New on TikTok: St. Lucy Fun Facts (Feast: Dec 13 – Patron of Eyes & Light) • Her name means “light” (Latin: lux)—perfect for the darkest time of year! • Martyred ~304 AD in Sicily for consecrating her virginity to Christ; rejected suitor betrayed her as Christian. • Legends: Survived fire unharmed; guards couldn’t move her (even with oxen!); eyes gouged out (or she removed them herself to repel a suitor)—miraculously restored. • One of only 8 women named in the Roman Canon (Eucharistic Prayer I). • Scandinavian tradition: Girls wear candle crowns on her feast, bringing light & saffron buns ( Lussekatter)—symbolizing her carrying light to hidden Christians. Key Differences: Tridentine Mass vs. Novus Ordo (For Viral Clarity) • Direction: TLM – Priest faces East (ad orientem) with people, leading toward God. Novus Ordo – Usually versus populum (facing people). • Language: TLM – Almost entirely Latin (sacred, universal). Novus Ordo – Vernacular (local language). • Silence & Reverence: TLM – Much silent Canon, bells, incense; focus on sacrifice. Novus Ordo – More audible prayers, options for music/styles. • Offertory & Canon: TLM – Strong sacrificial language (victim, oblation). Novus Ordo – Simplified, more “meal” emphasis. • Communion: TLM – Kneeling, on tongue, only Host. Novus Ordo – Often standing, in hand, both species possible. • Overall: TLM – Fixed, ancient rubrics (organic development). Novus Ordo – More options, post-1969 reform. The TLM brings the “light” of unchanging tradition—like St. Lucy piercing darkness. Stream one at latinmasssociety.org! 🙏 #StLucy #TridentineMass #TLMDifferences #CatholicTradition #actofspiritualcommunion