In Miami, around 1100 people came to celebrate Mass celebrated in the Usus Antiquior for the first time since the post-conciliar changes. Now granted, it was a high Mass with the Bishop and other visiting priests, but even the secular media recognized that this was a big deal. They had Television cameras set up inside to cover the Mass, Live reports afterwards, Live at 11p, etc...
Here on the Kenai last month there was a Mass and Baptism according to the Usus Antiquior and it didn't even get noticed in the bulletin of the parish where it was held, let alone the Catholic media in the state, or any secular news sources.
Based on population, the ratio of the number of attendees at the Mass here on the Kenai to total population of the peninsula was about 1:525 people. The ratio in Miami, was about 1:4255.
That means that based on these ratios, if Miami had around 1100 people, the Mass here on the Kenai had the equivalent of 8000+.
Maybe once every 40+ years isn't enough?
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Our priest was encouraging everyone to go to the one in Miami and we're well over an hour away! I can't imagine it not making the bulletin in it's own Church (okay, that's not entirely true... I can "imagine" it... it just makes me shake my head!)!
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