I ran this by my regular correspondent, who commented, "Before I watched, clicked helpful link to CTS on-line bookstore to purchase the books they are flogging. Too bad all three versions of DW: The Missal are out of print." It's characteristic of this video, though, that after about three minutes of mutual congratulation between the bearded toff and Fr Bradley, Fr Bradley remarks At about 3:10
Let me just start off by saying that the work that the Catholic Truth Society has done with the ordinariate, particularly with the liturgical books has been really first class, and it's really helped us to be able to put those texts into people's hands. . .Bradley and the bearded toff then go on for fully five minutes on the wonderful plans for the daily office books, which sound just the thing for other toffs on three continents, until at about 8:30, the bearded toff says, "We got into the liturgical weeds a bit there," and they move on to pressing questions like, "What are the ordinariates established under Anglishy shaytiby?" To which Fr Bradley giggles,
Yes, that's a very good question, and I'm glad we've come to that.So a couple of toffs have been chatting entre nous through the liturgical weeds until, eight and a half minutes in, they get to the point that their perhaps less elevated audience might want to know about. The bearded toff encourages Fr Bradley by mumbling.
Why would an American in particular want to get involved in something like this? Naturally there are cat ladies who swear by Downton Abbey or Upstairs, Downstairs, but they're likely too self-absorbed, or possibly already too far into New Age, to be interested in a Catholic liturgical hothouse. So who do these toffs think they're addressing?
What problem are they trying to solve, other than convincing themselves they're toffs? Somehow, an adult needs to take control of this thing if it's to survive.
