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@GenkiDaman I’m guessing you’re an adult? Myself, my parish priest and a few members of my parish were chatting over lunch last Sunday about someone who reached out to a friend of mine. This person wished to be received into the church in the traditional rites. Father stated that without a firm commitment to the Catholic faith and regular (read: meet your obligation ie Sunday’s and holy days of obligation) there would be absolutely no point. He commented that the church nowadays seems to baptise & confirm more ‘lapsed Catholics’ than ‘Catholics’ as many who are baptised and confirmed are hardly seen again at mass. This is especially true in parochial sacraments of initiation classes in systemic catholic schools in Australia (my country). 95% of the kids confirmed are never seen again at Mass. We need those who believe in the faith and who hold fast to its precepts (Mass attendance on Holy Days of Obligation is a precept of the Church), as they are the future of the Church. You will probably be required to undergo catechesis prior to reception. I will pray for you along your journey into the Catholic faith

Why get rid of it? The Ordinariate stands to serve those who are former anglicans primarily, so they can maintain some of their distinctive liturgical, aesthetic, homiletic & musical patrimony.

(E.g. collect for purity - which originated in the Sarum use, prayer of humble access, Anglican chant, etc.)

In my city, there is a TLM, if we’re lucky, once every few months. The Ordinariate is the next best thing to the TLM for me. People aren’t “too good” for the TLM, some people might choose the Ordinariate liturgy as they find it particularly nourishing/enriching for their faith life, and by chance don’t feel the same regarding the TLM. Are you going to lambast the Eastern Catholics for maintaining their liturgical etc patrimony? Why can’t the Anglo-catholics do so when they come back into full communion?

@Astro : As far as I am aware, yes. I’d have to verify though. I know baptisms, etc are.