I'm sure there are substantial analyses to be made about the differences of the EF and OF, and arguments in favor of the EF (in the writings of e,g., Martin Mosebach or Klaus Gamber.)

On the other hand, I don't think the analogy Kathy proposes is really apt: the difference between the EF and OF is not a matter of the more or less perfect performance of the respective rubrics.

Lexus??? Clearly, they pay you more than they pay me. Although I do suspect a Lexus is a superbly marketed Toyota. Was it Lexus in 19th century Russia? It was not! Is outrage. ;-)

I would have to agree with you there.

The OF is of course valid and excellent. I mean, c'mon, it's the Roman Catholic Mass.

But the revisions were designed with a particular goal in mind, "...In the restoration and promotion of the sacred liturgy, this full and active participation by all the people is the aim to be considered before all else; for it is the primary and indispensable source from which the faithful are to derive the true Christian spirit; and therefore pastors of souls must zealously strive to achieve it, by means of the necessary instruction, in all their pastoral work..." (SC 14)

The goal of the conciliar reforms had a certain outward quality, a movement towards communication of the mysteries, over and above the exactly clear presentation and enactment of the mysteries.

I thought it was a problem with acceleration out of control.

"Many Lexus vehicles are manufactured in Toyota's flagship Tahara plant, a highly sophisticated, computerized manufacturing plant in Japan.[133][181] Lexus production techniques include methods and standards of quality control that differ from Toyota models.[182][183] At the Tahara plant, separate assembly lines were developed for Lexus vehicles,[182][184] along with new molds and specialized manufacturing equipment.[184] Welding processes, body panel fit tolerances, and paint quality requirements are more stringent.[182][185] Lexus plant workers, typically veteran technicians, are identified via repeated performance evaluations and ranked according to skill grade, with limited applicants accepted.[186] The highest level takumi (Japanese for "artisan") engineers are responsible for maintaining production standards at key points in the assembly process, such as testing engine performance.[56] Production vehicles are given visual inspections for flaws, individually test-driven at high speeds, and subjected to vibration tests.[182]...

In 2005, J.D. Power and Associates bestowed its Platinum award for worldwide plant quality on the Tahara plant for the fourth consecutive year, stating that it has the fewest defects of any manufacturing plant in the world.[188] In 2006, J.D. Power named the Miyata plant, then the site of ES and IS model production, as its recipient of the Platinum award for worldwide plant quality,[189] and in 2009 the Higashi Fuji plant, site of SC production, received the same recognition.[190] J.D. Power has named Lexus the most reliable brand in the U.S. fourteen times since 1995,[191] according to its Vehicle Dependability Survey of over 53,000 vehicle owners and the first three years of ownership.[192][193] In the 2000s, Consumer Reports also named Lexus among the top five most reliable brands in its Annual Car Reliability Surveys of over one million vehicles across the U.S.[194][195]"

182.^ a b c d Dawson 2004, pp. pp. 88–94
183.^ Mahler 2004, p. 90
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Porsche = divine liturgy

Gavin, you ain't been keepin' up with current events. Porsche opted to enter the sedan/saloon 4 door market.
That ain't Divine Liturgy, that's the Megachurch, Hawaiian shirt, Latte during a 45 minute sermon Word and Song Service.
Doesn't anybody keep up with BBC Top Gear catechesis anymore? Yeesh.

Lamborghini is a Papal Pontifical High Mass.

Lexus is entry-level luxury liturgy, a parish Low Mass celebrated well.

The Rolls Royce factory went to the Anglicans, although Westminster Cathedral kept a dealership. Looking forward to more of that in the near future!

I thought I was incorrigible. Liam, you cad, no camel for you; you ride the dromedary. I ride the kangaroo.

Lexus, Bugatti, Porsche. Are you sure you guys work in church music? I have a 6-year-old Corolla. You must be moonlighting. ;-)

ford expedition.... gotta have an suv here.

although this was by far my fav of all time

http://www.pistonheads.com/pics/news/16179/635csi-L.jpg

body fell apart... engine was at 289000 and would have run forever

DougS, I remember the prizm. They were supposed to be pretty good cars. In my younger days I was into Trans Ams. But I worked for the feds at the time, not in church music.

Not to be sexist but I think that maybe guys take cars too seriously to follow my analogy. We're just talking about an aspect of car manufacturing, precision motoring as such, but not cars.

On the other hand, the Ambrosian rite is a Maserati.

Charles, the EF, being oriented to the East, must be a Bactrian camel.

The EF is baseball; the OF is football.

or

The EF is college basketball.

The EF is collegiate chess.

The OF is pickup collegiate flag football. No one's supposed to get hurt, but it happens probably because it's a league where the rules are customarily ignored.

The EF is a velociraptor: totally scary to people who have only seen it in Hollywood movies, brought back from extinction by a team of brilliant researchers, and threatening to gobble up all the other (more folksy and slow-moving) dinosaurs.

Did you know that Velociraptor attack is the 3rd leading cause of death for men age 27-29? http://www.velociraptors.info/

The EF is Nanny McPhee:

First lesson - To stop fighting - Hair goes from gray to brown
Second lesson - To get up when they are told - Upper wart disappears
Third lesson - To get dressed when they are told - Lower wart disappears
Fourth lesson - To listen (and say thank you) - Unibrow disappears and earlobes shrink
Fifth lesson - To do as they are told - Snaggle tooth disappears, nose gets smaller

For that matter, the OF is Nanny McPhee too.

Kathy-

Are you saying that if we were more obedient, then liturgy would be more attractive?

like it.

For some needed feminine influence here, might I propose some treats from the dessert menu?

The OF is a very decent single portion of creme brûlée, with options for berries of all sorts.
The EF is a large layered tiramisu, needing time to enjoy and fostering reflection.