Rorate Caeli

Two forms of "Youth Mass"

Two Masses, two sides of the battle over the minds and hearts of young Catholics.

1) This is a promotional poster for the "Messe qui prend son temps", the "Mass that takes its time", that is regularly celebrated by the French Jesuits in the Eglise Saint-Ignace in Paris, expressly for students and young professionals. The poster is currently on the main page of the website of the Jesuit Province of France. Versions of this Mass are also celebrated in a few other cities in France. 



And here are some glimpses of what the French Jesuit "Mass that takes its time" is like:






Meanwhile, the Jesuit Province of France had only 3 new novices for the year 2011-2012; in the same period, 30 members of the same province died. The province currently has 400 members, half of whom are over 75 years old. (Source.)

2) From the blog of Philip Gerard Johnson comes the following pictures of cadets at a Veterans' Day Mass at St. Benedict Parish (FSSP), Virginia: