The staff and parishioners are the kindest of souls. I have requested a marriage service here and…read morethey were able to walk me through everything.

My two friends welcomed me to join them to the noon Sunday Traditional Latin Mass here. It was my…read morefirst time ever attending this church and going to a Latin Mass for that matter and I was truly in awe of the beauty, sacredness, and reverence that was portrayed; I never experienced anything like this before; it was beyond words. A little bit of background on why I decided to attend this church and Mass with my two friends -- we watched this documentary (https://latinmass.com/watch) as part of a group I'm in. In my entire life, I never thought to attend a Latin Mass as I was more accustomed to the one I grew up with. Before watching the video, my assumptions and personal vendettas (if you will) about not going to a Latin Mass actually prevented me from going; one could say it was Satan/his demons influencing me to not go, especially given how I wept during the consecration as the priest lifted up the host (which again, has never happened to me before). In reflecting on that video and seeing what the Latin Mass actually demonstrated was beyond what I can even put into words. I couldn't believe how much the Mass was in alignment with the tradition and teaching of the Church, which goes back to the reverence and devotion we're called to. There are so many clear things that I see now that the Latin Mass gets right that should be more clear in the Mass I am accustomed to. The things that really stuck out to me the most at this Mass, which also relates back to the video, was the fact: -- The Mass isn't about me -- it's about God. The priest, in Persona Christi, is clearly offering the Mass to God the Father on behalf of all of us there present. -- The sacredness, holiness, and silence given and portrayed through the Liturgy is exactly what God asks for; and that goes back Scripturally, even to the Old Testament. -- It was clear that I entered into the Kingdom of God when I was present there; it was like time didn't matter anymore; which is exactly what the Mass should do. I am so grateful for St. Rocco, which has such a beautiful church and wonderful priests who could help me see what God willed for us to experience--Heaven on earth through the Holy Mass.