are pictures of the outside and the inside of a Novus Ordo "church" and these are pictures of the outside (what used to be one anyway) and the inside of a real Roman Catholic Church. This is a picture of a Novus Ordo "priest" and this a picture of a real Roman Catholic priest. This is a picture of a Novus Ordo "mass" and this is a picture of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. What a drastic difference!
I would like to briefly touch on the differences in the people that are true Roman Catholic and the Novus Ordo crowd. The main difference I have found is charity. Yes, charity. Believe it or not, those hard-headed, pius, old-fashioned, old-timers are actually very charitable. Of course, they might get a little upset when discussing their Faith because they see what the likes of false "popes" John XXIII, Paul VI, etc have done to the Catholic Faith. But I will give you this challenge. Tell one of the "pius" Novus Ordites that you are a sedevacantist and see what type of charity you get then. You will not receive anything but bitterness and hate. Believe me, I know from experience. They hate anything that has to do with tradition and the true Catholic faith because they know it disproves their Novus Ordo faith. I have been warmly welcomed at the chapel I started going to and have never been happier in my life. I'm not saying that these people are perfect. Some sedevacantists have a notorious reputation for being uncharitable, but I am intent on personally breaking that reputation. I know where they are coming from. The people in the Novus Ordo "church" have been lied to for over 40 years and it has sent many people to damnation.
Another example in the difference in the sedevacantist Roman Catholic chapels and the Novus Ordo "churches" is the way people live their faith. I don't want to give a blanket description to Novus Ordites, but for the most part many of these people would rather be anywhere than "mass". They come in late, dress inappropriately and leave as soon as they receive "communion". Those types of things broke my heart when I was still going to the Novus Ordo "mass". Now granted, a lot of that has to do with the total lack of catechesis as well as the lack of fear of God, but MANY of those people frankly don't care. They would be just as happy going to a McChurch and clapping and dancing and listening to drums and electric guitars (which, by the way, has crept into many Novus Ordo parishes). It's a sad sight indeed.
Like I stated before, no one is perfect, but if you examine how sedevacantist Catholics live and act it is a totally different story. They are very devout Catholics and are intent on following the rules of the Roman Catholic Church and raising their families in the Catholic Faith. Nowadays, most Novus Ordites couldn't even tell you how to pray the Rosary or the last time they went to confession. I don't mean to blast these poor folks; many of them (maybe even you) are just doing the best they can. I just mean to show the drastic differences in the two.
I hope the Holy Ghost will use some of what I have written to pierce your heart and help you realize that the Novus Ordo "church" is NOT the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. They abandoned they faith long ago. May the Holy Ghost and Our Blessed Mother bless you.
