Taking My Protestant Fiancée to a Catholic Mass for the First Time

Through my YouTube channel, I've been going on a deep dive into Catholicism, and that's led Eliza, my fiancée, to ask some questions of her own about church history, Catholicism, and more. Recently I decided to take her to her first mass, and in this video she shares her thoughts on a Catholic mass as a Protestant. In this video we compare a traditional Catholic mass to the Protestant megachurch she's used to as well as the Lutheran church she grew up in. We also talk about how my investigation into Catholicism has impacted her and much more. For those that are curious, we attended mass at St. John Cantius in Chicago, IL. The mass was in the Ordinary Form, celebrated ad orientum. Finally, please give a big thank you to Eliza for stepping outside of her comfort zone, not only to go to mass, but then to share her thoughts on camera. I was super proud of her, and I hope you enjoy it!

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Camera: Sony a6300
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Edited in FCPX

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Bowmans Root - Isaac Joel

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Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
01:53 - Eliza's Thoughts
02:07 - First Impression
03:20 - The Service
04:00 - Eliza's Church
06:40 - Father Joshua
07:30 - Relics
08:10 - Prepared for this?
10:23 - Compared to Lutheran Church
11:48 - Weirdest Part
14:02 - Closed Communion
16:45 - Would you go back?