Attendance at the Novus Ordo

Photo by John Tuttle.

Walking into the cathedral

With daylight slowly breaking

Genuflecting genuinely to Him,

He who dwells on the altar on high

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Entering a pew of rigid oak

To await the unearthly feast

Surrounded by windows,

Glimpses of the hosts of heaven

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We stand and utter anew

Those oaths most well-known

Recalling the defilements of soul,

Pounding apishly against our breasts,

Reminding us of our bodily vices.