What is Divine Worship Mass (DWM)?

[Michie]

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The Divine Worship Mass, otherwise know as the DWM, is a traditional Catholic liturgy of the Eucharist that is celebrated in Sacred English, (thee, thou, thy, thine, etc.) as typically seen in traditional English translations of the Bible and prayer books...

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What Is The Divine Worship Mass (DWM)?

 

[Romans 13:3]

Have you been to one?

 

[Michie]

Have you been to one?

No! This is the first I've heard of it. I'd be interested to attend one though.

 

[Romans 13:3]

No! This is the first I've heard of it. I'd be interested to attend one though.

Me too. I also keep saying I want to go to an Eastern Divine Liturgy, but never do it. We have an Eastern Rite Parish not far from me, I just need to make it happen.

 

[Michie]

Me too. I also keep saying I want to go to an Eastern Divine Liturgy, but never do it. We have an Eastern Rite Parish not far from me, I just need to make it happen.

Unforunately, not much choice in my area unless you want to make a long day trip.

 

[eastcoast_bsc]

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The Divine Worship Mass, otherwise know as the DWM, is a traditional Catholic liturgy of the Eucharist that is celebrated in Sacred English, (thee, thou, thy, thine, etc.) as typically seen in traditional English translations of the Bible and prayer books...

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What Is The Divine Worship Mass (DWM)?

While searching for a DWM I found this church not far from Boston that has a daily Latin Mass.

Mary Immaculate of Lourdes - Newton / Needham

 

[Michie]

While searching for a DWM I found this church not far from Boston that has a daily Latin Mass.

Mary Immaculate of Lourdes - Newton / Needham

Are you going to try it?

 

[eastcoast_bsc]

Are you going to try it?

Maybe if time permits. Been to many as a kid.

 

[chevyontheriver]

No! This is the first I've heard of it. I'd be interested to attend one though.

I think you are referring to the liturgy as done by the Episcopalians that became Catholics in groups, awkwardly called the Ordinariate. I've been to three of these liturgies in three cities, Forth Worth, Omaha, and Minneapolis. There is a lot to like. The priest and people together face the altar facing east, and that really works for me. Communion was kneeling in two of the three, and not a grab and go thing either. The prayers were almost identical, but as soon as I felt confident to pray aloud it got Elizabethan on me. Oh, and they can be very long liturgies. And the preaching was astounding in all three places I was at.

My opinion is that they are very worth checking out. However, they are a canonical community that deserves some integrity. As a result membership is only open to those with an Episcopalian/Anglican or Methodist history. My Methodist roots are not recent enough as my grandfather was Methodist but became Catholic before my father was even born. So meh, I don't qualify even if I have a slew of rather distant relatives who are/were Methodist and Anglican. That's fine. What is of value for most of us are the ideas of reverent worship we can steal from them and bring back to our parishes. Not that we have to flood them with our needs and wants,