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Monday 13 April 2015

Hmmmm Need some statistics...

I decided to do a pictorial study of whether more men attended Mass pre-Vatican II. As there are no hard statistics to be found, I thought at least photos would reveal something.

Let me start with the famous 1959 painting by Rockwell. "Sunday Morning"--pre-Vat. II.



Mexicans worshipping without priests, 1926



Wedding, 1947



Wedding, 1930s


Coming out of Mass, 1930s



Wedding, 1950




Wedding, 1950






Wedding, 1960


Special Mass, 1958 with priests and sems, check out laity




Mass, 1950s




And just for the heck of it, a Lutheran church, 1930s