I don't like the Novus Ordo and can't get to the old Mass every week. Is it a sin not to go?
The short answer
Yes, it can be. Mass isn't about our likes and dislikes but about Christ's sacrifice on Golgotha, offered on the altar whatever the language or rite. Missing Sunday Mass through one's own fault can be a mortal sin, and ranking a preferred style above the Mass itself ignores God's act of love.
It's about him
Attending Mass isn't about what we like. It's about what happened on Golgotha, when God the Son shed his blood for us. At Mass his body and blood are offered on the altar, regardless of language, rite or music.
Tastes come second
We all have tastes, but the light of his sacrifice must outshine everything else at that moment.
The obligation
Missing Sunday Mass through one's own fault can be a mortal sin. Ranking a preferred liturgical style above the Mass itself deliberately ignores God's love, shown as he hung on the cross for three hours.
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