Generations of Catholics
pumpkinoodle
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Which Generation are you?
"Catholics raised in the 1930s and ‘40s, 1950s and ‘60s, and 1970s and ‘80s were raised in very different societal conditions.
While the oldest cohort experienced economic depression and World War II during its formative years, the middle cohort experienced the prosperity of the post-war years and the social movements of the 1960s; the youngest cohort experienced the economic polarization and social dilemmas of the last 20 years.
The cohorts also experienced three very different types of Catholicism: the pre-Vatican II Church, the Vatican II Church, and the post-Vatican II Church.
As a result, they learned very different approaches to religion in their lives." - NY Faith Formation
http://www.nyfaithformation.org/media/files - adult catechesis/john-roberto-handouts/workshop-1/Catholic_Generations.pdf
"Catholics raised in the 1930s and ‘40s, 1950s and ‘60s, and 1970s and ‘80s were raised in very different societal conditions.
While the oldest cohort experienced economic depression and World War II during its formative years, the middle cohort experienced the prosperity of the post-war years and the social movements of the 1960s; the youngest cohort experienced the economic polarization and social dilemmas of the last 20 years.
The cohorts also experienced three very different types of Catholicism: the pre-Vatican II Church, the Vatican II Church, and the post-Vatican II Church.
As a result, they learned very different approaches to religion in their lives." - NY Faith Formation
http://www.nyfaithformation.org/media/files - adult catechesis/john-roberto-handouts/workshop-1/Catholic_Generations.pdf
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i neither, i was raised episcopal,anglican,evangelical and mormon,Since I did the sacraments in the Anglican church and I married a cradle catholic I did the profesion of faith and converted to catholisicm in 1989.But it is now that I am truly living a devout catholic life and learning about my faith and getting involved in ministries at church.I love the catholic church, it is so Holy,Reverent and has Jesus Christ present in the Eucharist and Blessed Mary who brings and urges us to turn to Jesus.
So I can say im being raised in the catholic faith post vatican 2,its teaching is what I know and am learning,I do miss certain things I used to see a few times I went to the catholic church back in the 90's in my country in the humbler areas where the older women were so devout and faithful wearing veils in church,I think that is so beautiful,I would do it and here in the US I see the Holy Communion being given in the hand,instead of the mouth and people not genuflecting to recieve it.
I will say I went recently to a special mass to celebrate a feast of the Virgen Mary that was given in the Latin Rite with Gregorian chant and it was like being in Heaven! and in that mass communion was given in the mouth while on your knees,thats the way to do it !0 -
Thanks Olgamarie_t for sharing! That is awesome!0
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My faith formation was in the 60's. I was in Catholic school from 1962 - 1970. The current form of the Mass was introduced, I think, when I was 12 or 13 years old. My formation was very solid. The changes from Vatican II were explained very well by the Sisters of St. Joseph who taught at my school. The abuses of Vatican II that crept in through various channels were either at a later time, or were simply not something adopted at my school or parish. I have some memories of the Latin Rite Mass. I never had a desire to return to the Latin Rite, not because I disliked it, it just wasn't an issue, because we were so well prepared for the change. However, a year-or-so ago, I was walking up the sidewalk to church. The sidewalk splits, the right going to the Chapel and the left going to the main Church. As I walked up, I saw all the Hispanic parishioners veering off the the right for "Spanish" Mass and the rest of us heading left for "English" Mass. It hit me like a hammer blow, if we still had Latin Mass, we wouldn't be separated this way. It saddened me. But, I know that God is leading His Church, so there is a reason for everything. Societies, cultures and economies change, but the Catholic Church is a constant through it all. What blessing!0
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I guess I am considered 1970s-80s. I think we were the experimental group, all folk music and "Jesus is my friend" catechesis. Luckily I grew up on an island where over 90% of the people were Catholic, my mother worked for the Archbishop, and we were more conservative than some other places. I married a cradle Catholic, but we fell away from the church for several years. When my oldest was at the age to prepare for her first Holy Communion, I realized we all needed the Church and prayer and the sacraments more. I dragged everyone kicking (literally) and screaming back to Church. It was difficult, but a wonderful decision.
Then I started homeschooling my children with a very faithful Catholic curriculum. Fifteen years later, my oldest (22) is looking at a vocation as a contemplative nun, my 19yo is very active with the Youth Group at Church, and my 11yo is far ahead of her peers in understanding her Catholic Faith. I know someone must have been praying for me back in 1998, and I thank God for that.0 -
what a great thread!
I'm a newbie catholic- grew up presbyterian in the southeast and my hubby and I just converted a couple years ago (to the horror and dismay of local friends/family...) because we finally saw the TRuth!separated this way. It saddened me. But, I know that God is leading His Church, so there is a reason for everything. Societies, cultures and economies change, but the Catholic Church is a constant through it all. What blessing!
and it's sad all the separations (not just spanish vs english, but the variety of differences) but then again, it IS God's church and HE is in the lead!0 -
I'm so pleased to see the responses on this thread!
My initial point with this post is that we all know that the Catholic church has rules, regulations, doctrine BUT how these are interpreted is different because of the catechesis we received at the time period we received it and that's okay because we are all God's children.
Just because I don't believe Yoga is sinful, doesn't mean I'm any less of a Catholic than the person who believes in wearing a veil all the time to church.
God made us both and loves us both, we just had different catechesis taught to us.
I, for one think it's the beauty of Christ. How beautiful is that God has blessed us with so much diversity within one faith? I love it and look forward to seeing how the next generation of Catholics live out their faith.0 -
You hit the nail on the head with this. What could be looked at as sad, looks pretty interesting to me. Some people need to hear their faith in the "English" mass and others in "Spanish." There are still churches where I live that offer the Latin mass.
I just look at it as another way that the Lord is trying to reach ALL of his people. I like to think of it as not so much separation, but ways we can both get the same message in a way we can understand
As I walked up, I saw all the Hispanic parishioners veering off the the right for "Spanish" Mass and the rest of us heading left for "English" Mass. It hit me like a hammer blow, if we still had Latin Mass, we wouldn't be separated this way. It saddened me. But, I know that God is leading His Church, so there is a reason for everything. Societies, cultures and economies change, but the Catholic Church is a constant through it all. What blessing!0
