Old Time Religion

Today, this blogger finally made it to St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, where the Traditional Latin Mass is celebrated. In addition to the expected solemnity, an unexpected anti-government homily made it all the more worthwhile. The bulletin even contained this revolutionary statement: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."

In the evening, we were off to the demotivationally modern Incarnate Word Lutheran Church for a performance by the local ensemble Voices of some motets of Johann Sebastian Bach. The music was excellent; blessed as we are to share a home with the Eastman School of Music. What pleasantly surprised us was before the performance the loveliness of the vespers service, given that the ecclesial community in question belongs to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; it was almost as dignified as that of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod in which I was raised.