text: In those days prior to VII perforce of anti-Catholic prejudice, we Catholics were more of a community than today. I remember as a teenager often being quizzed about Catholic beliefs, practices and devotions by hostile Protestants. Thanks to my parents, school, Sunday-school and the Catechism, I was able to hold my own fairly well. 
  As well as my parish there were several Catholic Churches in the vicinity. In each the liturgy was the same, Low Mass, Sung Mass, Benediction, public recitation of the Rosary, Devotions to particular Saints, Children of Mary, CYMS, Scouts, Guides, Cubs and Brownies and we went to Catholic schools and priests made regular visitations to parishioners. Although spread out in the neighbourhood we lived in a virtual ghetto, rich and poor and were glad to.
  After VII everything changed until we ended up as we are today which I described in a previous post.
  Whether you believe me or not this is my experience of the last 70 + years. I don’t know your age.
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