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Flat White

A journey into the classical Roman rite

1 February 2024

2:30 AM

1 February 2024

2:30 AM

In the heart of an Australian capital city, amidst the bustling modernity of our liberal society in 2024, I found myself not in a bacchanalian-orgy-type of Romanesque experience, but unexpectedly immersed in a wine-soaked affair of a different kind – a religious service known as the ‘Classical Roman Rite’ or ‘Latin Mass’ – a Catholic mass delivered entirely in Latin.

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